NFL
Belichick Won’t Discuss Brady’s Health
Thursday, January 24th, 2008New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick stayed true to form Thursday, refusing to discuss Tom Brady’s health a few days after the quarterback was photographed limping in New York with a cast on his right foot.
“I don’t have any comment on it,” he said in a news conference before the Patriots held their first practice […]
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Vinny Testaverde isn’t finished yet — even at age 43. The Carolina Panthers, desperate for a backup quarterback with Jake Delhomme out for the season, signed Testaverde to a one-year deal on Wednesday.
Testaverde, the No. 1 overall pick by Tampa Bay in the 1987 draft, is joining his sixth franchise. He has played in 226 […]
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Atlanta Falcons will try to convince an arbitrator the team deserves a refund on up to $22 million in bonus money paid to quarterback Michael Vick.
The Falcons will be represented Thursday by team president and general manager Rich McKay and three more team officials in the private hearing in Philadelphia.
“I don’t expect it will […]
Patriots Send NFL All Requested Material
Friday, September 21st, 2007The NFL has received and destroyed all materials it requested from the New England Patriots concerning videotaping of opponents’ sidelines, and a league spokesman said the team was unlikely to face any further sanctions. An NFL statement Thursday said the team was in compliance with a request for tapes and other documents. “The Patriots have […]
Bills’ Everett Moves to Texas Hospital
Friday, September 21st, 2007Kevin Everett was transferred Friday to a Houston hospital to begin the next phase of his rehabilitation, less than two weeks after the Buffalo Bills tight end sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
The ambulance that took Everett to Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital was followed by a town car with two women inside, both wearing Everett […]
Donovan McNabb Doesn’t Regret Black QBs Comments
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Donovan McNabb smiled when a reporter asked for his opinion on the upcoming opponent and pumped his fist when the next question was about his poor start. Once the topic switched to McNabb’s comment about black quarterbacks, his mood changed quickly.
In a bizarre interview that ended with McNabb walking off the podium at the Philadelphia […]
OJ Out on Bail
Thursday, September 20th, 2007O.J. Simpson slipped back into familiar territory early Thursday — not just the humidity of South Florida, but into the center of a media cavalcade fixated on a robbery case that could imprison him for life.In the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, he refused to answer reporters’ questions about the case, though girlfriend Christine Prody answered a […]
OJ Faces Kidnapping Charges
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007OJ Simpson is set to appear in court in connection with an armed robbery involving sport memorabilia.
The former American football star is charged with 10 offences, including kidnapping, following the incident at the Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday night.
Simpson, 60, is being held without bail in Clark County Detention Centre and faces […]
OJ Simpson - Behind the Scenes of His Arrest
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Monday, September 17
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Monday began with a bang, even though we started while most of “Sin City” was still out and about, enjoying the bright lights and all-night parties. At the courthouse around 2 a.m. Vegas time, there was a feeling that the big story had come to town and that O.J. […]
Buffalo Bills Tight End Kevin Everett has Surgery for Spinal Injury
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett had surgery Sunday after injuring his spine on a kickoff against the Denver Broncos, and there is concern about whether he will be able to walk again.
“He’s had some sparse movement,” Everett’s agent Brian Overstreet told The Associated Press in a phone interview late Sunday.
“The next couple of […]