Rodgers wants to play as long as Brady
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to take the same path as Tom Brady, still flinging footballs and chasing championships at age 40. He knows he might have […]
Goodell wants league to look deeply into catch rule
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Goodell wants to see the mystery of the NFL’s catch rule solved, and he’s ensured that the process has begun. The commissioner said at his annual […]
Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3 billion
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games. Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of […]
Alex Smith headed to Washington in flurry of NFL news surrounding QB
A flurry of news has come out of the NFL surrounding quarterback Alex Smith. First, Washington sent a 2018 third-round pick and a, so far, unnamed player, to Kansas City […]
Madden NFL 18 predicts Patriots win Super Bowl again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Go ahead and take the New England Patriots to win their sixth Super Bowl title with Tom Brady to earn his fifth MVP award. Those are the […]
It’s back? WWE’s McMahon resurrecting XFL
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The XFL is no longer an ex-football league. The sexed-up, second-rate football league formed as the early 2000s brainchild of WWE ringleader Vince McMahon is set […]
NBA: Sports leagues deserve a cut of sports betting revenue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The NBA and other professional athletic leagues deserve a cut of the proceeds if legalized sports betting expands across the country, a league executive told New […]
NFL establishes owner-player committee on social justice
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has established a player-owner committee focusing on social and racial justice initiatives that Commissioner Roger Goodell cautions is just a start, with lots of […]
NFL rejects veterans group’s ad for Super Bowl program
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem. NFL […]
Fans Behaving Badly: Pats, Eagles bring out worst in fans
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Binge drinking for hours in stadium parking lots, a few Philly fans flexed their beer muscles with throws that were as on point as Nick Foles connecting […]