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A Delaware grand jury accuses the oldest cheerleader in NFL history with partaking in sex acts with a boy younger than the law, and decency, allow. A Sussex County, Delaware, grand jury indicted Molly Shattuck, an author, fitness-video guru, former

The NFL is not ready to let Adrian Peterson return to the Minnesota Vikings yet, even though Peterson reached a plea agreement to avoid standing trial for the alleged abuse of his four-year-old son. Fox Sports reports that Peterson, his

Week 10 NFL action is here, kicking off with Thursday’s matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati at 8:25 ET. Make sure you’ve got Bengals running back Jeremy Hill in your lineup. Those who read last

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton’s harried look summed it up. Cleveland’s defense was all over him all night long, turning an AFC North showdown into a shockingly one-sided matchup. With every sack and every interception, the Browns showed they’re for

Ed Gillespie, like the Washington Redskins, figured to be a longshot this year. But with the aid of the local team, the Virginia Republican finds himself in a Senate race too close to call the day after the election. “Senate

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Terry and Kim Pegula are committed to building a stadium for the Buffalo Bills and are working on ending the team’s series of annual home games in Toronto. Those were among the topics the franchise’s new

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has reached a plea deal in his child abuse case, ESPN reports. The agreement puts a reckless assault misdemeanor charge on the running back’s record. The charge to which Peterson pleads guilty makes no

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts weren’t going to have a hangover from last week’s defeat. Andrew Luck wouldn’t allow it. Luck threw for four touchdowns and the Colts’ defense kept Eli Manning and the Giants off balance

Protestors, some dressed in traditional Native American garb, descended upon the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday to denounce the nickname of Washington’s NFL team. The people wearing horned helmets and wielding giant mallets showed up in Minneapolis to cheer

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 340 yards and six scores to set an NFL record for most touchdown passes in consecutive games, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 43-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. A

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With 8 1-2 minutes remaining Sunday, the Gillette Stadium crowd delivered the message loud and clear: “Brady’s Better.” On this day, Tom Brady and his New England Patriots certainly were the superior team, routing Peyton Manning

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the goal line with 2 seconds remaining, and St. Louis sacked the San Francisco quarterback eight times on the way to a 13-10 upset over the 49ers on Sunday. The Rams

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater outplayed Robert Griffin III down the stretch after a rough start, Matt Asiata ran for three scores and the Vikings spoiled Griffin’s return to the Redskins with a 29-26 victory on Sunday. Bridgewater completed 26

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — While Carson Palmer remained perfect this season as Arizona’s starting quarterback, the Dallas Cowboys learned that life without Tony Romo might be a little rough. Palmer had three touchdown passes after an early interception the Cowboys

RGII returns. The Ravens and Steelers battle in a key AFC North battle. The Cowboys and Cardinals stake their claims for NFC supremacy. And, in the Sunday afternoon CBS featured game, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning square off for the

Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall claims to have had a pizza-related mishap that ended up injuring his Achilles’ tendon. Hall reported that he slipped and fell while getting pizza in his kitchen tearing his Achilles’ tendon for the second time

A demonstration and a negative advertisement greets the Washington Redskins as Robert Griffin III returns from injury to lead them against the Minnesota Vikings this weekend at their temporary home at the University of Minnesota.  Claiming that the use of

Bye week blues have arrived in NFL Week 9. Six teams, each with at least one top player, are not playing this week (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans). I’m only going to

After his ban from the NFL for domestic violence nearly two months ago, former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice is hot again. Only this time as a Halloween costume. And it is a trend that his wife is not at

Charles Barkley didn’t mince words in criticizing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith.  Sir Charles bluntly declared, “They dropped the ball on this domestic violence thing.” The NBA Hall-of-Famer expressed that he didn’t understand

The Jets made a quarterback change on Monday, replacing Geno Smith with Michael Vick. While the Jets playoff chances are basically nil, having lost seven games in a row, they need a morale-boosting victory very badly. And if Jets coach

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Colt McCoy did it again. The small-town West Texas kid calmly led a winning drive at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. McCoy’s successful return to his home state trumped Tony Romo’s dramatic return to the