Minnesoa Vikings

A federal judge is overturning the appeal ruling against suspended Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. The former NFL MVP was suspended in November after pleading no contest to child abuse charges for disciplining his four-year-old son with a tree branch last May...

Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy is taking a voluntary leave of absence from the team. General Manager Dave Gettleman says Hardy has agreed to be placed on the exempt list as his domestic violence case plays out.  Hardy is awaiting a November jury trial after appealing a judge's guilty verdict in July that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend...