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The city of Oakland has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit trying to recover damages for the Raiders' upcoming move to Las Vegas. The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Raiders, the NFL and the other 31 ...
The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday night after video surfaced that showed the NFL's reigning rushing champion knocking over and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel hallway in February. The team issued a statement shortly after the NFL had ...
NFL to stage four London games in 2019 as U.K. popularity climbs
London will play host to four NFL regular-season games in 2019, an increase of one from this year, with the Jacksonville Jaguars again among the teams playing in England. Two of the matches will be played at Wembley Stadium, which hosted all three NFL London ...
Jim Taylor, the ferocious Hall of Fame fullback who embodied the Green Bay Packers' unstoppable ground game during the Vince Lombardi era and helped the team win four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl, died Saturday. He was 83. He died unexpectedly at a ...
Rams lose top two receivers to concussions in win over Seahawks
Quarterback Jared Goff threw for 321 yards and a touchdown and Todd Gurley scored three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Rams kept their perfect record intact with a nail-biting 33-31 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The unbeaten Rams needed Gurley and Goff to step up ...
Sumo skills applicable on the gridiron, not in the ring
Former top-division wrestler Osunaarashi fell to 45-year-old actor Bob Sapp in his mixed martial arts debut this week. The fight at Saitama Super Arena, which was widely derided online and in the media, slowed to a snail's pace after 30 seconds, and ended with both ...
Nike shares hit record high after ads with racism protester Colin Kaepernick are unveiled
Nike shares have reached an all-time high and online sales have improved following the sporting goods giant's envelope-pushing ad campaign featuring controversial football quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Nike, a member of the blue-chip Dow index, finished at $83.47 on Thursday, its highest-ever closing price, prompting applause ...
One week in and the Browns are still undefeated. Now that's progress. Cleveland ended its 17-game losing streak on Sunday with a 21-21 tie against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who prevented the Browns from getting their first victory since 2016 when linebacker T.J. Watt blocked Zane Gonzalez's ...
Nike launching ad campaign featuring scorned ex-quarterback Colin Kaepernick: reports
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked controversy by kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, will be the face of a Nike Inc. ad campaign for the 30th anniversary of its "Just Do It" motto, according to ESPN on Monday. Kaepernick was ...
Raiders send star pass rusher Khalil Mack to Bears in massive trade
The Chicago Bears spent the offseason loading up to end a string of losing seasons. They just made their biggest move. The Bears acquired star pass rusher Khalil Mack from the Raiders in a massive trade on Saturday that sent two first-round draft picks to ...
ESPN will not broadcast the U.S. national anthem — during which some players have knelt in protest — before its showcase Monday Night Football NFL games this season, network president Jimmy Pitaro said Friday. "We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don't think ...
NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests sparked by Colin Kaepernick and polarized by President Trump, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but requiring them to stand if ...
