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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson had an eventful weekend full of highs and lows. On Saturday night, his team walloped the New York Giants, 38-7, to advance to the NFC Championship Game. But on Monday, days after his team…

BOSTON—As concerns about the long-term consequences of NFL participation continue to grow, a new study released Friday found that a majority of NFL owners wouldn’t let their children purchase a football team. “It was a different time when I…

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen just scored the biggest victory of his life — and no, I’m not referring to his defeat of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Over the past several weeks, Allen and the Bills have been grappling with the sudden…

Twelve years ago on Jan. 8, 2011, the American sports industrial complex was finally and fully revealed to be mostly a sham. The New Orleans Saints, defending Super Bowl champions, arrived in Seattle with a record of 11-5, two wins too few…

The scent of charcoal, cheap beer, and team spirit mingle in the air in an unmistakable and all-American scene: a college football tailgate. And hallelujah, it’s that time of year — or it would be, if the stadium hosting the College…

NEW YORK—The NFL community was rocked by another disclosure of a devastating brain injury Wednesday after commissioner Roger Goodell announced that thinking too hard about football had given him CTE. “It is with sadness that I tell you…

NEW YORK—A day after a game was stopped and then indefinitely postponed following the on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, the NFL issued a statement this afternoon in which it clarified to the public that there are…

After a routine tackle during Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on his back in cardiac arrest. Medical personnel administered CPR for roughly 10 minutes before an ambulance carted Hamlin off the…

Even in death, Franco Harris still had an uncanny sense of timing. The demise of the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who passed away Tuesday night at the age of 72, comes mere days before Pittsburgh, and the nation,…

While both occupy very different spheres of public life, the Miami Dolphins and the Republican Party have a lot more in common than people may think. Following two back-to-back losses against the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles…