Looks like a Patriots’ fan favorite will be sporting his freshly ‘Pat’ed high-top afro from the rafters of a suite as Bill Belichick releases Tiquan Underwood less than a day before Super Bowl XLVI. In what many describe to be a yet another classless move by Belichick and the New England Patriots, wide receiver Underwood was taken through the motions [...]
Written by: Nick Mingay SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams received death threats from disgruntled fans this week after his two muffed punts cost the team a win and trip to the Super Bowl. After the game, many came out in support of Williams, but others used social media sites to [...]
Written by: Shauna Bannan Joe Paterno, former Penn State University head football coach and admired figure among collegiate sports, whose reputation was shattered amid a child sexual-abuse scandal, died Sunday of complications from lung cancer. The death was announced by his family in a statement Sunday morning. “He died as he lived. He fought hard [...]
By: Barbara J. Ross The cover of Sport’s Illustrated is certainly a coveted photograph. But – there exists an urban legend about “the curse.” The curse is explained that if you are lucky enough to be photographed for that premier photo shoot, then you are doomed to failure in the current season. Let’s examine the [...]
Perhaps the most media publicized player in this NFL season’s draft pick, Dez Bryant will be thrown at by Tony Romo for the first time when Dallas Cowboys start the organized team activities next week and we will get first hand glimpse of his salt and see if he is worth all the gush and [...]
A question on sexual orientation in a recent pre-draft interview by an NFL official raised many eyebrows and a debate over reforming the list of pre-draft questions itself. Cincinnati Bengal’s official asked his prospective draft pick Geno Atkins in the interview if he was straight or gay. Though Federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights [...]
Although his official status remains uncertain, Brett Favre has been known announce his plan of a return for the upcoming season just before training camp in each year since he originally announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers after the 2007 season. In 2009, Favre, 40, enjoyed what was possibly his most successful season [...]
On April 14, former NFL quarterback and second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, Ryan Leaf was fined $20,000 and sentenced to 10 years probation for eight felony drug charges by an Amarillo, Texas judge—including seven counts of “obtaining a controlled substance” through fraudulent means and one count of “delivery of a controlled substance”—according [...]
According to the Associated Press, an official decision is expected to be announced today at 2:00 p.m. ET via press conference by Georgia District Attorney Fred Bright regarding whether Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be criminally charged in a case of an alleged sexual assault at a Milledgeville, Georgia nightclub in early March. Ben [...]
It has been more than five years since the Philadelphia Eagles were led to within a field goal of a Super Bowl victory on the shoulders of all-pro franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb. Despite the Eagles’ resolve which allowed the team to bounce back to achieve their best record since the 2004 season, time and chances [...]