Vikings cornerback Asher Allen surprised his team — and the rest of the league — by retiring from football at the age of 24, after only three NFL seasons. The reasons remain unclear, but more information is expected to emerge, eventually. “He will talk about it more at some point,” coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday,…
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Asher Allen is expected to talk more about his decision “at some point”
Lions could, but likely won’t, discipline trouble-making players
With four of the Lions’ five 2011 draft picks finding trouble this offseaon, the question becomes whether the Lions will do anything about it. Other than telling receiver Titus Young (pictured) to take a break from OTAs — and then insisting that he hadn’t been suspended even though no one ever reported or claimed that…
Grant Wahl: Some positive signs for U.S. despite loss to Brazil
LANDOVER, Md. — Three thoughts after Brazil’s 4-1 victory against the U.S. in Wednesday’s friendly at FedEx Field:
Bengals unveil four-game ticket packages
As the Cincinnati Bengals try to follow a season that was successful on the field but unsuccessful at the box office with a season featuring success in both categories, the team will be making available something less than a full season-ticket package to interested fans. According to WKRC, the Bengals will offer a pair of…
Video: Rico Beats Speaks On “Exodus 23:1″
“Honestly, when we were in the room listening to that record, I didn’t hear none of these guys’ names brought up,” Rico told MTV News on Wednesday of rumors that Pusha was taking shots at Drake and Lil Wayne on the track. “It was none of that. Dream got in his zone and he went in the booth. Pusha got his pen, like I didn’t hear nobody mentioned.”
Rico Beats said Pusha wanted something dark, but he didn’t know it was a diss at anybody, when they were in the booth. It was all news to him afterward.
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Bettman looking to start labor talks in a few weeks
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players’ association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks.
Leroy Kelly’s son to get another tryout from the Browns
Hall of Fame running back Leroy Kelly Sr. has a son who plays football. And Leroy Kelly Jr. will get another chance next week to win a roster spot on the team for which his dad played. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Browns will give Kelly a tryout on…
Sarah Kwak: NHL does away with research and development camp, more notes
NEWARK, N.J. — Before the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings could walk the walk in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, the suits around the league had to talk the talk. So, with the general managers meeting in New York City Wednesday and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr addressing the media (separately, naturally), here are the bits of news from around the league:
Hornets win lottery for NBA’s No. 1 draft pick
NEW YORK (AP) — New owner, and now a new star player. The future suddenly looks bright for the New Orleans Hornets.
