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NFL Fines Titans Owner $250K for Flipping Bird

M. Morris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:17 CST

The NFL fined 86-year-old Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league"—namely, flipping the bird toward the Buffalo Bills' sideline in the waning moments of yesterday's 41-17 Tennessee victory. He later repeated the display on the field, the Tennessean reports. "I need to apologize...

Patriots Rule Brittania, Bucs

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:11:36 CDT

Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless (0-7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 35-7, today at Wembley Stadium in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. The game drew a sellout crowd of 84,254. NFL commissioner...

Defending-Champ Steelers Work OT to Beat Titans

Will McCahill — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:08:28 CDT

The Pittsburgh Steelers got a 33-yard field goal from Jeff Reed 4½ minutes into overtime tonight to beat the visiting Tennessee Titans, 13-10, in the first game of the NFL season. It was an uneven performance for the defending champions, the Post-Gazette reports; Pittsburgh also lost Pro Bowl safety Troy...

At Dallas' $1.2B Stadium, Video Board May Be Too Low

Will McCahill — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:50:01 CDT

The video board above the playing field at the new, $1.2 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium weighs 1.2 million pounds, is the world’s largest 1080p high-definition TV … and could be hanging too low, USA Today reports. Though it’s 90 feet above the playing surface—5 feet higher than...

McNair Was Drunk At Time of Death: Medical Examiner

Nick McMaster — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:37:02 CDT

Steve McNair was legally drunk the day he was killed by his 20-year-old lover, the Tennessean reports. The former NFL quarterback had a blood-alcohol content of 0.16, the state medical examiner said today—twice the amount at which it is illegal to drive. Sahel Kazemi had a small amount...

Feds Nab Man Who Sold Gun to McNair Killer

Kevin Spak — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:23:12 CDT

ATF agents have arrested the man who sold the gun that killed Steve McNair, the AP reports. The suspect, Adrian J. Gilliam Jr., has prior convictions for murder and attempted robbery. He admits he sold a fully loaded 9mm pistol to McNair’s girlfriend in a mall parking lot 2 days...

Mourners Flood McNair's Hometown to Pay Respects

Rob Quinn — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:20:42 CDT

Steve McNair's Mississippi home town boasts only 1,000 residents, but more than 2,500 came to mourn him there yesterday. The murdered NFL star's body was brought home after a memorial service Thursday in Nashville; fans came from all over the country to pay their respects, standing in line...

McNair Autopsy: 3 Distant Shots, 1 Close-Up

Matt Cantor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:35:59 CDT

Three of the four gunshots that killed Steve McNair came from more than 3 feet away, while the fourth was close-range, the football star's autopsy concludes. His girlfriend’s wound came from a contact shot, meaning the gun was touching Sahel Kazemi’s head, the Tennessean reports. But that doesn’t show conclusively...

Girlfriend Owned Gun at McNair Crime Scene

M. Morris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:55:15 CDT

Steve McNair's girlfriend bought a gun on Thursday, less than 2 days before she and the retired NFL quarterback were shot to death with the weapon, Nashville police say. A spokesman refused to say who sold Sahel Kazemi the gun but did say it fired five shots, the Tennessean reports....