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(Newser) - Donte’ Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter today, the Miami Herald reports, as part of a deal that will send him to prison for 30 days. After that, the Browns receiver will serve two years of house arrest and eight years' probation in the March 14 crash that killed... More »

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Cleveland Browns • football • DUI • vehicular manslaughter • drunk driving • manslaughter • Donte' Stallworth

 Falcons Release Vick 


Jun 12, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick may yet fling a football again in the NFL, but it won't be for the Atlanta Falcons. The team today released its former quarterback, who is close to completing his federal sentence for dogfighting, reports the Journal-Constitution. The Falcons had hoped to trade Vick—who is still awaiting... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • quarterback • dog fighting

Vikings Want Favre to Commit This Week

As QB mulls injury status, team demands yes or no answer

Jun 8, 09 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Minnesota Vikings have demanded that Brett Favre decide this week whether he will join the team, ESPN reports. The quarterback wanted to play for Minnesota last season, but was contractually unable. Retiring after his disastrous stint with the New York Jets would allow him to suit up for the... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • Brad Childress

ANALYSIS

The Best and Worst NFL 
Franchises

But hold your bets: Rankings show winning isn't everything

May 29, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Great NFL organizations don’t always win Super Bowls, so Adam Schein separates the well oiled from the well Lombardi’d for Fox Sports, ranking franchises on everything from their coaching staffs to public-relations people. The top three:
  • New England Patriots: “The model franchise in all of professional
... More »

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sports • NFL • New England Patriots • Cleveland Browns • Oakland Raiders • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • Detroit Lions • Philadelphia Eagles

OPINION

 Worst (Un)Retirements 
 in Sports 


May 21, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy:
  • Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail?
  • Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come
... More »

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NFL • Chicago Cubs • Washington Wizards • Chicago Bulls • Roger Clemens • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • cycling • football • Michael Jordan • Miami Dolphins • retirement • Tour de France • Evander Holyfield • New Orleans Saints • Lance Armstrong • New York Jets • bicycling • Ricky Williams • baseball

 Vick Begins House Arrest 

He'll work construction while living in his Va. home

May 21, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(AP) - Michael Vick arrived at his Virginia home today after being released yesterday from federal prison. After 19 months in a Kansas lock-up, the suspended NFL player will spend the remaining two months of his sentence for financing a dogfighting operation under home confinement, wearing an electronic monitor and working a... More »

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NFL • prison • Michael Vick • football • Virginia • dogfighting • house arrest

 Vick Sprung From Prison 

Final 2 months of sentence will be home confinement

May 20, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(AP) - Michael Vick has left a Kansas prison and is on his way back to Virginia, where he'll be confined to his home for 2 months, one of the suspended NFL star's lawyers says. Vick left the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth overnight, ostensibly for a home he owns in Hampton. The... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • crime • Michael Vick • football • dogfighting • Fort Leavenworth

(Newser) - The NFL gave New Orleans a little post-Katrina love today, announcing that the city will host the Super Bowl in 2013, the Times-Picayune reports. "From every perspective, this shows that our city is on the rise, viable and thriving," said Saints owner Tom Benson. "Maybe we don't... More »

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NFL • New Orleans • Super Bowl • football

Steelers Star Passes on Obama Visit

Invite us when we don't win, says Harrison, who declined in '06, too

May 18, 09 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Linebacker James Harrison, the NFL defensive player of the year and a key cog in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl victory this year, won’t accompany his team to the White House this week, WTAE-TV reports. Harrison also turned down the honor when Pittsburgh won in 2006. “If you... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • James Harrison • President Obama • Super Bowl XLIII • presidential invitation

 Lingerie Football  
 Heats Up NYC 

Big Apple gets team in undie-clad league

May 15, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s getting a new football team, WPIX11 reports: the New York Majesty of the Lingerie Football League. That's right, the Lingerie Football League. Tryouts were yesterday, and a few dozen women showed up. “I'm just looking for the next fun thing,” said one. Another described her... More »

