Nov 24 WATCH: Aretha Franklin brings Twitter to its knees with longest national anthem ever By Joshua Barajas CBS clocked Franklin’s rendition of the national anthem at four minutes and 35 seconds. Continue reading
Oct 12 White Americans largely disapprove of national anthem protests, poll finds By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press White Americans by large numbers disapprove of athletes protesting during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," according to a new poll. Black Americans approve of the protests by even wider margins. Continue reading
Sep 06 Colin Kaepernick jersey leads NFL sales after national anthem protest By Joshua Barajas Weeks after his silent protest of the U.S. national anthem, the back-up quarterback’s No. 7 jersey was the top-selling jersey at NFLShop.com. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump on Deflategate: 'Leave Tom Brady alone' By Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing in on Deflategate, saying "Leave Tom Brady alone."… Continue reading
Feb 08 How a young, brash Donald Trump took on the NFL By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- More than 30 years ago, Donald Trump bought a franchise in the upstart United States Football League. He then led his fellow owners to sue the NFL in a high-stakes antitrust case. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:23 The NFL's newest coach, a game-changing hire for women By PBS News Hour The Buffalo Bills announced Wednesday that they have hired the first full-time female coach in NFL history. Kathryn Smith is the team’s new special teams quality control coach, and comes to the job with 13 years of NFL experience with… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 6:06 What the Rams are getting and giving up to move to L.A. By PBS News Hour The St. Louis Rams are returning to their original West Coast home of Los Angeles after 20 years in the Midwest. The NFL team leaves behind fans, as well as public money for a new St. Louis stadium. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:25 New film tackles dangers of concussions in the NFL By PBS News Hour Dr. Bennet Omalu was working in a Pittsburg coroner's office when he was asked to examine the body of a local football hero. What he discovered would bring new attention to the hazards of head injuries. A new film, "Concussion,"… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 7:01 Tom Brady's court win takes the air out of the NFL's punishment By PBS News Hour A federal judge overturned the NFL’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s over what’s become known as “Deflategate.” What does the ruling mean for the league and commissioner Roger Goodell? Gwen Ifill speaks to Dan Shaughnessy of… Continue watching
Aug 09 Football hall-of-famer Frank Gifford dies at 84 By News Desk Pro football hall-of-famer and sports broadcaster Frank Gifford has died of natural causes at his home in Connecticut, his family said on Sunday. He was 84. Continue reading