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'Race Hammers' Crushed Rush Deal: O'Reilly

Limbaugh 'should sue' NBC, CNN for '1984 attack'

(Newser) - "Thought police" in the media who have unfairly skewered Rush Limbaugh as a racist spoiled his bid to become an owner of the Rams, charged right-wing media maven Bill O'Reilly. Now that he's been dumped from the buyers' group after the controversy over his participation, Limbaugh should sue media...

No NFL Team for Rush: Investors Dropping Him

Controversy too intense, say sources

(Newser) - It looks like Rush Limbaugh's hope of becoming an NFL owner is kaput. Dave Checketts—the man putting together a team of investors to buy the St. Louis Rams—is dropping Limbaugh, three league sources tell ESPN. Checketts, who already owns the St. Louis Blues, has concluded that the...

Columnist Backtracks, Slightly, on Limbaugh Quote

Rush still has no business trying to own the Rams

(Newser) - Columnist Bryan Burwell acknowledges that he is among those who ran with an old quote attributed to Rush Limbaugh on the "merits" of slavery without verifying it. Limbaugh insists he never said it, and Burwell is fine taking him at his word on that. It doesn't change his view...

Colts Owner, NFL Chief Slam Limbaugh Comments

Rush's bid to be an NFL owner looks unlikely

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh's bid for the St. Louis Rams is looking increasingly hopeless: Colts owner Jim Irsay said today he "couldn't even think of voting for him" and didn't plan on discussing the bid with other NFL owners, reports NBC's Pro Football Talk. "I'm very sensitive to know...

Gangs, Race, and More Limbaugh NFL Slams

Talk show host has repeatedly bashed players and culture of football league

(Newser) - Al Sharpton has urged the NFL to block Rush Limbaugh's purchase of the St. Louis Rams, calling him “anti-NFL.” Sharpton was particularly disturbed, Politico reports, by a “recent statement that the NFL was beginning to look like a fight between the Crips and the Bloods without the...

NFL Union Boss Rips Rush 'Hatred'

Exec director urges players to speak up about Limbaugh's potential Rams purchase

(Newser) - An email from the head of the NFL players union has blasted a potential purchase of the Rams by Rush Limbaugh, complaining that the right-winger's brand of "hatred and discrimination" have no place in sports. "Sport in America is at its best when it unifies, gives all of...

Limbaugh Bids to Buy Lowly Rams

Along with NHL/MLS owner Dave Checketts

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh is teaming with Dave Checketts, owner of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, in a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh confirmed the bid but refused to elaborate. “The Rams would be a great team to have,” he previously told the St. Louis Business ...

Cards' Warner Should Be Lock for Hall of Fame
Cards' Warner Should Be Lock for Hall of Fame
OPINION
Jan 28, 2009 4:20 PM CST

Cards' Warner Should Be Lock for Hall of Fame

QB has been misused throughout his career: Pompei

(Newser) - Kurt Warner belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and it’s only because NFL teams have dreadfully misused his talents that anyone would dispute that, Dan Pompei writes for the Chicago Tribune. Green Bay signed Warner but failed to develop him. He later took the Rams to two...

Disputed TD Wins Division for Steelers
 Disputed TD 
 Wins Division 
 for Steelers 

NFL ROUNDUP
Dec 14, 2008 5:19 PM CST

Disputed TD Wins Division for Steelers

Tennessee loses steam as playoffs approach

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched another AFC North title with a controversial touchdown in the final minute today, USA Today reports:
  • Santonio Holmes snagged the 4-yard pass with 43 seconds left, securing Pittsburgh's 13-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens. A review showed that Holmes had possession of the ball with both
...

Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game
Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game
nfl roundup
Nov 9, 2008 4:46 PM CST

Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game

Jets beat Rams 47-3 in record-setting rout

(Newser) - The Tennessee Titans secured a stunning 9-0 record today and the Indianapolis Colts stole a much-needed win in NFL action:
  • The Titans overcame a franchise-low 20-yard rushing game to beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 and stay undefeated, the AP reports.
  • Peyton Manning tossed three TD passes in a 24-20 comeback
...

