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NFL Players Association Tells Players to Prepare for 2011 Lockout

The NFL Players Association is warning its members to start preparing for a long, cold winter. The union has sent a letter to all NFL players warning them to save the final three game checks of the 2010 season just in case there is no 2011 season. The same letter said the union's internal deadline for working out a new...

Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger Allegations Being Looked at by NFL

Brett Favre may not want to talk about the allegations that he sent nude cell phone pictures to Jenn Sterger, but the NFL is looking into it anyway. "We are reviewing the matter," league spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday, when asked about a report that Favre sent voice mails and inappropriate photos to Sterger. If the...

Ben Roethlisberger Will Not Face Criminal Charges

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not face charges stemming from allegations made last month by a female college student, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright announced in a news conference Monday afternoon. "The sexual allegation against Mr. Roethlisberger cannot be proven beyond...

NFL Ponders Weird New Overtime Rules

INDIANAPOLIS -- Because nothing beats a forced, gimmicky solution to something that's not really a problem, the NFL is talking about maybe possibly changing its overtime rules. The "modified sudden death" proposal that's apparently in its embryonic stages came to light Saturday via a tweet from SI.com's Peter King. More...

NFL Does Not Want a Little Captain in It

When Eagles tight end Brent Celek scored a touchdown on Sunday night, he celebrated his touchdown by putting his hands on his hips and raising his right leg off the ground. You may not have thought anything of it at the time, but now you'll understand why you spent the rest of the night craving a glass of spiced rum....

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05/26/12 NFL says New Jersey gambling law would not change SB... Source: NFL NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's plan to allow sports betting at all horse-racing tracks and casions in the state would have no effect on the league's plans to hold Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in February 2014.
05/23/12 NFL Players Claim League Conspired on Secret Salary Cap Source: Bloomberg.com National Football League players accused the league of conspiring on a secret per-club salary cap in 2010, violating settlement of a 1992 lawsuit by the late Philadelphia Eagles football Hall of Famer Reggie White.
05/17/12 Goodell holding court Source: The Concordia Sentinel - Ferriday LA So Roger Goodell, what's that like being judge and jury?
05/14/12 MLB Fires Arbitrator Shyam Das, Who Overturned Ryan... Source: NESN Das had been baseball's permanent arbitrator since 1999, part of what technically is a three-man panel that also includes a representation of management and labor.
04/23/12 NFL increases offseason roster limit to 90 players Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC The NFL has increased its offseason roster limit from 80 to 90 players per team.