At the end of the 2014 NFL owners meetings in Orlando, the Competition Committee voted on issues concerning player safety and officiating. But perhaps the most interesting issue was the one that didn’t make it to the voting phase — the banning of the n-word.
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While the editorial board does not condone his lifestyle, we support Sam’s right to play in the NFL, and this situation pertains to his right to work, not the morality of his lifestyle.
It is time for the NFL to look beyond sexual orientation in its players.
There was no mistaking Robert Griffin III at the NFL draft. The ends of his dreadlocks settled onto a baby blue jacket. His checkered-patterned shirt was offset by a purplish tie with horizontal stripes.
The Tennessee Titans need help on defense. They decided the best way to get it with the 20th overall pick in Thursday night’s NFL draft was by taking an “electric” offensive playmaker in Baylor wide receiver Kendall Wright.
Andrew Luck knows exactly where he’s heading, and so does Robert Griffin III.
“They said it was the biggest pro day of all time at Baylor.”
Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams.
Baylor football left the Alamadome field victorious on Dec. 30, 2011. The team returned the field Tuesday for the first time since to begin spring practice.
A former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman has sued the NFL, alleging concussions have affected his short-term memory and caused migraine headaches and other health problems.
“Great job, teammate! We just won the big game! We are now the winners of the National Football League’s championship!”
A sports research paper written by Baylor professor Kirk Wakefield and Anne Rivers, senior vice president of BrandAssets Consulting, has been named one of the top 10 research papers selected by judges at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL.
One of the great things about sports is its ability to draw on fans’ emotions to an extent some people will never understand. People cheer when their team does well. Some people cry or yell at their television when their team does poorly. Sports can be our escape.
The NFL is trying to avoid another super snafu.
Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is entering the NFL Draft.
Mike Sherman was fired as Texas A&M’s coach Thursday after the Aggies finished the regular season a disappointing 6-6.
The injury-riddled Houston Texans added to their quarterback depth Tuesday, reaching a deal with Jake Delhomme.
The Lariat’s sports desk reveal their picks for the league’s games this week.
The NFL had a number of close games this weekend, but one game in particular had some more drama than others.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett dared Tom Brady to beat him, and the three-time Super Bowl winner did.
HOUSTON — Ah, Arizona. Just the place for the Super Bowl to thaw out after a frosty foray into the New York/New Jersey area.
The sports desk is happy to bring you our weekly fantasy football advice column.
Reports show that the 2011 Super Bowl was the most-watched television program in American history with around 111 million people watching.
This year at the Lariat sports we are trying something new. We have created a Yahoo! fantasy football league of ten teams and have already completed a draft.
What do you get when you add two pro bowlers to an already ridiculously talented team?
The NFL lockout scared many fans, myself included, into thinking we might not see a season this year.
For the second straight year, at least one Baylor football player heard his name called in the first round of the NFL draft.
Major League Baseball’s spring training has started, and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, arguably the best baseball player in the United States, has all the analysts talking once again. But it’s not about his home runs or off-the-field humanitarian acts — the most heated topic of debate questions whether Pujols is worth the $30 million per year he wants for the next 10 years.
Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers claimed the world championship in front of 103,219 fans at Cowboys Stadium. But of all the fans in the stands, few were part of the general public.
I love football — specifically the NFL.