NFL plans to hire up to 24 full-time game officials
NEW YORK — The NFL will hire up to 24 full-time game officials. The league will begin hiring between 21 and 24 full-time officials from among the current roster of […]
Safety in numbers: Depth gives Packers more versatility on D
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Josh Jones is listed as a safety on the Green Bay Packers roster, though he eventually he might be better known as a jack-of-all-trades player. The […]
Manziel hopes to stay in sports, maybe as college coach
Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel wants to remain in the sports world, possibly as a college coach. In an interview with Outkick the Coverage at the International Football Betting Conference […]
Sports study: High school athletes not being fully protected
NEW YORK — A high school sports study conducted by the Korey Stringer Institute shows that many individual states are not fully implementing key safety guidelines to protect athletes from […]
ESPN, facing headwinds, might still reverse its slide
NEW YORK — Two years ago, Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged that ESPN, long a major profit center for Disney, was shedding subscribers. On Tuesday, Disney announced a plan intended […]
Bucks G-League team, Wisconsin Herd, names first head coach
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Wisconsin Herd has named Jordan Brady as the team’s first head coach. The Herd is the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Oshkosh-based […]
Home run king Bonds says he wishes he’d played 1 more year
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds so badly wanted to play one final season. On the 10th anniversary of breaking baseball’s all-time home run mark, Bonds told The Associated Press on […]
Vikings RB Latavius Murray activated from PUP list
MANKATO, Minn. — Latavius Murray was finally on the practice field in purple. Riley Reiff was back to work, too. And with that, two of the Minnesota Vikings’ most important […]
Kicker Mason Crosby, Packers look to get leg up on FGs
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hitting field goals in the NFL comes down to more than just making a strong, accurate kick. The snap must be on target, while the holder […]
Column: Kaepernick unemployed, but at least Cutler has a job
Jay Cutler has a job playing quarterback. Colin Kaepernick doesn’t. Gotta hand it to the bigwigs who run the NFL: When they blackball a guy for taking a courageous stand […]