Mike McCarthy gets a chance with second iconic team in Cowboys
Mike McCarthy didn't take long before mentioning that his Super Bowl title came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The former Green Bay coach then quickly added that he was ready to win his next championship with the Cowboys, who are going on 25 ...
U.S. professional sports leagues struck out in their quest for a cut of sports betting money by claiming they needed payments to help protect the integrity of games. They also fumbled an attempt to claim a share of betting proceeds by saying the games are ...
Christian McCaffrey's versatility and superb statistics helped him to a rare double: The Carolina Panthers running back has made The Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team at two positions. McCaffrey rushed for 1,387 yards and 15 touchdowns while catching a phenomenal 116 passes for 1,005 yards ...
Josh Allen makes big jump in second year for playoff-bound Bills
Whatever bad memories Bills quarterback Josh Allen had of his first and only NFL game at Houston have been pushed aside some 14 months later. There's no need to remind the second-year player of leaving the game in the third quarter with a sprained throwing ...
The NFC West will be decided Sunday night in the NFL's final game of the regular season. Too bad only one of the participants has anything close to its full team. San Francisco (12-3) visits Seattle and the winner takes the division and possibly even ...
Former Seagulls star Kevin Jackson hopes to see Japanese players thrive at Hula Bowl
Kevin Jackson, one of the most successful U.S. players to have ever competed in Japan's football scene, is concerned about the lack of chances local players have to compete abroad with the ambition of one day playing in the sport's motherland. He hopes late ...
Machino pursues historic path to reach NFL
Tomoya Machino is not the first Japanese player to set the lofty goal of becoming an NFL player. There have been others in the past who had been labeled as "the player closest to the NFL," and tried to reach the game's premier circuit. What ...
Receiver Antonio Brown plans grievances against Raiders, Patriots
The Oakland Raiders may be done with Antonio Brown, but it appears he is not yet done with them. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Friday that Brown is working on a "potential grievance" against the Raiders, attempting to recoup some of the $30 million in guaranteed ...
Tony Romo aims to become first $10 million-a-year analyst: report
Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned TV commentator, is reportedly seeking to become the first $10 million-a-year sports analyst. Romo's representatives are pursuing a contract extension from CBS Sports that would pay him eight figures annually, according to the Sporting News, which cited ...
Jon Gruden confirms Derek Carr will be starting QB for Raiders
Amid rumors and speculation that the Oakland Raiders could be looking to move on from Derek Carr, coach Jon Gruden said Monday that Carr's status is set for 2019. "Yeah. He's going to be our quarterback," Gruden said in an interview with NFL Network from ...
Rumors swirl as Steelers prepare to deal receiver Antonio Brown
The Pittsburgh Steelers might be ready to trade wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Buffalo Bills. Or maybe not. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Thursday night that the Steelers were closing in on a deal to send the disgruntled wideout to Buffalo. However, Brown soon replied to ...
NFL executives are studying the possibility of adding a "sky judge" to help protect officials from botched calls such as the one that denied the New Orleans Saints a berth in last month's Super Bowl. Troy Vincent, the NFL executive vice president of football operations, ...
