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Pats Sink Bills 49-21, Clinch Top AFC Seed

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:01:36 CST

The New England Patriots overcame a 21-point deficit today with 49 unanswered points to rock the Buffalo Bills 49-21, the AP reports. The win earned the Pats home-field advantage and the AFC's top seed. Tom Brady threw for 338 yards and finished with the second-most passing yards in NFL history,...

More Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Damage

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:42:05 CST

Another lawsuit is being leveled against the NFL over brain damage suffered by former players. Ex-Miami Dolphins team members Patrick Surtain and Oronde Gadsden, along with 19 other players, have filed suit in Miami and are charging that the NFL deliberately omitted or concealed evidence connecting concussions to long-term neurological...

Wife Charged After NFL Player Is Stabbed

John Johnson — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:22:14 CDT

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall underwent surgery after being stabbed in the abdomen by his wife, police say. Marshall's agent tells the Miami Herald that the wound isn't life-threatening and that he's expected to fully recover. Police charged Michi Nogami-Marshall with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in a...

Jets Coach Really, Really Sorry for Tripping Miami Player

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:19:14 CST

The Jets-Dolphins rivalry is getting to be more like the Jets-Sharks rivalry: New York's conditioning coach, Sal Alosi, is in some hot water after he tripped Miami cornerback Nolan Carroll on his way out of bounds yesterday. As in, stuck his knee out and caused Carroll to fall. Like a...

Venus, Serena Buying Stake in NFL's Dolphins

Mat Probasco — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:58:49 CDT

It looks like the Williams sisters are branching out into a new sport. Venus and Serena are expected to be named next week as part owners of the Miami Dolphins, reports the Miami Herald . Serena acknowledged ongoing talks but did not confirm a done deal. The team would say only...

Worst (Un)Retirements in Sports

Kevin Spak — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:09:12 CDT

With Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy: Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail? Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come up with a better final...

The Worst Super Bowl Chumps

Nick McMaster — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:32:15 CST

With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling: Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for 6 passing...

Ravens Stuff Dolphins 27-9

Laurel Jorgensen — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:18:00 CST

The Baltimore Ravens stifled QB Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins to win 27-9 today, AP reports. Pennington, who threw only seven interceptions during the regular season, tossed four away and went 23-for-36 for 234 yards. Baltimore’s Ed Reed had two interceptions, and Jim Leonhard and Fabian Washington each grabbed...

Favre a 'Fiasco' for Jets

Kevin Spak — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:42:23 CST

As Chad Pennington jogged off the field with “MVP” chants ringing in his ears, his former team could only watch, solemnly. “The grand Favre experiment was officially a fiasco,” writes Harvey Araton of the New York Times , “unless gauged strictly as a business arrangement.” The Jets chose to “go geriatric”...