May 22, 2013

Rugby Roundup: Northampton 6-16 Saracens

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Northampton (3) 6 Pens: Myler, Lamb Saracens (10) 16 Tries: Goode Cons: Farrell Pens: Farrell 3 (PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Saracens knocked Northampton off the top of the Premiership with a businesslike win at Franklin’s Gardens. Owen Farrell and Stephen Myler exchanged three points early on before Alex Goode crossed for the only try [...]

NFL: Goodell wants bounty meeting with players soon

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WASHINGTON (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to meet with the players whose bounty suspensions were temporarily lifted “as soon as possible.” Appearing at a hearing on Capitol Hill, Goodell noted Wednesday that the league “offered several times to have them come in as part of the hearing process, the CBA process, and I hope [...]

State Police: No evidence of Saints wiretapping

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State Police investigators have found no evidence that the Saints or general manager Mickey Loomis rigged Superdome wiring so opposing coaches’ radio communications could be intercepted. “This has been an intensive investigation, and after numerous interviews we have determined that there is no evidence that state laws have been violated,” [...]

NFL: Vilma’s hearing ends; no decision on temporary restraining order

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Jonathan Vilma and seven witnesses testified Thursday that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell got his facts wrong in the bounty scandal, a federal judge decided against making an immediate ruling on whether the suspended Saints’ linebacker could temporarily return to work. Regardless of the outcome, the hearing gave Vilma and several [...]

NFL: Roger Goodell files motion to dismiss Jonathan Vilma’s suit

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has filed a motion to dismiss defamation claims made against him by suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma in connection with the league’s bounty investigation. The motion filed Thursday comes in response to claims Vilma made in a lawsuit filed in May in federal court in New Orleans. [...]

NFL: Former Saints fullback Mike Karney calls organization ‘evil’

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By Tim Heitman, US PRESSWIRE (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — It’s not clear whether former Saints fullback Mike Karney was a target of a Saints bounty or not. He was featured in a power point slide that was part of bounty evidence revealed by the NFL, but the content seems to denigrate his contributions rather [...]

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, [...]

NFL Warren Sapp: Jeremy Shockey is Saints bounty ‘snitch’

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp says he’s “heard” who the whistle-blower in the Saints bounty case is. When a Twitter follower of the former NFL player guessed Jeremy Shockey, Sapp responded, “BINGO!” Shockey, a former tight end in New Orleans from 2008-2010, would have witnessed the first two years of [...]

NFL free agency: Thursday’s moves

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The NFL free agent market continues to do business at a brisk pace. Keep checking back with The Huddle — this post will be updated — to track the comings and goings. MORE MARKET MOVES: Wednesday | Tuesday Thursday’s rumors: Tennessee owner Bud Adams ready to make QB Peyton Manning [...]

NFL: New England Patriots / Offense First

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — The New England Patriots are trying to do something that, best I can tell, has never been done in NFL history. They are trying to become the first outdoor team to win a Super Bowl with a great offense and a lousy defense, at least by the statistics. I have no [...]