Sports / NFL

Clowney in lucrative deal with Houston 08 Jun 2014 - 01:03 am

TEXAS: First overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney and the Houston Texans agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $22.72m guaranteed, including a...

Dan Marino to withdraw from NFL concussion lawsuit 05 Jun 2014 - 11:07 am

LOS ANGELES: Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino yesterday said he will withdraw from a lawsuit that accuses the National Football League of...

NFL suspends Washington for entire season 01 Jun 2014 - 10:30 pm

NEW YORK: The NFL suspended Arizona Cardinals’ linebacker Daryl Washington for the entire season for a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy....

NFL: Bourque’s hat-trick helps Canadiens overcome Rangers 29 May 2014 - 12:23 am

NEW YORK: Rene Bourque scored a hat-trick as the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 7-4 in a high-scoring thriller yesterday to...

NFL: Cowboys’ Lee suffers knee injury 29 May 2014 - 12:22 am

DALLAS: On the first day of organised team activities, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee was helped off the practice field by trainers after...

Colts’ owner charged with impaired driving 25 May 2014 - 12:21 am

NEW YORL: Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay was charged yesterday with two misdemeanor counts of impaired driving in connection with his March arrest....

Saints rope in Brandin Cooks for four years 20 May 2014 - 12:42 am

NEW YORK: The New Orleans Saints signed wide receiver Brandin Cooks, the number 20 overall draft pick, to a four-year contract, the team...

NFL: Colts’ Mathis given four-game ban 18 May 2014 - 01:02 am

NEW YORK: The National Football League hit Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis with a four-game doping ban yesterday that will sideline him for...

Eagles rope in US Army captain 07 May 2014 - 10:22 am

PHILADELPHIA: Alejandro Villanueva, a US Army captain who grew up in Spain and began playing American football when his family moved to Belgium,...

Clowney ‘obviously the best player’ 06 May 2014 - 12:12 am

HOUSTON: Houston Texans owner Bob McNair called South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney “obviously the best player” as his team, which has the...

Alexander of Panthers banned for four matches 05 May 2014 - 04:41 am

CHARLOTTE: Carolina Panthers’ defensive end Frank Alexander has been suspended for the first four games of the 2014 NFL season for violating the...

NFL: Seahawks extend Carroll’s contract 06 Apr 2014 - 01:13 am

SEATTLE: Super Bowl champions Seattle have rewarded coach Pete Carroll with a three-year contract extension, the Seahawks said on Friday. Carroll led the...

Seahawks defender Browner returns to NFL after ban 06 Mar 2014 - 08:34 am

SEATTLE: Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner, set to become a free agent next week, said that he has been reinstated by the National...

Seattle crush Denver to win first Super Bowl 04 Feb 2014 - 01:32 am

EAST RUTHERFORD, US: With a fierce defense that forced four turnovers, the Seattle Seahawks soared to a first NFL title yesterday with a...

Age no barrier for coach Carroll 04 Feb 2014 - 01:29 am

EAST RUTHERFORD: Twenty years after he started out coaching in the National Football League, Pete Carroll (pictured), finally climbed the top of the...

Teams cope with calm before Super Bowl storm 03 Feb 2014 - 01:03 am

NEW YORK: Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos players and coaches counted on routines to get them through the final hours before Super Bowl...

Jerry Rice’s team rallies late to win Pro Bowl 28 Jan 2014 - 08:55 am

Jerry Rice poses with the Pro Bowl trophy after the 2014 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu yesterday. Team Rice defeated Team...

Broncos to face Seahawks 20 Jan 2014 - 11:51 pm

NEW YORK: The Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks won their National Football League conference championships in brilliant style yesterday to set up...