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sports • New York City • football • lingerie • underwear • Jay-ZTV • Lingerie Football League • New York Majesty

 Favre to Talk With Vikings 


May 5, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - He just can't stay away: Brett Favre will talk to Vikings coach Brad Childress this week about renouncing his NFL retirement—again—and suiting up for Minnesota, reports ESPN. A decision would have to come quickly: The Vikes would want Favre to participate in training camp, something he missed last... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • quarterback

 NFL Explores 
 London Super Bowl 

NFL, city government have had 'substantive conversations'

Apr 24, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL is in talks with London officials about holding a Super Bowl there, the BBC reports. “We have had very substantive conversations with the city of London,” a league exec says. “We’ve got to the point of exploring the bid document.” The next three... More »

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NFL • London • Super Bowl • football • Britain • Wembley Stadium • Frank Supovitz

'Fridge' in Hospital With Serious Illness

Former NFL star Perry was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré last year

Apr 22, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - William "the Refrigerator" Perry is in serious condition at a South Carolina hospital, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Bears defensive tackle was diagnosed last year with Guillain-Barré, a syndrome that causes inflamed nerves and weakness. The star of the 1986 Super Bowl "is improving every day and... More »

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NFL • football • Chicago Bears • hospital • William Perry • Guillain-Barré

(Newser) - As far as usefulness and entertainment value, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports, the NFL draft, which begins Saturday “is dead.” Inflated rookie contracts mean the worst teams have the privilege of paying exorbitant fees for unproven players. Take the Lions, 0-16 last season. Their “reward for... More »

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entertainment • football • NFL draft • Detroit Lions • salary cap • football player • rookie • Matthew Stafford

(Newser) - John Madden’s outsize presence in the world of football will be hard to fill, Alex Marvez writes for Fox Sports. Personality aside, the Hall of Fame coach—who announced his retirement today—was meticulous about preparing for his TV commentary. “Madden made football fun for the casual fan... More »

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television • NFL • football • retirement • NFL Hall of Fame • coach • John Madden • announcer

(Newser) - A mysterious bald audience member turning up on various live Fox broadcasts is a viral marketing plant—as well as an actor on the show he’s subtly promoting. Michael Cerveris, in character as “The Observer” from the sci-fi drama Fringe, has so far been spotted, well, observing football,... More »

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television • American Idol • NASCAR • football • Fox • television watching • network television • television advertising • live television • Fringe • Michael Cerveris

 Madden Retires from Booth 


Apr 16, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Madden has called his last football game, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol announced today, with the legendary former coach deciding to retire from broadcasting. “I’m 73 years old,” Madden said in a statement. “I still love every part of it—the travel, the practices, the... More »

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NFL • NBC • football • coach • Dick Ebersol • John Madden • Madden NFL 09 • announcer

(Newser) - A quest to play pro football might keep a Duke basketball player in school for another year, ESPN reports. Greg Paulus, who has used up his basketball eligibility at Duke, has been offered a tryout for the school’s football team—but at receiver, not quarterback, where he starred in... More »

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Duke Blue Devils • basketball • NCAA basketball • NCAA football • football • Michigan Wolverines • college basketball • Greg Paulus • college football

(Newser) - The New York Giants have released wide receiver Plaxico Burress 4 months after he shot himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub, the New York Daily News reports. “We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this... More »

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NFL • football • New York Giants • Jerry Reese • release • Plaxico Burress • gun injury • football player

Vick Regrets 'Heinous' Dogfights

Disgraced QB testifies to being fleeced by financial advisers

Apr 3, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick showed contrition in bankruptcy court today for the dogfighting that landed him in federal prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I committed a heinous act,” said the suspended NFL quarterback, moved from a Kansas prison to appear at the Virginia hearing. “It was very irresponsible.”... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • bankruptcy • football • dogfighting • U.S. Bankruptcy Court

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