Less than two days after exploding for 201 rushing yards on Sunday Night Football, unheralded power back Jonas Gray exploded onto the cover of Sports Illustrated. Rushing for four touchdowns in primetime television tends to have that effect on a
The NFL Players Association decried Roger Goodell’s indefinite suspension of Adrian Peterson as unfair. The commissioner indefinitely suspended the Minnesota Vikings running back on Tuesday morning. Peterson’s hiatus, according to the league, will last at least the rest of this
On Sunday, federal drug agents raided National Football League medical staff from the Seattle Seahawks to the San Francisco 49ers in the search for illicit drugs. For literally decades, players have talked about the ease of obtaining illicit performance-enhancing drugs
The most important thing in the NFL is to win games. Being right about quarterbacks picked high in the draft should be secondary. The Washington Redskins are now 3-7. Early this season, quarterback Colt McCoy led them to a come-from-behind
The Washington Redskins, trying desperately to motivate their troops, turned to a genuine military hero for inspiration Saturday night. Former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill, who claims he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden, addressed the team, as some
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat their struggling opponent. Ben Roethlisberger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with 9:01 left, and the Steelers edged the Tennessee Titans 27-24 on Monday night. The Steelers (7-4)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) crashed NFL games on Sunday to search for narcotics. The DEA questioned team medical staff and inspected bags in an effort to determine whether teams illegally distribute drugs to players. The San Francisco 49ers and
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs stopped the Seattle Seahawks on fourth down three times late in the fourth quarter Sunday, holding on for a tense 24-20 victory in a matchup of playoff contenders. Jamaal Charles ran
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Just as they did against the Cowboys and 49ers, the St. Louis Rams opened a double-digit lead at home. This time, they finished the job. Shaun Hill was effective in his first start since regaining the
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tom Brady keeps finding ways to beat Indianapolis. On Sunday night, he relied on New England’s running game to deliver the body blows. Then he came up with the knockout punch. Jonas Gray rushed for a career-high
A lot of intrigue in Week 11. Can QB Drew Stanton keep the Cardinals flying without Carson Palmer? Can Eagles QB Mark Sanchez possibly win a tete-a-tete with perhaps the NFL’s hottest passer, Aaron Rodgers? Can the banged-up Seahawks deal
This week brings us number one vs. number five, the oldest rivalry in the South, and a Miami vs. FSU matchup that matters. Other than that, not a whole lot going on here. Let’s break it down! #1 Mississippi State
NFL Week 11 arrives with tonight’s matchup between AFC East division rivals Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins in Miami at 8:25 ET. Another week, another six-touchdown performance. This time, it was Aaron Rodgers who roasted NFC North division rival Chicago
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Jarvis Landry dived into the end zone for a fourth-quarter touchdown, he was just getting started. A replay review upheld the score, and Landry then sprinted up and down the
On a day when ESPN’s Outside the Lines exposed more than two-dozen cases since 2000 of NFL players guilty of domestic violence not missing a down in the league, the four-letter network earlier this week hired retired cage fighter Chael
Mr. October owns Major League Baseball’s strikeout mark. Canton-bound Brett Favre sits atop the NFL’s list of most interceptions thrown. Kobe Bryant hit the NBA mark for misses on Tuesday night. The Lakers guard scored 28 points in last night’s
Former NFL star Ricky Williams, who rushed for over 10,000 yards in his career, insisted on Jim Rome on Showtime that Adrian Peterson didn’t do anything wrong to his son. Peterson, who also belongs to the 10,000-yard club, pleaded no
You can get very hungry throwing for 332 yards and two touchdowns. Mark Sanchez satiated that hunger by devouring two cheesesteaks, one each from legendary Philadelphia eateries Pat’s and Geno’s. Making his first start since December 20, 2012, Sanchez led
Appearing in a promotional cypher for an upcoming release on his own Shady Records, Eminem raps a line about punching Lana del Rey in the face “twice like Ray Rice.” In the promotion for the Shady XV compilation album, which
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers had a record-setting night for the Green Bay Packers. The Chicago Bears’ season is quickly turning into a nightmare. Rodgers threw six touchdown passes to tie the franchise game record and match the
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes and the New York Jets forced four turnovers while shutting down Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers in a stunning 20-13 victory Sunday that ended an eight-game losing streak.
Week Ten features the last London game of 2014 (Jags-Cowboys), Big Ben seeking to throw six touchdowns for the third consecutive week against a depleted Jets secondary, and just two matchups pitting teams with winning records (Chiefs-Bills, Fins-Lions) against one
Former Mayor of San Antonio Henry Cisneros says it is a “very clear 50-50 proposition” that the Oakland Raiders will move to San Antonio. Cisneros leads a consortium of government and civic officials who met with Raiders brass on Friday
Ray Rice’s appeal of his indefinite suspension got a boost on Thursday as Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome testified that on June 16 he heard Rice tell NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that Rice had struck his then-fiancée, Janay. Newsome’s
The barks are louder from the Dawg Pound than they’ve been for some time. The Cleveland Browns are 6-3 and tied for first place in the AFC North. Now, 6-3 may not sound like a big deal but considering this
