Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas called the story that his teammates consider quarterback Russell Wilson not authentically black “an insult to our race.” “Russell is the ultimate competitor,” Thomas told Peter King’s MMQB. “He always works as hard as anyone,
Sunday witnessed a tale of three NFL celebrations thoroughly denigrated on Monday. Buffalo Bills receiver Sammy Watkins appeared on his way to an 89-yard touchdown after catching a Kyle Orton pass. But the rookie transformed six points into a mere
The NFL has evolved from holding one game a year at London’s Wembley Stadium to two games in 2013 to three games this season. A report from the Daily Mail contends that the NFL already has five games in the
Charles Barkley told a Philadelphia radio station that “one reason [black people are] never going to be successful as a whole is because of other black people.” The Hall of Famer’s words came in reaction to reported criticisms of Seattle
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady gave the staggering Chicago Bears plenty to yell about. The streaking quarterback threw five scoring passes in one of the best games of his brilliant career and the New England Patriots cruised to a
It’s already Week Eight in the NFL, and we are starting to see the cream rise to the top, with teams such as Denver, Indianapolis, New England, Baltimore, Green Bay, and Dallas looking like the NFL elite. But as we
On Thursday, PGA of America President Ted Bishop compared English golfer Ian Poulter to a “little school girl squealing.” On Friday, the PGA of America ousted Ted Bishop. After Poulter treated Nick Faldo and Tom Watson harshly in his book
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to at least temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing legalized sports betting. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp
DENVER (AP) — Emmanuel Sanders waited six long weeks to join the list of players who have caught a touchdown pass from Peyton Manning. Now, he has four in less than a week. Manning and Sanders connected for a trio
Week 8 is here. This week’s action kicks off tonight with a key divisional matchup between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers. But first, a recap of last week’s top performers. Week 7 featured a pair of record-breaking
How soon until fans hear “God Save the Queen” before NFL games? British treasury chancellor George Osborne told the London Evening Standard that he has been in talks with the NFL to bring a franchise to Wembley Stadium. “This is
Turns out adding a mean-spirited personality who embraces the ugliest conspiracy theory in modern times isn’t good for a show’s ratings. The press dutifully hyped Rosie O’Donnell’s return to The View last month as the addition of a smarter, kinder
The National Football League banned Ray Rice over an incident of domestic violence caught on video. But if his appeal of the ruling wins, Rice could be back playing football this season. Former U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones serves as
The Dallas Cowboys released Michael Sam on Tuesday. The move enabled the Cowboys to sign linebacker Troy Davis to the practice squad. The defensive end, signed to the Cowboys practice squad after the Rams cut him during the preseason, thanked
The Kansas City Royals’s unblemished run through the playoffs has been amazing. A group of hard-nosed ball players with no real superstar has captured the imagination of the country by returning to the postseason and World Series for the first
Mathew McConaughey partied with Earl Campbell at the University of Texas. The Green Bay Packers drafted his dad. And don’t forget that he once held a joint subcommittee meeting on the 50-yard line with Lee High’s star quarterback Randall “Pink”
No one knows for certain what Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston intends to do in the face of an alleged sexual assault on a classmate and possible autograph violations, however, the best advice to him may come from one source who
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The deluge started with a desperation third-down heave, a trickle that turned into a downpour and led to another abrupt turn in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ confounding season. Good one week and lousy the next, Pittsburgh managed to
If you could drive a DeLorean three decades into the past, you’d likely stumble upon a dark hall full of Americans captivated by the idea of driving a DeLorean three decades into the past. You would also find a small-market
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — DeMarco Murray moved ahead of Jim Brown in the NFL record book. Tony Romo moved the Dallas Cowboys up and down the field for their sixth straight win. Murray broke Brown’s 56-year-old mark with his seventh
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams weren’t afraid to take chances, especially at the end Sunday. Punter Johnny Hekker’s pass from the St. Louis 18 caught the Seattle Seahawks by surprise for the last of three big plays
A great matchup in Denver between the 49ers and Broncos highlights the NFL schedule. Is San Francisco too banged-up to pull the upset? We shall see. Two other marquee matchups to keep an eye on: Bengals-Colts and Giants-Cowboys. Also .
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation Friday establishing a sports book in the Garden State. “As I’ve said all along, I am a strong proponent of legalized sports wagering in New Jersey,” the Republican explained in a prepared statement.
The arrests of Aaron Hernandez, Ray Rice, and Adrian Peterson have reinforced the perception of the NFL as the National Felons League. But police actually arrest NFL players at about one-eighth the clip of the rate for comparable men in
“Ignorant,” “moron,” and “idiot” read as a few of the printable words applied to Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis in the wake of his “lingering” concussions comment. But newly-published scientific researched actually supports the coach rather than his critics.
