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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract extension has been delayed while the league addresses player protests during the national anthem, ESPN reported Sunday. Goodell’s contract extension was expected to have been completed by now, but the league has instead been focusing on responding to the ongoing controversy surrounding players kneeling during the anthem. Only 20 minutes of last week’s owners meeting was spent discussing Goodell’s contract, during which the deal was initially expected to be completed, according to ESPN. Goodell presented a proposal to NFL owners at the meeting last week that included ways to amplify players’ work on social issues....

The all-woman league formerly known as the Lingerie Football League announced this week its belief that America's flag and national anthem are "far too sacred" to protest. The league, recently rebranded as the Legends Football League, said in a Tuesday statement that its players would not be taking a knee during the national anthem as many of their male counterparts in the NFL have done. "The LFL recognizes everyone's First Amendment right to protest, but our nation's flag and anthem are far too sacred," the league said. "Too many fellow Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that our flag...

211 The Legends Football League -- made up of women playing in lingerie -- have taken an official position on the national anthem ... "WE STAND"! The LFL just issued a video statement on the issue taking over the country -- saying the flag, "symbolizes all the blood, sweat and tears that have been shed so that we as Americans can raise our flag across our nation." "The LFL salutes all those who make this the greatest the country in the world, and we stand in salute of our flag."

Talk about fantasy football! Dozens of athletic ladies lined up at the Teamworks Center to try out for the New England Euphoria, the region’s newest team, part of the planned Lingerie Football League.

SEXY new all-female professional football teams are threatening to steal the spotlight from their NFL counterparts. The hugely popular half-time Lingerie Bowl – which aired during the Superbowl – has created its own women’s league with the stunners taking to the field in saucy underwear as well as pads and helmets. Launching in 2009, the Lingerie Football League (LFL) will comprise 10 franchise teams from Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta and New England. And we're sure you won't mind seeing a few of these lovely ladies touch down.

Explorer hopes Scout experience fuels career as federal agent http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2007/05/16/features/features2.txt http://tinyurl.com/yst7ut Last modified: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:22 AM CDT By NATALIE JORDAN, The Daily News, njordan@bgdailynews.com/783-3243 Andria Vansickle is planning to make a name for herself in the world of law enforcement. Vansickle, 20, is one of 300 selected from more than 2,000 applicants to attend the FBI Leadership Academy, a program through the Boy Scouts of America Explorers. “I sent the application off in February after finishing it in January. I had to write an essay about what law enforcement meant to me and get letters of reference,”...