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The NFL has appointed former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the league's pursuit and handling of evidence in the Ray Raice domestic violence incident.

A New Jersey prosecutor has defended his office's handling of the Ray Rice case and says allowing him into a pretrial intervention program was done after careful consideration.

An act of domestic violence has already cost a professional football running back his job. Bumbling an investigation of the incident may cost the NFL's commissioner his.

Eddie Lacy has been fully cleared and will play in the Packers' home opener against the Jets on Sunday.

Five days after dropping their first game of the season, the Baltimore Ravens risk falling into an early 0-2 hole in the AFC North. But football seems to be the least of Baltimore's problems. Running back Ray Rice was su...

In Week 1 fantasy owners got an inkling of what their team is capable of this season, but obviously didn't get the full picture. The Miami Dolphins looked like they could be the darling defense of the season, New Orleans...

The Week 2 point spreads might end up being the most interesting of the entire 2014 NFL season, as a few teams have been made big favorites because of the results of a single game. After the opening week featured just tw...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to hire former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to conduct what is being called an independent investigation of the league's handling of the Ray Rice situation is a decisive mo...

Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy returned to practice Thursday, one day after being excused from work to meet with his attorney.

Andrew Luck jumps into Tier 1 this week after an explosive second half performance last week against Denver.

When general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid walked through the glass doors at One Arrowhead Drive for the first time last year, and took over a franchise in disarray, nobody could have expected their turnaround ...

The two NFL team owners overseeing the investigation of the league's pursuit and handling of evidence in the Ray Rice case say the findings will be made public.

Packers running back Eddie Lacy has returned to practice a week after suffering a concussion during the season opener at Seattle.

It's hard to win N.F.L. games in Denver, especially when you voluntarily give up possession of the ball.

For now, Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is up on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in head-to-head matches.

Sixteen female U.S. senators have sent a letter to commissioner Roger Goodell calling for a "real zero-tolerance policy" against domestic violence in the NFL.

A pair of teams that rallied for Week 1 victories square off this Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium as the Cincinnati Bengals play host to the Atlanta Falcons.

Free-agent cornerback Jabari Greer announced Thursday on ESPN's "First Take" that he is retiring from the NFL.

Former FBI director Robert Mueller will conduct an independent investigation into how the NFL handled the Ray Rice domestic violence saga, after a report emerged that they had been sent the now infamous video of the runn...

The improved Houston Texans will have an opportunity to match their win total from all of last season when they take to the road for the first time in 2014 against the Oakland Raiders.

The latest SI 60 selection is "A Name On The Wall," in which William Nack chronicles the life and death of Bob Kalsu, an NFL player who was the only athlete in a major sports league to die in Vietnam.

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