In the New York State House and U.S. Congress, lawmakers try to put an end to the league’s tax-exempt status. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Two days before the 49th Super Bowl, the NFL is being challenged on its status as a tax-exempt nonprofit in Congress and the New York State Senate.State Sen. Brad Hoylman, who represents Manhattan's 27th District — where the NFL's headquarters is located — presented a bill to the state Senate on Friday, asking...
Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 1, 2015
Featuring Tom Brady, who was busy with three boys of his own. Till the one day when the lady met this fellow. That’s the way we all became the Brady bunch. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Kiebus & Logan: Where is the Super Bowl being played? Tanner: Aren't they all played in Hawaii? Isn't that why John Madden can never go? He's afraid of flying. Is that right?Kiebus & Logan note: Close, just about 2,900 miles off. Super Bowl XLIX is in...
A 20-year-old Seahawks fan got the surprise of his life when he delivered lunch to the Legion of Boom. Austin Calhoun spoke with BuzzFeed News. instagram.com Last week, Dominos Pizza employee Austin Calhoun pulled up to Richard Sherman's home to deliver a stack of pizzas. The 20-year-old Seattle-area native immediately noticed that this was a moment unlike the previous two times he'd delivered to the mansion in Maple Valley, Washington.Those previous deliveries were during away game weeks, and Sherman's girlfriend, Ashley Moss, was the one accepting...
Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 1, 2015
Super Bowl XLIX is this Sunday, and the champions will be awarded the crown jewel of the NFL, the Super Bowl ring.Super Bowl I - Green Bay Packers Jan. 15, 1967 - Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA.Kansas City Chiefs - 10Green Bay Packers - 35 Courtesy of the National Football League Super Bowl II - Green Bay Packers Jan. 14, 1968 - Orange Bowl, Miami, FL.Green Bay Packers - 33Oakland Raiders - 14Courtesy of the National Football League Super Bowl...
Everything you didn’t know you needed to know about this year’s big game. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll might be a 9/11 truther. During a meeting with retired four-star general Peter Chiarelli, the Seahawks coach reportedly pressed the former high-ranking military official on most 9/11 conspiracy theories — particularly on whether or not a plane actually hit the Pentagon.larrybrownsports.com Seahawks star quarterback...
Now THIS is how you make a hype video.All y'all haters can sit this one out. This is for Texas fans only. Fans who know there's work to be done, but still show up early, get loud, and stay late. Via youtu.be And this is for all future Longhorn football players... Via youtu.be This isn't a motivational video. This is a message. And the message is simple: This is The University of Texas and we're not laying down a blueprint, we're laying down bricks....
Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 1, 2015
A new study from researchers at Boston University draws a link between youth football and diminished cognitive ability. Kena Krutsinger / Getty Images A new study from the Boston Universtiy School of Medicine confirms a relationship between tackle football played by children younger than 12 and impaired brain development later in life.The study was done on 42 former NFL players between the ages of 40 and 69 who were divided into two groups: Those...
Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 1, 2015
Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were convicted Tuesday of raping an unconscious woman in a dorm room in 2013. Brandon Vandenburg at court.Mark Humphrey / AP Photo The men were each charged with five counts of rape, and two counts of sexual battery for a 2013 incident in which they raped an unconscious 21-year-old student.Vandenburg took photos and videos of the incident, which were recovered and shown to jurors during the two-week trial.The men...
The notoriously recalcitrant Seattle Seahawk staid true to tight-lipped form on Tuesday. Money Lynch is fed up with the NFL treating him like an ATM.During Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday, Marshawn Lynch answered every question with the same response: "I'm just here so I won't get fined." Twitter: @xmasape Lynch's teammates — especially Richard Sherman — have supported Lynch's refusal to bow to nonsensical NFL policies. youtube.com View Entire...
Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 1, 2015
This is not a drill: Bill Belichick wore a suit.During the AFC Championship, during which the NFL confiscated and investigated 12 footballs used by the Patriots, Bill Belichick stuck to his usual uniform of an ill-fitting sweatsuit and Dad Socks. Jim Rogash / Getty Images Multimillionaire and one of the greatest strategic minds of our generation? Or your grad school boyfriend braving the laundromat on a Sunday? Getty Images Jim Rogash Victory was...
