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This is personal. Very personal. It has been since the mid-1980s, when Ray Anderson first met Darryl Stingley.
Anderson was standing. Stingley was in a wheelchair.
At the time, Anderson worked for a Boston-based sports agent who represented Stingley. About seven years earlier, Stingley, while playing receiver for the New England Patriots, paid a severe price for [...]
Head coach Bobby Petrino’s resignation Tuesday is another Falcons embarrassment in a year full of them. Atlanta hired Petrino away from Louisville in January despite his NFL inexperience and the recent failings of ballyhooed college coaches who have tried making the transition like Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier and Butch Davis.
Petrino recently said “all his plans” [...]
Nashville, TN — Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher took offense to claims by the San Diego Chargers that he ordered a “hit” on star linebacker Shawne Merriman during Sunday’s game.
Merriman suffered a sprained ligament in his left knee against the Titans and will miss this Sunday’s game against the Lions. Merriman said teammates told him [...]
Bradie James’ motivation to beat the Detroit Lions goes way beyond the obvious. James, Dallas’ defensive captain, wants to send the Lions to their fifth-straight loss to also teach quarterback Jon Kitna a lesson. James is taking the game personally because of what he said were “classless” comments Kitna made in January after the Lions [...]
The 17-year-old suspect in the death of Sean Taylor was accused Tuesday of firing the shot that killed the Washington Redskins safety.
A Miami-Dade grand jury identified Eric Rivera as the gunman in its indictment.
Rivera and his three co-defendants were indicted by the grand jury on charges of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary.
Charles Wardlow, 18; [...]
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died, a day after he was shot at home. He was 24.
Family friend Richard Sharpstein said Taylor’s father told him the news around 5:30 a.m.
“His father called and said he was with Christ and he cried and thanked me,” said Sharpstein, Taylor’s former lawyer. “It’s a tremendously sad and [...]
Larry Johnson stepped from the white luxury car with shiny rims and strode across the parking lot, making his way past a pair of whispering, giggling girls at the entrance of the restaurant.
The Kansas City running back slapped hands with a few fans, then made his way down some steps to a seat next to [...]
Ricky Williams stood at a window in the Miami Dolphins‘ player lounge and watched the start of practice as he chomped on an apple, so close to an NFL return he could taste it.
Coach Cam Cameron decided Thursday to welcome Williams back, and he’ll be on the field starting with Monday’s workout. His first game [...]
Ricky Williams was reinstated by the NFL on Wednesday after being suspended for more than 18 months, and the winless Miami Dolphins may welcome him back.
2002 league rushing champion was scheduled to fly to South Florida for a physical on Thursday and meet with Miami coach Cam Cameron, said Williams’ agent, Leigh Steinberg.
The first-year Dolphins [...]
Travis Henry has convinced coach Mike Shanahan he’s not a pothead. Now he’ll take his case to the NFL.
The Denver Broncos‘ troubled tailback is trying to keep the league from suspending him over the results of a drug test earlier this season. He’ll present his case to the NFL in Phoenix on Friday.
If he’s unsuccessful, [...]
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