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Michael Sam has been released from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad after failing to contend for a place in their defensive line.

Michael Sam will have to wait for a third team to give the NFL's first openly gay player a chance to appear in a regular-season game.

The Texas judge in the child abuse trial of Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson can stay on the case after a prosecutor sought his removal for allegedly calling the lawyers in the case "media whores," a v...

A prosecution request to remove the judge handling the felony child abuse case against Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson has been denied.

Two longtime general managers are one step from induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Philadelphia Eagles were expected to be in this position, winning five of their first six games and fighting for the top spot in the NFC. The same can't be said for the Arizona Cardinals, but they enter their Week 8 ...

Over the first four weeks of the season the Jacksonville Jaguars were arguably the most beleaguered defense in the league. They let up an average of 38 points and 440.8 yards per game, and lost six straight before Week 7...

Michael Sam's ambitious attempt to become the first openly gay NFL player on an active roster suffered a major setback on Tuesday afternoon when the Dallas Cowboys released the defensive end from the practice squad. Seve...

Many ifs and maybes and buts surround Robert Griffin III's status for the Washington Redskins' game Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys. There is so much uncertainty, he has been declared a "wild card" by coach Jay G...

The Denver Broncos fear no one in the AFC, nor should they given their recent record.

The Atlanta Falcons need a big performance at Wembley on Sunday to rescue their season, reports Sky Sports News HQ reporter Richard Graves.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is among nearly two dozen current and former NFL players appearing in a new series of public service announcements denouncing domestic violence and sexual assault.

NFL trade deadline: Four explosive, albeit unlikely, hypothetical deals

The Detroit Lions may be without one of their top offensive linemen Sunday against Atlanta.

British finance minister George Osborne has held talks with NFL officials and pledged government support for a London-based American Football team, the Evening Standard newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Punishment for NFL players implicated in domestic violence will not be imposed upon arrest but at some point "farther down the process," said a key figure charged with overhauling the league's handling of such cases.

The attorney for NFL offensive linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey says no charges will filed against the twin brothers stemming from a July altercation at a Miami Beach nightclub.

FIFA's new plans for dealing with concussions have been criticized by some in the United States for not involving an independent medical inspection, but Major League Soccer's medical chief believes team doctors should be...

Defensive end Dion Jordan says he's blessed and thankful that the Dolphins accepted him back after his six-game suspensions

Michael Sam, who first made headlines earlier this year as the first openly gay NFL player, as of Tuesday afternoon is no longer an NFL player. The Dallas Cowboys waived the rookie defensive end from the practice squad t...

It's almost unanimous: The Denver Broncos are still the top team in the NFL.

The Titans have agreed to trade linebacker Akeem Ayers and a seventh-round draft pick to the Patriots for a sixth-round pick, according to a team source.