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
May 11 Tom Brady suspended for 4 games over Deflategate By Colleen Shalby An NFL-commissioned report released today on the notorious Deflategate of this year’s AFC Championship says that “it is more probable than not” that Patriots’ personnel did in fact deflate the team’s footballs during the playoff game against the Colts. Continue reading
May 10 Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops By Andrew Mach The U.S. Department of Defense paid the NFL more than $5 million in taxpayer money between 2011 to 2014 to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans at games, an investigation revealed this week. But instead of purely heartfelt salutes to the… Continue reading
May 06 Watch 6:53 What Deflategate means for Tom Brady’s legacy By PBS News Hour An NFL investigation has concluded that the New England Patriots likely deflated footballs used during playoffs before the Super Bowl, violating league rules. Quarterback Tom Brady, who denied knowing how the balls got deflated, was at least “generally aware,” according… Continue watching