BOSTON, May 21 (UPI) -- National Football League owners voted Tuesday in Boston to provide the Atlanta Falcons with $200 million in funding for the team's proposed new stadium.
BOSTON, May 21 (UPI) -- San Francisco and Houston were selected as sites for Super Bowl L in 2016 and Super Bowl LI in 2017, respectively, the NFL said Tuesday.
DALLAS, May 21 (UPI) -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he expects to take part in the team's mini camp next month despite having surgery to remove a cyst from his back.
BALTIMORE, May 21 (UPI) -- A burglar broke into the suburban Baltimore home of Ravens running back Ray Rice, Baltimore County police said.
BOSTON, May 20 (UPI) -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has undergone successful surgery to repair a broken left forearm, The Boston Globe reported Monday.
NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- New York Jets running back Mike Goodson may lose his spot on the team after his arrest on weapons and drug charges, a teammate says.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 20 (UPI) -- Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested Monday morning after twice not reporting to his probation officer, court records said.
OAKLAND, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- The Oakland Raiders, a team with a history of colorful players, signed punter Chris Kluwe, noted for his outspokenness in favoring same-sex marriage.
BALTIMORE, May 15 (UPI) -- Troubled linebacker Rolando McClain is retiring from the NFL after signing a one-year contract with Baltimore last month, the Ravens said Wednesday.
MIAMI, May 15 (UPI) -- A majority of Miami-Dade voters who cast early ballots in a called-off Dolphins stadium referendum opposed the $350 million plan, a count indicates.
ANTIOCH, Calif., May 14 (UPI) -- Chuck Muncie, who was a three-time All-Pro selection as an NFL running back, has died. He was 60.
HOUSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Mario Williams is suing former fiance Erin Marzouki in an effort to get the engagement ring back, court documents show.
BALTIMORE, May 13 (UPI) -- Tight end Dennis Pitta has signed a restricted free-agent tender with the Baltimore Ravens, the team announced Monday.
BALTIMORE, May 13 (UPI) -- Toni Linhart, the Baltimore Colts kicker whose field goal in the fog defeated the Miami Dolphins 10-7 in overtime in 1975, has died, officials said.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 12 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young was in custody in California Sunday following his third arrest in less than a week, authorities said.
PITTSBURGH, May 11 (UPI) -- Hall of Fame defensive back Jack Butler, who starred for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1950s, died Saturday, the team said. He was 85.
OAKLAND, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- Amy Trask, chief executive officer of the Oakland Raiders, said Saturday she's leaving the NFL team.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, May 11 (UPI) -- Former New York Jets star George Sauer died in Ohio this week at the age of 69, his sister said.
COLUMBIA, Miss., May 9 (UPI) -- Alyne Payton, mother of the late NFL Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, has died in Columbia, Miss. She was 87.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 8 (UPI) -- The sister of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Chris Johnson was fatally shot four times by her boyfriend, her mother said in a Fort Worth, Texas, murder trial.
PITTSBURGH, May 8 (UPI) -- Former Pittsburgh Steeler Russell Stuvaints pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and resisting arrest in an incident in McKeesport, Pa., court records said.
MIAMI, May 8 (UPI) -- Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross has pledged to give half his fortune of $4.4 billion to charity.
