In 1996 everyone expected up-and-coming football star Lawrence Phillips to become a major force on the gridiron. But now the first-round draft pick has been found dead in a California jail cell.
Stephon Marbury didn’t enjoy as much success in the NBA that he’d hoped, but becoming a member of the Beijing Ducks has brought him much more acclaim. In fact, he’s become so famous there that a museum dedicated to his career is set to open in China’s leading city.
On his Christmas vacation President Obama showed-off his sharp short game when he chipped in from 40 feet for a birdie on the 18th hole at the Mid Pacific Country Club in Lanikai.
Cincinatti Bengals practice squad running back James Wilder Jr. took to social media Monday to talk about his Christmas shopping trip to Toys R Us. In a series of tweets that have since been deleted from his Twitter account, Wilder chronicled
Soccer moms and the female members of the Santa Clara City Council are furious that the NFL will use the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park as a “media village” for roughly 6,000 people at Super Bowl 50, which will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on February 7.
According to Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s state of mind on Sunday, when he received three penalties and targeted Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman with a helmet-to-helmet hit, was deeply affected by pregame threats to end his career and barbs directed at his sexuality. The NFL later suspended Beckham for one game.
Social media exploded in a flurry of farewell messages over the weekend after news reports circulated details of how 15-year-old Fulton High School student and football player Zaevion Dobson shielded three girls as gang members fired into a crowd of children sitting on their front porch.
The scientific claims made by the company partly owned by Dr. Bennet Omalu, portrayed by Will Smith in the Christmas Day film release “Concussion,” elicited a rebuke from the Food and Drug Administration and a rebuttal in the scholarship of an unlikely source: Dr. Bennet Omalu.
Matthew Stafford’s wife outraged Detroit Lions fans when she attempted to sell tickets on StubHub of her husband’s game against the Saints game in New Orleans.
An Iowa high school district mourns the loss of a wrestler who died after a match over the weekend.
Matthew Stafford passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions held off a late surge by New Orleans to defeat the Saints 35-27 on Monday night.
The San Diego Chargers’ 30-14 win Sunday night over the Miami Dolphins may have marked the end of a era for San Diego football fans and players. as the Chargers organization continues to seek a new home in Los Angeles, and beloved player Eric Waddell has yet to secure an extension to his contract.
New York radio personality Mike Francesa destroyed New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on his Monday radio show “Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN” for his actions in the Sunday game against the Carolina Panthers. It was announced
After the dangerous, dirty play of New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Sunday in which he targeted Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman, the NFL looks to suspend Beckham for one game, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reacted Monday on “First Take” to New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s three unnecessary roughness penalties, among numerous other non-penalized scrums with Carolina Panthers defensive players in their game Sunday. Smith said amid
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s ethics committee banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years from all soccer-related activities in verdicts announced Monday. Platini’s bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA president in a Feb. 26 election is now likely ended.
New York Knicks forward Derrick Williams picked up two women from the club early Saturday morning. Late Saturday afternoon he noticed an empty space where a Louis Vuitton trunk full of $750,000 in jewelry once sat.
A tax-exempt nonprofit established by Dr. Bennet Omalu, portrayed by Will Smith in the film Concussion, funded a study on a product subsequently licensed exclusively by Omalu’s for-profit business.
The president of the United States hailed the Knoxville teenager killed while protecting girls from gunfire as a “hero” through his Twitter account.
Graham Gano’s 43-yard field goal as time expired kept Carolina perfect this season with a wild 38-35 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
REUTERS – Tyson Fury, the boxer at the centre of controversy over comments about women and homosexuals, made an apology at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in Belfast on Sunday. Before tennis champion Andy Murray collected the prestigious
Brandon Marshall says the New York Jets collectively “took a deep breath” and approached the Dallas Cowboys “one play at a time” in the team’s comeback victory on Saturday night.
Nate Diaz did the Marquess of Queensberry proud on Fox Saturday night. Then he infuriated Miss Manners.
The Steelers host the Broncos, the Giants look to make Carolina’s “0” go at MetLife, the left-for-dead Eagles travel to Arizona to continue their 2015 comeback, and Russell Wilson seeks to prove to Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine that he deserves his reputation as an “elite” quarterback.
The UFC staged a pay-per-view quality card on free television Saturday night.
A high school football player died while shielding three girls from gunfire during a random shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee.
