Miami Dolphins

Chad Johnson arrested for violating probation

2013-05-20 09:05:00

Former NFL star Chad Johnson was arrested Monday on charges that he violated probation stemming from a domestic violence incident involving his former wife, Evelyn Lozada. A Broward County (Fla.) judge ordered the player once known as Chad Ochocinco...

Super Bowl L awarded to San Francisco area

2013-05-21 13:47:00

The 49ers may have lost Super Bowl XLVII in January, but San Francisco has already won Super Bowl L. At least it has won the right to host the game. The Bay Area was awarded the 50th Super Bowl after an NFL owners vote� Tuesday. The game will take...

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 preview: AFC and NFC East

2013-04-20 17:05:00

The draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in New York. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines team needs by division. Today, the East divisions: AFC East The Buffalo Bills are once again in search of a quarterback, and might reach for one...

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-...

'Elway to Marino' chronicles quarterback draft that changed NFL

2013-04-23 06:45:00

Thirty years ago this week, the NFL teetered on wobbly legs. It was coming off the 1982 player strike, Raiders owner Al Davis had just successfully sued the league for the right to move his team to Los Angeles, the USFL was poaching players -- including...

NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft

2013-04-20 14:05:00

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

R.I.P. Pat Summerall, straight man to John Madden in NFL booth

2013-04-16 18:44:00

With the death of Pat Summerall, sports broadcasting lost one of its great straight men. Summerall, who died Tuesday at age 82, played a decade in the NFL during the 1950s. But he was best known for his pairing with John Madden on TV, where the two...

Sam Farmer's NFL mock draft: Where's USC quarterback Matt Barkley?

2013-04-06 18:13:00

So Manti T'eo goes in the first round, but USC's Matt Barkley doesn't? With less than three weeks to go before the NFL draft, that's a distinct possibility. The Times projects four safeties, two guards and the controversial Notre Dame linebacker to go...

Open competition for Jags QB spot: Blaine Gabbert vs. ... ummmm

2013-02-26 08:30:00

Blaine Gabbert will have to earn the starting quarterback spot he has held with the Jacksonville Jaguars the previous two seasons. At least, that's what General Manager David Caldwell said Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine when asked by NFL.com if...

Dan Marino fathered a child with CBS employee in 2005

2013-01-31 11:27:00

Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino has admitted to having an affair with one of his CBS colleagues that resulted in a child born in 2005. According to the New York Post report, Donna Savattere was a 35-year-old production assistant at CBS in...

Dodgers get their social media rewards program up and running

2013-01-31 12:19:00

Are you socially aware? We don't mean about gay rights or global warming or the protection of deer antlers. We’re talking social media awareness. If you are into that, the Dodgers are into you. Anyway, they would really like to be. As reported...

The Ravens replenished their roster at key spots in need of an overhaul after linebacker Ray Lewis' retirement, the free-agent departures of free safety Ed Reed (Houston Texans) and inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (Miami Dolphins), and the cutting of strong safety Bernard Pollard.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

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When Don Shula took over the Dolphins in 1970 he inherited a quarterback who would help him win his only two championships. Bob Griese was Miami's first-round pick in 1967 out of Purdue.

2013-04-08 08:42:00

The Miami Dolphins signed defensive lineman Vaughn Martin, supplementing the depth on the team's defensive line. Martin started 27 games for the San Diego Chargers the last two seasons and amassed 66 tackles and two sacks.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

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