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10:56 AM ET The statue of former Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, who was forced to integrate his franchise in the early 1960s, was removed outside of RFK Stadium on Friday morning. Events DC, which is in charge of RFK Stadium, removed the statue. Max Brown, the chairman of...

7:30 AM ET April 10 was payday at the XFL. Kurt Hunzeker hadn't slept. As the St. Louis BattleHawks' president, his job was to shepherd the team into a presumptive 2021 season. Kickoff to that second season was at least 10 months away -- and because of the deepening coronavirus pandemic, maybe...

1:36 PM ET XFL owner Vince McMahon said Tuesday in bankruptcy court that he will not attempt to buy back the league. In a court filing, McMahon called accusations that he was secretly maneuvering to use Chapter 11 as an avenue to cheaply retain the XFL "inflammatory" and "unsubstantiated."...

10:44 AM ET New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar turned themselves in to the Broward County Jail on Saturday to satisfy arrest warrants in connection to an alleged robbery in Miramar, Florida, this week. Baker's attorney, Bradford Cohen, said...

7:05 PM ET Attorneys for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar and New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker said Friday that they have affidavits from witnesses that show their clients are innocent of charges from an alleged armed robbery that took place in Miramar, Florida, on Wednesday...

12:07 PM ET Former Los Angeles Rams great Eric Dickerson ripped the team's new uniforms on Wednesday during a radio interview with AM 570 LA Sports. Dickerson, who set the NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984 for the Rams, had previously criticized the logo. Now he took...

8:51 AM ET The NFL has called off its annual International Series games in London and Mexico City this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The league made the decision to play all games in the United States "in order for the entire season to be played in NFL teams' stadia under consistent...

9:10 AM ET The NFL isn't altering its fall plans. The league will release its 2020 schedule late next week without any major changes, league spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed -- including a Sept. 10 opener, the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 and visions of fans in the stands. "We plan to start on...

12:46 PM ET The XFL's chief operating officer, Jeffery Pollock, said Friday that the league is suspending operations and all employees have been laid off, sources told ESPN. The league had cancelled its regular season on March 12, following similar cancellations and postponements by the NBA...

8:37 PM ET The XFL canceled its regular season Thursday amid the spread of the coronavirus. The move followed similar cancellations and postponements by the NBA, NHL, NCAA, MLS and Major League Baseball, among others. In its first season since its aborted debut in 2001, the XFL completed half...

8:26 AM ET The XFL's official rulebook includes more than two dozen changes to the conventional approach of pro football, according to league officials who are rolling out the specifics this week. Most of the tweaks, such as a running game clock and a three-tiered extra point, are focused on...

3:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas -- The pointed comments made by owner and general manager Jerry Jones about the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff after Sunday's loss to the New England Patriots have not affected the players in the locker room. "Passion, emotion, the energy he brings, that is Line 1 for...

10:15 AM ET Veteran NFL backup Josh Johnson was among three quarterbacks signed by the XFL on Friday ahead of a supplemental round to its inaugural draft, raising the total of league-distributed quarterbacks to 11. Johnson, who started three games for the Washington Redskins in 2018, will join...

7:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will not play Sunday at the New England Patriots because of a neck injury and is considered week to week, according to sources. Vander Esch's injury flared up in practice, which led to an MRI. He will have another MRI...

6:00 AM ET The fleur-de-lis on the sign for Limitz Barbershop in Bossier City, Louisiana, gives away Torrian Brock's loyalty to the New Orleans Saints. But that loyalty will be tested Sunday because of his feelings for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Brock started cutting Prescott's...

1:25 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS -- Luke Laufenberg, the son of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Babe Laufenberg and a tight end at UTEP, has died after dealing with cancer for two years. He was 21. The elder Laufenberg posted on Twitter on Thursday, writing: "we lost a son, a brother...

Aug 21, 2019 When the time finally came for Mike Zimmer to be an NFL head coach, he realized he didn't really know how to do it. So he decided he'd lean as hard as he could on the thing he did know how to do: coach defense. "When you first get somewhere, you've got to get them to buy in," said...

Jul 26, 2019 Teams are putting pads on, dudes are signing dudes' heads and the Giants keep finding ways to lose receivers. Here's what you need to know from camps across the league: Jump to the best of Saturday: Photos | Videos | Quotes Top news of the day Top story: Giants' Tate gets...

2:02 PM ET Training camps are underway, so now we really have something to get excited about. Universal optimism for NFL fan bases is probably never higher than it is this week, before preseason injuries and regular-season losses can put a damper on things. Before turning the calendar to...

2:21 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. -- Running back Ezekiel Elliott was not on the plane to Los Angeles with the majority of Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches Thursday for the start of training camp in California. That does not yet mean Elliott will be a no-show for training camp. Players have to be...