Giants Upend Tumbling Cowboys
 Giants Upend 
 Tumbling Cowboys 
NFL ROUNDUP
Nov 2, 2008 4:32 PM CST

Giants Upend Tumbling Cowboys

Tennessee lands 19-16 overtime win against Packers

(Newser) - Tony Romo's injured pinkie spelled doom for the Dallas Cowboys again as the New York Giants pummeled them 35-14 today, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. In other games:
  • The Tennessee Titans continued their unbeaten streak by outlasting the Green Bay Packers 19-16 in overtime, USA Today reports.
  • The Atlanta Falcons held
...

Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys
 Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys 
nfl roundup
Oct 19, 2008 4:03 PM CDT

Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys

(Newser) - The St. Louis Rams shocked a leaderless Dallas Cowboys today, as the Green Bay Packers deflated the Indianapolis Colts and the Oakland Raiders came back to life:
  • Even at an away game, Cowboys fans cheered for injured Tony Romo—but got 40-year-old Brad Johnson, who tossed three interceptions in a
...

Romo Aims to Play On With Broken Finger

Cowboys quarterback hurling practice passes just 3 days after injury

(Newser) - Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo doesn't plan to let a busted pinkie keep him out of the action, the Dallas Morning News reports. The injury was expected to sideline Romo for a month but he tossed some practice passes yesterday and hopes to start against the St. Louis Rams Sunday. Jets...

Cardinals Shock 'Boys in OT
 Cardinals Shock 'Boys in OT 
nfl roundup
Oct 12, 2008 5:12 PM CDT

Cardinals Shock 'Boys in OT

Manning looks sharp as the Colts rout Ravens 31-3

(Newser) - The Arizona Cardinals made NFL history by winning on a blocked punt in OT today, after the St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons both won with last-minute field goals:
  • The Cardinals kicked off their game against Dallas with  93-yard TD return, and ended by scoring off the blocked OT punt
...

Lawsuit Seeks $100M From 'Spying' Patriots

Ex-Ram and fans want compensation for 2002 Super Bowl loss

(Newser) - A former St. Louis Rams player and some fans are trying to make Spygate very costly for the New England Patriots, reports the Boston Herald. A lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $100 million from the Patriots for taping the Rams last walk-through...

New Spy Video Charge Hits Pats
New Spy Video Charge Hits Pats
Feb 3, 2008 8:17 AM CST

New Spy Video Charge Hits Pats

New England stands accused of taping the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI

(Newser) - Just when you thought the media had largely lost interest in Cameragate, Bill Belichick's New England juggernaut has been hit with a new allegation concerning spy videotaping. An unnamed source told the Boston Herald that a Patriots staffer hung around to capture the Rams on tape the night before 2002's...

Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere Dies
Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere Dies
Jan 19, 2008 12:25 AM CST

Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere Dies

Former entertainer moved team to her native St. Louis in 1995

(Newser) - Georgia Frontiere, loved in St. Louis, hated in Los Angeles for moving the Rams east in 1995, died Friday at age 80, reports the Los Angeles Times. Ironically, Frontiere died at in LA, where she had been treated for breast cancer for several months. Frontiere inherited the Rams from her...

Falcons Win, Keep No. 3 Draft Pick
Falcons Win, Keep No. 3
Draft Pick
Dec 31, 2007 10:59 AM CST

Falcons Win, Keep No. 3 Draft Pick

Atlanta retains position after not 1, not 2, not 3 ... 4 tiebreakers

(Newser) - Miami will choose first in the 2008 NFL draft—of that there wasn't any doubt. After the Rams make the second selection, the honors will go to the Falcons, who won a series of tiebreakers meant to loosen the knot of four teams tied for the third-worst record, reports the...

Cards Clinch First Non- Losing Season Since 1998

Steelers backups fall short in Baltimore finale

(Newser) - Against the hapless Rams, the Cardinals clinched just their third non-losing season in the team's 20-year Arizona history. Kurt Warner paced the 48-19 rout with 300 yards and three touchdowns, two to Larry Fitzgerald, who finished with a fantasy-friendly 171 yards. Marc Bulger threw for just 176, two picks, and...

Steelers Win Pyrrhic Victory
Steelers Win Pyrrhic Victory
Dec 21, 2007 6:18 AM CST

Steelers Win Pyrrhic Victory

Beat Rams, but Parker breaks leg

(Newser) - The Steelers earned their tenth victory of the season, beating St. Louis 41-24, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The victory, which will ensure Pittsburgh a place in the playoffs with a Brown loss on Sunday, came at a heavy cost, as league leading rusher Willie Parker suffered a broken leg on...

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