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NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting
NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting
Jun 22, 2010 2:46 PM CDT

NFL Retiree Takes Up Firefighting

Ex-Ravens long snapper Joe Maese fulfills lifelong dream

(Newser) - Plenty of little boys want to be football players when they grow up, and many dream of becoming firefighters. Joe Maese has gotten to do both. "Even when I played in the NFL, I eventually couldn't see myself doing anything different than I do now," the former Raven...

Bundle Up: Super Bowl Coming to New Jersey

New Meadowlands will host 2014 championship

(Newser) - Break out the parkas—the 2014 Super Bowl will be held in New Jersey and it won't be indoors. NFL owners have voted to put the championship game in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands stadium that's about to become home to the New York Jets and Giants. And no,...

Supreme Court: NFL Is 32 Teams, Not Single Entity

Supremes eschew league's move to get broad antitrust protection

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today turned away the NFL's request for broad antitrust law protection, ruling that the league can be considered 32 separate teams—not one big business—when it comes to selling branded jerseys and caps. The high court unanimously reversed a lower court ruling against an antitrust suit...

LT's Defense: No Sex, Just Masturbation

Oh, and that condom wasn't his

(Newser) - It’s not often that NFL stars will publicize their masturbatory habits, but in Lawrence Taylor’s case, the alternative is statutory rape. The former Giant's defense against allegations that he raped a 16-year-old girl will be that he didn’t actually have sex with her. Instead, a source tells...

I Don't Want to Ruin LT's Rep: Victim

She's not sure NFL great should go to jail

(Newser) - The 16-year-old at the center of the rape charges against Lawrence Taylor didn’t recognize the NFL great when she entered his hotel room—but now she says she’s “a huge Giant fan” and not so sure he should go to jail. “I used to look up...

Lawrence Taylor Charged With Rape of 16-Year-Old

Cops arrest ex-Giants star; he faces felony

(Newser) - Football great Lawrence Taylor was arrested today and charged with third-degree rape, after allegedly having sex with a16-year-old girl. Police say the incident took place earlier today at a hotel in Montebello, New York, the Daily News reports. Taylor is currently in jail, and will be arraigned this afternoon.

The Dirty Details of Big Ben's Bad Behavior

Shots for underage girls, crude comments, 'Clinton sex'

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger has led Pittsburgh’s beloved Steelers to two Super Bowl victories—but even a die-hard fan with a tattoo of Big Ben says, “It's to the point where he's embarrassing the franchise.” Sports Illustrated takes an extensive look at Roethlisberger’s most recent accusation of sexual...

Roethlisberger: 'I Have Committed No Crime'

Disgraced QB won't appeal 6-game NFL suspension

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger will not appeal NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to suspend him for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. "More is expected of me," the Steelers quarterback said in a statement released today, over 6 weeks after the night of barhopping that ended with...

You Can Already Buy a Tim Tebow Broncos Jersey

Hype swells over surprise pick in the draft

(Newser) - It's been less than 24 hours since the Broncos selected Tim Tebow, and we're not even positive what his number will be yet, but you can already buy his jersey for $80 at NFLShop.com —and we're willing to bet a lot of Denver fans are going to do...

This Year's No. 1 Pick: Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford

He's going to the hapless St. Louis Rams

(Newser) - The St. Louis Rams picked Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford with the No. 1 selection in the NFL draft tonight. The 2008 Heisman Trophy winner convinced the Rams he's recovered from shoulder surgery last October. He better have: St. Louis was 1-15 a year ago and has a sorry 6-42 record...

Roethlisberger Will Sit 6 Games
 Roethlisberger Will 
 Sit 6 Games 
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Apr 21, 2010 11:56 AM CDT

Roethlisberger Will Sit 6 Games

Hopes of a 2-game suspension dashed

(Newser) - Pittsburgh fans can forget any hope that Ben Roethlisberger will get off with a slap on the wrist. The league today suspended Big Ben for the first 6 games of next season for violating its personal conduct policy, reports ESPN . Some in the Steelers organization had actually feared an...

Roethlisberger's Accuser: 'I Said No'

Georgia police report offers details on alleged bar assault

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger may have escaped criminal charges over allegations he raped a woman in a Georgia bar, but the police report sheds light on disturbing details, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . One of his bodyguards, an off-duty Pennsylvania trooper, led the 20-year-old woman into a hallway before Roethlisberger approached and exposed...

Roethlisberger Will Learn Fate Monday

Steelers QB could face prosecution for alleged rape

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger will find out Monday whether he will face prosecution after being accused of sexual abuse. A 20-year-old George College & State University student alleges that the Steelers quarterback sexually assaulted her in March, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "The investigation, interviews and report in the Roethlisberger matter have...

Brett Favre Now a Grandfather
 Brett Favre Now a Grandfather 
Apr 7, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Brett Favre Now a Grandfather

(Newser) - In addition to all his records and awards, Brett Favre has something no other current NFL player has: a grandkid. Parker Brett Favre was born on April 2nd to the Vikings quarterback's 21-year-old daughter. Favre still hasn't announced whether he'll return next season for his 20th year in the league....

NFL Star Shaun Rogers Nabbed With Gun at Airport

Nose tackle Shaun Rogers faces 5-year sentence for concealed weapon

(Newser) - Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers, who was arrested last night at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport when screeners found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage, has been charged with a felony and released on $1,000 bond. Sources say Rogers told police he had forgotten about the firearm. In addition...

NFL Tweaks Sudden Death for Playoff OT

If first team scores TD, it's over; opponent gets chance if it's a FG

(Newser) - The National Football League changed its overtime rules for postseason games today, and starting next season, if a team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball. If that next series ends with another field goal, play will continue under the current...

Vince Lombardi Biopic Will Be Best Sports Flick 'Ever'

If famed Packers coach's quotes don't do it, De Niro surely will

(Newser) - The upcoming movie starring Robert De Niro as Vince Lombardi will undoubtedly be the “greatest sports movie ever,” Julian Sancton writes. The famed Green Bay Packers coach was an inexhaustible source of quotable remarks, and a top-notch sports flick must have at least one memorable line, he writes...

NFL May Rewrite OT Rules
 NFL May Rewrite OT Rules  
Mar 6, 2010 11:38 AM CST

NFL May Rewrite OT Rules

If one team wins toss and kicks a field goal, other team gets the ball

(Newser) - NFL fans who hate the overtime rules have reason to hope. More often than not it seems, the team that wins the coin toss zips down the field and ends the game with a field goal. League owners are considering a revision to try to even things up: The game...

Roethlisberger Accused of Sex Assault

Incident is second in 3 years involving Steelers QB

(Newser) - Police are investigating a Georgia woman's allegation that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at a nightclub. A team rep confirmed the investigation, the second involving Roethlisberger, 28, in less than 3 years. A Nevada woman sued him last summer, alleging he raped her at a hotel in...

Dead at 54: Ex-NFL Player Mosi Tatupu
 Dead at 54: 
 Ex-NFL Player 
 Mosi Tatupu 
Obituary
Feb 24, 2010 8:34 AM CST

Dead at 54: Ex-NFL Player Mosi Tatupu

Former USC, Patriots star had multiple health issues

(Newser) - Longtime pro football running back Mosi Tatupu died yesterday at age 54 in his native Hawaii of as yet unknown causes. A close family friend tells the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that he “had some health issues,” including high-blood pressure and other ailments. Tatupu, a tough player known for his...

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