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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Or, In Which We Should Have Known Better Than To Try And Go Out Of Town Today: Johnny Manziel thwarts Alabama once again, gentle readers. Young Master Football’s Heisman Trophy victory means the Tide will be unable to complete the celebrated Switzer Sweep of winning the BCS championship, Fulmer Cup and [...]
(Steve Elmer (72) was one of several top-flight recruits that Notre Dame signed on Wednesday. John Albright/Icon SMI) SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly wasn’t about to quibble with recruiting experts who called the recruiting class he signed Wednesday his best. “I love agreeing with experts,” he joked. Most recruiting services [...]
Former running back Curtis Martin, left, with his bust and presenter former coach Bill Parcells, right, during the Class of 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 4, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. (August 3, 2012 – Source: Jason Miller/Getty Images North America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Parcells was [...]
(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights The Patriots are one win from their sixth Super Bowl, two wins from their fourth title Fans outside New England will be rooting for the Baltimore Ravens — more like vs. the Patriots Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a love ‘em, hate ‘em guy There’s a lot [...]
Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates after scoring a touchdown off of an interception against the Carolina Panthers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 30, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (December 29, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s defamation lawsuit [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than nine months after the NFL first disclosed its bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints, four players will finally get a ruling on whether their initial suspensions are upheld, reduced or thrown out. Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was appointed to handle a second round of player appeals to [...]
Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins scrambles with the ball against the Baltimore Ravens in the second half during a game at FedExField on December 9, 2012 in Landover, Maryland. (December 8, 2012 – Source: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — With Robert Griffin III sidelined with a sprained right [...]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks with the media before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tennessee Titans on October 7, 2012 at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 6, 2012 – Source: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL Players Association [...]
Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints talks with his teammates on the bench during the game against the Washington Redskins during the season opener at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (September 8, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If the Saints decide [...]
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NFL responds to Vilma, NFLPA lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The NFL is again urging a federal judge to avoid interfering in Commissioner Roger Goodell’s efforts to discipline four players for the Saints’ cash-for-hits bounty pool. In a response Wednesday to papers the players filed earlier this week, the NFL says its collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union gives Goodell the [...]