The NFL has been focusing on player safety over the last couple of years, specifically in regards to the treatment of concussions, hits to the head and hits to defenseless receivers/players. But there’s more to player safety than just that. Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald wrote a fantastic article focusing ... Read More

The news of Junior Seau’s suicide on May 2, 2012 rocked the sports-world. One of the most beloved teammates and friends, as well as one of the best linebackers, in the NFL was gone. Questions began circulating soon after, wondering if head-trauma from playing football was linked to Seau’s tragic death, ... Read More

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper has been making some great plays lately. Last week Cooper and the Eagles almost pulled off the trick play of the year when he hid in the end zone on a kick return TD play that was called off. This week, Cooper made an unbelievable ... Read More

  As the official statistician of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and the WNBA the Elias Sports Bureau provides a look into sports that goes beyond the home run saving grabs, made-for-highlight-reel stiffarms, and ankle breaking crossovers. They sift through the streaks, trends, and numbers to often provide us with interesting and little known bits of information about our ... Read More

Jay Cutler at times doesn't appear to be the happiest camper. During week one he yell at the hometown Bears fans to "shut the f_ck up" in between plays. He's also been known to be a bit grumpy with the media. During Monday Night Football, ESPN's cameras caught Jay Cutler attempting ... Read More

Earlier this year four players were suspended by the NFL for their alleged roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty situation - Saints DE Will Smith (4 games), Browns linebacker Scott Fujita (3 games), free agent Anthony Hargrove (8 games) and Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma (the entire 2012 season). Per a ... Read More

Vikings running Adrian Peterson has reportedly been arrested in Houston for resisting arrest. It is unclear why he was being arrested in the first place at this point and it doesn't make sense that this is his only charge. To resist arrest you have to be under arrest initially. Well ... Read More

Usually most of the stories we see regarding athletes these days are negative, but here is a positive one that needs to be highlighted. Chad Ochocinco (or Johnson) will be marrying his fiancee Evelyn Lozada this week in Miami. When a fan of his on Twitter asked Ocho to pray for ... Read More