PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has gone two whole years without winning a national title. In this part of the...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on a federal judge’s decision to overturn the NFL’s four-game suspension of...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer No sport season starts better than college football. With little competition right before the baseball pennant races heat up...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (UPI) – Rex Ryan was true to his word. Ryan gave all three quarterbacks a fair shot to win the starting job, on that point there...
(New York Times) – Gone are the days when Donald Young was considered the future of American tennis. In the 12 years since he turned professional,...
(OregonLive.com) – Serena Williams is the talk of New York. She’s earned it: she’s going for the calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open this month....
(Bleacher Report) – Near the beginning of training camp, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III shared some deep thoughts. That alone wasn’t really surprising, as Griffin...
(The Washington Post) – Judge Richard M. Berman soon will rule on whether Tom Brady will be suspended or play, and long forgotten will be the...
JOE REEDY, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After playing coy for the past couple weeks, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher ended the suspense on Monday...
Rachel Axon, USA Today NEW YORK (USA Today) — A federal judge is set to rule on Tom Brady’s case against the NFL, but those...
Josh Peter, BOXING JUNKIE (BoxingJunkie.com) — The youngest brother of boxer Rocky Marciano wants to make something clear. In 49 professional fights, Marciano knocked...
Michelle Kaufman, THE MIAMI HERALD (The Miami Herald) — Serena Williams burst onto the professional tennis tour in Quebec City, Canada, on Oct. 28,...
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer Darryl Dawkins was once summoned in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room to come meet a celebrity who wanted to meet the...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Martin, the former NFL tackle who abruptly left the Miami Dolphins and has since said he...
BEIJING (TeamUSA.org) – Tianna Bartoletta won a historic long jump gold and Aries Merritt returned to medal form in the hurdles, while Ashton Eaton’s 45-second 400m...
(Forbes) – The verbal feud between Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey ramped up this week when Rousey claimed in an interview with TMZ Sports that she earns more per second...
STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL tackle Jonathan Martin posted on Facebook that difficulties in the profession led him to attempt suicide...
JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Santa Clara County grand jury indicted former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on one...
WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The crowd around the backup quarterback’s locker was three or four deep. Somewhere in the middle, underneath the...
(USA Today) – The hatchet has long been buried between Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant– they’ve palled around and dapped each other up in public and...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Long after two of the all-time greats at 400 meters had left the track in second and...
PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — No matter how many hurdles Aries Merritt clears this week at the world championships, he knows there’s an...
(USA Today) – Which team has the most stable quarterbacking situation in the league? Which has the worst? It’s a tough question based off so many...
WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Vick needed a job. The Pittsburgh Steelers needed a backup quarterback. One solid workout solved both problems....
(ESPN) – Free-agent quarterback Michael Vick was meeting with the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Josina Anderson. The Steelers are...
BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State running back Dalvin Cook plans to head back to the field after a jury found him...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter has issued an apology for telling NFL rookies at a league symposium in 2014 that...
(HNGN) – After the New York Knicks waived Metta World Peace during the 2013-14 season it appeared that his NBA career was over. World Peace played...
Scott Polacek, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — Wide receiver Randy Moss played 14 seasons in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots,...
Ty Schalter, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — NFL football is played by two sets of rules. There are the official playing rules and casebook, available for...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera offered this edict to his players before the start of this week’s...
(CNN) – Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Tiger Woods? “Finally, I got something out of my round,” said a relieved Woods,...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — His sport under siege, the president of the IAAF dismissed the notion that track and field’s credibility has...
(CBS Sports) – A strange thing happened early Thursday morning around 12:30 a.m. ET when SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy apologized to the Patriots on air for a mistake...
ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mo’ne Davis was the talk of the sports world and beyond after becoming the first female to win...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin suffered a torn ACL in his left knee Wednesday, an injury that...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — He set world records, won Olympic gold medals, danced on the track and made the sprint game feel...
(USA Today) – Kids always know the score, even when it’s not being kept. Perhaps this is news to James Harrison, the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker who wrote a...
OXNARD, Calif. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Cowboys and St. Louis Rams cut short the second of two joint practices at training camp Tuesday after several fights broke...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady might have reason to practice more intensely after a federal judge made...
