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Gisele Bundchen Says Tom Brady Has Suffered Multiple Unreported Brain Injuries<em></em>
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who is married to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, sat down for an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning. At one point, Rose asked Bundchen if she wants Brady to retire from football, and she told Rose that she does worry about Brady because of all the concussion...
Judge Dismisses Most Of Painkiller Lawsuit Against NFL Teams
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed most of the lawsuit that was brought by former players against NFL teams, alleging that those teams broke federal drug laws and doled out reckless quantities of pain killers, resulting in various long-term health problems....
NFL Teams Have A New Way To Avoid Paying Players Guaranteed Money
Every time you think NFL teams have exhausted every avenue in their never-ending quest to keep from paying players their contractually obligated money, they go ahead and change the definition of “guaranteed.”...
The Wizards' Bench Won Somebody A Spot In The Eastern Conference Finals
I guess if you want to pin the outcome of last night’s Game 7 on somebody—somebody other than repulsive unconscious three-bombing Canuck gorilla Kelly Olynyk—you can pin it on Scott Brooks and Ernie Grunfeld....
Report: Kansas City Chiefs' Top Draft Pick Robbed At Gunpoint
Patrick Mahomes II, a quarterback drafted 10th overall a few weeks back by the Chiefs, was robbed along with three other people by an alleged gunman and an accomplice outside a home in Smith County, Texas, according to KYTX-TV....
Report: Beth Mowins To Call NFL Game For ESPN
ESPN’s Beth Mowins is slated to become the first woman in 30 years to handle play-by-play duties during a regular-season NFL broadcast, according to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch....
Oakland Raiders Cheerleaders Receive $1.25 Million Settlement After Three-Year Legal Battle
A $1.25 million settlement was distributed to 90 former Oakland Raiders cheerleaders this week as part of a class-action suit for fair pay. ...
Myles Garrett Is Realistic About The State Of The Browns: "I Can't Be A Savior"
Myles Garrett has been a member of the Cleveland Browns for all of two weeks, and he’s already adopted the ethos of the franchise pretty well. In an interview with NFL.com yesterday, the No. 1 draft pick didn’t make any of the bold proclamations of turning the team around or guaranteed success that ...
Linebacker Rolando McClain Arrested Yet Again
Rolando McClain has been arrested again in his hometown of Decatur, Ala.—this time on charges related to drug possession, carrying a firearm without a permit and a misdemeanor equipment violation....
Kevin Lee's Joke About Michael Chiesa's Mom Sparks On-Stage <em></em>Brawl At UFC Press Conference
The UFC held their summer press conference this afternoon in Dallas, formally announcing the long-awaited Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier rematch and giving a host of fighters a platform from which to talk wild shit. It was a huge mess, and not quite as fun as press conferences past....
FIFA Makes Completely Meaningless Ethical Stand
The U.S.-led North American bid for the 2026 World Cup earned 93 percent of the 209 votes in FIFA Congress today. In March, the North American soccer federations requested an exclusive window to begin submitting technical specifications, which would give them a head start in the planning process. Bu...
The Giants Finally Broke A Very Sad Streak
The Giants narrowly avoided a sweep by the Mets yesterday afternoon, which would have been the second consecutive series sweep for them. A win is a win (and this one doesn’t change the Giants’ standing as the worst team in baseball by record), but the victory was notable for one astonishing fact: ...
ESPN Cleveland Radio Personality Fired After Saying Browns Players Were On Drugs
Yesterday, ESPN 850 Cleveland contributor Sabrina Parr went on daily radio program The Really Big Show and delivered a blistering take about how the Browns’ newly drafted safety Jabrill Peppers was going to fail because he was “on the lean and the molly.” Parr was challenged on her claims by her co-...
FIFA Did A Bunch Of Shady Shit This Week
There is a lot of corruption going on in the world, but not at FIFA, no siree. Since numerous top officials were arrested two years ago, and longtime president Sepp Blatter was ousted and replaced by the much chiller Gianni Infantino, one might assume that FIFA now takes corruption and ethics seriou...
Josh Gordon Denied Reinstatement By NFL
Josh Gordon has played just five games since 2013—and none in the last three seasons—but his request for reinstatement to the NFL after his latest banishment for a drug-policy violation will have to wait. ...
Lawsuit: Titans Player Beat Fan Unconscious After Arguing About The NFL Draft
The Tennessee Titans picked Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. According to a lawsuit filed in United States District Court today, Titans players Tajae Sharpe and Sebastian Tretola were at Tin Roof, a Nashville bar, the night that the Titans...
Meet The New York Giants Fans Who Still Love Their Team, 60 Years After It Left Them Behind
The New York Giants became the San Francisco Giants in 1957, and all that remains of the stadium they used to play in, the Polo Grounds, is an old staircase that once led to the stadium’s entrance. Tucked within a nearby housing development are two plaques, one denoting where home plate used to be, ...
The Patriots Will Soon Have To Choose Between Tom Brady And Jimmy Garoppolo<em></em>
Now that the draft has come and gone without a Jimmy Garoppolo trade, it’s time to wonder what the Patriots’ end game is here. Because they’re going to have one big-ass decision to make in the months ahead. Tom E. Curran of CSN New England calls what’s potentially brewing in Foxboro “a tsunami,” and...
Seahawks' Frank Clark Mocks Writer Who Once Wrote About His Domestic Violence Arrest
Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark played college football at Michigan until he was kicked off the Wolverines after an arrest for allegedly punching his then-girlfriend in a hotel. (Clark had the assault and domestic violence charges dropped when he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.) Tonight, he...
Jim Tomsula Spotted At Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of Fame Induction
Former San Francisco 49ers head coach and doormat salesman Jim Tomsula was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame this weekend, along with LaVar Arrington and other notables. Tomsula, who is currently the Skins’ defensive line coach, gave a hell of a speech....