MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has agreed to pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who challenged the league over using their names and images without their consent. The league will use the money to fund a “common good” trust over the next eight years that will help […]
Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton is making all the right moves on and off the court. The Heisman Trophy winner who heads into his third NFL season this fall, was the 2011 Rookie of the Year and set a new NFL record as the first quarterback to exceed 1,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing […]
When you hear that a football star has written and produced a movie, you’re probably not thinking it’s one you should run out and see. Well, Baltimore Ravens All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs might be the exception. With a fresh Super Bowl ring in hand, maybe an Oscar is next? Well, no, but his movie “The […]
In Michael Vick’s memoir, “Finally Free,” he details the arrogance and transgressions that sent him to jail and almost derailed one of the most prolific NFL careers in the league. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback had a tough last year when the Eagles struggled through a losing season, weak coaching, an ineffective offensive line and other maladies, […]
Roland Martin talks with Megan Livingston about her article “Why the NFL Combine Conjures Slavery” on The Shadow League.
Athletes have not learned from the experience of Plaxico Burress, who served almost two years in prison for shooting himself in the leg with a gun. Tampa Bay Bucccaneers defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was arraigned in New York on Monday after allegedly trying to bring a gun onto a plane at Laguardia Airport. Bowers was arraigned on charges of […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies — eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions — were all filled by white candidates since the regular season ended a month ago. “I know the […]
Add Junior Seau‘s family to the thousands of people who are suing the NFL over the long-term damage caused by concussions. Seau’s ex-wife and four children sued the league Wednesday, saying the former linebacker’s suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed […]
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff is free on bond after his arrest Tuesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The 31-year-old nose tackle was arrested shortly after midnight after his pickup truck sideswiped a semitrailer truck on Texas 114 in eastern Grapevine, 20 miles northwest of Dallas. No one was […]
Anna Burns Welker, the wife of Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker decided to use Facebook as a tool to bash Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis after the Ravens big win over the Patriots on Sunday night. Burns Welker wrote on her Facebook page, “Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone […]
Chris Paul recaps the NFL’s conference championship games.
Who knew Dominique was such a sports aficionado, the funny lady talks with the crew about the Lakers’ recent games, the NFL playoffs, and more on the TJMS. Plus, a bit on the Miss USA winner.
