By Christina Maxouris, CNN In a lawsuit that rocked America’s most popular sport this week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores accused the NFL and three of its teams of racial discrimination — allegations they strongly deny. Flores, who is Black, alleges in the class-action suit that the New York Giants interviewed him for
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacob Lev, CNN NFL officials argued in a letter to two US representatives that the Washington Commanders are withholding documents pertaining to the investigation into team owner Dan Snyder. The letter from the league’s legal counsel, obtained by CNN and dated Wednesday, was to Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, and Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN Former employees and cheerleaders from the NFL’s Washington Commanders on Capitol Hill Thursday detailed their accusations of owner Dan Snyder, including asking staff to compile lewd video clips of cheerleaders without their knowledge or consent as well as a new claim of unwanted sexual touching. At the House Oversight Committee roundtable,
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN In Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, the fired Miami Dolphins coach spoke of the humiliation of being subjected to “a sham interview” appearing to give a Black candidate a legitimate chance at a head coaching job. The son of the late Dan Rooney, the longtime Steelers chairman who championed
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff The Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway on February 4 with close to 3,000 athletes from 91 nations competing across 109 medal events. The Games — like last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo — will be held under strict Covid-19 countermeasures and feature seven different sports. There will also be new
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Sport staff The Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway on February 4 with close to 3,000 athletes from 91 nations competing across 109 medal events. The Games — like last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo — will be held under strict Covid-19 countermeasures and feature seven different sports. There will also be
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Two players for the Honduras national team were forced off at halftime in Wednesday’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the US due to “extreme climate conditions,” the federation said. In total, three players — Luis Lopez, Romell Quioto and Diego Rodriguez — were substituted during the interval as the temperature
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN On February 4, 2019, the Miami Dolphins introduced Brian Flores as the team’s 13th head coach at a press conference full of smiles and heady talk about the team’s future. It was the day after Flores had won his third Super Bowl as a longtime assistant coach with the New England
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Cleveland Browns on Wednesday denied claims made by former head coach Hue Jackson that he was rewarded monetarily for losing games in order to get a higher pick in the NFL Draft. “The recent comments by Hue Jackson and his representatives relating to his tenure as our head coach are
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In his Tuesday lawsuit, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores alleged Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross offered to pay Flores to purposely lose games in order to secure a higher pick in the NFL draft and encouraged Flores to purposely violate league tampering rules.
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff In his Tuesday lawsuit, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores alleged Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross offered to pay Flores to purposely lose games in order to secure a higher pick in the NFL draft and encouraged Flores to purposely violate league tampering rules. Flores described the situation on CNN Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacob Lev, CNN Hue Jackson, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns, said Friday that he was not paid to lose games when he led the NFL team. “No, I was never offered money like Brian (Flores) had mentioned,” Jackson said. “I think this is a totally different situation but has some
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Almasy, CNN Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores initiated a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the NFL still discriminates against Black candidates for head coaching and other positions. The 58-page document names the league and three teams — the Dolphins, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos — as defendants and
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Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, says that he filed the lawsuit against the NFL and three teams alleging racial discrimination so that he could “create some change” in the league.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN An accidental congratulatory text message from New England head coach Bill Belichick to Brian Flores is at the center of a lawsuit that has rocked the NFL. Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Duchess of Cambridge has become the official patron of English rugby, a role previously held by her brother-in-law, Prince Harry. From Wednesday, she becomes the figurehead for the Rugby Football League (RFL) and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) — patronages bestowed upon her by the Queen. The honorary titles were
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Jack Bantock, CNN The National Football League’s Washington franchise unveiled its new team name on Wednesday — the Washington Commanders. Accompanied by a new logo, the changes come about 18 months after the franchise ditched the “Redskins” name for its racist connotations. The team had competed as the Washington Football Team
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his fourth triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Washington Wizards 112-98 on Tuesday. The “Greek Freak” scored 33 points in total, adding 15 rebounds and 11 assists in yet another dominant performance. He has now surpassed Michael Jordan’s total of triple doubles and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Scottish football club Raith Rovers is facing outrage from fans and from within its own organization for signing striker David Goodwillie, who in 2017 was ruled in a civil case to have raped a woman along with a former teammate. Raith announced it had signed the 32-year-old Goodwillie on Monday to
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores initiated a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the NFL still discriminates against Black candidates for head coaching and other positions. The 58-page document names the league and three teams — the Dolphins, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos — as defendants and the
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