Janay Rice, the woman at the center of the NFL suspension of her husband, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has had her say. In a statement posted to her Instagram account (since made private) Rice says she and her family have been targeted by the media and made to relive a moment in […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ray Rice and Janay Palmer can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit in the face of the three-time Pro Bowl running back right before he throws a knockout punch in a video shown to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official. The video, […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee in February. [SEE VIDEO HERE] The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an […]
It’s football season. As many of us fans prepare tailgate festivities and our favorite teams finalize their strategies for the first set of games, one…
An anti-gay group is planning to protest the Dallas Cowboys after the team signed openly gay football star Michael Sam onto its practice squad. Jack Burkman, a conservative lobbyist, says “thousands” of right-wing Christians will protest Sunday in Arlington, Texas, where the Cowboys will play their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. Burkman heads […]
Will CBS’ Under the Dome take on a whole new meaning once the NFL season begins Thursday? The Sept. 4 kickoff game between the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers will go down on NBC, but for the following seven weeks, Thursday’s games will belong exclusively to CBS, and network chief […]
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is closely watching San Francisco defensive lineman Ray McDonald’s case after the institution of a new policy on domestic violence. Goodell spoke Wednesday night after attending a youth event the night before Seattle and Green Bay open the season. Goodell said the league is still […]
Michael Sam is flying into Dallas on Tuesday night and will take a physical for the Cowboys on Wednesday, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. If he passes his physical, the Cowboys intend to sign him to their practice squad, the source said. Sam, who is seeking to become the first openly gay […]
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent is being allowed to return to the NFL, though he won’t play right away. The NFL on Tuesday outlined a series of conditions Brent must meet to be eligible to play when the Cowboys return from their bye week in November. Brent retired last year and was sentenced […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Not long after Michael Sam waved to an adoring crowd at Missouri’s season opener, he looked down at his cell phone. It was 3 p.m. CT, the deadline for NFL teams to pare rosters to 53 players. And the Rams coach was talking to the players who didn’t make the cut. […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald was arrested early Sunday on felony domestic violence charges after officers responded to a home in an upscale neighborhood, San Jose police said. Sgt. Heather Randol, a police spokeswoman, declined to discuss the circumstances that led to McDonald’s arrest, saying only that officers […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced After Rice, NFL Increases Domestic Violence Bans tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second. […]
