• Adrian Peterson Officially Sues NFL, Was Reportedly Promised Two-Game Suspension

    Adrian Peterson may be thinking about quitting football in favor of the Olympics, but he swung a mighty punch at the National Football League Monday, Dec. 15, when the NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit against the league on behalf of Peterson.According to ESPN, the suit challenges arbitrator Harold Henderson's decision to uphold Peterson's suspension last week and calls said decision "biased, unfair and contrary to the collective bargaining agreement."Much of the controversy centers around a phone conversation between Peterson and NFL Executive Vice President Troy Vincent, who allegedly promised a shorter suspension than the year-long one Peterson is currently enduring."Sports Illustrated" reported the leaked tape and transcribed the following bit of dialogue from the Nov. 12 discussion:"In the recording, Peterson asks Vincent whether he will get a two-game suspension."Vincent replies, Yeah.'"Peterson: It will be two additional games — not time served?"Vincent: No, no, no, no, no, no. It won't ... the one this weekend. So really it's next weekend. You will be back."

  • Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has Worst Game of NFL Career

    Entering the weekend, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was having one of the greatest NFL seasons ever, with 35 touchdown passes and only three interceptions. And then his team played Buffalo and things went downhill -- fast. By the time the game was over, Rodgers had logged his worst game ever.

  • Divorce Rumors Surround Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha as They're Rarely Together in Spite of Having a New Daughter

    Kerry Washington's marriage to Nnamdi Asomugha, a former American football player on three NFL teams, has always been a little bit different. Even the most private of celebrity couples are usually spotted on the red carpet together occasionally, but not these two. Even during awards season last year, when Washington's hit show "Scandal" was in contention, Asomugha was never with her for support. When Washington celebrated her birthday last winter, her husband was on the opposite coast for a Super Bowl party. The birth of baby Isabelle last May has not made the couple closer either, it seems, and now many are wondering if a split could be near.In the past, Washington made the mistake of allowing her personal life to read like an open book and it burned her, so it makes sense she would now fiercely guard her family's privacy. Back in the October 2013 issue of "Glamour," Washington defended her right to silence, saying:"I'm walking around in the world with my ring. And when people say congratulations, I say thank you. But I'm going to continue to not talk about it and just let it unfold."

  • Cam Newton Car Accident: Panthers Quarterback Rolled Over, Teammates Tweet Support

    Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was involved in a two-car wreck in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday morning, Dec. 9, when his large Dodge truck collided with a Buick sedan, according to the Charlotte Observer.From the report: Newton, lying prone in black workout clothes, was treated on a sidewalk along the bridge for at least 20 minutes before a Medic ambulance took him away.A witness told the Observer that Newton was “in pain,” while a newer report from ESPN's Ed Werder says that the 25-year-old did not suffer any major injuries, only bruises and scrapes.Here are a couple post-incident photos, via Getty:Teammates and players from around the league shared their support for Newton on Twitter:

  • NFL Officials Fist Bump After Touchdown, Players Question Fairness of Calls

    The Buffalo Bills were upset with the referees Sunday, Dec. 7, after their comeback fell short in a 24-17 loss to the Denver Broncos. Following the game, multiple Bills players questioned the legitimacy of the officiating."It definitely felt like it was about 16 on 11," running back Anthony Dixon told ESPN. "But we can't make that an excuse. We did some things that we shouldn't have did. We can't be selfish like that. There were a couple selfish penalties by a couple of guys. We got to cut that out."Defensive back Nickell Robey was also pretty salty."Very frustrating," Robey said. "We understand that it's Denver. We understand that they are the AFC champions and all that other stuff. But at the end of the day, you have to call the game how it's supposed to be called. Some things just could have gone our way but they didn't. But I guess that's what happens when you're in someone else's territory."

  • St. Louis Rams Announce Punter Signing With Hilarious Subject Line

    Punters are people, too. It's a tough concept to swallow, we know, but you should show respect for the weakest players on the football field. Why? For one, they're making bank. Case in point: The St. Louis Rams just announced the signing of Johnny Hekker for $18 million over six years including $9 million guaranteed (!!!).

  • Ray Rice Insists He and Janay Rice Have Only Ever Had 'One Bad Night, It Just Happened to Be on Video'

    Did you catch Ray Rice's interview with Matt Lauer yesterday on "Today"? The sit-down interview had actually been booked with Janay Rice, and it gave her an opportunity to finally speak about that horrific night in Atlantic City last February when Ray knocked her out cold in an elevator. The couple had been dealing with their issues semi-privately until the surveillance video went viral last September, and the fallout has been huge. Janay answered all sorts of questions about their relationship and insisted that her now-husband has never laid a finger on her other than this one time. Supposedly, Ray came home near the end of her interview and decided to appear on camera.Perhaps NBC thought it would feel more impromptu and less strategically planned if Lauer talked to the couple while standing in their kitchen. Once they all settled in around the island, Rice insisted that they have only had this one bad night together, and unfortunately there is video to document it. He also claims that working is not his biggest concern right now.Ray told Lauer:"The big deal is for me to always protect her, and that's why I said I take full responsibility. She can do no wrong. This is something, you know, as a man you have to own and, we're horribly sorry, and I'm horribly sorry for everything that I have to put my family through. I still got to live every day, go take my daughter to school. She's going to grow up and the way the Internet works now she's going to Google her father's name and the first thing that's going to come up is, you know what's going to come up."
View More
Festivals
Popular Now