GRIFF‘s Prayer this morning is dedicated to those adamant football fans out there. Arthur Blank, owner of the Falcons, got approved to spend over 1 billion dollars on a new stadium in Atlanta by 2017. The stadium will have a retractable roof and will be a state-of-the-art upgrade from the current Georgia Dome, which is 21 […]
On Thursday, Hayes was indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a handgun and second-degree murder in the shooting death of Smith.
A federal judge ruled to keep a controversial North Carolina voter ID law in place, despite outcry from civil rights activists and residents who claim it has a negative impact on people of color. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder decided to dismiss lawsuits filed against state election laws. Judge Schroeder said there isn’t any substantial […]
Though there is little information to show the suspect, identified as Cardell Hayes, knew Will Smith prior to the shooting, something else links the two -- a New Orleans police officer.
Evangelist Mary Tillman, “Your Radio Angel” sits down for an exclusive interview with Mr.Ray Lewis retired # 52 of the Baltimore Ravens. Watch as he discusses his new book, I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory ( now available). The legendary man himself opens up with Evangelist Mary Tillman about his past and how it made […]
As revelations surrounding the film Concussion, which explores the relationship between football and CTE, continue to make waves across the NFL, one high school student has turned down 12 football scholarships.
During the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch threw his cleats on a power line and called it a career. He posted the below picture on his twitter account, @MoneyLynch, just after 9:45 p.m. ET. Although Lynch offered no official announcement, Seahawks owner Paul Allen and Beast Mode’s agent Doug Hendrickson both offered gratitude […]
Former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice has been tapped to help coach and advise players of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl as a co-running back coach, ESPN reports.
Roland Martin and NewsOne Now were on hand for the New York premiere of the movie Concussion, starring Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Prema Mutiso, Omalu’s wife. From Sony Pictures: Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, […]
The University of Missouri’s football team has joined students in their protest against University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe by boycotting all football games until…
A jury found Joseph Patterson guilty in the death of NFL running back Adrian Peterson‘s two-year-old son, ESPN reports. A South Dakota jury deliberated for…
Things got heated between Terrell Owens and a fan who reportedly called him the N-word during an altercation in a Starbucks on Tuesday.
