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(Newser) - Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was indicted on gun charges today in New York, where he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in November, the Post reports. Burress is charged with two felony counts of criminal possession and one count of reckless endangerment, a... More »

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NFL • football • New York Giants • indictment • Plaxico Burress • criminal trial • gun laws • criminal prosecution • Robert Morgenthau

OPINION

Hey PETA,
Vick's an
Animal, Too

Disgraced QB paid
his price, deserves
a second chance

Aug 1, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Michael Vick did was pretty reprehensible, but he deserves a second chance anyway, writes Raina Kelley of Newsweek, simply because he’s paid the price for his misdeeds. “He lost his freedom, his job, his worldly possessions, his good name, and the esteem of his fellow players.... More »

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(Newser) - No comeback this time for Brett Favre. After a long flirtation with the Minnesota Vikings, Favre has told the team that he won't be signing and will instead stick to retirement, the Pioneer Press reports. "It's the hardest decision I've ever made," Favre told ESPN. "I didn't... More »

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NFL Commish Conditionally Reinstates Vick

It's official: QB may play as soon as October
—if he can find a team

Jul 27, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today and could play in regular-season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games—if he can find a team that will sign him. A... More »

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 NFL Will Let Vick Play Again  


Jul 23, 09 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick can play football again, ESPN reports. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with the newly free quarterback today and settled on a conditional reinstatement, sources say. Vick will be allowed to sign with a team—so far, none have said they want him—but will be suspended four games... More »

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(Newser) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger today denied allegations he raped a woman at a Nevada resort last year, the Post-Gazette reports. The suit was filed last week, but today marked Roethlisberger’s first public statements. He called the allegations “an attack on my family” and vowed to “remain... More »

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NFL • Ben Roethlisberger • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • rape • Nevada • quarterback • civil lawsuits • Lake Tahoe • sexual assault

 Roethlisberger 
 Sued Over 
 Sex Assault 

Big Ben denies allegations

Jul 21, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Nevada hotel employee is suing Ben Roethlisberger for sexual assault and battery, Pro Football Talk reports. Andrea McNulty claims the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback lured her to his hotel room, then forced her to have sex. Roethlisberger’s lawyer denies the allegations: “Ben has never sexually assaulted anyone; especially... More »

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(Newser) - Now that Michael Vick’s dogfighting sentence is over, it’s possible for him to return to the NFL. Whether commissioner Roger Goodell will allow it is another thing entirely. Jim Trotter and George Dohrmann, in Sports Illustrated, are divided. “It’s time for him to have an opportunity... More »

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(Newser) - Michael Vick’s 23-month federal dogfighting sentence ended today, paving the way for the disgraced football player to finagle a return to the NFL, the AP reports. Two prison officials appeared at Vick’s house today, likely to remove the electronic ankle monitor he’s sported for the past two... More »

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(Newser) - Steve McNair's girlfriend shot and killed him while he slept on the couch before turning the gun on herself, the Tennessean reports. Sahel Kazemi, 20, believed McNair was seeing yet another woman and was worried about paying her rent and car loans, say police. “We do believe there... More »

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(Newser) - Robert Gaddy, the longtime friend who called 911 after McNair’s body was discovered, lashed out today at speculation that the late quarterback was getting a divorce. “People need to quit talking about what they don’t know,” Gaddy said. “Mac never said anything to me about... More »

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 McNair Autopsy: 
 3 Distant Shots, 1 Close-Up 

Kazemi shot with gun touching head

Jul 7, 09 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three of the four gunshots that killed Steve McNair came from more than 3 feet away, while the fourth was close-range, the football star's autopsy concludes. His girlfriend’s wound came from a contact shot, meaning the gun was touching Sahel Kazemi’s head, the Tennessean reports. But that doesn’... More »

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Girlfriend Owned Gun at McNair Crime Scene

Weapon sold less than 48 hours before shooting deaths: cops

Jul 6, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve McNair's girlfriend bought a gun on Thursday, less than 2 days before she and the retired NFL quarterback were shot to death with the weapon, Nashville police say. A spokesman refused to say who sold Sahel Kazemi the gun but did say it fired five shots, the Tennessean reports.... More »

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Kazemi Didn't Kill McNair: Angry Sis

Quarterback lied to 20-year-old lover about getting a divorce

Jul 6, 09 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sahel Kazemi was a gentle young woman who couldn’t have murdered boyfriend Steve McNair, Kazemi’s sister Sepideh Salmani tells the Tennessean. "She was one young girl who had so many dreams that they never came true," Salmani said. "She would never kill anyone, ever. Or... More »

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appreciation

McNair's Talent Paved the Way for Others

Gritty QB blazed a trail for black franchise players in the NFL

Jul 5, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve McNair had plenty of hype to live up to at the beginning of his professional career, and rose to the occasion, not only proving himself but also paving the way for black franchise quarterbacks from Donovan McNabb to Vince Young, writes Tom Curran for MSNBC. He had both grit... More »

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NFL • Tennessee Titans • murder-suicide • football • obituary • Baltimore Ravens • Steve McNair • quarterback

(Newser) - NFL Hall of Famer and activist Jim Brown recently ripped Tiger Woods for not giving back to his community, and that’s just "dead wrong," Michael Wilbon writes in the Washington Post. Brown seems to think Woods' Learning Center in Anaheim exists to teach kids how to... More »

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Vick's New Gig: Counselor
at Boys & Girls Club

Former quarterback trades in construction work for something more familiar

Jun 30, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick has begun working at a Virginia summer camp after leaving his job as a construction worker, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is finishing up two months of house arrest after his conviction for abetting dogfighting; he’s required to work a job. Vick began yesterday... More »

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sports • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • football • probation • dogfighting • house arrest • summer camp • Boys & Girls Club

Critics Blast Congress for Lack of Staff Diversity

NFL hiring rule may translate to Capitol Hill

Jun 26, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional staffs are so overwhelmingly white that Capitol Hill needs its own version of the NFL rule requiring teams hiring a head coach to interview at least one person of color, critics tell the Hill. Frustrated staffers, lobbyists, and aides point out that even though more minorities are being elected,... More »

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UPDATED

 Coach Shot Dead 
 at Iowa School; 
 Ex-Player Arrested 

Adult gunman in custody

Jun 24, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Iowa high school football coach is dead after he was shot by a former player in the school’s weight room—with students nearby today, the Gazette of Cedar Rapids reports. Ed Thomas was shot point-blank in the head; no one else was hurt. The suspect, 24-year-old Mark... More »

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(Newser) - After weeks of speculation and denials—including a none-too-definitive one from husband Tom Brady—People is reporting that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is pregnant with her first child. “Gisele has been talking about it with friends,” according to a source. “She says she’s ready for a family.... More »

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New England Patriots • football • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Bridget Moynahan • quarterback • supermodel • Jack Moynahan

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