Twitter took its "Will the real followers stand up?" show on the road Thursday, beginning a massive purge of fake Twitter accounts and bots.

When the dust settled, dozens of media figures, celebrities and athletes saw their following emaciated. Former Ravens and Hall of Fame-bound linebacker Ray Lewis was one of them.

In January, the New York ...Read more

ATLANTA -- NFL veteran Adam "Pacman" Jones was assaulted by an airport worker at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, police said.

The ABM worker, identified as Frank Ragin, made a gesture toward Jones at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Atlanta police said. Jones confronted the man about what he meant by the gesture and the two began to ...Read more

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Marquez White is facing a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Collin County court records.

White, 23, was indicted June 7 on one count and is currently free on a $7,500 bond. The charge stems from a road rage incident on the Dallas North Tollway in Plano on Oct. 20 in ...Read more

The David Tepper era of the Carolina Panthers organization has begun.

The $2.275-billion sale of the franchise to Tepper was made official Monday, the team announced.

"I am thrilled to begin this new era of Carolina Panthers football and am humbled by the overwhelming excitement and support for the team," Tepper said in a statement. "On behalf...Read more

Terrell Owens is having a busy 2018.

In February, the former Cowboys wide receiver was announced as a member of the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

But Owens felt that the honor was long overdue, so he has decided to skip his own induction ceremony, which will take place on Aug. 4 in Canton, Ohio.

On Tuesday, Owens tweeted out where and...Read more

49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the upcoming season and fined for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the league announced Tuesday.

Foster, who will miss the 49ers' opener at Minnesota as well as their home opener against Detroit, is eligible to return before San Francisco's Week ...Read more

Mitch Trubisky threw his head back and laughed Monday. He knew the question was coming.

The Bears quarterback has been open about his affinity for LeBron James and the Cavaliers. It was only natural for him growing up in Mentor, Ohio, 25 miles northeast of sports-obsessed Cleveland, to be a fan of his hometown team and its homegrown superstar. ...Read more

In a cryptic Twitter post on Sunday evening, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor appeared to announce his retirement.

"I've played through all types of bruises and injuries at a high level, but this one I just can't ignore," Chancellor wrote in a long tweet.

"To walk away from the game by choice is one thing, but to walk away from the game because ...Read more

CHARLOTTE N.C. -- David Tepper's $2.275 billion deal to buy the Carolina Panthers is expected to close in the next two weeks, drawing to an end the era of team founder Jerry Richardson. The sale itself is expected to close without much fanfare, but the change of ownership marks a major change in the history of the franchise.

The next chapter ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham has been suspended for the 2018 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. The suspension is related to Bradham's July 2016 arrest for assaulting a hotel employee in Miami.

"I would like to apologize to my fans, coaches, teammates and the entire ...Read more

The NFL fined Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson a league-record $2.75 million Thursday after a months-long investigation substantiated claims of sexual and racial misconduct by the team's founder.

Independent investigator Mary Jo White's review of Richardson found nothing to discredit the claims of former Panthers employees, while also ...Read more

New 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is holding an academy for the top cornerbacks in the league this week at Stanford University, and fellow 49ers starter Ahkello Witherspoon is among his invites.

Tuesday's session involved on-field work followed by a panel discussion with venture capitalists about how football players can leverage their ...Read more

During Mike Zimmer's second training camp as the Vikings' head coach, he received a visit from Greg Ellis, who posted 46 of his 84 career sacks during the seven seasons Zimmer was his defensive coordinator in Dallas.

Zimmer, Ellis and Vikings defensive line coach Andre Patterson looked out on a 6-foot-5 rookie defensive end swiping at offensive...Read more