Football Page 1136 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Emotional Cris Carter On Child Abuse: "My Mom Was Wrong"
It couldn't have been easy for Cris Carter to say, but it was necessary in the face of all the people defending Adrian Peterson's alleged abuse of his young son. "My mom did the best job she could do," Carter said, noting that he was hit as a child. "My mom was wrong."...
ESPN's Hannah Storm: "What Exactly Does The NFL Stand For?"
ESPN anchor Hannah Storm signed off this morning's SportsCenter with thoughts on covering the NFL and their handling of Ray Rice, and essentially questioned if the league she enjoys actually cares about female fans, families, or the issue of domestic violence....
Report: Vikings Will Handle Adrian Peterson's Status On Monday
The Vikings already deactivated Adrian Peterson for today's game due to his indictment on child injury charges, but the team will figure out his status going forward on Monday, according to a report....
Texas Botched The Coin Toss, Has To Kick Off To UCLA Both Halves
Managing the opening coin toss of a football game's pretty simple: if you win, defer. If you lose, take the ball. Texas somehow screwed this up tonight, and UCLA will get the ball to start both halves....
Hit Nick Jones As Hard As You Want, He's Catching The Ball
The Georgia secondary has been pretty accommodating to South Carolina in the first half. Even on this play, when Quincy Mauger puts the screws to Nick Jones, he did so in a way that allowed the catch....
Maryland Scores Bizarre Accidental Touchdown, Has It Taken Away
Maryland guy calls fair catch. West Virginia guy plows into Maryland guy. Maryland guy can't make catch. Maryland scores touchdown....
Yeah, Screw You, Jeff Allen
(We have nothing against Jeff Allen. Get that elbow healthy, buddy.)...
Ohio State DE Scrubbed From Lineup After Failing Second Drug Test
Ohio State very recently learned that they will will be without defensive end Noah Spence today, and for the foreseeable future. He has tested positive, again, for ecstasy....
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Yahoo! Won't Let You Cut Adrian Peterson From A Fantasy Team [UPDATE]
Disgruntled fantasy football players are flooding Yahoo!'s forums with complaints that the company won't allow them to cut Adrian Peterson after his arrest on charges he beat his son....
Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's not a slate packed with marquee games, but when there's a load of expected blowouts, you know one or two underdogs are going to rise up and bust some heads. Let's hope, somehow, that Purdue is one of them....
Adrian Peterson Turns Himself In To Montgomery County Authorities
Peterson arrived at the jail and was let in through a side entrance. Authorities released his mug shot a short time later. His bond amount was set at $15,000, according to the sheriff's office....
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NFL And Players Agree To New Drug Policies [Update]
The NFLPA voted to approve the NFL's new, less stupid drug testing policies (which also include HGH testing). Reports are that a number of suspended players will be immediately reinstated once this is through, eligible to play this Sunday. ...
Interactive NFL Arrest Tracker Is So Necessary Right Now
Spend some time playing around with this interactive, which uses data from USA Today's invaluable NFL arrest tracker. You can sort player arrests since 2000 by team, by crime, and by position. ...
Warrant Issued For Adrian Peterson's Arrest In Child Injury Case
Fox Houston reports that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County, Texas, for reckless or negligent injury to a child. A warrant has been issued for Peterson's arrest....
Researcher: NFL Players Have Double Risk For Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Former NFL players between the ages of 20 and 60 are at twice the risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, and other forms of dementia, according to an actuary working for the former NFL players in the ongoing brain injury lawsuit....
CBS Instructed Pregame Broadcasters To Avoid Calling Anyone Out
CBS had already made some changes for its inaugural Thursday night football broadcast in the wake of the Ray Rice mess, axing a musical "high-energy" intro featuring Rihanna and cutting a "comedic segment." SportsBusiness Daily reports that things went even further, with CBS Sports chairman Sean McM...
Deadspin OBLITERATES Current Internet Headline Meme
As an internet user, you're probably aware of the symbiotic relationship between popular broadcasters like Jon Stewart and John Oliver and the internet. It works like this: broadcasters sum up a current issue in an entertaining, shareable video, and then websites looking for content that takes no ti...
The NFL Finally Explains Why It Suspended Ray Rice Indefinitely
First, the NFL suspended Ray Rice for two games. Then video came out, which the league pretended it hadn't seen, and the NFL suspended Ray Rice indefinitely. Last we heard, the NFLPA and Rice were still waiting on an official explanation from the league, which was pretty strange. The NFL has to at l...