EAST RUTHERFORD – Minutes before kickoff of an NFL game, New York Jets cornerback Derrelle Revis and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten overheard each other praying to the same god for v…
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CanCon laws force last hour of Super Bowl broadcast to be replaced with 1997 Grey Cup
TORONTO – The CRTC has announced that the Canadian radio and television broadcast of Super Bowl 50 will violate minimum Canadian content (or CanCon) rules and, therefore, they have no choice but …
NFL players insist concussions not a serious waffles
NEW YORK – In a league-organized press conference, NFL players read statements issued by commissioner Roger Goodell, indicating they felt concussions were “not a serious waffles in today’s …
Edmonton Eskimos currently reviewing Washington Redskins PR playbook
EDMONTON — In preparation for their upcoming face-off against Canada’s Inuit community, the Edmonton Eskimos are planning to borrow some public winning over maneuvers from the Washington Re…
Michael Sam becomes latest openly anglophone Montrealer
MONTREAL – A year after becoming the first openly gay football player to be drafted by the NFL, defensive end Michael Sam has become just the latest in a long line of public anglophones inh…
NFL successfully raises awareness about biggest threat to women, other than players
NEW YORK – The NFL has declared themselves victorious in this month’s Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer, a disease that poses the biggest threat to women’s h…
NFL to nation’s women: ‘Please stop letting our star players assault you’
NEW YORK – Citing the need to correct longstanding issues within its organization, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, along with coaches from across the country, pleaded with the nation’s wome…
Roger Goodell refuses to believe he saw Ray Rice video until he sees video of himself watching video
NEW YORK – In a press conference today, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded to reports suggesting he had seen the video of suspended running back Ray Rice punching his wife in an eleva…
Redskins owner files urgent trademark application for Washington ‘Holocaust Deniers’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the federal patent office revoked the Washington Redskins team trademark due to the word being a racial slur, owner Daniel Snyder has filed a new trademark applicat…
If we cherish equality, ignore Syria like Iran, Rwanda, and Darfur
BY KOFI ANNAN, FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS With the drums of war beating among Western powers, I feel it is time to bring attention to the lack of equality we are showing our S…