The use of personal electronic devices for work tasks—a central issue in past NFL disputes—has emerged as a point of contention in Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL over alleged race-based employment discrimination. Flores seeks evidence to further his claim that the league and several teams intentionally discriminated against him, and […]

Haslam Sports Group’s deal to buy into NWSL for $205 million had a second commercial benefit for owners: It ensured the league would also see the full amount of the $165 million committed by billionaire Arthur Blank last year. Blank’s AMB Sports and Entertainment (AMBSE) bought an NWSL expansion team in November for a then-record […]

Miami-Dade prosecutors filed four criminal charges against Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. on Thursday, following his arrest last month. The charges came a few weeks after a Miami-Dade circuit judge extended a temporary restraining order granted to Pearce's ex-girlfriend, WNBA player Rickea Jackson, who told the court that Pearce had physically abused her and threatened to kill her,…

South Florida police arrested Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. over the weekend, after a police chase followed by a crash in a residential neighborhood that was captured on cell phone video. Law enforcement charged Pearce, 22, with a slew of possible crimes, according to online court records: two counts of felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, one count of felony aggravated…