Bloomfield Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Darris McCord, a Detroit native and a member of the Detroit Lions’ “Fearsome Foursome” died Wednesday. He was 80. McCord was selected in the third round by Detroit in the 1955 draft. He spent his […]
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco 49ers claimed quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings and waived quarterback John Skelton. Bethel-Thompson was waived by the Vikings on Oct. 8. The Sacramento State product has yet to […]
Flowery Branch, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Falcons announced Wednesday that wide receiver Julio Jones will miss the rest of the season. The 24-year-old Jones hurt his foot during Monday night’s 30-28 loss to the New York Jets. He got […]
Lake Forest, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Bears may be without a pair of defensive starters for Thursday’s matchup against the New York Giants, with linebacker Lance Briggs and cornerback Charles Tillman listed as questionable on the team’s final injury […]
Green Bay, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Green Bay Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews will sit out “multiple weeks” due to a broken thumb, coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. ESPN.com had reported on Monday that Matthews could miss at least a month […]
Fall River, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was in court on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing and briefly took the stand to answer questions from the judge regarding a possible conflict of interest for […]
Conway, AR (Sports Network) – Central Arkansas linebacker Justin Heard was reinstated to the football program Wednesday, although he must still serve one more game of a three-game suspension for an NCAA violation concerning his book scholarship. Heard, a 6-foot-1, […]
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Things went from bad to worse for San Francisco’s Aldon Smith on Wednesday, with reports surfacing that the 49ers’ linebacker is facing three felony charges of possession of assault weapons. According to multiple media outlets, […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Texans placed tight end Owen Daniels on injured reserve, with a designation to return on Wednesday. The move occurred one day after the Chronicle reported that Daniels may be sidelined as long as two […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Wednesday that quarterback Matt Schaub will start Sunday against the Rams. Kubiak had a tough decision to make due to Schaub’s recent struggles. Schaub completed just 19-of-35 passes for 173 […]