Chris Kluwe

Chris Kluwe released by Minnesota Vikings

2013-05-06 13:13:00

The Minnesota Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe on Monday, Kluwe announced on Twitter. Kluwe tweeted the news on Twitter shortly after meeting with Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. Thank you to all the fans, my teammates, and the Wilf family...

Hines Ward doesn't think NFL is ready for openly gay players

2013-05-01 08:00:00

Hines Ward is all for gay football players coming out of the closet and just being themselves. But the former Super Bowl MVP doesn't play in the NFL anymore. And he apparently feels that some current players don't feel the same way he does. Ward...

NFL draft is a real passing game for quarterbacks

2013-04-27 19:01:00

NEW YORK — Say this for the 2013 quarterback class: They've learned how to slide. Four of them were selected in the fourth round Saturday, two of whom — USC's Matt Barkley and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib — were widely believed to be first-...

NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay

2013-04-29 21:20:00

Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....

Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'

2013-04-29 13:54:00

National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...

'I'm gay': Jason Collins, L.A. native, hopes for best, plans for worst

2013-04-29 10:35:00

NBA center and Harvard-Westlake School graduate Jason Collins came out Monday as the first active gay athlete in a major professional sport. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native who helped lead Harvard-Westlake to two state championships in the 1990s with...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets 'Rickrolled' by Chris Kluwe

2013-01-29 11:23:00

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answered questions from fans via Reddit on Monday. Pretty uneventful affair, with nothing notable happening, until a fan with the screen name "Loate" asked a question. "Dear Commissioner. I was curious about what you...

NFL punters are being bullied on the block

2012-11-10 15:00:00

Through the first half of the NFL season, there have been 14 punts blocked. That might not sound like a lot, but consider there were nine in the entire 2011 season, meaning the league is on track for more than three times as many. Sure, it could be a...

The Loop Ten: 5-20-13

2013-05-20 00:54:03

Our daily countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers. 1. Three-hour rain delays The only thing worse: a three-hour rain delay with a two-hour showing of "The Sandlot." (previous ranking: unranked) 2. Powerball If you're...

Scoreboard -- May 17, 2013

2013-05-17 22:26:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....

Oakland Raiders' Josh Cribbs downplays knee recovery

2013-05-17 06:14:01

Newly signed Raiders return specialist Josh Cribbs sounded amused by speculation by an NFL general manager that his surgically repaired left knee is not ready for football. "If we were lining up to play football in June, then this would be a hot topic,"...

Report: Raiders sign outspoken punter Chris Kluwe

2013-05-16 10:04:02

Veteran punter Chris Kluwe told former teammate Brendon Ayanbadejo he will be signing with the Raiders, according to a Fox Sports.com report. Ayanbadejo writes a column for Fox Sports.com and quoted Kluwe as saying, "I'm excited to be an Oakland...

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe joined volunteers from Minnesotans United for All Families at the University of Minnesota to encourage voters to vote against the marriage amendment in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday.

2012-11-06 00:00:00