Robert Kraft was a surprise opening act for the Patriots’ first press appearance for the Super Bowl.Shortly after landing in Arizona — and narrowly missing a blizzard in New England — the Patriots held a news conference in which they addressed the ball deflation scandal. Twitter: @BR_NFL Patriots owner Robert Kraft — who made a surprise appearance before coach Bill Belichick — doubled down on the team's assertion that the footballs were under-inflated...
It’s unclear, though, if the person of interest committed any wrongdoing, sources told FOX Sports. David Butler Ii / Usa Today Sports The league determined that 11 of the 12 footballs the Patriots used while playing the Indianapolis Colts were under-inflated by a significant amount.The Patriots ended up winning the game 45-7.Under-inflated footballs can provide a competitive advantage because they're easier to grip and throw.The first under-inflated...
“I want to be out of time out,” the disgraced cyclist told the BBC. BBC News / Via bbc.com Lance Armstrong would choose to dope again if he were faced with the same drug culture he says existed in cycling in the 1990s, the disgraced cyclist told the BBC.In his first television interview since publicly admitting to Oprah Winfrey in Jan. 2013 that he used performance enhancing drugs extensively during his career, Armstrong told the BBC that he would...
New commissioner Rob Manfred has big ideas for how to make games quicker and more action-packed.Meet Rob Manfred, baseball's tenth commissioner. Manfred takes the helm from Bud Selig, who retired after 22 years in charge of the game. Patrick McDermott / Getty Images • Make the pace of games quicker and make games shorter.• Bolster youth involvement in baseball to grow a new generation of fans and increase diversity in the sport.• Guide it back toward...
Chủ Nhật, 25 tháng 1, 2015
IT’S STILL REAL TO US DAMNIT!People are going to tell you it's fake the second they find out you're a fan. NBC No seriously, you're going to hear it a lot. "Oh you're a fan? You know it's fake right?"SONY Eventually you just act surprised when they tell you. "Oh really? Go on! Tell me more oh wise one!"WWE So to counter this you show them how "fake" it actually is... WWE View Entire List...
Thứ Bảy, 24 tháng 1, 2015
Banks was a legendary home run hitter and the first black baseball player on the Chicago Cubs. Chicago Cubs infielder Ernie Banks is pictured in 1967. (AP Photo/Harold Filan)AP Banks joined the Cubs in 1953 and went on to earn the nickname "Mr. Cub." His career was marked by an array of successes over 19 seasons: he hit 512 home runs and 1,636 RBIs; he was an 11-time all star; and in 1977, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.Banks still...
Over the years, photographers for the magazine have captured the greatest moments in sports."There was a decision made through the company to restructure various departments, including at Sports Illustrated," Sports Illustrated director of photography Brad Smith told the National Press Photographers Association. "Unfortunately economic circumstances are such that it has cut the six staff photographers."Robert Beck, Simon Bruty, Bill Frakes, David...
The Seahawks running back is locked in an expensive battle with the NFL that is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. The NFL’s struggle with how to punish players for non-football behavior. Christian Petersen / Getty Images At least Marshawn Lynch is consistent.Marshawn Lynch again is being fined for grabbing his crotch after scoring a monster touchdown during the NFC Championship game and will be fined once again for refusing to speak to the media...
The NFL also hired a forensic analysis firm to review video and digital evidence related to deflate-gate. Jim Rogash / Getty Images The National Football League on Friday said that a preliminary investigation found that the New England Patriots user under-inflated footballs during the first half of their AFC Championship victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday."While the evidence thus far supports the conclusion that footballs that were under-inflated...
Thứ Sáu, 23 tháng 1, 2015
A data analyst crunched the numbers for games dating back to 2000.He analyzed each team in the league, then plotted them in a chart.The results are, to say the least, interesting: The orange line shows the average number of plays teams run between fumbles: The Eagles anchor the league with one fumble every 76 plays, the Patriots lead with one fumble every 187 plays. Their nearest competitor, the Houston Texans, fumble once every 140 plays.The blue...
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