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Goodell frustrated over stalled talks (AP)

Friday, 06 May 2011 01:09 Webmaster

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell is surrounded by media at an NFL predraft event in New York, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. NFL players are urging a federal judge to deny the league's request to essentially restore the lockout, saying their careers are at stake. Goodell, meanwhile, says owners are preparing for every contingency.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed frustration Thursday in the lack of negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement. During a call with Kansas City Chiefs fans, Goodell reiterated the league's desire to resume negotiations with the locked-out players. The venue is an important distinction and the commissioner and owners have repeatedly accused the players of walking away from...


NFL: Progress in concussion treatment (AP)

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:20 Webmaster
A puzzling decision to let Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley back into the season opener led to significant improvement in the detection and treatment of concussions during the rest of the 2010 season, a key NFL medical consultant said Monday. Dr. Richard Ellenbogen cited the way concussions to two Seattle Seahawks were handled in a playoff game at Chicago as proof the league had taken major steps...

'14 Super Bowl gets host committee CEO (AP)

Monday, 18 April 2011 22:06 Webmaster
The former president of American Express will oversee preparations for the NFL's first open-air, cold-weather Super Bowl at the New Meadowlands Stadium in 2014. Al Kelly Jr. was named the chief executive officer for the game's host committee, committee co-chairman Jonathan Tisch and Woody Johnson announced Monday.

Dallas coaches, players at charity event (AP)

Monday, 18 April 2011 07:54 Webmaster
The Dallas Cowboys and their coaches were back together for one night. The team held their seventh annual Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party on Sunday night, and several coaches and players attended the event. Contact between NFL coaches and players is prohibited because of the lockout, but the league made an exception for long-standing charity events.

Fairley not worried about draft stock (AP)

Friday, 15 April 2011 03:54 Webmaster
Not long ago, Nick Fairley was being projected as a possible No. 1 overall NFL draft pick. The former Auburn defensive tackle's stock seems to have dipped since then among draft analysts amid questions about his work ethic, but Fairley is trying to keep his focus on landing a job and not on what people are saying about him.

Former Bears QB Douglass arrested (AP)

Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:16 Webmaster
Police say former Chicago Bears quarterback Bobby Douglass faces trespass and criminal damage charges following an incident with an ex-girlfriend at her suburban residence. Lake Forest Deputy Chief Glenn Burmeister says Douglass was arrested Wednesday night. He says Douglass and his girlfriend had recently broken up and Douglass allegedly went to talk to her, tried to force open the door of her...

NFL plan: Divert $300M from 1st-rounders (AP)

Thursday, 14 April 2011 12:03 Webmaster
The NFL wants to cut almost 60 percent of guaranteed pay for first-round draft picks, lock them in for five years and divert the savings to veterans' salaries and benefits. More than $525 million went to first-rounders in guaranteed payments in 2010. The league wants to decrease that figure by $300 million, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Titans' Britt caught speeding, arrested (AP)

Wednesday, 13 April 2011 22:07 Webmaster
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt was arrested in his hometown of Bayonne, N.J., on Tuesday after an officer reported seeing him speeding. Britt, 22, faces charges of eluding the officer, hindering apprehension and obstructing governmental function, Bayonne Police Chief Robert Kubert said. Britt was driving his blue Porsche at 71 mph in a 50-mph zone Tuesday afternoon, according to Kubert,...

LT's sex offender level to be determined (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 17:13 Webmaster

Lawrence Taylor, right, walks from the Rockland County Courthouse, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, in New City, N.Y., after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute.

There's one piece left to be determined in the sex-crimes sentence imposed on former pro football star Lawrence Taylor. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning to determine whether Taylor is a Level 1, 2 or 3 sex offender. Taylor's not expected to attend. He was arrested in May after meeting a 16-year-old girl in a suburban hotel.


Old concussions affecting ex-QB Bradshaw (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 08:03 Webmaster
Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw says he's feeling the effects of numerous concussions sustained during his NFL career. The 62-year-old Shreveport native said Monday he has been having short-term memory loss as well as the loss of hand-eye coordination. He also said he is undergoing rehabilitation for those ailments.

