T.V. Sports: Goodell Defends Punishment of Patriots
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said he told the team that he would raise his penalties if he becomes aware of more damning information about the spying scandal.
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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick  has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent&#39;s  touchline signals, the National Football League said on  Thursday.
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The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday said they were not given advance warning of star quarterback Michael Vick's indictment on charges related to dogfighting. Meanwhile, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told the Falcons not to discipline Vick until an NFL review is completed.
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Reche Caldwell was driving to the home of Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, his teammate, but he was talking about his former team, the Patriots. He said he still watches them on "SportsCenter" and keeps track of their stats. As Caldwell was talking, he got a text message - from Patriots receiver Dont&#xE9; Stallworth.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday denied that the situation described by former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson -- that players return too quickly from concussions -- was rampant throughout the NFL, but said both he and the Players Association are continuing to fund studies about the long-term effect of concussions and how to prevent them.
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EAST RUTHERFORD -- Criticized all week for their flush job in Miami, the New England Patriots responded like champions on Sunday. Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and the struggling secondary came away
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He has heard how Buffalo offensive linemen Jonas Jennings and Chris Villarrial accused Patriots rookie nose tackle Vince Wilfork of taking cheap shots at them in last Sunday's 31-17 victory over the Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. Yesterday, Bill Belichick , the chief magistrate of Patriot Nation, offered his verdict.
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In New England, the Patriotsâ videotape scandal has yielded an unlikely outcome: Coach Bill Belichick as victim.
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Senator Arlen Specter wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league destroyed evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots.
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As a trash talker, Bill Belichick is undefeated. One trash-talking game, one win. Put that loudmouth with the Mr. T haircut, Chad Johnson, in his place last week. Good going, Coach Double-B. You told the world that Johnson was a fraud, that he pushed off, that he probably was paying off the officials. You intimated that the Patriots would teach ...
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick&#39;s team has won two of the past three Super Bowls and an NFL-record 20 straight games. Yesterday, he was asked by the New York metropolitan media if he has taken time to enjoy the ride.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needs to name a top honcho just to handle the apology department. They are being delivered at a fever pitch these days, by players, coaches, owners, and broadcasters, and while apologies are usually noble, there probably needs to be some semblance of order.
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New England coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 and the Patriots were ordered to forfeit a draft pick and pay $250,000.
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The Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLII hasn't diminished Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's interest in the NFL's investigation into the team's illegal taping of defensive signals. Specter is scheduled to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today, 10 days after the Patriots were upset, 17-14, by the New York Giants, to discuss the NFL's handling of "Spygate."
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Anytime someone tells Bill Belichick how great his team is, the New England Patriots coach needs only to slip in a tape of last year&#39;s season opener to stay grounded.
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Terry Robiskie wasn't offended, so why should anyone else be? Because there was really so little to say about the Patriots' 42-15 thrashing of the hopeless Cleveland Browns Sunday beyond, &quot;Let's move on,&quot; a mini-controversy of the media's making seemed to emerge concerning the tactics of Patriots coach Bill Belichick once the Super Bowl champions had jumped out ...
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell told Senator Arlen Specter face-to-face that he does not regret destroying the tapes in a case involving the New England Patriots.