By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau (Eagle News) The best word to describe New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara? Versatility. Kamara’s versatility won him the NFL’s Rookie of the Year award on Saturday, beating dynamic rookies like Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, and Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt. At the beginning of the season, it was a mystery what Kamara would do this […]
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NFL Super Bowl LII Preview: Will the Patriots continue the dynasty or will the Eagles fly high?
By: Norman Castro EBC Sports International New York Bureau Super Bowl LII will be contested this coming Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Defending champions, the New England Patriots look to solidify themselves as one of the best teams of all time. The Philadelphia Eagles look to make history and win their very first Super Bowl. Both riveting story lines, but which will prevail? While superstition and analytics can be skewed to make […]
NFL: AFC Divisional Games Biggest Questions
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau (Eagle News) — The top four teams in the NFL enter the fray this week as the Divisional Round of the playoffs begin. With the highs and lows of the wild-card games this past weekend, we look forward to what these match-ups will bring. Let’s look at each team and ask some of the burning questions that need to be answered in order to find themselves […]
NFL: P!nk named to perform US anthem at Super Bowl 52
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Singer P!nk will perform the US national anthem at next month’s Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis, the National Football League said Monday. The 38-year-old American will make her first appearance at the NFL’s championship spectacle in the February 4 matchup, protected from Minnesota’s winter cold by a domed stadium. “I’m really looking forward to 2018,” P!ink tweeted. “I’m really excited about the Grammys. Tour. Some other stuff that’s a […]
NFL: Best of the Best – Week 4
By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau AFC Offensive Player of the Week: Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans Watson came to play this past Sunday, torching the Tennessee Titans defense with 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown, completing over 70% of his passes for a total of 283 yards. Watson looks to be on pace to be a candidate for rookie offensive player of the year in the NFL. AFC Defensive Team of […]
NFL: Veteran Boldin retires after 14 seasons
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — American Anquan Boldin announced his retirement from the National Football League on Sunday, less than two weeks after signing with the Buffalo Bills. The 36-year-old wide receiver played 14 seasons in the NFL, ranking ninth all-time in receptions (1,076) and 14th in receiving yards (13,779). He had 82 receiving touchdowns and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 season. Boldin’s retirement came as a surprise […]
NFL: 2017 New York Giants – Questions abound, but certainties exists
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY– The National Football League (NFL) is set to kick off training camps next week and the New York Giants are coming into the 2017 season with high hopes. After an 11-5 season and sneaking into the playoffs, the Giants look to follow that success with a stronger performance this season. However, repeated success is never guaranteed in the NFL season after season. […]
Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, ‘neutral’ sa Super bowl teams
Naging agaw-pansin si 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach sa media night ng prestiyosong Super bowl 50 o ang taunang championship game ng National Football League (NFL) ng Estados Unidos. Sa inilabas na ulat ng US News Magazine TV Program na Inside edition, humakot ng pinakamaraming manunuod ang nasabing 26-year-old Cagayan De Oro Beauty para sa nasabing Sporting event. Ayon kay Wurtzbach, Ini-enjoy lamang niya ang pagiging on-the-scene reporter sa Super bowl sa kabila na malayo […]
Former NFL player missing after falling into Texas lake
JULY 14 (Reuters) — Emergency crews are searching for former NFL receiver JaJuan Dawson, who went missing over the weekend after falling from a boat and into a lake in northern Texas, officials said on Monday (July 13). Two adults and three children were on the boat when Dawson, 37, fell into Lavon Lake, northeast of Dallas, on Sunday night. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor in the incident and no one else […]
NFL admits it ‘failed’ in handling of Ray Rice case
(Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) “failed” in its efforts to police by its players but has “learned from those mistakes,” a top NFL executive testified to Congress on Tuesday. Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, conceded that the case involving Ray Rice was handled poorly. “The commissioner (Roger Goodell) has acknowledged those mistakes,” Vincent told a packed hearing by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “We failed. This […]
NFL’s Ray Rice appeal hearing tentatively set for Nov. 5-6
(Reuters) – The hearing on Ray Rice’s appeal of his indefinite suspension by the National Football League for domestic violence has tentatively been set for Nov. 5 and 6, sources close to the situation told Reuters on Tuesday. Rice was originally suspended for two games for knocking out his then-fiancee at a New Jersey casino in February. When video later emerged of the altercation, he was cut by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL. […]
NFL, others file lawsuit to block New Jersey sports betting
(Reuters) – The National Football League and other sports leagues filed a lawsuit on Monday in an attempt to block New Jersey from offering legalized wagering on sporting events. In calling for the injunction, the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and the NCAA are seeking to block enforcement of a law that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed on Friday, which partially repeals a ban on sports wagering in the state. They claimed that the […]





