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Warren Sapp Charged With Domestic Battery

M. Morris — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:30:00 CST

Warren Sapp has made bail but won't be analyzing the Super Bowl for the NFL Network after being arrested and charged with domestic battery in the alleged choking of his girlfriend in a Miami Beach hotel. Sapp, a defensive lineman who starred at the University of Miami before playing 13...

Football Goes Mobile on Sprint Phones Tonight

Peter Fearon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:19:24 CST

Sprint is about to score big with football fans with the first-ever live broadcast of an NFL game on mobile phones. The debut phone-cast will be tonight's Cleveland Browns showdown with the Denver Broncos. Eight more games from the NFL television network will be available over 7 weeks as part...

NFL Network, After Ratings Flop, in Talks With ESPN

Harry Kimball — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:58:24 CDT

Having lost a game of chicken with the nation’s cable operators, the National Football League is in talks with ESPN to carry prime-time games that were unavailable to most American households last season, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NFL’s channel, charging lucrative fees, is available in only 40 million...

Pats/Giants Net Most Viewers Since '95

Lev Weinstein — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:04:00 CST

The Patriots' final step to an undefeated regular season—Saturday's victory over the Giants—attracted an estimated 34.5 million viewers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The tally is the largest the NFL has managed since the 1995 Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving game. The millions were divided among CBS and NBC, who...

Patriots Game on National TV

John Johnson — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:56:17 CST

The Patriots' pursuit of perfection will be on national TV after all. The NFL relented to widespread complaints today and announced that Saturday night's game will be broadcast on CBS and NBC along with the NFL Network, the Boston Herald reports. Original plans to air the game only on the...

Faulty Knee Forces Faulk Out

Patrick Hopkins — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:47:01 CDT

The knee injury that sidelined Marshall Faulk last season has officially ended his career. Faulk will announce his retirement Monday, March 26, at the NFL owners' meetings. Faulk retires ninth in all-time NFL career rushing with 12,279 yards, and tied for sixth with 100 touchdowns. In 2000, he ran...