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Saints superfan sues NFL for $5 million after string of losses
Stinging from his favorite football team’s mostly awful season so far, New Orleans Saints superfan David Mancina decided to take matters into his own hands. In NOLA-speak, he’s gone and sued dat. In a class action lawsuit filed this week, first spotted by The Times-Picayune, Mancina calls for other Saints…
NFL referees ratify eight-year deal to officially end lockout
DALLAS, Texas — National Football League Referees Association members voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve a new eight-year deal with the league to officially end a lockout that began in June. The union’s executive committee struck a deal with the NFL on Wednesday night, about 48 hours after a botched…
Obama ‘very pleased’ NFL ref lockout ended
US President Barack Obama is “very pleased” that the NFL has reached a deal with referees to end a labor dispute that infuriated American football fans and resulted in several botched calls. “It’s a great day for America,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Air Force One. “The…
Watch live: NFL announces return of union refs
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell holds a news conference in New York City regarding the agreement that will allow regular officials to return to NFL games starting tonight. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Sept. 27. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Jon Stewart mocks NFL labor dispute, hires Patrick Stewart as a scab
On his show Wednesday night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart took on the NFL referee strike, which unexpectedly caused a national uproar after replacement referees made questionable calls during Monday night football. Inspired by the strike, The Daily Show correspondents started a picket line of their own. But their action…
Ryan and Walker call for return of union NFL refs
Update (below): Walker insists he’s not anti-union A blown call in a National Football League game prompted both Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to demand the return of the league’s unionized referees, despite both lawmakers’ past anti-union efforts. In video from a campaign appearance uploaded…
Former NFL player: I should have revealed I was gay while playing
Former National Football League (NFL) player Wade Davis has come out publicly to reveal that he is gay, and shared with CNN Wednesday morning that he should have revealed it during his playing career. Davis, who played for Tennessee, Seattle, and Washington D.C. in his brief NFL career from 2000-2004,…
Analysis: ‘Pay for pain’ scandal could end up in courts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequences, with prosecutors, players and even fans getting in on the judicial action. By Sunday morning, four National Football League teams were linked to a “pay for pain” scandal that came…
Madonna slams M.I.A’s Super Bowl finger gesture
(Reuters) – Madonna has slammed British rapper M.I.A.’s offensive finger gesture during her Super Bowl show as juvenile, negative and out of place. Speaking on Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM on Friday, Madonna said she had no idea M.I.A. made the gesture after joining the pop superstar on stage during…
NFL commissioner pushes for HGH tests
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says progress has been made in reaching a deal with the players union that would allow for human-growth hormone testing of all players to begin. Speaking two days before the New York Giants and New England Patriots meet in Sunday’s Super Bowl 46, Goodell said a…
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