(Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon said on Wednesday that payments he made to Haiti and Pakistan in 2010 were “charitable donations” and any attempt to use...
Excerpted from Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. Out now from Graywolf Press. (Slate) – One Sunday afternoon, drinking an Arnold Palmer, watching the 2009 Women’s U.S....
(USA Today) – Robert Griffin III couldn’t help himself. In an interview with Washington’s ABC TV affiliate, Griffin stated he believed he was the best quarterback...
MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players to form the...
(Reuters) – Former National Football League players who oppose the league’s potential $1 billion settlement of lawsuits claiming it hid the risk of concussions asked a...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen made clear Monday the team would not reconsider whether to change the team’s nickname if...
Kevin Trahan, USA TODAY (USA Today) — After a year-and-a-half of uncertainty, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Division I football players at Northwestern...
George A. King III, NEW YORK POST TORONTO (New York Post) — With the Yankees setting aside Sept. 13 at Yankee Stadium to celebrate Alex...
JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Without mentioning New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith — the player he sucker punched — by name,...
FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writers TERESA M. WALKER, AP Sports Writers Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota. The Heisman Trophy winners’ preseason debuts are looming, and the...
JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else’s thoughts on his career or credentials:...
(The Michigan Chronicle) – Hundreds attended the farewell ceremony of former Detroit Lions running back and Ford dealership owner Mel Farr. Farr’s wife, Jasmine, who is...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James said Wednesday his health and his family will determine whether he tries for a record...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players’ union met separately with a federal...
(ESPN) – Adidas has taken Houston Rockets guard James Harden away from Nike with a 13-year, $200 million offer. Harden’s agent, Rob Pelinka, negotiated the deal. Pelinka confirmed on Thursday...
JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali is a member of the Buffalo Bills after passing his physical, and will address...
(UPI) – As Floyd Mayweather prepares for his September fight against Andre Berto, he recently was asked about the sport’s greatest fighters. Topping Mayweather’s list of...
DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith’s hopes for a breakout season with the New York Jets took a major...
(Benchmark Reporter) – Carmelo Anthony would have loved the signing of top free agent DeAndre Jordan or LaMarcus Aldridge but he is not unhappy with his...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is defending his role in a scuffle with Carolina Panthers’ teammate Josh Norman that put...
(USA Today) – Lions wide receiver Ryan Broyles signed a contract with more than a million in guaranteed money, but his annual budget reflects one of...
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire Donald Sterling sued celebrity website TMZ and an ex-girlfriend over the recording of his off-color remarks that...
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for three former Penn State administrators asked an appeals court Tuesday to throw out some or all...
Dan Hope, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — Summer is time for preseason watch lists, where media and NFL scouting departments alike begin compiling databases of players to watch...
Will Graves, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater didn’t want to talk about the completions. Last the Minnesota quarterback checked, getting the ball...
