News Stories From The NFL
Source: Jets sign safety Bell for 1 year, $1.4M
Published: 19 May 2012, 10:40 am
Adding veteran depth at safety, the New York Jets agreed to terms Friday with former longtime Miami Dolphins starter Yeremiah Bell, according to a league source. | Details...
Tebow's lawyers threaten to sue T-shirt makers
Published: 18 May 2012, 11:51 pm
Lawyers representing Tim Tebow have issued a cease and desist letter to a T-shirt manufacturer which they say is illegally using the name of the New York Jets quarterback to sell products. | Details...
Loomis: Brees deal must be right for both sides
Published: 18 May 2012, 9:15 pm
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally. | Details...
Ex-Pats LB Johnson: Seau death 'tipping point'
Published: 18 May 2012, 7:15 pm
Junior Seau's death got former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson thinking again about his own career in the NFL and his struggles with post-concussion syndrome after he retired in 2005. | Details...
Source: Former Colts TE Clark visits Patriots
Published: 18 May 2012, 6:54 pm
Free-agent tight end Dallas Clark visited the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to a league source. | Details...
Senser lawyer wants guilty verdicts thrown out
Published: 18 May 2012, 6:25 pm
The attorney for the wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser says his client didn't get a fair trial in a fatal hit-and-run. | Details...
Bears' Marshall learned from NYC club incident
Published: 18 May 2012, 5:02 pm
Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall indicated Friday on ESPN's "First Take" that he has learned from an altercation that occurred outside a New York City nightclub in March that led to an investigation but no criminal charges. | Details...
Bengals sign rookie CB Kirkpatrick to max deal
Published: 18 May 2012, 4:36 pm
The Bengals have signed cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick of Alabama, their top pick in the draft. It's the fastest they've gotten a top pick under contract since 2003. | Details...
NFLPA prez Foxworth mulls end of playing days
Published: 18 May 2012, 4:33 pm
Veteran cornerback Domonique Foxworth says he will likely retire before next season, two months after he was elected president of the NFL players' association. | Details...
Bills lock in another draft pick, inking OT Glenn
Published: 18 May 2012, 3:47 pm
The Buffalo Bills continue locking up their rookie draft class after signing offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, their second-round pick. | Details...
Son is auctioning ex-Giant Taylor's S.B. ring
Published: 18 May 2012, 2:37 pm
Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring is up for auction. | Details...
McCoy agrees to 5-year extension with Eagles
Published: 18 May 2012, 2:22 pm
The Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday agreed to terms with running back LeSean McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017. | Details...
Bucs' Price out amid grief over sister's death
Published: 18 May 2012, 1:25 pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Brian Price missed the team's OTAs this week after being hospitalized for exhaustion and grief in the wake of his sister's death, his agent has told local media. | Details...
Saints' Vilma files defamation suit vs. Goodell
Published: 18 May 2012, 1:01 pm
Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. | Details...
Welker: Talks with Patriots have 'gotten worse'
Published: 17 May 2012, 7:01 pm
Receiver Wes Welker says talks with Patriots have 'gotten worse.' | Details...
News Stories From NCAA Football
Report: Air Force's top RB out amid drug probe
Published: 19 May 2012, 10:45 am
Asher Clark, Air Force's second-leading all-time running back, has been kicked out of school less than a week before graduation as a result of an investigation into illegal drug use, according to a report. | Details...
Report: More detailed Sandusky allegations filed
Published: 19 May 2012, 12:42 am
The state attorney general's office on Friday filed more detailed accusations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a report by the Allentown Morning Call. | Details...
Schlabach: Big 12-SEC bowl sends shockwaves
Published: 18 May 2012, 9:51 pm
The Big 12 and SEC are starting their version of the Rose Bowl. And that's bad news for the ACC and Big East. | Details...
Report: Ohio State self-reported 46 violations
Published: 18 May 2012, 9:36 pm
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. | Details...
QB Olsen, brother of NFL TE, commits to Canes
Published: 18 May 2012, 9:22 pm
ESPN 150 quarterback Kevin Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) gave an oral commitment to Miami on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound four-star prospect chose the Hurricanes over Auburn, South Carolina and Wisconsin. | Details...
Big 12, SEC champs to play New Year's bowl
Published: 18 May 2012, 8:30 pm
The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release. | Details...
Mississippi's Brassell to transfer over eligibility
Published: 18 May 2012, 7:59 pm
Mississippi sophomore Nickolas Brassell has decided to transfer after losing his academic eligibility. | Details...
Official: Boise State reaffirms Big East pledge
Published: 18 May 2012, 4:25 pm
Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad. | Details...
Alabama fan charged for lewd act vs. LSU fan
Published: 18 May 2012, 1:08 pm
An Alabama fan has been charged with sexual battery after authorities say he was captured on video performing a simulated sex act on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship game. | Details...
Trojans land another top running back in Davis
Published: 17 May 2012, 10:46 pm
Two days after the Trojans received a verbal commitment from running back Ty Isaac (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic), USC landed another tailback, as Justin Davis (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln) announced his commitment to the Trojans on Thursday. | Details...
Luck to stay at West Virginia as athletic director
Published: 17 May 2012, 7:14 pm
Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia. | Details...
Alabama to meet West Virginia in 2014 opener
Published: 17 May 2012, 6:59 pm
Alabama and West Virginia will meet for the first time when the two storied football programs open the 2014 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, bowl officials announced on Thursday. | Details...
SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary
Published: 17 May 2012, 6:04 pm
SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately. | Details...
NCAA rules changes include 'stronger' penalties
Published: 17 May 2012, 5:53 pm
The NCAA overhaul of its body of rules may call for the suspension of a head coach whose assistants commit violations, as well as fine a university up to five percent of its annual athletic budget based on the severity of the penalty. | Details...
Irish QB Rees pleads not guilty to four charges
Published: 17 May 2012, 5:21 pm
Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an incident in which police used pepper spray to subdue him after an off-campus party. | Details...