Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion)
Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion)
The Waterloo High School Athletic Booster Club will present their 11th annual NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition with registration starting at 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Waterloo High School baseball field.
NFL football scored on cable last week (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 10-16. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
NBC’s Weisman fine-tunes ‘Football Night in America’ (USA Today)
When NBC got back into NFL coverage last season, its Sunday night pregame show was going to be a big deal. It would have stars such as Bob Costas and Cris Collinsworth in a big time slot also occupied by CBS’ 60 Minutes on TV’s most-watched night.
Legends accuse NFL of ignoring former players (The Sacramento Bee)
Pro football icons Gale Sayers, Mike Ditka and Daryl “Moose” Johnston on Tuesday accused the NFL and the National Football League Players Association of turning their backs on hundreds of aging ex-players who have been denied disability assistance for devastating injuries.
NFL feud goes to Congress (Baltimore Sun)
Ex-players, Upshaw to testify at Senate hearing on disability benefits The son of late Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster says he’ll tell a Senate committee today that he fears other retired players will die as destitute as his father did unless the NFL and its players union boost assistance to needy players.
Legends blast NFL for ignoring ex-players’ health woes (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By DAVE MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON — Pro football icons Gale Sayers, Mike Ditka and Daryl “Moose” Johnston on Tuesday accused the National Football League and its players union of turning their backs on hundreds on aging ex-players who have been denied disability assistance for devastating injuries. Their testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation produced …
Knee-jerk reaction by the NFL (The Post and Courier)
Nearly a million bucks in fines and a first-round draft pick for stealing signs in the NFL? Stealing signs is such an integral part of baseball that, well, that’s why they have signs in the first place. Trying to get an edge in NASCAR is so prevalent that cheating’s considered standard equ…
NFL’s Patriots Highlight Eroding Sports Ethics: Scott Soshnick (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) — At the core of what athletes do, of why we watch and cheer and admire, is the notion of a just outcome. Above all else, a level playing field is required to determine which team or individual is superior on that particular day. May the better team win.
Prosecutors charge O.J. Simpson and three others (CNN.com)
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed numerous criminal charges against former NFL star O.J. Simpson and three other men in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel last week.