JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — At midfield, Richard Sherman cradled a game ball in his right hand and took a chomp...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas fought hard to get bowl-eligible in coach Charlie Strong’s first season. After a humiliating 48-10 home loss to No. 6...
TALES AZZONI, AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian great Pele says he is not seriously ill, easing fears Thursday that his health deteriorated even...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Rivalries are like a big Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings — oh so appetizing but with the potential...
Athletes took to social media on Monday night to respond to news that 28-year-old Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the shooting death...
(USA Today) – On Wednesday, President Obama will pardon a turkey as part of the White House’s annual Thanksgiving celebration. Meanwhile, the turkeys down the road in Ashburn...
SIMMI BUTTAR, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s unanimous: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are the top team in the NFL. The...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Black Venezuelan football player Emilio Renteria says racist chants against him have been so ferocious that he is considering leaving his...
by Starla Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call This 2012 file photo shows then-Baltimore Ravens NFL football player Michael McAdoo, who was released...
Dan Graziano, ESPN EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (ESPN.com)— In Week 12 of a lost New York Giants season, rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. made the greatest catch I...
Matt Higgins and Ken Benson, THE NEW YORK TIMES CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (The New York Times) — Tight ends Lee Smith and Scott Chandler loaded up their...
JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sio Moore sacked Alex Smith and started to celebrate in the Kansas City backfield with Oakland Raiders...
DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nike is pulling back on plans for a shoe that sneakily honors Allen Iverson after the former NBA...
(USA Today) – It had been five months since Adrian Peterson spoke to his 4-year-old son. Somewhere deep inside, Peterson believes he knew what awaited him...
CINCINNATI (New York Times) — Mercedes Sands and her husband, Robert, a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, started fighting early, just a few months after they...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wanted to send a strong message on the league’s lack of tolerance for...
TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For all the noise he creates on the field, Marshawn Lynch’s silence with the media has now...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Tony Dungy are among 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer With just three weeks until the College Football Playoff committee releases its final rankings, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State...
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were already going to face a difficult decision this winter about Adrian Peterson, with...
JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Days before this game, Geno Auriemma credited Stanford and Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer for continuing...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Cleveland Plain Dealer) – At first glance, it would seem as though LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt are not on the...
(Bleacher Report) – At the onset of the season, there was a battle between Blake Sims and Jacob Coker to see just who would succeed AJ...
Mike Wells, ESPN INDIANAPOLIS (ESPN.com)—This wasn’t just a game in the middle of November for the Indianapolis Colts. It was also far from just one of...
Justin Terranova, THE NEW YORK POST (The New York Post)—The never-ending soap opera surrounding Bulls star Derrick Rose continued on Thursday, and it has nothing...
