JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities say a man tried to throw a football loaded with drugs and cellphones into the yard of a state prison. State Trooper Toby Baker says Sunday’s throw in Jackson fell short, with the football landing between two fences, not in the yard where prisoners exercise. An officer at the […]
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — A major sector of the United Church of Christ is calling for a boycott of the Washington Washington Football Team until the team changes its name. The Central Atlantic Conference passed a resolution Saturday to become the latest organization to denounce a name that has frequently been condemned as a racial […]
MIAMI (AP) — An American Indian tribe that believes the Washington Washington Football Team’s nickname is racist and should be changed has purchased a 60-second ad to air during halftime of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The ad was slotted for the Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington markets […]
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida jury has convicted a man prosecutors called the ringleader of a botched 2007 Miami-area burglary that ended with the fatal shooting of Washington Washington Football Team star Sean Taylor. The 12-person jury deliberated nearly four hours Tuesday before finding 25-year-old Jason Mitchell guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. […]
DeSean Jackson is claiming his former agent bribed him to sign with his agency in 2009. In court documents, it was shown that Jackson’s former agent, Drew Rosenhaus, gave him more than $500,000 to join. And Jackson accepted the offer to join his agency. Jackson’s claim comes after an arbitrator’s ruling that he owed Rosenhaus […]
NEW YORK (AP) — “Super Bowl 50” just looks better than “Super Bowl L.” X, V and I are nicely symmetrical, but with the unbalanced L in line for the 2015 season, the NFL decided to scrap the Roman numerals for a year. The championship game in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 7, 2016, will […]
Former Pro Bowl defender Marcellus Wiley added his name to a lawsuit accusing NFL teams of illegally dispensing powerful narcotics and other drugs to keep players on the field without regard for their long-term health. “The first thing people ask is, knowing what happened, would you do it again?” said Wiley, currently an ESPN analyst. […]
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel isn’t going to change his lifestyle for anyone — like it or not. Cleveland’s celebrity-in-cleats rookie, who spent a well-documented weekend of sun and fun in Las Vegas, said Wednesday he’s dedicated to the Browns. And he doesn’t intend to stop being the young quarterback who morphed into Johnny […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Washington Football Team’s name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it. In one letter, 49 senators cited the NBA’s quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling […]
Late Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, highlighting a class of 14 players that also includes LaDainian Tomlinson, Sterling Sharpe and Tony Boselli. Thomas was one of the Hall of Fame’s most obvious omissions and Alabama fans had been growing increasingly annoyed by the wait in recent […]
On the heels of his recent indictment, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is facing even more trouble. Reports are saying that his tattoos will now be under investigation as well as the tattoo artist that put them there. According to TMZ: The Suffolk County D.A. issued a statement saying they are “seeking assistance” from anyone […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the league, thirsty for profits, illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road. The league obtained and administered the drugs illegally, without prescriptions and […]
