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The Washington Redskins edged out the Chicago Bears 45-41 with a last minute touchdown by Roy Helu. The loss was costly for Chicago, though, as Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left in the second quarter with an injury. Cutler was sacked

Eastern Michigan University’s 20-year-old junior wide receiver Demarius Reed was found murdered at an off-campus apartment. The officers said it was part of a robbery as many items were missing. “The circumstances involving his death remain under investigation at this

The NFL goes pink in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and tells consumers they can support the cause by purchasing pink merchandise. Little does the consumer know it would be better to just send a check to the American

On Monday, sports radio personality Dan Patrick said he thought Redskins owner Daniel Snyder will eventually change the team’s name. He made his comments on his The Dan Patrick Show while he was interviewing Bob Costas. Patrick interviewed Costas after

The No Fun League, otherwise known as the NFL, struck again this weekend. They are going to fine Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall $5,250 because he wore green shoes in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week. He said he

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-4 and coach Mike Tomlin is doing everything in his power to change things. He banned all games like pool and ping-pong from the locker room, which used to only apply to players with less than

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were first hit with the highly-contagious, community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection last month and now three players have confirmed cases and are currently being treated for the disease. If the team covered up the infection, the

Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son is reportedly in critical condition after he was severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend in South Dakota. After numerous reports indicated Peterson had gone to South Dakota to deal with a tragic family

(AP) NBC locks up 8 more Ryder Cups through 2030NEW YORKNBC has locked up eight more Ryder Cups through 2030. The network and the PGA of America announced the deal on Thursday. NBC has televised the Ryder Cup since 1991.

The father-in-law of ESPN columnist Rick Reilly is now claiming his son-in-law took a conversation with him out of context to support his defense of the Redskins name.  Last month, Reilly, who had been strongly against the Redskins name two

(AP) Magic Johnson won’t return to ESPN, cites scheduleBRISTOL, Conn.Magic Johnson won’t return to ESPN as an NBA studio analyst. The Hall of Famer says in a statement released by the network Thursday that because of his busy schedule, “I

On Tuesday, ESPN host Tony Kornheiser said the Washington Redskins would change their name within the next “three to five years.” The co-host of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would go to Redskins owner Dan Snyder,

The Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders will be the “home” teams in three games in London, England during the 2014 season. These three teams want a new stadium. The NFL reportedly is looking to add a franchise in London

Former Auburn coach and legend Pat Dye slammed former Stanford provost and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s imminent selection to the College Football Playoff’s selection committee, saying Rice cannot understand football because she has not played with her “hand in

On Saturday, ESPN college football analyst David Pollack said he did not believe women should be on the College Football Playoff selection committee a day after former Secretary of State and Stanford University Provost Condoleezza Rice was reportedly chosen to

CLEVELAND – Just 15 days ago the biggest thing fans had to look forward to was Thursday’s halftime celebration of Jim Brown’s great career (1st photo below). Instead, the team won their third straight since trading away Trent Richardson Thursday

REUTERS – ESPN said on Thursday it will end the international versions of its X Games extreme sports competitions because it could not make money on the events, which feature skateboarding and other sports. The sports cable network owned by

For the last two seasons, the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens have struggled at the left tackle position. On Wednesday, the team decided it could no longer rely on aging, overweight, and troubled Bryant McKinnie to man the spot

College football games involving the service academies (Air Force at Navy and Army at Boston College) are set to be played this Saturday pending approval from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.  According to ESPN, the costs would be taken care

A prominent ESPN basketball analyst wrote that NBA teams may not sign Jason Collins simply because they felt he was just not that good anymore even before he announced earlier this year that he was gay.  Breitbart Sports has noted

A new book, League of Denial, written by ESPN investigative reporters, charges the NFL with 20 years of undermining concussion research and exercising its muscle to sweep evidence regarding the seriousness of how brain injuries affect current and former players

Former CNN host Larry King will guest-host ESPN’s Olbermann next week while Keith Olbermann takes a leave of absence to host TBS’s coverage of the MLB playoffs. King will guest-host ESPN2’s show from October 1-3 and he is also scheduled to

(AP) Ex-NFL player Hugh Douglas arrested in Conn.HARTFORD, Conn.Connecticut police say former pro football player Hugh Douglas has denied charges that he assaulted his girlfriend and told investigators that marks on her neck were from rough sex. The 42-year-old former

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson suffered a broken left arm Tuesday in a one-car crash after being distracted by a slice of pizza falling off the front passenger seat. Police said alcohol was not a factor in the early