NFL

“It Gets Better” pulls 49ers’ PSA after players deny their involvement

With friends like the San Francisco 49ers, Dan Savage's project for bullied teens needs no enemies

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Feb 1, 2013 5:58 PM UTC 34
Entertainment super bowl 2013

Kwame Harris, former NFL star, allegedly assaults ex-boyfriend

With so few out athletes, a violent fight with an ex is not an ideal way to learn about a sports star's sexuality

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:29 PM UTC
Entertainment NFL, San Francisco 49ers

Salon limerick contest

Salon readers write the news in doggerel

Alex Halperin Sunday, Jan 20, 2013 2:59 PM UTC
News Salon Limerick, Lance Armstrong

The year of the suicide

Suicide rates among Americans are steadily rising and have been for years. Why are we killing ourselves?

Kera Bolonik Monday, Dec 31, 2012 3:30 PM UTC 30
Life jovan belcher, Suicide, NFL

Will concussions kill football?

New studies reveal the danger of on-field hits, leaving NFL executives scrambling for ways to repair their brand

Joseph A. Lapin, Pacific Standard Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 2:01 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Football

Congress to investigate NFL doping

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform takes up human growth hormone use by football players

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 2:08 PM UTC
Business Sports, NFL

Can football change?

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks to Time about how his league does and doesn't need to adapt

Alex Halperin Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 7:45 PM UTC 14
Life Roger Goodell, NFL, Health, Sports

Why don’t helmets prevent concussions?

Brain trauma has long plagued professional football and hockey -- and improvements in protective gear may not help VIDEO

Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 7:18 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Video, Scientific American

Are you the next Mark Zuckerberg?

New tests are helping loan officers assess entrepreneurs -- and weed out the bad investment risks from the good

Michael Fitzgerald, Pacific Standard Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 5:28 PM UTC
Politics Pacific Standard, Indonesia

Are fans responsible for Jovan Belcher?

Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide was hideous -- and tragic. It's time we stop enabling the NFL's culture of violence

Aaron Traister Monday, Dec 3, 2012 4:12 PM UTC 31
Life Football, kansas city chiefs

Murder-suicide involving Chiefs’ player stuns team

NFL player Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend before taking his own life VIDEO

By Dave Skretta, Associated Press Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 2:40 PM UTC
Life aol_on, Video, From the Wires, NFL

Meet a 9-year-old girl quarterback who loves beating the boys

Sam Gordon's athleticism has earned her national attention — even her own Wheaties box. But can she ever go pro? VIDEO

Jennifer Doyle Monday, Nov 26, 2012 7:05 PM UTC 12
Life NFL, Gender politics, Wheaties

Tim Tebow has broken ribs

The most popular backup in sports isn't likely to be playing any time soon

Associated Press Friday, Nov 23, 2012 2:01 PM UTC
Life Tim Tebow, NFL, Tebow broken ribs

Are professional sports more gay-friendly than ever?

With more athletes speaking their minds, the locker room has become that much less intimidating

Charles Curtis, The American Prospect Saturday, Oct 20, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
Life NFL, Chris kluwe, Homophobia

Justice to the highest bidder

A majority of our legal disputes are settled in state courts. We need judges who won't cater to corporate interests

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com Monday, Oct 15, 2012 2:44 PM UTC
Politics NFL, Alabama, BillMoyers.com

Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77

Karras was known as an NFL defense powerhouse in the 1960s, and later as a dad in TV sitcom "Webster"

Larry Lage, AP Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 5:18 PM UTC
News Celebrity, Football, NFL, actor

Two NFL players go head to head on gay marriage

Raven Matt Birk kicks off a homophobic campaign — and Viking Chris Kluwe goes on the defensive VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 3:57 PM UTC 35
Life Matt Birk, NFL

Learning to hate football

I've been a fan for most of my life, but it's turned into a dark, sleazy habit that, like smoking, I need to drop

Aaron Traister Sunday, Sep 30, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 14
Entertainment CTE, Sandusky

Must-see morning clip: In memory of replacement refs

The lockout is over, but the "SNL" skit will memorialize the stand-ins VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Sunday, Sep 30, 2012 2:03 PM UTC
News Sports, Must see morning clip

America’s national nightmare is over: The refs are back

An economist explains the end of the NFL referee lockout -- and how it came to this

Tom Souhlas, The Classical Friday, Sep 28, 2012 9:32 PM UTC
Business NFL Referees, Referees, NFL

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