May 20, 2013

MLB Off-season Deals: Posey, Ellsbury among 81 players reaching deals

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Jacoby Ellsbury #2 of the Boston Red Sox is congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the first inning against the New York Yankees on October 3, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (October 2, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — NL MVP Buster [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Paul Tagliabue refuses to recuse himself

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(Photo: M. SPENCER GREEN, AP) Story Highlights Tagliabue says he won’t step down as the arbitrator in bounty case Goodell appointed Tagliabue to role last month The hearings were originally slated for last week but were postponed due to Hurricane Sandy (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- In news as expected as “Mark Sanchez refuses to [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: NFL refuses to recuse Paul Tagliabue from bounty hearings

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — When NFL Comissioner Roger Goodell stepped aside as arbitrator in the New Orleans Saints bounty case, the Saint’s Jonathan Vilma took it as a positive step in the appeals process. Now he may be regretting his words. Vilma and the NFL PLayers’ Association filed a motion to have Goodell’s replacement, Paul [...]

NFL: Vilma active for game vs. Bucs

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Jonathan Vilma of the New Orleans Saints watches on from the sidelines during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 16, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (September 15, 2012 – Source: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Saints have moved linebacker Jonathan Vilma from [...]

NFL: Goodell appoints ex-commissioner Tagliabue to hear bounty appeals

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NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed predecessor Paul Tagliabue to hear the appeals of four players suspended in the Saints’ bounty scandal. Goodell said Friday he notified Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove, as well as the players’ union, that Tagliabue would be the hearing officer to “decide the [...]

NFL: Saints players appeal new bounty suspensions

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Jonathan Vilma of the New Orleans Saints watches on from the sidelines during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 16, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (September 15, 2012 – Source: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — All four players punished in the NFL’s bounty investigation [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: NFL files evidence backing Goodell in Saints bounty case

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL on Thursday provided a federal judge with what it says is evidence Commissioner Roger Goodell did not improperly pre-judge the four players suspended in the bounty investigation. The evidence includes a copy of a letter the NFL Players Association sent the league on March 7 asking Goodell to delay [...]

NFL: Arbitration hearing held concerning Brees’ franchise tag

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American footballer Drew Brees is all smiles as he makes an appearance on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ in New York. (June 27, 2012 – Source: PacificCoastNews.com) PHILADELPHIA (AP) – An arbitrator expects to rule within a week on arguments presented Wednesday concerning the New Orleans Saints’ use of the NFL’s franchise tag on [...]

NFL: Roger Goodell’s authority to punish Anthony Hargrove upheld

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline former Saints defensive end Anthony Hargrove, according to an arbitrator’s ruling. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — An arbitrator ruled Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline former Saints defensive end Anthony Hargrove for the New Orleans bounties program. University [...]

NFL: Commissioner Goodell confident that bounty hunting no longer issue

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Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell and Director of the National Football League Players’ Association, DeMaurice Smith pose with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement on the front steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5, 2011 in Canton, Ohio. (August 4, 2011 – Source: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America) CHICAGO [...]