Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when the talented but troubled diva had worn out his welcome…
Boy dies after collapsing during football practice
Officials say a 13-year-old western Michigan boy who collapsed during practice has died. Saranac Community Schools 7th grader Skylar Lasby collapsed Wednesday evening during a non-contact drill and was flown…
Suspended Browns RB Hunt won’t be with team during ban
Kareem Hunt will have to spend his NFL suspension isolated from his team. The suspended Browns running back, who must serve an eight-game ban for physical altercations, will not be…
Retired NFL fullback Le’Ron McClain says his ‘brain is crazy,’ blames football
Retired NFL fullback Le’Ron McClain went on a Twitter tirade over the weekend, begging the league for help as he allegedly battles with severe brain-related injuries as a result from…
Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane head into the new season with more questions than answers
By the time Zidane had been reappointed in March, two other managers — Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari — had been and gone in the blink of an eye. Fast…
Former NFL running back, University of Texas star Cedric Benson dies at 36
Cedric Benson, a former NFL running back and fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, died in Austin over the weekend. He was 36. Interested in NFL? Add NFL…
Black teens fundraising for high school football team held at gunpoint by white woman: Police
Four black teenagers in Arkansas were forced to the ground and held at gunpoint by a white woman as they were trying to fundraise for their football team, police and…
Manchester City cruises past West Ham in Premier League opener
A Raheem Sterling hat-trick helped Pep Guardiola’s side cruise past West Ham 5-0, which means City has now won its season opener for nine consecutive years. It was also an…
Disgraced NFL star loses bid to undo plea deal in rape case
Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper’s attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal and 18-year prison sentence in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge.…
USWNT advances to Women’s World Cup final after narrow win over England
England’s Ellen White had negated Christen Press’s early opener, but on her 30th birthday, Alex Morgan headed home before the break to score what proved to be the winner. Though…