National Football League season
Super Bowl 2012 set to be an epic sequel fit for Hollywood
In 2008, the New York Giants and New England Patriots competed for the NFL title. This year, the two teams, with many of the same players, are back for a rematch that could only have been more hyped if it were produced for the Hollywood stage.
Players to Vote on Settlement Ending NFL Lockout
$320 million is what seems to be separating the two increasingly agreeable sides of the NFL lockout this morning. Players are expected to take a formal vote on a proposed settlement with NFL owners, bringing a new football season one step closer to reality. The Wall Street Journal’s Nando Di Fino has the latest updates.
NFL Lockout Can Continue
Sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Nando di Fino explains the latest in the NFL lockout story after a federal appeals court sided with NFL owners and delayed an injunction that would have stopped the lockout. The owners and players will go back to court on June 3 to try to come to terms […]
Judge Rules End to NFL Lockout
U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson has ordered an end to the ongoing NFL lockout. This is being seen as giving the players an early victory in their fight with the owners over how to divide the $9 billion business. Judge Nelson says she was swayed by the players’ argument that that the lockout, now […]
Takeouts: Congress, sports
CONGRESS TAKEOUT: Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich sets the scene of Sen. Scott Brown’s swearing in, and the Massachusetts politician’s thoughts on bipartisanship. SPORTS TAKEOUT: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us with his prediction of who will emerge dominant in Super Bowl XLIV ? the New Orleans Saints or the Indianapolis Colts.