FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 27-25 victory over the New York Jets that came down to the last play. Chris Jones blocked Nick Folk’s 58-yard field goal
With the first six weeks of the NFL season in the books, smart fantasy team owners are looking toward the playoffs. Week 7 is set to kick off tonight when the New England Patriots host the New York Jets at
In light of the Ray Rice episode, it’s hard to imagine that the NFL would once again undershoot on a player punishment–and yet that’s exactly what has happened in the Vontaze Burfict “ankle gate” case. Amidst a consensus among sports
How to stop as pervasive and destructive a problem as domestic violence? Public-service announcements, of course. The same powerful force that ended the nation’s drug problem through a fried-egg visual in the ’80s and abolished pollution through the arresting image
Since the National Football League became mired in cases of domestic violence perpetrated by players, to help regain positive press the league announced a partnership with a domestic violence support hotline. But since the announcement nearly a month ago, the
Fans staged a protest over the death of Michael Brown during Monday night’s game between the St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers at the Edward Jones Dome. In the third quarter, as the the 49ers marched toward a go-ahead
Does poverty cause crime or does crime cause poverty? Frisco, Texas, police arrested Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle for shoplifting at a Dillard’s on Monday. Surveillance video allegedly captures the backup swiping underwear and a bottle of cologne. Randle
Mississippi teams keep rolling. Todd Gurley suspended. Accused Florida QB reinstated. Here are five takeaways from the big weekend in college football. Mississippi Teams Roll Mississippi State’s win over #2 Auburn vaulted the Bulldogs over Florida State into the #1
University of Wisconsin-Madison police have joined federal aviation officials to find the pilot of a drone that flew over jumping college students at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon as UW-Madison played Illinois. The drone, photographed by Wisconsin State Journal
Why doesn’t anyone tweet out the wager receipt when they lose? Boxer Floyd Mayweather pocketed $32 million in guaranteed pay from a night’s work in Las Vegas last month. Yesterday, he snagged $1.4 million from the casinos of Sin City.
Dan Snyder watched his Redskins play the Cardinals on Sunday alongside Ben Shelly, president of the Navajo Nation, and his wife Martha. Snyder’s team lost the game on the field as they won a public-relations victory in the visiting owner’s
SEATTLE (AP) — Those questioning whether the Dallas Cowboys’ start to the season was legit got a resounding answer on Sunday. Showing no intimidation toward Seattle’s hard-hitting defense or the noisy 12th Man, the Cowboys leaned on the 115 yards
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Quarless with 3 seconds left Sunday, and the Green Bay Packers rallied past the Miami Dolphins 27-24. Green Bay twice gave up leads and trailed 24-17
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens reverted to winning ways with a vengeance. Still smarting from a subpar road performance that ended a three-game winning streak, Flacco was nearly flawless Sunday in leading a 48-17 rout
What happens on bye week doesn’t always stay on bye week. Dolphins defensive end Derrick Shelby won’t lace up his cleats this weekend. He allegedly didn’t wrap up another part of his body his last weekend. Broward County cops arrested
A lot of good matchups in Week Six of the NFL season, headlined by Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles. There are also some games with upset potential like Baltimore-Tampa Bay and San Diego-Oakland. It should be an
Breitbart Sports Editor Daniel Flynn argued that the problems facing the NFL have been overhyped by the media and created the false perception of an “epidemic” of legal problems for NFL players on Saturday’s “Smerconish” on CNN. “With domestic abuse
The National Football League finally wants to bring a franchise back to Los Angeles, but the San Diego Chargers are fighting the move by citing the “economic harm” it will cause them. On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said
Week 6 is upon us. Last week’s action brought us marquee performances from Peyton Manning (479 yds, 4 TDs, 2 INT) and Russell Wilson (323 combined yds, 3 TDs, 0 INT), as well as outstanding play from Austin Davis (375
The NFL’s musical fascists have fined Colin Kaepernick $10,000 for wearing noise-cancelling Beats by Dre headphones. Did Roger Goodell really expect the San Francisco 49ers quarterback to listen to “Crazy Train” over the public address system for the 1,962nd time?
Katy Perry has agreed to play the Super Bowl halftime show according to numerous reports. The event takes place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 1. “I would be honored, of course,” Perry told ESPN’s GameDay
The six-game suspension for Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay ended after his team’s 33-28 victory over the Houston Texans. Irsay’s NFL mandated suspension was imposed after a March 16 arrest in which Irsay was charged with four felonies involving driving
HOUSTON (AP) — Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts had a great first quarter and did just enough the rest of the way to hold off the Houston Texans 33-28 on Thursday night. The Colts (4-2) raced to a 24-0
A new poll shows that a majority of NFL fans believe Commissioner Roger Goodell should keep his job. The poll’s results overshadow a disturbing message: the devaluing of children. The poll found that 43% thought that Baltimore Ravens running back
Adrian Peterson appears in court today. Yesterday, he made his case in the court of public opinion. The Minnesota Vikings running back, who promises to plead not guilty when he goes before a judge on Wednesday on a child-abuse charge,
