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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Ray Rice Seeks NFL Reinstatement
Suspended Baltimore Ravens football player Ray Rice and his wife Janay Palmer arrive for a hearing on November 5, 2014 in New York City. Rice is fighting his suspension after being caught beating his wife in an Atlantic City casino elevator in February 2014. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Former NFL player Ray Rice and his wife are testifying Thursday before a former U.S. District Court judge, who is hearing Rice’s appeal on the suspension the league put into action in September.
The NFL suspended Rice after a video surfaced of the former running back of the Baltimore Ravens, hitting Janay Palmer, who was then his fiance, in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino.
Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca joins host Robin Young with the latest.
Guest
- Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst and host of Slate’s daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.
Other stories from Thursday's show
- Scientists Develop New Ways To Tailor Cancer Treatment
- Beyond The Ballot: Tuesday’s Winners And Losers
- Remembering The Battle Of Fallujah
- French Authorities Investigate Drones Sighted Over Nuclear Reactors
- What The Midterms Could Mean For The Economy
- Wolf Spotted In Grand Canyon Could Be Gray Wolf
- Celebrating John Philip Sousa’s 160th Birthday
- Ray Rice Seeks NFL Reinstatement
- Pale Male Still The Bird King Of Central Park
- President Obama Requests $6 Billion To Fight Ebola
- How Twitter Made #AlexFromTarget A Teen Idol
- Sierra Leone Struggles To Cope With Ebola Outbreak
- Republicans Won More Of Latino Vote: What Will That Mean For Immigration Reform?
- Full Rundown
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