Read more NFL stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/386/nfl.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:26:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74642/domestic-violence-linked-to-football-upsets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLosses by local NFL teams may trigger episodes of domestic violence among their fans, a new study suggests. Researchers examined domestic violence reports in 1995-2006 and found that upsets of home teams matched up with an 8% bump in incidents of domestic violence. The surge in violence almost doubled when...http://www.newser.com/story/74642/domestic-violence-linked-to-football-upsets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74652/full-moon-illuminates-bears-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if losing to the Eagles wasn't enough, Devin Hester mooned the Sunday Night Football audience on national TV last night. In the fourth quarter of Philadelphia's 24-20 victory, the Bears receiver was going for a pass from Jay Cutler when Eagle Dmitri Patterson grabbed a little more than he...http://www.newser.com/story/74652/full-moon-illuminates-bears-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74596/nfl-adds-concussion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing heat from both players and Congress, the NFL is adopting new policies designed to protect players in the event of a concussion. Teams will soon be required to keep an impartial, independent neurologist on hand to treat players for concussions. Players won’t be allowed to return to the field...http://www.newser.com/story/74596/nfl-adds-concussion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:48:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country. Writer-director John...http://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf LeBron James really wants to try football, Eric Mangini will find room on his roster. “I think he should come on down,” the Browns coach tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer . “The guy’s a freak athletically.” James may be an NBA star now, but he played wide receiver in high...http://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74174/nfl-fines-titans-owner-250k-for-flipping-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/74174/nfl-fines-titans-owner-250k-for-flipping-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74126/pats-lose-on-belichick-stunner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Belichick’s vaunted genius got the better of him last night, when a gutsy fourth-down gamble cost the Patriots a win in Indianapolis. Up by six with 2:08 left on the clock, New England decided to go for it on fourth-and-two from its own 28. Kevin Faulk made the...http://www.newser.com/story/74126/pats-lose-on-belichick-stunner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 5:33:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74000/the-who-bound-for-super-bowl-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Who may be joining the ranks of recent Super Bowl performers Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Prince. A source tells Sports Illustrated the British rockers will play the Feb. 7 halftime show, but an NFL rep says only, “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.” The band’s...http://www.newser.com/story/74000/the-who-bound-for-super-bowl-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:02:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNFL ratings are through the roof this year, as the recession keeps fans on the couch on Sunday afternoons...and Sunday nights and Monday nights. Ratings are at a 20-year high, with an average 17.2 million watching each game. “The NFL and television are actually getting the so-called ‘benefit’...http://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:41:19 CST