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NFLPA Survey: Nearly Four In Five Football Players Don’t Trust Team Medical Staffs

Source: Rick Maese / The Washington Post NEW ORLEANS — While player safety has emerged as a popular NFL discussion topic in recent seasons, Robert Griffin III’s knee injury earlier this month threw team medical doctors into the spotlight. On Thursday, the NFL Players Association will reveal a survey that finds four in five NFL players do not trust their team’s [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: You Mad? The Art Of Trash-Talking

by Roland S. Martin Special to TheShadowLeague.com. When Alabama beat Notre Dame as if their name was Precious to win the BCS national title, I tweeted my congratulations to the Tiders out there, and quickly reminded them that Texas A&M kicked their butt in their own stadium. Oh the joy of talking some sports smack! [...]

UNFILTERED: Roland Martin Talks Ray Lewis, Super Bowl, Randy Moss, Tiger Woods And More On the JOX Network w/ Matt Murphy

Roland Martin joined Matt Murphy on the JOX Network to discuss the Texas A&M football program, Coach Sumlin, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Tiger Woods and the Super Bowl.

Hadiya Pendleton Is Brought Up During Senate Gun Control Hearing (VIDEO)

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: theGrio During today’s emotional and at times combative Senate hearings on gun control, Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl who performed at President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceromonies and was gunned down in Chicago, became part of the discussion. Sen. Dick Durbin, who represents Illinois, [...]

$11,000 Reward Offered In Slaying Of Hadiya Pendleton

Source: Jennifer Delgado, Bridget Doyle and John Byrne / Chicago Tribune With outrage over his daughter’s death spreading from City Hall to the White House, Nathaniel Pendleton made a public plea Wednesday for someone to step forward and bring the 15-year-old’s killer to justice. “They took the light of my life,” Pendleton said at a news [...]

Double Arm Transplant: Doctors Discuss The Procedure Performed On Iraq Vet (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Soledad O’Brien, Connie Mack, Cameron Russell and John Berman talk to the doctors who performed a double arm transplant.

Mercedes Benz Reveals New Super Bowl Ad, New CLA Model (VIDEO)

Roland Martin Soledad O’Brien, Connie Mack, Cameron Russell, and Jon Berman talk with Steve Cannon President and CEO of Mercedes Benz USA about Mercedes’ new Super Bowl ad.

A-Rod, Others Accused In New Doping Report (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Soledad O’Brien, Sen. George Mitchell discuss Alex Rodriguez being accused of doping in a new report by The Miami New Times.

USA TODAY: At Least 5 Hurt In Phoenix Office Complex Shooting

Source: Jane Lednovich, The Arizona Republic / USA Today Five people are injured, three of them shot, in a shooting at an office complex in north-central Phoenix Wednesday morning, officials said. The shooting occurred inside a building in the 7310 block of 16th Street, near Glendale Avenue, officials said. It is unknown if the shooter is [...]

Ray Lewis Responds To Allegations Of Using a Banned Substance

Source: Alex Kay / The Bleacher Report The Super Bowl is supposed to be Ray Lewis’ triumphant last hurrah, but theBaltimore Ravens linebacker is currently shrouded in controversy after a Sports Illustrated report came out implying that the 17-year veteran used banned substances this season to recover from a torn triceps. Journalists asked Lewis about these allegations during Tuesday’s Super [...]