Letter warns underclassmen about parties (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 03:29 Webmaster
The NFL forwarded a letter from the NCAA on Monday to players invited to this month's draft that warns underclassmen about potential rules violations for attending draft parties. The letter from NCAA director of player security services Dena Garner emphasized that players not eligible for this year's draft can't receive benefits or services such as travel, lodging, meals or...

Kroenke obtains 63 percent of Arsenal (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 02:49 Webmaster

FILE - This July 8, 2010, file photo shows American businessman Stan Kroenke, of the Kroenke group, at the annual Allen & Co. Media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kroenke has agreed to a full takeover of Arsenal that values the British Premier League soccer club at 731 million pounds ($1.2 billion) and should end the long-running uncertainty about its ownership. Kroenke has agreed to increase his holding from 29.9 percent to 62.89 percent by acquiring shares from fellow directors Danny Fiszman and Nina Bracewell-Smith, Arsenal Holdings said Monday April 11 2011 in a statement.

American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke vowed Monday to turn Arsenal back into trophy winners after securing a controlling stake that clears the way for him to become the fifth U.S. owner of a Premier League club. While the Denver-based investor said he would bring "new success" to a club in the midst of a six-year title drought, he did not accompany the pledge with a commitment to spending...


Ravens OL coach pleads guilty to DWI (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 02:21 Webmaster
Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Andy Moeller has pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated, but he will not have to serve time in jail. Moeller was sentenced Monday to two years of supervised probation by a Baltimore County district judge. Six other traffic offenses were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea.

Lockout not slowing '12 Super Bowl plans (AP)

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 01:39 Webmaster
Mark Miles doesn't expect the NFL's lockout to be settled until at least this summer. The 2012 Super Bowl host committee chairman is still moving ahead, as scheduled, with his plans. As the countdown to February's Super Bowl hit 300 days Monday, Miles described the progress made over the last three months and addressed the one issue everyone is asking -- whether the lockout could...

Bucs, GM Dominik agree on extension (AP)

Monday, 11 April 2011 18:53 Webmaster
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a four-year contract extension for General Manager Mark Dominik, who just completed his second year in the position. The team announced the contract extension Monday morning. Dominik has overhauled the team's roster, making the Buccaneers the youngest team in the NFL.

Sterger: 'I'm not a gold-digger' (AP)

Monday, 11 April 2011 05:37 Webmaster

Brett Favre reportedly sent inappropriate photos and text messages to Jenn Sterger in 2008.

The former New York Jets game hostess who allegedly received inappropriate photos and phone messages from Brett Favre says in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that she isn't a "gold-digger" and hasn't "made a dime" off the scandal. "I haven't made a dime off anything in this whole situation," Jenn Sterger said in the interview that...


Lockout makes it tough on Munchak (AP)

Sunday, 10 April 2011 04:32 Webmaster
The NFL lockout makes it even more difficult being a new coach with a new team in the league. Coaches can't work with the players they have on the roster, and there's no wooing of free agents who could fill gaping holes. So the Tennessee Titans, the NFL team that went through the final and latest coaching change, are doing all they can -- watching film and prepping for the NFL draft.

Jets' Ainge eager to overcome addiction (AP)

Friday, 08 April 2011 12:23 Webmaster
Erik Ainge glances at his wrists whenever he needs a quick pick-me-up during recovery from his painful past. Tattooed in black ink on the inside of the New York Jets backup quarterback's left wrist are a series of comforting letters: O.D.A.T., T.T.S.P. and J.F.T. "The first is 'One Day At A Time,"' Ainge explained while sticking out his left hand.

Roethlisberger to get married in July (AP)

Thursday, 07 April 2011 17:27 Webmaster
Ben Roethlisberger will marry a 26-year-old physician's assistant whom he said he met during training camp in 2005 and has been friends with ever since, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a story in Thursday's editions. Roethlisberger, speaking publicly for the first time since the Steelers' loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl, talked...

Boy returns Super Bowl ring to 'Fridge' (AP)

Thursday, 07 April 2011 02:56 Webmaster
Chicago Bears great William "The Refrigerator" Perry has his 1985 Super Bowl ring back on his finger thanks to a 10-year-old boy. Cliff Forrest of Fox Chapel, Pa., took $8,500 out of his college savings account to buy Perry's Super Bowl ring in New York. "He only played in one Super Bowl," Cliff said.

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