Share this: Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been known to get under the skin of opposing players from time to time. For once, however, he was involved in an incident that he didn’t instigate. During the Kings’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, Cousins set a screen on rookie guard Buddy Hield. As Hield went around the screen he connected with Cousins, in the one area you are never supposed to target. Hield received a flagrant-2 and was ejected for the first time in his career. Cousins, who was suspended earlier this week for picking up his league-leading 16th technical foul, was assessed a technical earlier in the game for hitting Pelicans forward Donatas Motiejunas in the face while going for
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Tom Brady’s Father Sounds Off On Roger Goodell For Role In Deflategate
Share this: Leading up to Super Bowl LI, Tom Brady has elected not to comment on Roger Goodell, but the same can’t be said for Brady’s father. As a result of the NFL’s handling of the Deflategate saga, Tom Brady Sr. is clearly not a fan of the NFL commissioner, as he expressed in an interview with KRON 4 in San Francisco. “For what the league did to him (Tom Brady) and what Roger Goodell constantly lied about is beyond reprehensible as far as I’m concerned,” Brady Sr. told KRON 4. Brady Sr. didn’t stop there. The father of the New England Patriots quarterback believes his son was the victim of an unfounded investigation led by Goodell. “He (Goodell) went on a witch hunt and
CSKA’s Eremenko suspended for two years
The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has notified today its decision in relation to PFC CSKA Moskva player, Roman Eremenko.The Finnish player has been suspended for two years from all competitions, following the positive result of a doping control test in competition undergone by the player after the UEFA Champions League group stage match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PFC CSKA Moskva played on 14 September 2016 in Germany. The analysis of the A sample revealed the presence of cocaine and its metabolites - a stimulant that is classified under the category of prohibited substances in the Worl... UEFA.com
Bill Belichick Not On Twitter, But Sean Payton’s Support ‘Means A Lot’
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Sean Payton earned the admiration of New England Patriots fans when he tweeted out a show of support to Tom Brady on Sunday. The New Orleans Saints head coach manually retweeted a picture sent out by the Patriots of a Brady banner, and the quarterback’s No. 12, hanging on the Gillette Stadium lighthouse. “There aren’t a lot of people that can understand what Tom’s going through,” Payton said when asked about the gesture Thursday on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” radio show. “I’m one of them.” Payton was suspended for an entire season by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for his role in the Saints’ bounty scandal. Brady is suspended for the first four weeks of the 2016 NFL season after
Sources: Alan Branch Informs Patriots Teammates He’s Been Suspended
FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots defensive tackle Alan Branch notified teammates he’s been suspended, sources informed of the situation told NESN.com. The cause and length of the suspension are currently unknown. Branch played 16 games, starting 15, in 2015 with the Patriots. He recorded 35 tackles, one sack, three defended passes and two forced fumbles. Branch was acquired by the Patriots midway through the 2014 season. He played eight games in 2014, starting two. Branch, 31, was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and 2013 with... NESN.com
Browns’ Josh Gordon Reinstated By NFL, Suspended First Four Games Of Season
by Zack Cox on Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 2:25PM 1,593 Share this: Josh Gordon has been cleared to resume his NFL career after the league reinstated him Monday on a conditional basis. As part of his reinstatement, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver can report to training camp and play in all preseason games but will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season. He’ll also be allowed to attend team meetings during Weeks 1 through 4 but cannot practice with the team, according to a league statement. “As we discussed at our (July 19) meeting, as commissioner, I want nothing more than to see you turn your circumstances around and succeed,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement to Gordon released by the league. “Countless others including