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For the first time in league history, the NFL has hired a female official for a full-time position. On Wednesday, the NFL announced the hiring of nine first-year officials. Sarah Thomas, who will start out as a line judge, is among them. As Pro …
Ole Miss defensive end Fadol Brown tweeted on Tuesday night that Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was shot to death by a police officer in South Carolina over the weekend, was his stepfather. Brown, a junior who transferred to Ole Miss from …
Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris have been accused of assaulting a man over a series of text messages that were allegedly sent to their mother. We first heard about the incident in January, but details have just now emerged. The Morris …
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland did nothing to antagonize his attacker or instigate a fight before he was stabbed outside a nightclub in New York City early Wednesday morning, at least according to one report. Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report …
Free agent wide receiver Wes Welker does not appear to be ready to give up on playing in the NFL, and he is taking a trip back to where it all began to gauge one former team’s interest in him. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that …
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was reportedly stabbed in the midsection during an altercation at a nightclub in New York City early Wednesday morning. According to the NY Daily News, Copeland’s wife was slashed and another woman was also …
If you watched Saturday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, you would have seen Dirk Nowitzki get drilled where the sun don’t shine by an opposing player. That player was Warriors guard Shaun Livingston, and he …
Somehow, Tiger Woods always seems to be the biggest storyline of the week heading into the best golf event of the calendar year. The 2015 Masters is no different. Tiger has not won at Augusta National in a decade. He missed the Masters last year …
Rex Ryan is a players’ coach above all else. There is a reason guys love playing for him, but can developing too much of a friendship with your players lead to a lack of respect? New York Jets tight end Jace Amaro indicated as much earlier this …
Former NFL kicker Lawrence Tynes has filed a lawsuit against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the MRSA outbreak the team dealt with two seasons ago. According to The Tampa Bay Times, Tynes is seeking $20 million in expected future earnings. The suit …
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is writing a book. Before you get overly excited about that, it gets even better — Derek Jeter’s publishing house will be publishing it. Jeter Publishing, the New York Yankees legend’s …
Adrian Peterson is scheduled to meet with the NFL on Tuesday to discuss his potential reinstatement, and he has all but admitted that he is hoping to continue his career with a new team when the league lifts his suspension. Prior to his meeting with …
At least five people were killed in a plane crash late Monday night when a private plane was returning to Bloomington Airport from the NCAA basketball national championship in Indianapolis. According to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, Illinois State …
Both the prosecution and defense read their closing arguments in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial on Tuesday morning, and we finally got a clear picture of what the former NFL tight end’s lawyers have been working up to for months. James …
Tiger Woods is making his return to tournament play on Thursday at the Masters, and the 14-time major champion has looked awfully relaxed while practicing at Augusta this week. On Monday, we saw a side of Tiger that we are not used to seeing as he …
The first newsworthy thing the Miami Marlins did during the 2015 MLB season was forget to close their retractable roof to avoid a rain delay. Marlins Park, which cost $515 million to build and was opened just three years ago, is one of six MLB …
