Ex-Super Bowl champ Leonard Marshall to teach about concussions
(Reuters) – Two-time Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall is teaming up with the lawyer who first sued the NFL over concussions to form an educational road show on how to avoid and treat head injuries in sports.
Woods slumps to 82, worst round as a professional
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods slumped to his worst round as a professional when he carded an 11-over-par 82 in the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Friday.
Chicagoans pay respects to Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicagoans young and old and from all walks of life on Friday streamed past the closed casket of baseball great Ernie Banks, the Cubs Hall of Famer, paying their respects to one of the city’s biggest heroes.
Belichick sees ‘relentless’ Seattle as model for others
PHOENIX (Reuters) – New England head coach Bill Belichick is not known for heaping compliments on his own team, but when it comes to Sunday’s Super Bowl opponents the Seattle Seahawks, the Patriots coach has not been shy in expressing his admiration.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez, alleged victim had nascent friendship: witness
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A semiprofessional football player found dead in an industrial park near former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez’s home in 2013 was in the “early stages of friendship” with the rising NFL star, the dead man’s gi…
Bushwacker the champion bull picks Seahawks to win Super Bowl
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Hoping to follow in the hairy footsteps of an orangutan who correctly predicted the victors of the last seven Super Bowls, a world champion bucking bull dubbed the “baddest” on the planet is forecasting a win on Sunday for the Seatt…
Boston plans heavy police presence to avoid post-Super Bowl chaos
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston officials on Friday said they planned a heavy police presence and travel restrictions in some areas when the New England Patriots play in Sunday’s Super Bowl, hoping to avert the violence seen following championships a decade …
Players call on NFL to revisit media policy
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Marshawn Lynch may not have made any friends with Super Bowl reporters given his reluctance to answer questions but he has plenty of support from current and former players who feel the NFL should revisit its media policy.
Goodell praises London ‘passion’ but no word on a franchise
PHOENIX (Reuters) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday the growth in popularity of American football in Britain was “better than we ever dreamed” but he gave no sign of a franchise going there.
Super Bowl billboard campaign seeks acceptance for gay players
PHOENIX (Reuters) – As fans gather for Sunday’s Super Bowl in Arizona, a billboard campaign is seeking to win acceptance for gay players whom the organizers say have been part of the National Football League since it started, but are scared to come out…
