Around Thanksgiving, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson received some news as unnerving as the sight of an all-out quarterback blitz. The N.F.L. stars and other investors in Vicis, the heralded Seattle-based helmet maker, were officially informed that the company was running out of cash. “Our employees are currently furloughed and we need to raise capital […] More
Drew Brees, once considered too short to be an elite professional quarterback, surpassed Peyton Manning for the most career touchdown passes in N.F.L. history as he led the New Orleans Saints to a rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Brees threw four touchdown passes to reach 541 in his career, two more than […] More
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended indefinitely for violating the N.F.L.’s substance abuse policy, the league confirmed Monday, the latest pitfall in his troubled career. The suspension was first reported by ESPN. Gordon, who has been suspended four times before for similar violations, was signed by the Seahawks after being released by […] More
Four months into the Italian soccer season, the country’s top league is wrestling with a persistent problem: A series of players have again been victims of racist abuse in the country’s stadiums, groups of hard-core fans have defended their right to abuse anyone any way they choose, and certain clubs have denied that racism is […] More
In a week that had quite a few blowouts, there were thrillers in Tennessee and San Francisco and there was a scoring resurgence for New England (which came with some caveats). Overall, Week 15 will wrap up with eight of the league’s 12 playoff spots having been secured, giving a fairly clear picture of what […] More
James R. Kennedy, who inspired the 2003 film “Radio” and was a staple on the sidelines of his high school’s football team in South Carolina, died on Sunday. He was 72. The T.L. Hanna High School in South Carolina, where he was a fixture for decades, confirmed his death on its website. Details about the […] More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If this was Eli Manning’s final start at home in an N.F.L. career in which he won two Super Bowls with the Giants, it was one that sent chills down the spine and led to a choked-back tear for the face of the franchise for the past 16 years. Manning, a […] More
United States military officials said they were investigating whether Army cadets and Navy midshipmen had flashed hand symbols associated with hate groups at their football game on Saturday. A broadcast showed cadets from the United States Military Academy and midshipmen from the Naval Academy in the stands displaying the sign at least five times behind […] More
