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...
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...
(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...
(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...
DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer For weeks, amid allegations involving several NFL players, domestic violence has been the focus of intense national attention. Does the turmoil...
DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti refuted a report suggesting he and other team officials tried to...
(USA Today) – Baltimore Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti’s anger and indignation are sadly misplaced. Bisciotti spent 45 minutes Monday criticizing an ESPN story that questioned the Ravens’...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is under pressure from sponsors, fans and lawmakers for its handling of domestic violence allegations against several players. At...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading black women’s group is calling the NFL’s decision not to include any African-American women as consultants...
(The Washington Post) – Facing two major scandals — first Ray Rice, and now Adrian Peterson — the NFL continues to weather one of the...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The players’ union on Tuesday plans to appeal the indefinite suspension the NFL handed to Ray...
NEW YORK (AP) — Three experts in domestic violence will serve as consultants to the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams Monday...
MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writers Major brand sponsors are watching closely to make sure the National Football League doesn’t fumble the...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Music blared from the purple bus, and Baltimore Ravens fan Racquel Bailey stood with drink in hand amid...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy has been convicted on two counts of domestic violence...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writers ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL called in a former FBI director to examine...
ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee...
ERIC OLSON, AP Sports Writer Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the NFL for domestic violence will cost him income from endorsements in addition to his $4...
DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Welcome to Baltimore — no longer the football home of Ray Rice. Restaurants are offering free...
(Time) – After a video was released showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée, now-wife Janay Palmer so hard that he knocked her...
ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer Football is a fraternity, and NFL players rarely criticize each other publicly, especially when it comes to matters of discipline....
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice,...
DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Rice stepped to the microphone, took a deep breath and spoke for 17 minutes about...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice received a two-game suspension from the NFL on Thursday following his offseason arrest for...
DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — His voice cracking with emotion, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice acknowledged Friday that he “failed...