Football Page 1226 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bill Leavy's Officiating Crew Blows Another Call
NFL referee Bill Leavy's season is off to a fantastic start....
Hey, Look, The Patriots' Rookie Receivers Actually Played Pretty Well
After poor performances from New England's rookie WRs Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins through two weeks, some reactionary writers did what they did best: They flipped the hell out....
The Bengals Beat The Packers With This Late Fumble Return For A TD
Hoo boy. Ball tapping aside, Packers-Bengals was officially the craziest of the day's early games....
Chargers-Titans Game Ends With Ridiculous, Desperate, Failed Play
How many things go wrong in this last-ditch effort by the Chargers? We can't decide if Philip Rivers kicking the ball is pure genius or pure stupidity. Like many of Rivers's plays, it's probably somewhere in between....
Vontaze Burfict Draws A Penalty With A Ball Tap
Packers-Bengals has turned into a shootout complete with pushing, shoving, and a ball tap the officials never saw....
The Panthers' Defense Is Battering Eli Manning Around
Halfway through the third quarter, the Giants have generated 20 yards of offense. Part of that is thanks to the Panthers' front seven, which has harassed and pressured Manning....
Joseph Fauria Is The NFL's Most Entertaining Undrafted Rookie
Lions tight end Joseph Fauria follows up his touchdowns with the best celebrations. Today, he took a move from 'N Sync after scoring against Washington. In Week 1, he made this face after his first career touchdown. When Fauria scores, we all win....
Browns Score Six Points With Their Offense On The Field
The Browns did it! They really did it! Brian Hoyer threw a decent pass to Josh Gordon, and even though the coverage of the Vikings' secondary was awful, it's still an official touchdown for Cleveland. Do you believe in miracles?...
Report: Aldon Smith To Be Treated For Substance Abuse After Today's Game
Chris Mortensen reports that "a consensus" has been reached regarding 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who crashed his car Friday morning, allegedly failed a breathalyzer, and allegedly had pills and weed in his possession at the time of the crash: Smith has a substance-abuse problem and needs treat...
Cincinnati Bearcats Lineman Killed In Car Accident
A car accident last night claimed the life of Cincinnati Bearcats lineman Ben Flick while leaving two of his teammates injured....
Father Of Cardinals Defensive Tackle Killed In Car Crash
Cardinals defensive tackle Dan Williams will not play today against the Saints because his father was killed in a car crash this weekend while en route from Memphis to New Orleans to watch his son play....
"Yankees Is Just As Bad As Redskins," Says Dumb Guy
Rick Reilly's stance and logic regarding the Washington Redskins was dumb, but a letter to the editor from the Washington Post has raised the bar in eye-rolling things written about the Redskins' team name....
Gale Sayers Withdraws Concussion Lawsuit Against NFL After One Day
On Friday, a lawsuit was filed against the NFL under Gale Sayers's name, claiming that the league didn't properly treat his head injuries. One day later, Sayers said he would drop the case....
Michael Irvin Quotes Drake And The Bible While Talking About Patriots
Michael Irvin tried to "inspire" the inexperienced receivers of the New England Patriots by opening his mouth and not really filtering what came out of it. Irvin just said a bunch of words, and it almost sounded like something important. Almost. [NFLN]...
Mike Leach To Paul Petrino After Beating Him 42-0: "Fuck You"
Washington State thumped Idaho 42-0 last night in what was yet another pointless NCAA football blowout, but the game in Pullman at least had some postgame fireworks—thanks to the head coaches, who had to be separated. ...
ESPN: Von Miller Tried To Manipulate "Star Struck" Urine Collector
Von Miller's six-game suspension, handed down last month, was something of a puzzler, given that he reportedly hadn't produced a positive drug test. This morning, however, Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen uncovered new details about Miller's case that explain the length of the ban....
This Cleveland Browns Game Preview Is So Damn Depressing
Even though the Browns have essentially mailed in their season by trading their best offensive asset in Trent Richardson, beat writers in Cleveland still have a job to do. And how does one fill that white space with such a putrid Browns offense? Brian Hoyer....