By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Michael Sam, the All-American defensive end for the University of Missouri, is making more news off the field than on....
[CBS Sports] In the wake of the announcement that his son is gay, Michael Sam’s father told The New York Times he is not comfortable with his son’s sexual...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns fired their coach after one season. Now they’re sweeping out their front office. Owner Jimmy Haslam announced Tuesday that CEO...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they have named Doug Williams as personnel executive. The hiring marks Williams’...
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[Fox News] As the Super Bowl approaches on Sunday, more and more attention is being paid to the concussion epidemic surrounding the game of football. During...
[The Washington Post] The point-after touchdown attempt is as close to a gimme as there is in professional sports with only a handful failing to split...
RICK FREEMAN, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL may be on the hook for more money than it expected if a federal judge...
[Fox Sports] Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s again time for millions of Americans to get stuffed, plop on their couches and wonder why they have to...
[Black Enterprise] Since being named General Manager of the New York Giants in 2007, Jerry Reese has helped his team win two Super Bowl championships. During his tenure...
[Forbes] The great Jason Gay has spent the last three Thanksgivings detailing the many, many, many rules of Thanksgiving touch football. He is the congressional oversight committee of Thanksgiving touch...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The recent news about NFL Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett was more than unsettling. Having been diagnosed with the...
[USA Today] Things didn’t work out for Ed Reed and the Houston Texans, so the ballhawking free safety opted for more familiarity when he joined his...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer The NFL players union has set up an organization to aid former players, establishing it out of a $22 million...
ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach John Fox says the only change he plans to make following open-heart surgery is...
[ESPN] SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers activated wide receiver Mario Manningham and cornerback Eric Wright on Monday and placed cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on waivers. Manningham came off the physically unable to...
[CNN] (CNN) — I fell in love on a Monday night. Now, many may say a teenage girl can’t know about such things. But that night as...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist African-American sports pundit, Rob Parker created a clamor and got himself suspended for saying on live television: “My question is...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist That’s right, Jimmy Graham! Most of the public is only recently becoming aware of the story of Jimmy Graham. I...
by Akeya Dickson Washington NNPA Correspondent The laying on of hands on one’s mother is obviously no bueno. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant apparently didn’t...
