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NFL Commissioner Goodell Defends 'Redskins' Nickname

NFL Commissioner Goodell Defends 'Redskins' Nickname

NEW YORK — Roger Goodell gave a state of the sport address at Rose Hall in Manhattan today that tackled everything from a team in London to altering the league’s policy outlawing marijuana to expanding the playoffs. But his most controversial

Reason TV Video: 'Why No Smart City Would Want the NFL'

Reason TV Video: 'Why No Smart City Would Want the NFL'

(Reason) The NFL is good at fleecing taxpayers,” says ESPN columnist Gregg Easterbrook, author of The King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America. “It’s about a billion dollars a year I’ve calculated in public subsidies to NFL owners and this

Fox and Carroll Meet for Last Time Before Super Bowl

Fox and Carroll Meet for Last Time Before Super Bowl

NEW YORK CITY — Coaches John Fox and Pete Carroll met for perhaps the last time until their midfield handshake late Sunday evening. Their joint press conference at Manhattan’s Rose Theater featured the prize both seek but neither dared touch:

Dana White on the Wussification of America

Dana White on the Wussification of America

Dana White addressed the “the wussification of America”–only dropping the “w” for a “p”–at a press event on Thursday promoting UFC 169. “We’re all going to get hurt,” the UFC’s blunt-spoken president relayed. “We’re all going to die someday. It

Deaf NFL Star Gives Deaf Twins Super Bowl Tickets

Deaf NFL Star Gives Deaf Twins Super Bowl Tickets

ABC News’ Rich McHugh and Katie Conway report: There will be two very special guests at this Sunday’s Super Bowl game in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium thanks to one of the game’s biggest stars. Seattle Seahawks’ fullback Derrick Coleman became

FG Record Holder: NFL Trying To Kill Kicking

FG Record Holder: NFL Trying To Kill Kicking

Count record-breaking kicker Matt Prater as among those opposed to Roger Goodell’s scheme floated to eliminate the kicked point-after touchdown. Breitbart Sports sat down with the Denver Broncos kicker Wednesday, when he discussed making the longest kick in NFL history,

Marshawn Lynch First Athlete to Get Skittles Endorsement Deal

Marshawn Lynch First Athlete to Get Skittles Endorsement Deal

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will sign a formal endorsement deal with Skittles, becoming the first athlete the brand has paid to market its candy.  Skittles will reportedly “donate $10,000 to Lynch’s Fam First Foundation for every touchdown he

Missing Marshawn: Back Bails on Reporters

Missing Marshawn: Back Bails on Reporters

Just call Marshawn Lynch the anti-Richard Sherman.  While the Seahawks running back’s teammate on defense comfortably held court with reporters, Marshawn Lynch bailed on the NFL’s Super Bowl Media Day after six minutes and twenty seconds.  He admitted that he

State of the Union and Crafting a Winning GOP Strategy

State of the Union and Crafting a Winning GOP Strategy

President Obama, dogged by the bungled rollout of the Affordable Care Act and a slow economic recovery, is declaring war on inequality. An age-old problem made worse by his policies, he offers more opiates–like raising the minimum wage–that fail to

Peyton Manning: I Haven't Reached My Full Potential Yet

Peyton Manning: I Haven't Reached My Full Potential Yet

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning believes he still has not peaked as a quarterback.  “I’m not sure I’ve reached my full potential yet,” Manning said in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.  All the Broncos offense did in 2013 was

Hall of Famer Mike Haynes: I Love Football

Hall of Famer Mike Haynes: I Love Football

Breitbart Sports caught up to nine-time Pro Bowler Mike Haynes and three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson in Times Square on Monday at a forum on concussions held at the NFL’s Super Bowl week hotel headquarters. We asked the retired

Manning's Final Game? QB Addresses Future

Manning's Final Game? QB Addresses Future

Peyton Manning addressed challenges to the Broncos, such as the midseason heart attack of Coach John Fox, this season at Sunday’s Super Bowl press conference. He addressed challenges to the Broncos this coming Sunday, such as the cold weather freezing

Super Bowl Ticket Prices Plummeting Due to Threat of Snow

Super Bowl Ticket Prices Plummeting Due to Threat of Snow

Tickets to next Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos are getting cheaper–prices keep plummeting as the weather becomes more unpredictable.  According to ESPN: On Friday, nine days before the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks meet