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NFL Probes Jets' Harassment of Mexican Reporter

Footballs, Catcalls Greeted Pretty Broadcaster

(Newser) - The NFL has launched an investigation into treatment of a pretty TV reporter from Mexico who became the target of catcalls and footballs hurled at her during Jets practice while she was working on a story about quarterback Mark Sanchez. Team general manager Mike Tannebaum was meeting with a representative...

Patriots Hand Brady NFL's Top Contract

Hopefully check takes sting out of auto accident

(Newser) - The "Golden Boy" got a golden ticket yesterday, turning around what had threatened to be a rather crappy day. Just hours after a two-car accident earned him a brief ride in an ambulance, the Patriots awarded Tom Brady a new four-year deal that will make him the highest-paid player...

NFL Probes Chatroulette Sex Tape

Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes linked to video

(Newser) - NFL officials are investigating a sex tape ostensibly starring New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes on Chatroulette. On the tape , shopped around by a Chatroulette viewer, a naked man who looks like Spikes appears on a bed in a hotel room with a woman, and the two have oral sex....

Ocho Cinco Slapped With $25K Tweet Fine

Player fined '2 Bugatti payments' for in-game tweets

(Newser) - Chad Ocho Cinco has been fined $25,000 for giving fans 140-character updates during preseason games last Friday. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver sent his 1.1 million Twitter followers two messages during his team's 22-9 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The league fined him for possession of an electronic...

Lions Fan, 63, Walks 425 Miles to Inspire Team

Joe Paquette Jr. walks to team's front door, bringing 'sisu'

(Newser) - A 63-year-old Lions fans walked 425 miles to training camp, aiming to inspire his team to reach new heights this season, the Detroit News reports. Joe Paquette Jr. says he made the trip from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to a Detroit suburb to give the Lions a little "sisu"—...

Victoria's Secret Slights Saints, Enrages Fans

Champions excluded from NFL undies collection

(Newser) - Victoria's Secret has enraged Louisiana's female football fans—reputedly some of the most intense around—by excluding the New Orleans Saints from its Pink NFL lineup, Advertising Age reports. Not only are the defending Super Bowl champs missing, but the line does include the Boston Red Sox, which was not...

Hall of Fame Inducts Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith

A legendary night in Canton

(Newser) - Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith can stop the chase now. Linked as the NFL's leading receiver and rusher, two of the greatest players football has seen entered the Hall of Fame last night. Both admitted their destinies are fulfilled. "This is finally it," Rice said. "There are...

Hey NFL, You're Hypocrites on Wine
 Hey NFL, You're 
 Hypocrites on Wine 
opinion
Jul 7, 2010 5:36 PM CDT

Hey NFL, You're Hypocrites on Wine

It love beer but stifles its own player/vintners

(Newser) - The NFL is two-faced when it comes to alcohol, writes Joshua Green at at the Atlantic . The game is nearly synonymous with beer and yet it "has piously forbidden players from endorsing alcoholic beverages." This is a problem because, as unlikely as it sounds, the game has its...

Carrie Prejean Tries 'Opposite Marriage'

Ex-Miss California Weds Oakland Raiders Quarterback

(Newser) - Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean tied the knot with Oakland Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller Friday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The dethroned beauty queen, a high-profile opponent of same-sex marriage who was stripped of her crown after the release of risqué photos and racy videos , employed extensive security for...

NFL's 'Air Coryell' Dead at 85
 NFL's 'Air Coryell' Dead at 85 
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Jul 2, 2010 6:35 AM CDT

NFL's 'Air Coryell' Dead at 85

He was an architect of the modern offense

(Newser) - Don Coryell, one of the founding fathers of the modern passing game, has died. He was 85. The San Diego Chargers confirmed Coryell died yesterday at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in suburban La Mesa.The team did not release the cause of death, but Coryell has been in poor health for...

Former NFL Star's Toddler Drowns in Family's Hot Tub

Death of Randall Cunningham's son looks to be an accident

(Newser) - The 2-year-old son of former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham died yesterday after being found floating in the family's hot tub. Christian was discovered around 4:30pm by a woman who was at Cunningham's Las Vegas home; he was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. Police say...

NFL Rookie Hurt in Car Crash: I'll Play Again

Giants' Chad Jones plans to return despite severe leg injury

(Newser) - Chad Jones, the New York Giants rookie so severely injured in a car crash that doctors feared he might lose his left foot, is vowing to play football again, his father tells the New York Post . "It's already a miracle, so we're just going to take that miracle and...

NFL Draft Pick May Lose Foot After Car Wreck

Giants rookie Chad Jones in surgery in New Orleans

(Newser) - Chad Jones, a New York Giants draft pick who was a two-sport star at LSU, is in guarded condition and in danger of losing his left foot after a car accident early this morning in New Orleans, the Shreveport Times reports. Jones, a safety who entered the draft after his...

NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting
NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting
Jun 22, 2010 2:46 PM CDT

NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting

Ex-Ravens long snapper Joe Maese fulfills lifelong dream

(Newser) - Plenty of little boys want to be football players when they grow up, and many dream of becoming firefighters. Joe Maese has gotten to do both. "Even when I played in the NFL, I eventually couldn't see myself doing anything different than I do now," the former Raven...

Bundle Up: Super Bowl Coming to New Jersey

New Meadowlands will host 2014 championship

(Newser) - Break out the parkas—the 2014 Super Bowl will be held in New Jersey and it won't be indoors. NFL owners have voted to put the championship game in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands stadium that's about to become home to the New York Jets and Giants. And no,...

Supreme Court: NFL Is 32 Teams, Not Single Entity

Supremes eschew league's move to get broad antitrust protection

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today turned away the NFL's request for broad antitrust law protection, ruling that the league can be considered 32 separate teams—not one big business—when it comes to selling branded jerseys and caps. The high court unanimously reversed a lower court ruling against an antitrust suit...

LT's Defense: No Sex, Just Masturbation

Oh, and that condom wasn't his

(Newser) - It’s not often that NFL stars will publicize their masturbatory habits, but in Lawrence Taylor’s case, the alternative is statutory rape. The former Giant's defense against allegations that he raped a 16-year-old girl will be that he didn’t actually have sex with her. Instead, a source tells...

I Don't Want to Ruin LT's Rep: Victim

She's not sure NFL great should go to jail

(Newser) - The 16-year-old at the center of the rape charges against Lawrence Taylor didn’t recognize the NFL great when she entered his hotel room—but now she says she’s “a huge Giant fan” and not so sure he should go to jail. “I used to look up...

Lawrence Taylor Charged With Rape of 16-Year-Old

Cops arrest ex-Giants star; he faces felony

(Newser) - Football great Lawrence Taylor was arrested today and charged with third-degree rape, after allegedly having sex with a16-year-old girl. Police say the incident took place earlier today at a hotel in Montebello, New York, the Daily News reports. Taylor is currently in jail, and will be arraigned this afternoon.

The Dirty Details of Big Ben's Bad Behavior

Shots for underage girls, crude comments, 'Clinton sex'

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger has led Pittsburgh’s beloved Steelers to two Super Bowl victories—but even a die-hard fan with a tattoo of Big Ben says, “It's to the point where he's embarrassing the franchise.” Sports Illustrated takes an extensive look at Roethlisberger’s most recent accusation of sexual...

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