Indiana Pacers 2010 first-round draft choice Paul George experienced what could best be described as a Joe Theismann moment during a Team USA basketball scrimmage when he suffered a horrific tibia-fibula fracture on Saturday. Don’t look. George, in pursuit of
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may be Keith Olbermann’s new President George W. Bush. Olbermann, the former MSNBC host who relentlessly hammered Bush, called on Goodell to resign for only suspending Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games for
Defensive standouts Michael Strahan and Derrick Brooks headlined the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 class. Strahan, 42, was a defensive end for the New York Giants from 1993-2007. He was named the 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel was back in his element: on campus, in a stadium on a Saturday. Cleveland’s rookie quarterback, whose electrifying scrambles and how-did-he-do-that passes made him a college football star, showed off some of those dazzling
Michael Sam’s college roommate says that the defensive end has changed. Eric Waters says that the openly-gay pass rusher is “not the same fun-loving, joking guy” that he knew in college. Waters and Michael Sam played together for the University
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Josh Gordon’s fight to stay on the field isn’t over. Gordon spent 10 hours in the NFL’s offices in New York on Friday for his appeal hearing before the sides decided to stop and will resume
The Washington Business Journal has banned the use of the “offensive” Redskins name in its publication because it feels that the media must be “agents for change.” “We cannot allow the slur to continue to appear in our editorial content,” Editor-in-Chief Douglas
Three Democrat senators sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell protesting the two-game suspension meted out to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. “We were dismayed to learn of the National Football League’s plainly inadequate remedy imposed on Baltimore
The Associated Press reports that contrary to popular perception, Donald Trump’s attempt to buy the NFL’s Buffalo Bills is not a publicity stunt. It’s the real deal. Trump, along with Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula, has been selected
Marshawn Lynch regularly pulls disappearing acts on the media. The training camp Houdini act Beast Mode pulled on his team wasn’t his modus operandi. Lynch ended his holdout and began his training camp Thursday night. Marshawn Lynch will not receive
In 1940, the Chicago Bears slaughtered the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the NFL championship game. The team looks to avoid any such lopsided outcome on the debate over the franchise’s logo and name by launching “Redskins Facts,” a website advertised
The NFL is outlining a new “zero tolerance” policy for badmouthing, verbal abuse, and racial and homophobic slurs from players and coaches on the field, in the locker room, and in other NFL facilities. In a new video, Dean Blandino,
NEW YORK (AP) — Production on a new season of “The Big Bang Theory” is being delayed because of a contract dispute with its top actors. The Warner Brothers Television studio, which makes television’s most popular comedy, said that Wednesday’s
Last weekend the owner of the Oakland Raiders met with San Antonio city leaders to discuss the possible relocation of the storied NFL franchise from Northern California to the Alamo City. Mark Davis, the Raiders owner and the son of
Hillary Clinton called the name Redskins “insensitive” in an interview with Jorge Ramos of Fusion TV. The former senator joins fifty Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress in calling for the team to ditch its 81-year-old moniker. “I think
Pick a political topic, and chances are the women of The View will favor the liberal side of the debate. And if a Democratic politician appears on the show, the fawning can be insufferable. Today, three women on The View
CHICAGO (AP) — The NCAA has agreed to settle a class-action head injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer
While most fans seeking autographs shove player photos, game programs, or slips of paper in front of professional athletes, one football fan is pulling up his sleeves trying to get every Redskins starter to sign his arms so he can
The question of whether Keith Olbermann is a sexist has finally be resolved by no less an expert than Keith Olbermann. You may recall that Olbermann has previously made sexist comments about Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and S.E. Cupp. Olbermann
Everyone has an opinion on the name of Washington’s football team. John Madden’s reads as more cryptic than most. The boss of Madden’s former network, CBS Sports President Sean McManus, recently said he would allow announcers to not say “Redskins”
A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed on Friday charges California state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) with operating a “cash for votes” criminal enterprise. The indictment replaces charges brought against Yee in March, when he was indicted on arms trafficking
Texas GOP Rep. Ted Poe, founder of the Congressional Victim’s Rights Caucus, blasted the NFL’s two-game suspension of Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice on Friday. A video emerged of Rice dragging his unconscious then-fiancee out of an elevator after
He can be Johnny Football. He can be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. He can’t be both. That’s the message from Mary Kay Cabot’s lengthy report at Cleveland.com. Head coach Mike Pettine initially looked to have an open
The host of The NFL Today on CBS says that the Washington Redskins should change the team name. “If the name is offensive to a group of people, then do the right thing and change the name,” James Brown declared
The NFL has handed Ravens running back Ray Rice a two-game suspension for a February case of felony aggravated assault when he allegedly hit his girlfriend into unconsciousness at an Atlantic City casino. The 27-year-old, three-time Pro Bowl player was