(USA Today) – This is not a repeat: Ohio State tops the USA TODAY Sports 1-128 preseason re-rank. If you can recall, the Buckeyes also led the way in the...
(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...
Joseph Mayton, THE GUARDIAN (The Guardian) — The San Francisco 49ers ended their latest chapter of chaos on Friday after releasing talented linebacker Aldon Smith following...
(USA Today) – There is nothing like a quarterback battle to steal all the attention at training camp. And that is what is happening, for the most...
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. began promoting his final fight by doing what he does best. Fending off every...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Simply by showing up for practice every day at training camp, Joseph Randle separates himself from the...
NEW YORK (AP) – Coaches, players and game officials will be allowed to examine video on the sideline during preseason games. And there’s a chance they...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and CFL are partnering on concussion testing during Canadian league games and practices this season. The leagues announced the agreement...
(Black Flag) – In celebration of that dude finally getting the “smoke weed every day” line right from The Next Episode, or perhaps an NWA biopic coming to theaters...
(ESPN) – Tom Brady makes no bones about how he rates himself against Peyton Manning. Brady, in an email to an old friend made public as...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 60 years...
(UPI) – Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice believes he has changed his ways since the domestic violence incident that cost him his NFL career. Rice said...
(Houston Press) – Last week, on my radio show on SportsRadio 610, my cohosts and I went through the exercise of listing our five most irreplaceable...
(Bleacher Report) – Undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally announced his next fight, and pretty much the entire world collectively shrugged its shoulders. Mayweather shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday....
(UPI) – Notre Dame running back Greg Bryant is academically ineligible and will miss the 2015 season, the school announced Tuesday. Bryant was the second leading rusher...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dez Bryant kept going after Dallas cornerback Tyler Patmon in a heated training camp skirmish that didn’t...
AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper After three consecutive postseason appearances and back-to-back...
DETROIT (AP) — Mel Farr, a former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in seven pro seasons with the...
OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) — It has been a long time since Trent Richardson sat comfortably atop an NFL depth chart. Now the competition for carries comes in...
Ananth Pandian, CBS SPORTS (CBS Sports) — With Damian Lillard, John Wall, Derrick Rose and Andrew Wiggins on its roster, Adidas has some of...
Lucy McCalmont, THE HUFFINGTON POST GOLETA, Calif. (Huffington Post) — When you’re the best, you’re the best. Michael Jordan showed everyone he still has skills...
TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson is sticking around with the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson signed a four-year contract extension with the...
(Reuters) – Tom Brady’s effort to void his four-game suspension was set back on Thursday as litigation embroiling the New England Patriots star quarterback was sent...
STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Throughout more than 120 years of Olympic history, no city has hosted both the winter and...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (ESPN) — New York Jets defensive end Sheldon Richardson has been charged with resisting arrest after a July 14 incident in which police say he was driving...
(USA Today) – The Seattle Seahawks’ date with dynasty detoured when quarterback Russell Wilson’s ill-advised throw in the waning moments of Super Bowl XLIX was intercepted by the New England...
NEW YORK (ESPN) — Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL, in which he wants his four-game suspension overturned, will be heard in New York instead of...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson burst through the line of scrimmage and veered toward the sideline as he headed up...
(USA Today) – Vin Baker played for six different franchises over the course of his 13 seasons in the NBA. Baker was named to four NBA...
(Bleacher Report) – Just when you thought the Shaquille O’Neal-Scottie Pippen feud was over, it has started up again. Last week, the basketball world had a hard...
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry returned to the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice field Wednesday, just eight...
MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The son and ex-daughter-in-law of late black golf pioneer Charlie Sifford were indicted Tuesday on charges they stole more...
(BBC) – Australian Football League (AFL) star Adam Goodes says he is taking time off, as a row over racism in the game shows no sign...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The commissioner pointed to concealed evidence. The team described it as a folly. And the agent...
(USA Today) – Phil Jackson has been remarkably open and frank about his tumultuous first season in New York and his past stints with the Bulls and Lakers...
By Brandon I. Brooks Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott is living his wildest dream. He...
