Senator Calls Hearing To Examine Bounties In NFL
Sen. Durbin calls the Saints' bounties a "disturbing practice.'' He plans to ask representatives of the NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA, NHL and NCAA to testify at the hearing.
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Sen. Durbin calls the Saints' bounties a "disturbing practice.'' He plans to ask representatives of the NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA, NHL and NCAA to testify at the hearing.
One point in the standings separates us in the division lead with three other teams. This should go down to the wire! We have nine games left – all of them are big!
Dallas has won both meetings with the Canucks this season including a 5-2 victory in Vancouver on March 6, but won't take the Northwest leaders lightly.
Looking to extend their win streak to five, the Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night with a final score of 109 – 93.
The Dallas Stars announced the signing of forward Austin Smith to a two-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday.
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol added 27 points, and the Lakers stopped the Mavericks with a 109-93 victory on Wednesday night.
Skylar Diggins. Odyssey Sims. Tiffany Hayes. Alyssa Thomas. All left-handed, and all instrumental in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
Despite being a town of roughly 80,000 people, the city of Allen can boast an arena that hosts two professional sports teams and headline acts that normally would play venues in bigger cities like Dallas or Fort Worth.
While the New Orleans Saints were handing out money for "cart offs and knockouts," it was the commissioner who threw the ultimate haymaker.
With Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and coach Mike Shanahan among NFL personnel watching, Griffin was sharp on a scripted 51 passes he has been working on with quarterback consultant Terry Shea.
Spencer is not as bad a player as some think. By no means a franchise player, but he's not that bad at all.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has ordered the owners of all 32 NFL teams to make sure their clubs are not offering bounties like the New Orleans Saints did from 2009-11.
Tebow is expected to complement starter Mark Sanchez, who received a $40.5 million contract extension, with $20.5 million guaranteed, earlier this month. The Jets also had pursued Manning.
The NFL has suspended New Orleans head coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players.
The Mavericks look for a fifth consecutive victory while trying to snap a four-game regular season skid against the struggling Lakers on Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center.