Roger Goodell

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the Tom Brady-NFL lawsuit has warned the league that he can erase the four-game suspension given Brady if the two sides fail to negotiate a deal. Judge Richard Berman told NFL attorneys there is precedent for him to overturn an arbitration ruling and again urged the two sides to reach a settlement before the next hearing on Aug...

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the "Deflategate" legal case says there is no deal, but talks continue in an effort to settle a dispute over a four-game suspension of New England quarterback Tom Brady. Federal Judge Richard Berman said at the start of a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan that he hopes to decide the case by Sept...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Embattled New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is defending himself in the deflated footballs scandal. Brady says in a 507-word Facebook post on Wednesday morning that he did nothing wrong. He also says that he replaced his broken phone with a new one after his lawyers told the NFL they wouldn't be getting it...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady and representatives from the players' union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continues to stand by his claim no one from the league saw the video of Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer (now his wife, Janay Rice).

The Ray Rice controversy is the hot button issue of the moment, not just in the sports world, but in the American consciousness.