Ex-NFL defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth needs kidney transplant
Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth said on social media on Wednesday that he needs a kidney transplant. The 38-year-old Haynesworth posted on Instagram that he's been battling kidney ...
Ex-Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi recovering after second stroke
Former New England Patriots linebacker and ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi is recovering in a Massachusetts hospital after suffering a second stroke. His family said in a statement the 46-year-old suffered the ...
Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton has left arm amputated after car crash
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton suffered multiple injuries in a car crash that required his left arm to be amputated. Sports agent Malki Kawa confirmed the injuries in a tweet ...
Ex-University of Kentucky and New York Giants QB quarterback Jared Lorenzen dies at 38
Jared Lorenzen, a husky left-handed quarterback who set multiple University of Kentucky passing and offensive records before backing up Eli Manning on the New York Giants' Super Bowl-winning 2007 team, has died. He was 38. A release from the school said Lorenzen's family announced his ...
Ezekiel Elliott vows to avoid trouble after meeting with Roger Goodell
Ezekiel Elliott is vowing to avoid incidents similar to a recent one in Las Vegas that forced the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell. Elliott tweeted Tuesday after meeting with Goodell in New York that he had "worked ...
Former Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to domestic violence charge
Former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien, who announced last year that he believes he suffered brain damage while playing in the NFL that caused him to behave violently at times, pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of domestic violence against his wife, Danielle. Rypien ...
Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson to pay for 11-year-old shooting victim's funeral
Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson said he will pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old South Carolina girl who died after someone fired more than 35 shots at her home. News outlets report a family member announced Lawson's contribution Wednesday evening at a vigil ...
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make basic progress like relearning how to run after breaking his right leg. In an interview during a massage at a shopping mall with "The Oh My Goff Show," ...
Josh McCown was sometimes the starting quarterback, often the backup— and always among the most-respected and well-liked players in whatever locker room he was in. And there were many. McCown, who turns 40 on July 4, wrote in a piece for The Players' Tribune posted Monday ...
Noriaki Kinoshita's three touchdowns hand Obic third straight Pearl Bowl title
Evergreen wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita caught three touchdown passes from Skyler Howard and was named the game's MVP as the Obic Seagulls won their third straight Pearl Bowl Final with a 31-15 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Monday at Tokyo Dome. The Seagulls became ...
Former pro football player Kellen Winslow Jr. will be retried after a jury convicted him of raping a homeless woman but failed to agree on eight other criminal charges, including the rape of a 54-year-old hitchhiker and an unconscious teen in 2003, California prosecutors ...
Pat Bowlen, the Denver Broncos owner who transformed the team from also-rans into NFL champions and helped the league usher in billion-dollar TV deals, has died. He was 75. In a statement on the team's website, Bowlen's family said he died late Thursday night at ...
