Tag: NFL

(AP) Cousins to start ahead of RG3 for RedskinsBy JOSEPH WHITEAP Sports WriterASHBURN, Va.Kirk Cousins will start for the Washington Redskins on Sunday _ and Robert Griffin III will be the No. 3 quarterback behind Rex Grossman. Coach Mike Shanahan

(AP) AP Study: Hits to head still prevalent in NFLBy NANCY ARMOUR and EDDIE PELLSAP National WritersAlmost once a game, an NFL player absorbs an illegal blow to the head or neck that could put his career _ or worse

The deal in which the Cobb County, Georgia County Commission approved what the county says is its $300 million contribution to the proposed $672 million new stadium for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves by a a 4 to 1 margin on

(AP) Hollywood man arrested for pro coach prank callsLOS ANGELESA Los Angeles man who placed prank calls about job vacancies for prominent professional coaches was arrested Monday police said. Kenneth Tarr was arrested at his home in Hollywood and booked

(AP) Bears retire Mike Ditka’s numberBy ANDREW SEILGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOIt was Mike Ditka’s day in Illinois _ and his night at Soldier Field. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office said Monday that he’s declared it “Mike Ditka Day” in honor of the

(AP) Bears beat Cowboys 45-28 on Ditka DayBy ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOJosh McCown threw for a career-high four touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears scored on their first eight possessions to grab a share of the NFC North lead with a

The NFL will ban tailgating at this year’s Super Bowl and prevent fans from walking to the event, which will take place on Feb. 2, 2013 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The event may get more complicated if it

The National Football League, which Forbes Magazine recently called “the most lucrative sports league in the world” has enjoyed federal tax-exempt status since 1966. In September, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced the PRO Sports Act (S. 1524), which is designed to

(AP) Prater, Manning lead Broncos, 51-28 over TennesseeBy EDDIE PELLSAP National WriterDENVERPeyton Manning and Matt Prater were more about big numbers than the little one Sunday. As in, an NFL-record 64-yard field goal to go along with 39 completions, 397

In the last BCS title game of the BCS era, Auburn will face Florida State at the Rose Bowl and attempt to win the Southeastern Conference’s eight straight national title and the state of Alabama’s fifth straight.  Auburn seems like

(AP) Nasty weather hits several NFL gamesBy The Associated PressThe NFL often promotes football as a bad weather sport. It got its share early Sunday in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh. Blowing snow made traction and visibility difficult for Lions

This weekend, sixty members of the clergy in Washington, D.C. will partner with the Oneida Nation to run radio ads urging the Washington Redskins to change their name before the team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The

The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 on Wednesday for stepping on the field of play and interfering with Baltimore Ravens returner Jacoby Jones’s kickoff return during a Thanksgiving night game. The league also said it would

The quarterback carousel in Cleveland continues. Due to more injuries, the Browns have signed Caleb Hanie. They’ve also brought in Alex Tanney. All this while Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell are both recovering from concussions. Earlier in the season, Cleveland

(AP) 5 former Chiefs sue team over head injuriesBy BILL DRAPERAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo.Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about

(AP) Steelers’ Tomlin: On-field foray was ‘inexcusable’By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHMike Tomlin was “mesmerized.” He was also, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach admits, out of position. Way out of position. Tomlin was so awed by the way Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones raced

As news continues to circulate about the NFL rejecting gun manufacturer Daniel Defense’s Super Bowl ad because of the league’s ban on firearm-related advertisements, attention is being drawn to the fact that Mayor Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns aired a firearm-related

Not only did Seattle Seahawks fans set a noise record for an outdoor stadium in Seattle’s 34-7 thumping of New Orleans on Monday night, but the raucous fans in the NFL’s toughest stadium for visitors also registered a magnitude 1

Before you throw rocks at your screen, let me stipulate that I am NOT making the case for keeping the BCS system. I am excited to see the beginning of the next era in football championships, which begins next season.

San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis said the NFL needed to have a rule against tackling players “by his penis” a day after Davis said he was pulled down in a way that “was the most painful thing ever.”

(AP) NFL: Officials erred at end of Sunday night gameNEW YORKThe NFL says Sunday night’s officiating crew should have stopped play and eliminated confusion about the down and distance at the end of the Giants’ 24-17 victory at Washington. With

Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith suggested that the New England Patriots may be spying again after New England rallied for a 34-31 victory over Houston on Sunday. In 2007, the Patriots had to give up a first-round draft pick