NFL Quarterback Cam Newton Injures Back In Car Crash
The player suffered two fractures in his lower back when a truck he was driving flipped several times on a bridge close to his team's stadium in downtown Charlotte.
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Idris Elba Plays A Soccer Coach Out To Crush Ebola In New Ad Campaign
The British actor and a group of African soccer stars have teamed up with the CDC in a new public health campaign. The message: Ebola "is not an ordinary game. This is life or death."
Jets Coach Promises No Tanking In Game Against Equally Awful Titans
When a season is lost, some teams will take it easy their last few games — or the last 82, if it's the Philadelphia 76ers — in hopes of securing a better draft pick. But not this NFL cellar-dweller.
College Football Playoffs Won't Please Everyone
The College Football Playoff committee announced that Ohio State took the final spot along with Alabama, Oregon and Florida State. Holly Anderson of Grantland.com joins Robert Siegel to talk about the aftermath.
Texas Teams (Correctly) Shut Out Of New College Football Playoffs
Ohio State's romp in the Big Ten championship game propelled the Buckeyes past TCU and Baylor in the eyes of the college football playoffs selection committee.
Why Do The College Playoffs Only Have 4 Teams?
Top-division college football announced the teams in its first-ever playoff: Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State and Florida State. But the next division down has had a playoff since the 1970s, with 24 teams.
IOC Unveils Changes Including Lower Bidding Costs, More Sports At Olympics
The changes adopted today at a two-day meeting in Monaco include a new Olympic channel. They are all part of biggest change in decades to the International Olympic Committee.
Buffalo Bills Flag Officials For Excessive Celebration On Losing Play
After an official signaled a touchdown for Denver in the Broncos' win, he and another ref exchanged a fist-bump. A player calls it proof of bias; the NFL says they were excited to get the call right.
After A 5-Year Struggle, Soccer Player Gets A Second Chance
Sunday's MLS Cup features a player with one leg shorter than the other, metal plates in his face and an ear-to-ear scar. Charlie Davies, nearly killed in a 2009 car crash, is finally back on his game.
Less Wrestling, More Sport In Roller Derby World Cup
Players with names like Enemy, Tantrum and Blockadile Dundee are competing in this weekend's Roller Derby Blood and Thunder World Cup. The competition features teams from 30 countries.