“I don’t think I’ve ever played on Christmas, so this will be interesting,” tight end Dennis Pitta said. “I’ve got three young kids at home, so it will be tough to be away from them, but they’ll be able to watch me on TV. I’ll just trick them and act like Christmas is Monday. Passed…

Palmer’s schedule gets a little tougher in the second half, beginning with a road trip to Seattle to face the Seahawks’ vaunted pass defense. The veteran hasn’t faced Seattle since his first season in Arizona in 2013, but neither of those contests was particularly memorable. Palmer threw two touchdowns to six interceptions in those games…

All know how much sports brings us together. It not something I can be quiet about. General manager Bob Myers said he was surprised by the invitation being pulled, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he was disappointed that the Warriors won be at the White House.. It doesn’t matter how much evidence she had,…

Tradition can be a source of pride and ignorance. It’s important to believe in and connect to something greater than you, something that has history and feels eternal, but it’s foolish to do those things out of mindless habit. My children won’t love the NFL simply because Mom and Dad watched a lot of games…

He was in the area as part of NASCAR legend Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, a motorcycle ride now in its 23rd year that has raised millions of dollars for Victory Junction and its mission to help children with chronic or life threatening illnesses. Walker is on the ride for the 12th time, he…

King Sport devotees, Dolfans and Upset Bird flock, welcome back as we begin our 27th season of Friday NFL predictions in the Miami Herald. It was 1991 when we began this thing on a whim and prayer, and some 7,000 picks later, against odds, they haven’t fired us yet. We’re coming off a pretty average…

We all know that part of the problem is that Mixon’s transgression was captured on video. It’s different when you actually see something awful, such as a football player punching a young woman. If there had been a video of Cook mistreating puppies, however, the way the world is today it likely would have kept…

But give it a little more time. Teams and fans desperate for a quarterback and driven by the desire for wins may yet take a chance on him for this season. In the meantime, Kaepernick is damaged goods, just another guy who wanted to make a point while avoiding negative consequences of making that point…..

Like any risky sexual adventure, sex at work adds the taboo of knowing you’re doing something wrong. You risk your very livelihood to do it, which is a hell of a thing to gamble on some slap and tickle. But it’s also a fun interplay of power. He did it with his passing (3,837 yards,…

The Cleveland Browns took Brown with the top pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. As a first team All America selection the defensive end was also named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a three year starter Brown broke Penn State records for career tackles for loss (70), sacks (33) and the…