Hall of fame football star Deacon Jones dies at 74 Jun 4th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hall of Fame football great David "Deacon" Jones, considered one of the best defensive players the game has seen and an innovator at his position, has died at the age of 74, his former team the Washin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hall, fame, football, star, deacon, jones, dies, Top Keywords

Underwood to sing 'Sunday Night Football' theme May 7th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its intro. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : underwood, sing, 'sunday, night, football', theme, dies, Top Keywords

Grand jury chosen to investigate Ohio rape by football players Apr 16th, 2013 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) By Drew Singer (Reuters) - Prosecutors selected a grand jury on Monday that will investigate whether more crimes were committed when a 16-year-old girl was raped last year by high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, authorities said. Quart... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : grand, jury, chosen, investigate, ohio, rape, football, players, Top Keywords

Conn. High School Football Players in Rape Case Gain Social Media Support, Igniting Debate Mar 26th, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) Students Post Support for Conn. Football Players Accused of Rape (Source: ABC News)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : conn, high, school, football, players, rape, case, gain, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Rape trial of high school football players begins in Ohio Mar 13th, 2013 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Two high school football players accused of raping a girl will face trial in Steubenville, Ohio, on Wednesday in a case that has become a national example of social media's powerful influence in modern society. Qua... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rape, trial, high, school, football, players, begins, ohio, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Rape trial of football heroes brings scrutiny on Ohio town Mar 12th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) By Drew Singer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Two high school football players accused of raping a girl will face trial in Steubenville, Ohio, on Wednesday in a case that has become a national example of social media's powerful influence in mode... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rape, trial, football, heroes, brings, scrutiny, ohio, town, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Muslim makes Israeli football debut Feb 10th, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Under heavy security, a Muslim football player whose signing with a Jerusalem club sparked a violent uprising by a hardcore group of racist fans made his much anticipated debut Sunday to a rousing ovation. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : muslim, israeli, football, debut, brings, scrutiny, ohio, town, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Cut losses or face new laws, MPs tell English football clubs Jan 29th, 2013 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - New laws should be introduced to force English football clubs to clean up their finances unless they adopt European rules to curb spending, a group of British MPs said on Tuesday. The call adds to pressure on the 20-team Premier Le... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : losses, face, laws, tell, english, football, clubs, town, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Notre Dame football star says he was not in on hoax -ESPN Jan 19th, 2013 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o has denied ever being in on an elaborate hoax, telling ESPN he had believed his relationship with a woman who turned out to be an online fabrication was real. The tragic story of his girlfriend and... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : notre, dame, football, star, says, hoax, espn, town, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords

Notre Dame football star says he was not in on hoax - ESPN Jan 19th, 2013 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o has denied ever being in on an elaborate hoax, telling ESPN he had believed his relationship with a woman who turned out to be an online fabrication was real. The tragic story of his girlfriend and... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : notre, dame, football, star, says, hoax, espn, town, social, media, support, igniting, debate, Top Keywords