PhatzRadio - A New Voice In Sports Talk Radio With Rock, Jazz, Soul, R&B Music
DALLAS (AP) — Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died Tuesday. He was 82. Susie Wiles, Summerall’s daughter, said her father died in Dallas. ”He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father,” Wiles said. ”I know he will be greatly [...]
(Former NFL RB Dorsey Levens consoles Mary Ann Easterling, the widow of former NFL player Ray Easterling. Matt Rourke/AP) (PhatzRadio / Reuters / AP) —- Lawyers argued in federal court on Tuesday over whether 4,200 former NFL players can sue the league over brain injuries or whether the issue should be decided under the players’ [...]
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during a press conference in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII.(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — ESPN The Magazine’s Don Van Natta Jr. has written a lengthy takeout on the reign of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, providing some compelling details about what makes the league’s No. 1 [...]
J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans looks on against the Cincinnati Bengals during their AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at Reliant Stadium on January 5, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (January 4, 2013 – Source: Scott Halleran/Getty Images North America) HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and [...]
Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings hurdles one of his linemen while rushing against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome on December 16, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. (December 15, 2012 – Source: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — The epic seasons being turned in by Minnesota running [...]
NFL player Plaxico Burress watches a game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Arena on April 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (April 9, 2012 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Veteran receiver Plaxico Burress is in New England for a workout with the Patriots. A [...]
(Reuters) – Tissue from the brain of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, has been sent to the National Institutes of Health for analysis amid growing concerns over the long-term effects of football-related head injuries. The brain sample was sent to the NIH, the U.S. government’s primary biomedical research [...]
NEW YORK (AP) Scores of lawsuits involving thousands of former players touched by concussions and brain injuries have been consolidated into one master complaint, setting up a massive and potentially costly case for the NFL. Lawyers for the players filed the complaint Thursday in Philadelphia, accusing the NFL of hiding information that linked football-related head [...]
Former NFL player Warren Sapp (R) attends EA SPORTS Madden Bowl Kicks off the Bud Light Hotel at the Bud Light Hotel on February 2, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 1, 2012 – Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images North America) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Former NFL star Warren Sapp owes more than $6.7 million [...]
(PhatzRadio / AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a memo to all 32 teams threatening “significant discipline” to anyone caught leaking confidential information gathered on draft prospects to the public. The Associated Press obtained the memo, which was sent on Wednesday night after reports that LSU defensive back Morris Claiborne allegedly scored poorly [...]
Canadian Football News Horse Racing News
