ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Ray Rice arrived for his appeal hearing Wednesday morning at the offices of former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones...
CONROE, Texas (USA Today) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson pleaded no contest Tuesday to a reduced charge of misdemeanor reckless assault as part...
JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Devon Still figures it will be the most emotional game he’ll ever play. The Bengals defensive tackle will...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Colt McCoy did it again. The small-town West Texas kid calmly led a winning drive at the...
(Vavel) – It was the marquee matchup of Week 8 between two of the AFC’s best teams battling for the top spot in the AFC West....
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Michael Sam will have to wait for a third team to give the NFL’s first openly gay...
(Denver Post) – Fans might enjoy the relic or prefer the modernistic. The San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick is arguably the most physically skilled of...
(International Business Times) – NFL players don’t like it and none of this year’s games have been competitive. While “Thursday Night Football” has had its issues...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the National Football League continues to grapple with its policies on domestic violence and sexual assault, Black...
RENTON, Wash. (USA Today) — Dozens of passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport impatiently waited Wednesday morning at gate D1 to board their Alaska Airlines flight...
ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brett Favre appreciates Peyton Manning’s greatness, and the feeling is mutual. Favre said Wednesday that he...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2014 NFL fall meetings were like none before. It was more like a crisis management...
JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press CONROE, Texas (AP) – Adrian Peterson won’t be coming back to the field any time soon. A Texas judge on Wednesday...
RACHEL COHEN, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most NFL fans believe Commissioner Roger Goodell should keep his job after his handling of recent domestic...
(Bloomberg) – On Sept. 8, a shocking video of Baltimore Ravens football player Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator appeared on TMZ.com. By the...
TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson has generally shied away from commenting on social issues during his professional career. That changed...
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman is under investigation but hasn’t been arrested or charged after a report of an...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer Dancing Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, shuffling Ickey Woods and the group high-fiving Fun Bunch? Their entertaining touchdown celebrations would be illegal...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to eliminate its sports blackout rule, which for nearly 40 years has prevented cable...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the NFL’s 2014 season warms up, Minnesota Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson, prepares to face charges...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pro football pays the bills in prime-time television. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” charges $627,300 for a 30-second advertisement, more than any...
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL said Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized...
JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders promoted offensive line coach Tony Sparano to interim coach on Tuesday, a day after...
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been formally charged with assaulting his wife during two arguments in July at their Phoenix...
(NBC Sports) – When is an independent investigation not really independent? It depends. Actually, it doesn’t. True independence includes both the ability and willingness to ask...
