ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The video of Ray Rice punching his fiancee inside a casino elevator was sent to NFL headquarters to the attention of league security chief Jeffrey Miller in April, a law enforcement official says. The NFL has repeatedly said no one with the league saw the violent images until TMZ Sports […]
Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest — and perhaps last — storybook moment of his charmed and illustrious career, to give New York a 6-5 victory Thursday night over the Baltimore Orioles. Serenaded with adoring chants that echoed through the Bronx […]
ESPN has suspended Bill Simmons for three weeks after he repeatedly called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a liar during a profane tirade on a podcast. ESPN announced the suspension Wednesday. “Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards,” ESPN said in a statement. […]
On Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel correspondent Jon Frankel previewed an upcoming segment about the domestic violence scandal plaguing the NFL and a possible link to repeated head injuries sustained on the field. In the piece, airing Oct. 21, Frankel sits down with Chelsea Oliver, the widow of former San Diego […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife and sons of former San Diego Chargers defensive back Paul Oliver sued the NFL for wrongful death, blaming sports-related concussions for his suicide last year. The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the league, the Chargers, the New Orleans Saints and the corporations that […]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mo’ne Davis’ performance in the Little League World Series has earned her a place in baseball’s Hall of Fame. The 13-year-old Davis plans to donate the jersey she wore last month when she pitched a two-hit shutout, becoming the first girl to win a game at the LLWS. She will visit […]
Fox Sports is reporting that it was indeed the N-word that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick uttered during the team’s home opener that led to an $11,025 “inappropriate language” fine from the league. However, Kaepernick is still denying that he used any racial slur during the 28-20 loss to the Chicago Bears last week […]
Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has addressed ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” article that broke over the weekend claiming that he tried to cover up attempts to have the league go easy on Ray Rice with just a two-game suspension after learning he knocked his then-fiance unconscious in an elevator. Addressing the media, Bisciotti said he […]
Roger Goodell now admits that he’s dropped the ball on a huge issue in the NFL. The NFL commissioner held a press conference Friday, When…
A year, three coaches and a truckload of controversy later, Grambling State finally played Jackson State Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss., and the G-Men came away with 40-35 victory in the SWAC opener for both teams. Last year’s game, Jackson State’s Homecoming contest, was postponed when Grambling players refused to make the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to increasing criticism that the league has not acted quickly or emphatically enough concerning domestic abuse cases involving players, the NFL is partnering with a domestic violence hotline and a sexual violence resource center. Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the clubs late Thursday announcing the partnerships. The league […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Michael Vick fully supports the man who gave him a second chance in the NFL. The New York Jets quarterback defended NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while the league and its teams have come under heavy criticism during the past two weeks over how they are dealing with several players facing […]
