The Team USA backup for American women’s star goalkeeper Hope Solo suggests that instead of celebrating Solo’s recent record of 73 shutouts, U.S. Soccer should be concentrating on shutting out domestic violence. Jillian Loyden, founder of the Jillian Loyden Foundation and
Google is being threatened with a $100 million lawsuit from an attorney representing celebrities whose private photos were published on Google, according to USA TODAY. Attorney Martin Singer wrote, “Google is making millions and profiting from the victimization of women.
Curtis Dvorak, who has been costumed for the last 18 seasons as Jaxson De Ville, the mascot for the Jacksonville Jaguars, is in big trouble for making an Ebola joke during Sunday’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mocking the Steelers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — What a turnaround for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Brady finally looked like a quarterback who has 50,000 yards in his career, becoming the sixth to reach that milestone and throwing for two touchdowns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Hoyer threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:09 left, and the Cleveland Browns rallied from a 25-point deficit in beating the Tennessee Titans 29-28 Sunday for their first road win in more
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dan Bailey kicked a 49-yard field goal in overtime after a miss at the end of regulation ended his franchise record streak of made kicks, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 20-17 on Sunday.
This week includes The Battle of Texas, a battle to protect Tom Brady, a coach changing quarterbacks to help save his job, and another coach primed to change quarterbacks to save his season. Arizona Cardinals (3-0) at Denver Broncos (2-1)
“I used to beat people up,” Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson writes in an editorial on Derek Jeter’s The Players Tribune website, which launched earlier this week. “I used to beat people up a lot.” Given Wilson’s squeaky clean image,
Last year’s football media meme mated with this year’s to produce pack journalism’s dream child. “It’s more than fair to ask if the NFL’s two most troubling issues, domestic violence and head trauma, are linked,” writes Time‘s Sean Gregory. The
We’re officially one quarter of the way through the NFL season. And what a season it has been. With all the off-field legal drama and injuries to key players through the first four weeks, fantasy rankings charts and stat leaderboards
Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy acknowledged that the owners in the league have held discussions regarding the Washington Redskins nickname, according to Sports Illustrated. Murphy was formerly the athletic director at Colgate University when the school’s nickname
Longtime Carolina Panther Steve Smith torched his former team on Sunday with 139 yards receiving and a couple of touchdowns in Baltimore’s 38-10 win. Yesterday, on a Charlotte sports talk show, Smith put the wood to the Panthers again–taunting general
“I hereby grant you unconditional permission to play on the third Eleven,” Theodore Roosevelt wrote his namesake wishing to continue to compete on the Groton gridiron after breaking his collar bone. “Now do not break your neck unless you esteem
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the body’s consideration on Tuesday of censoring the word “Redskins” on the public airwaves. “There are a lot of names and descriptions that were used over time that are inappropriate
On Tuesday, Rosie O’Donnell, the obnoxious 9/11 truther who has made her share of racist comments, thinks that a 15-yard penalty against Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah for a Muslim prayer in the end zone on Monday night is reflective
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering whether “to ban TV stations from saying the name of Washington’s football team,” according to a National Journal report. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has already called on Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change
On Monday Night Football, referees penalized Husain Abdullah for sliding on his knees in the end zone. By Tuesday morning, the excessive celebration penalty became a punished-for-praying flag. The Kansas City Chiefs safety glided on two knees in the end
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It made sense that Andy Reid spoke in baseball metaphors after Kansas City whipped the New England Patriots on Monday night, with the Royals poised to end a long playoff drought just across the parking
Weis fired. Orgeron rumored. Ole Miss takes on Alabama. Texas A&M wins in OT. Roger Goodell seeks out Charlie Strong. Here are five takeaways from the weekend in college football. Charlie Weis Ousted Charlie Weis was the first coaching casualty
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer features prominently as the 18th richest on the newest Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, but he isn’t the only sports figure on the big list. This year’s Forbes 400 list numbers many
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo threw three touchdowns passes — two to Terrance Williams — and DeMarco Murray ran for a pair of scores in another 100-yard game and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New Orleans Saints 38-17 on
It’s already Week Four, and the bye-weeks are upon us, with Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, and St. Louis enjoying the week off. As for the teams playing, some of the top matchups include the 187th meeting of two storied
“Saturday Night Live” criticized both the National Football League and analysts Ray Lewis and Shannon Sharpe for their handling of incidents involving NFL players Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson. The sketch argued that only Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, New
He’s #2. But Johnny Manziel places #1 in jersey sales. The nationwide “Jersey Report” put out by Dick’s Sporting Goods, reported by Fansided, looked at the top-selling NFL jerseys on a state-by-state basis. Here’s what the the “Jersey Report” found:
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was stranded on the Southfield Freeway on Friday after a truck struck a pedestrian bridge causing it to collapse onto the roadway. A spokesman for the team said that Stafford did not witness the 6AM
