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NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Ramzee Robinson sues Chiefs for wrongful discharge, tortious interference
After his playing career ended, Ramzee Robinson spent nine years working for the Chiefs. In the aftermath of the termination of his employment, Robinson has sued the Chiefs. PFT has obtained a copy of a lawsuit filed Monday by Robinson in a Missouri federal court. The 11-page complaint accuses the Chiefs of wrongful discharge on the basis of race, retaliatory discharge arising from complaints regarding pay disparities and inequities based on race, and tortious interference with business expectancy. Robinson worked as the team's director of player engagement. He alleges that his pay fell behind comparable positions with other teams, and that team president Mark Donovan 'rejected Plaintiff's requests for a compensation review and/or salary increase.' Robinson also contends that the 'KC Chiefs paid African-American business employees less than their white counterparts.' On the last theory, Robinson claims that the Texans requested to interview Robinson, and that the Chiefs refused. They told the Texans an interview would violate Robinson's contract. The complaint doesn't address the obvious question of whether the Chiefs were entitled to refuse permission under the tampering policy. The Chiefs will have the right to respond to the complaint, either by answering the allegations or filing a motion to dismiss the case. It's also possible that Robinson's contract contains an arbitration clause, given the habit of the NFL's teams to push non-player legal claims into the secret, rigged kangaroo court presided over by the Commissioner. If so, look for the Chiefs to make an aggressive attempt to force Robinson's case out of open court.
NBC Sports
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
Free Father of Mine/Son of Mine offer ends today
In honor of the fact that the chief cook and bottle washer of this specific business establishment turned 60 on Sunday, we made the ebook of both Father of Mine and Son of Mine available at no charge for the weekend. The offer runs through midnight on Monday, Pacific time. Go get either or both. For the low cost of nothing. Download now, read whenever. The third book in the series is coming, eventually. And I've started on a fourth. For today, Father of Mine and Son of Mine are completely free in ebook form. Meanwhile, to those of you who are counting the days until I retire, keep on counting. As mentioned during PFT Live on Monday, I've decided to keep doing this as long as I can. Whether it's with NBC or independently or under some other arrangement, PFT (which I fully and completely own) will keep on going until the day I drop dead — and at that point my son will ideally take the wheel. Or he can do whatever he wants with it. Sell it. Shut it down. Whatever. It'll be up to him. I'll have bigger issues at that point, like figuring out whether I can get into the Great Parents' Basement in the Sky despite the fact that I fully intend to buy a Ferrari ASAFP.
NBC Sports
07-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
A one-point conversion safety has happened in college, not NFL
Our recent item regarding the theoretical possibility of a team having only one point has been the No. 1 story on PFT over the past two days. So here's a little more. While it has never happened in the NFL, it has happened multiple times in college football. Most notably, it occurred during the Fiesta Bowl to cap the 2013 season. Up 31-10 against Kansas State, Oregon attempted a one-point PAT. It was blocked and recovered in the field of play. The runner took the ball behind the goal line, and a lateral resulted in a tackle in the end zone. It also happened in a 2004 game between Texas and Texas A&M (our in-house Aggie loyalist Charean Williams did not remember it). It's never happened in the NFL. Either team during the conversion attempt can, in theory, score one point because either team can, in theory, be charged with a safety. It would be wild, to say the least, for the team attempting the conversion to end up being tackles in its own end zone for a safety. But it can happen. Which means that a 34-1 score is possible. And which means that, if a team like the Falcons builds a league like that, it can be blown.
The Hindu
02-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Cancer screening camp on World No Tobacco Day
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, International Oncology Cancer Institute-CHL114, Indore, a multi-specialty hospital and cancer centre, in collaboration with The Hindu newspaper, organised a free general health and cancer screening camp. The camp was attended by newspaper vendors from the Indore Newspaper Association, as well as nearby residents. The camp offered free consultations, X-rays, PFT (Pulmonary Function Test), ECG, BP and sugar tests.
NBC Sports
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
It's three-day Father of Mine giveaway weekend
It's Memorial Day weekend. Beyond it being the unofficial start of summer, these three das are the annual occasion to honor those who gave their lives in defense of our nation. As we remember our fallen veterans, we also remember others we have lost. My own father, who had a health condition that kept him from serving in World War II, has been gone for nearly 30 years. Like many of you who have lost one or both parents, I think about him every day. He wouldn't be happy that I wrote a novel inspired by his chosen profession, as a bookie who had direct ties to the mob that ran the small town where I was raised. And if/when I see him again (who really knows how any of that works?), the first thing he'll say is, 'What's wrong with you?' (At least we'll have eternity for me to give him the full list.) For those who have yet to try Father of Mine, it remains available in ebook form for the very low price of 99 cents. It's an ongoing extension of my New Year's resolution to make it as cheap as possible, in order to promote reading as a diversion that can be far more enjoyable than it was when we were required to do it in school. Now that we're close to hitting (I think) low tide for NFL news, it's the perfect time to give it a shot. Again, it's only 99 cents. While the story itself is entirely fabricated, some of the crimes committed by the characters actually occurred. Including one fairly graphic and surprising murder. On Friday, I mailed the three free, signed copies of Son of Mine from last weekend's giveaway. (It's also 99 cents.) I'll include those entries in this week's contest. If you didn't enter then, send an email to florio@ with this subject line: 'Memorial Day 2025 Book Giveaway.' My stash of Father of Mine hard copies (the print version is $14.99) will soon be replenished. When the box of books arrives, I'll send out three more to this weekend's winners. Otherwise, keep checking your phones or tablets or laptops or desktops for fresh PFT content all weekend long. I gave the staff the three-day weekend off, so you're stuck with just me through Monday. And you can fill the gaps between postings by working your way through the short, punchy 100-plus chapters of Father of Mine. For a measly 99 cents. That's less than one penny per chapter.
