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Favre tells Vikings he will retire again

Associated Press

MANKATO, Minn.—A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Brett Favre has informed the Vikings he will not return to Minnesota for a second season.

Brett Favre passes to members of the Oak Grove High School football team in Hattiesburg, Miss. on Monday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday [...]

August 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Union remains skeptical about HGH test’s validity

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NEW YORK, NY—The future of testing for human growth hormone is shaping up to be a contentious issue in negotiations between the NFL and the players’ union, with the league supporting blood-based testing and the union less convinced about its validity.

Super Bowl vote shows NFL power

Kevin Mawae, the president of the NFL [...]

July 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Super Bowl vote shows NFL power

Associated Press

Super Bowl vote shows NFL power

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NEW YORK, NY —The biggest surprise about the New York area landing a Super Bowl turned out to be that the NFL owners were more concerned about the cold than they should have been.

It took four ballots to declare the Meadowlands a winner, which seemed about [...]

May 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Football weather by the numbers

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Football weather by the numbers:

84 degrees: Temperature for warmest Super Bowl, Super Bowl VII, played in 1973 at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

50: Average temperature the NFL has required for a team without a domed stadium to host the Super Bowl.

24 to 40 degrees: The average temperature range for the Meadowlands area during [...]

May 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

NFL is 32 teams not single business

Associated Press

Court: NFL is 32 teams, not single business

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WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court rejected the National Football League’s request for broad antitrust law protection Monday, saying that it must be considered 32 separate teams—not one big business—when selling branded items like jerseys and caps.

“Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the [...]

May 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Goodell sends letter to 44 governors

Associated Press

Roger Goodell sent a letter to 44 governors urging them to pass a law similar to one in Washington state that protects young athletes from concussions.

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NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to 44 governors urging them to pass a law similar to one in Washington state that protects [...]

May 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Woman says Taylor did not have sex with teen

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NEW YORK —A woman has come forward as a defense witness in the sexual assault case against Lawrence Taylor, saying the 16-year-old girl who accused the NFL legend of rape never had sex with him, according to a statement from the woman confirmed Friday by Taylor’s attorney.

Taylor, 51, was charged May [...]

May 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

NFL assistant coaches might unionize

Associated Press

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NEW YORK —NFL assistant coaches are considering unionizing because they feel team owners have stripped them of benefits.

NFL assistant coaches are considering unionizing because they feel team owners have stripped them of benefits.

NFL Coaches Association executive director Larry Kennan, a former assistant coach, said Friday that a letter was sent [...]

May 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

NFL appealing to US Supreme Court

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MINNEAPOLIS —The NFL is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decision that allowed Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams(notes)  to challenge their four-game suspensions for violating the league’s anti-drug policy.

NFL appealing StarCaps case to US Supreme Court

The NFL cited the National Labor Relations Act in its filing on [...]

May 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment

Anheuser-Busch, NFL sponsor deal

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Anheuser-Busch to be NFL beer sponsor in $1B deal

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NEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch’s flagship brand Bud Light will be the official beer sponsor of the National Football League, edging out rival MillerCoors, which said Tuesday it wouldn’t renew its deal.

Anheuser-Busch’s six-year deal, which begins in the 2011 season, is worth more than $1 [...]

May 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: NFL | Leave a comment
 
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