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Reports: Jets DT Ellis agrees to plea (Yahoo! Sports)
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Raiders’ McClain sentenced to 180 days in jail (Yahoo! Sports)
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for assault and other charges stemming from a fight in his hometown when he allegedly threatened to kill a man and fired a gun next to his head.
Bucs sign PK Connor Barth to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed placekicker Connor Barth to a four-year, $13.2 million contract
Bucs sign PK Connor Barth to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed placekicker Connor Barth to a four-year, $13.2 million contract. The 26-year-old who was second in the NFL in field goal percentage last season was designated the team’s franchise player in March.
Saints’ Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , claiming the league’s top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma’s reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell , ”relied on, at best, hearsay, circumstantial evidence and lies” in making comments about Vilma while discussing the NFL’s bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints
Saints’ Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , claiming the league’s top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma’s reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football. The suit in U.S.
Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (Yahoo! Sports)
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring
Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (Yahoo! Sports)
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring.
Rugby World Cup 2015 to kick off on September 18
AFP – The Rugby World Cup England is to host in 2015 will kick off on the compromise date of September 18, rugby union’s governing body, the IRB , announced on Tuesday. The decision, the IRB said, was the “result of an exhaustive and collaborative review process which culminated in the recommendation of September 18 by Tier 1 chairmen and chief executives last week as the most suitable start date within the September-October Rugby World Cup window “. England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) had wanted a September 4 start to the sport’s showcase event, but the southern hemisphere unions preferred a September 25 kick-off to minimise disruption to the Rugby Championship, the tournament that is replacing the Tri-Nations after the inclusion of Argentina.