U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on Wednesday criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his handling of domestic abuse cases involving football players, including Ray Rice.
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The NFL says former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Ravens running back Ray Rice.
Last Saturday we played Northern Colorado at home and had a really good opening series on both sides. We played a little rattled from there, but I have to say that the crowd was great and we were excited to see everyone out there supporting us.
The San Francisco 49ers suspended veteran broadcaster Ted Robinson on Wednesday night for two upcoming games following comments this week to a San Francisco radio station about the Ray Rice domestic violence case that were deemed insensitive.
Drew Hare’s performance at Northwestern earned him the starting quarterback job for Northern Illinois. Now the Rebels need to prevent a repeat performance.
A handful of college football teams won’t be sporting their usual uniforms in this week’s games as they pay tribute to Sept. 11 with special patriotic uniforms.
A former exotic dancer has filed a harassment suit seeking at least $1 million from Jerry Jones, claiming the Dallas Cowboys owner sexually assaulted her five years ago.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he believes the NFL should have stuck with its original discipline of Ray Rice, saying the league was overly influenced by new video showing Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator.
Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula took a highly aggressive approach by bidding an NFL-record $1.4 billion to get the Buffalo Bills and keep them in western New York.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for violating terms of his probation.
Janay Rice is standing by her husband, and blames media and public response to a video released Tuesday in which the woman was knocked out by Ray Rice for creating a nightmare.
Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the NFL for domestic violence will cost him income from endorsements in addition to his $4 million in salary.
The Lions and Cardinals came out on top in the opening pair of Monday Night Football games.
The tweet was one of thousands on Monday that offered an opinion about a woman-beater/running back being released from his NFL team and suspended by the league indefinitely. It read: “The Ravens didn’t release Ray Rice when they saw this video. They released Ray Rice when YOU saw this video. Remember that.”
The NCAA Executive Committee said on Monday it would ease sanctions imposed in 2012 on Pennsylvania State University’s football program as punishment for the school’s involvement in the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal.
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