May 19, 2013

NFL to fight anti-gay bias, says N.Y. attorney general

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(Reuters) – The National Football League will step up its efforts to fight discrimination based on sexual orientation, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Wednesday. The action comes after at least three college football players said they had been asked about their sexual orientation during NFL recruitment interviews earlier this year. As a [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Vilma’s defamation suit against Goodell dismissed

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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 [...]

NFL: NFL won’t suspend Suh for low hit on Schaub

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Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions adjusts his face mask while playing the Houston Texans at Ford Field on November 22, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. Houston won the game 34-31. (November 21, 2012 – Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Ndamukong Suh might lose some money for his low blow against [...]

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: Players will oppose Tagliabue for appeals

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(AP) — The players’ union and the four players suspended in the Saints’ bounties case filed motions Wednesday to have former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue removed from hearing their appeals. They asked in U.S. District Court in New Orleans that Tagliabue recuse himself because of a conflict of interest, and also asked for a neutral [...]

NFL: NFLPA cites 1996 bounty program allowed by NFL

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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 [...]

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 [...]

NFL: Payton, Loomis, Vitt may attend Sunday’s Saints game

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Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 30, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (September 29, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The NFL has granted permission for Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis [...]

Goodell agrees to meet with four players in bounty scandal

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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) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Appeals panel overturns player suspensions in Saints bounty case

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Roman Harper #41, Jabari Greer #33 and Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints celebrate breaking up a third down pass during the third quarter of the NFC Divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on January 14, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (January 13, 2012 – Source: Ezra Shaw/Getty [...]