American Football
# american-football - Friday 14 September, 2012
Sacked in the evening: Cutler nightmare as Chicago crumble
Jay Cutler was sacked seven times and threw four interceptions as the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 23-10.
# american-football - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Gay American football player says kiss got him booted
Eighteen-year-old Jamie Kuntz says he was kicked off his college football team in North Dakota for kissing his boyfriend at a game.
Irish return planned for American football tournament
Organisers of the Global Ireland Football Tournament are planning a follow-up event to take place by 2014.
# american-football - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Flacco shines in Ravens win over Bengals
Joe Flacco threw two touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens got their season off to a winning start.
# american-football - Monday 10 September, 2012
VIDEO: SF kicker David Akers ties the NFL record for longest field goal – 63 yards
The 49ers went on to beat the Green Bay Packers 30-22 on the opening Sunday of the NFL season.
Back with a bang: Manning drives Broncos win as NFL returns
Peyton Manning threw his 400th career TD as the Broncos beat the Steelers, joining Dan Marino and Brett Favre in the elite club.
# american-football - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
To get you in the mood for the new NFL season, here are the top 10 plays from last year
We had forgotten how good 2011 was.
The Redzone: NFL is back, baby!
The Redzone may be starting the season on the injured reserve list but that hasn’t stopped Steven O’Rourke sending his season preview from his hospital bed.
Sky Sports agree new 3-year NFL deal — and not a moment too soon
There’s brinksmanship and then there’s brinksmanship. We’re just glad that this got sorted before tonight’s season opener.
# american-football - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Preview: Notre Dame v Navy, Emerald Isle Classic
Can the Fighting Irish beat the Navy Midshipmen or will the US Naval Academy continue its good form in college football’s oldest continuous rivalry? Steven O’Rourke previews this afternoon’s clash in the Aviva Stadium.
# american-football - Friday 31 August, 2012
In pics: check out the US Navy’s Fort McHenry docked in Dublin
The US Marines are in town…
NFL posts Facebook status as Gaeilge to 6.1 million fans
The fighting Irish are in town for the Emerald Isle Classic between Notre Dame and Navy. Go n-éirà an bóthar leo.
Column: Memories of Notre Dame v Navy, Dublin 1996
Saturday’s game won’t be the first time Notre Dame and Navy have locked horns in Dublin. A 14-year-old Steven O’Rourke was there when the sides met in Croke Park in 1996.
Poll: Do you think the Emerald Isle Classic is a good idea?
American football teams Notre Dame and Navy will battle it out in the sold-out Aviva tomorrow. Is it a welcome event to Irish shores and for Irish tourism?
# american-football - Thursday 30 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Thursday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Pep rallies and parades as Dublin gets set for the Emerald Isle Classic
With three days of festivities planned around Saturday’s Aviva Stadium showdown, we take a look at what’s on and where.
# american-football - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Sponsorship of Emerald Isle Classic costs The Gathering over €600,000
Saturday’s game is set to be viewed by a worldwide audience of over three million people.
A rivalry remembered: Notre Dame and Navy need no introduction
We begin our build-up to Saturday’s Emerald Isle Classic by looking at the story behind the oldest rivalry in NCAA college football.
# american-football - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
15,000 US fans expected into Dublin Airport ahead of Notre Dame, Navy game
The sold-out game kicks off on Saturday at the Aviva.
# american-football - Sunday 26 August, 2012
VIDEO: How to beat Ray Lewis at video games
Paul Rudd takes a novel approach to gamesmanship.
# american-football - Friday 24 August, 2012
Roger Goodell: Replacement officials would improve the NFL
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the use of replacement referees would improve the standard of officiating.
# american-football - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Dez Bryant makes one of the best catches you’ll see all season (and then the officials disallow it)
VIDEO: Watch Dez’s one-handed grab from the back of the endzone.
# american-football - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Marble Ouch: Woman sues Dallas Cowboys over ‘severe burns to her backside’
Jennelle Carrillo has brought the NFL team to court after scorching her derriere on a bench outside Cowboys Stadium.
Olympic Silver Medallist sprinter signed up by New England Patriots
The multi-talented athlete has prospered on the American Football field with University of Florida.
# american-football - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
VIDEO: This is the excruciating meeting in which Chad ‘Ochocinco’ was cut by the Dolphins
The footage was aired on HBO’s Hard Knocks in the US after Johnson was arrested for assaulting his wife.
Frill-seekers rejoice: ‘Lingerie Football’ is coming to Dublin
Women playing American football in their undies. Luckily it isn’t at all creepy.
# american-football - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Contract dispute threatens sold-out American football game in Dublin Exclusive
The Irish American Football Association is threatening High Court action against the US Naval Academy as they claim conditions under which Emerald Isle Classic event is to be held have not been met.
# american-football - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Day after Jets brawl, coach Rex Ryan punishes team
“It’s just part of training camp,” safety Eric Smith said. “We’re out there banging around, it gets hot and people get frustrated. Tempers escalate.”
# american-football - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Ice Hockey star Weber on the verge of signing $26m deal for first season in Philadelphia
Replica jerseys and stadium hot dogs must be selling for some coin these days to keep these athletes content.
# american-football - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
# american-football - Friday 13 July, 2012
The Redzone: Belfast will require a Trojan effort to raid Vikings
Someone’s ’0′ has to go as the Irish American Football League’s two unbeaten teams clash in Shamrock Bowl XXVI
# american-football - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
NFL player Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones once spent $1 million in one weekend
The Cincinnati Bengals a cornerback advised NFL rookies on what not to do with those big paychecks.
# american-football - Monday 11 June, 2012
US coach labeled ‘predator’ as Penn State trial begins
Former Penn State trainer Jerry Sandusky is accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period.
# american-football - Friday 18 May, 2012
Suspended linebacker files defamation lawsuit against NFL boss
Jonathon Vilma was suspended for the entire 2012 season for his role in the Saints’ ‘bounty’ scandal.
# american-football - Friday 11 May, 2012
NFL star gets career boost after losing four stone on vegan diet
Deuce Lutui from Tonga has changed to ‘a mostly animal-free’ eating regime and loving life at the Seattle Seahawks.
# american-football - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Arkansas mother sues high school after son is dropped from basketball team
We all know that parents think their children are the best in the world but one mum has taken that belief to a new level.
# american-football - Wednesday 9 May, 2012
Notre Dame to wear Irish tricolour boots in Lansdowne Rd clash
They face Navy at the Aviva Stadium in August.
# american-football - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
Study: Former NFL players live longer than average American males
The findings go against the long-held notion that former NFL players tend to die young.
# american-football - Thursday 3 May, 2012
YouTube Top 10: because footballers can be trolls too
Featuring a man dressed as a horse, the brutal side of lacrosse and one the most unsportsmanlike pieces of behaviour you’ll ever see.
# american-football - Sunday 29 April, 2012
The Sunday Papers: Some of the week’s best sportwriting
Bidding farewell to football’s greatest manager, the mathematical possibilities of MMA and the gut-wrenching fall of sport’s first superagent.



























































