May 22, 2013

NFL: Ex-NFL ref criticizes Goodell

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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) participate in a news briefing after their meeting June 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Goodell was on the Hill to discuss bounties in professional sports. (June 19, 2012 – Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / [...]

AP source: Goodell to meet Monday with Vilma

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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) participate in a news briefing after their meeting June 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Goodell was on the Hill to discuss bounties in professional sports. (June 19, 2012 – Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK [...]

NFL: Time for Vilma, Goodell to admit mistakes

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(Picture courtesy of Jamiewild.wordpress.com) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — This does not fit the profile. Roger Goodell, aka “The Hanging Judge,” backpedaling? That’s the striking undercurrent to the shakedown of a story by ESPN contending that the NFL’s settlement offer to suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, aka “The Relentless Litigant,” would reduce his [...]

NFL: Goodell comfortable with replacement refs in preseason

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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) participate in a news briefing after their meeting June 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Goodell was on the Hill to discuss bounties in professional sports. (June 19, 2012 – Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America) GREEN BAY, [...]

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: Vilma’s lawyer challenges Saints’ ledger

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents. Lawyer Peter Ginsberg said the leaking of the ledger to the media shows how “misguided and irresponsible” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell [...]

Arbitrator meets with NFL, players union

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media during a news conference ahead of Superbowl XLVI on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 2, 2012 – Source: Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An arbitrator has met with the NFL and the players’ union in a dispute over Commissioner Roger Goodell’s authority to [...]

Players, NFL disagree on context of bounty email

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints coaching staff with a postscript saying, “put me down for $5,000″ on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for New Orleans’ bounty system and the NFL. The email, obtained by The Associated Press, was [...]

MLB: Bryce Harper knows how to read the unwritten rules

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Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals reacts after fouling the ball off his leg against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on May 5, 2012 in Washington, DC. (May 4, 2012 – Source: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Bryce Harper had six hits, several highlight-reel catches and throws and [...]

NFL Hargrove: Williams, Vitt told me to lie about bounties

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — That documentation which current and former Saints players may seek in fighting their bounty-related suspensions? It’s already beginning to surface, and not necessarily to their advantage. Yahoo! Sports has unearthed evidence revealing that former New Orleans (and current Packers) defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, who’s facing an eight-game ban this season, [...]