Colleges: Mississppi State names football coach Houston Chronicle, United States - Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen will be the new football coach at Mississippi State, moving from the Southeastern Conference champions to one of ...
Ute football: The Tide of history Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Lya Wodraska Coach Bear Bryant, left, and quarterback Joe Namath are just two of the legends of Alabama football. (AP file photo) Outside of Alabama's ...
Alabama State football program placed on probation The Associated Press - (AP) — Alabama State University's football program was placed on five years' probation by the NCAA on Wednesday and must forfeit all games won in the 2000 ...
Case Against a Playoff in Football New York Times, United States - His boy, Graham, had come a long way on his first trip to New York, from Lubbock, Tex., for the National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame dinner ...
Sports Briefing College Football Tebow Tops Heisman List New York Times, United States - By AP Tim Tebow will go for two against two talented quarterbacks from the Big 12 when the Heisman Trophy is awarded Saturday night in Manhattan. ...
Union to Seek $1 Million Signing Bonus for Giants’ Burress Bloomberg - (Bloomberg) -- The National Football League Players Association will file a grievance against the New York Giants for failing to pay $1 million due ...
BYU football: Coach sees compliment in Vegas Bowl invite Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jay Drew PROVO - Brigham Young football coach Bronco Mendenhall and defensive end Jan Jorgensen made a quick trip to Las Vegas on Tuesday for a news ...
Locksley Named 29th Head Football Coach at UNM UNM Today, NM - Mike Locksley is the 29th head coach for New Mexico football, which began competition in 1892. UNM Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs said Locksley has ...
More layoffs loom for NFL Films Bizjournals.com, NC - NFL Films is among three National Football League operations that will cut jobs by early February, an NFL spokesman said Wednesday. The National Football ...
Youth football coach is fourth person arrested for torture of ... San Jose Mercury News, USA - (Tracy Police) A youth football coach, a neighbor of a couple charged with the kidnapping and torture of a 16-year-old boy held prisoner in their home, ...
Want BCS support? Ask Big Ten's Delany USA Today - "There is nothing more powerful than the regular season in college football. All the games that were local are now regional. The regional games are now ...
Proposed bill would prohibit BCS from calling itself national ... Austin American-Statesman, TX - Joe Barton, R-Arlington, might have graduated from Texas A&M, but that didn't stop him from announcing a plan to put an end to college football's Bowl ...
Fantasy football insider Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - By SCOTT McCOY Carolina running backs Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams provided an impressive 1-2 punch last week against Tampa Bay. ...
El Camino football coach steps down San Diego Union Tribune, CA - By Kevin Gemmell El Camino High football coach Trace Deneke resigned Wednesday following his fourth losing season in five years. ...
Football: USU hires two Weber assistants Salt Lake Tribune, United States - ... which won a share of the Big Sky Conferene title this year and advanced to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. ...
Haugen to coach Gusties football Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Peter Haugen, football coach at Minneapolis Washburn High School for the past 15 years, was named football coach at Gustavus Adolphus College on Wednesday. ...
Eurick resigns as Bay City Western football coach MLive.com, MI - Jim Eurick resigned as the head varsity football coach at Bay City Western to pursue his first love. The former Chesaning and Arthur Hill football coach ...
Football: Players, Coach of the Year Baltimore Sun, United States - Dunbar's Tavon Austin is the All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year for football. (Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam / December 3, 2008) Austin, ...
Mike Kellar Named Head Football Coach at Concord HNN Huntingtonnews.net, USA - Athens, WV (HNN) – Concord University has named Mike Kellar as its 17th head football coach. Kellar comes to Concord following a successful five-season ...
Willard's favorite son was a true Ohio State football captain Mansfield News Journal, OH - Chapman's friend was laid to rest Tuesday, leaving a gaping hole in the heart of his Huron County hometown and Ohio State football historians scrambling to ...
Three teams have mountains of support in football finals Kentucky.com, KY - By Mike Fields - mfields@herald-leader.com After Hazard upset Lexington Christian Academy in the Class A football playoffs last week to earn its first-ever ...
GW football coach suspended Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - George Washington High School football coach Steve Edwards Jr., who just took his team to the state championship game, has been suspended over allegations ...
College Bowl Season Begins in New Orleans MarketWatch - DETAILS: Football fans will continue to fill the city as New Orleans welcomes thousands of guests to two annual football favorites, the R+L Carriers New ...
A victory is in reach for these four road teams in Week 15
It takes a lot to win on the road in the NFL, but there are four teams that possess the ingredients necessary to pull off the difficult feat in Week 15. The Titans, Packers, 49ers and Chargers all appear to be in position to claim road victories. The Titans travel to Houston to...
Injuries derail RBs Gore, Hillis; Westbrook explodes in New York
Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images 49ers running back Frank Gore had 65 scrimmage yards and one touchdown before being injured. Injuries are a part of the NFL and fantasy football. Unfortunately for countless owners, a number of prominent running backs picked a...
Saints, Bears playing for their playoff lives on NFL Network
Chicago is where New Orleans' season has ended the past two years. That city has been much kinder to the Saints' new featured runner. The Saints, receiving a huge boost on the ground from Chicago native Pierre Thomas, look to avoid another crushing road loss to the Bears...
Union appeals Giants' suspension, fine of Burress
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The NFL Players Association filed a grievance on Tuesday challenging the suspension and fine given to Plaxico Burress by the New York Giants after the receiver accidentally shot himself in a nightclub more than a week ago. Plaxico Burress, WR New...
49ers find motivation in their spoiler role
Getty Images Mike Singletary, Tom Cable and Dick Jauron have their teams facing spoiler roles this week. If you can't make the playoffs, the next best way to gain satisfaction in the NFL this time of year is to wreck somebody else's...
Portis should bounce back vs. Bengals; Barber still a question mark
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Falcons running back Michael Turner has rushed for an impressive 1,269 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. I need to start two running backs from Thomas Jones, Clinton Portis, Jonathan Stewart and Michael Turner. I'm worried...
Texans rookie Slaton getting stonger as season wears on
Andy Lyons / Getty Images Rookie RB Steve Slaton, is on pace to eclipse the Texans franchise record for rushing yards in a single season. Nine running backs were selected ahead of Texans running back Steve Slaton in April's NFL Draft. Four of them...
Quick Take: Broncos (8-5) at Panthers (10-3)
Brian Bhar / Getty Images Recently signed RB Tatum Bell figures to see plenty of action for the Broncos. Last meeting On Oct. 10, 2004, RB Reuben Droughns rushed for 193 yards to lead the Broncos past the Panthers, 20-17. Streaks These teams have...
Quick Take: Giants (11-2) at Cowboys (8-5)
Al Bello / Getty Images Corey Webster had two INTs vs. Dallas in Week 9 and Terrell Owens had a TD. Last meeting In Week 9, Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes to lead the Giants past the visiting Cowboys, 35-14. Streaks New York has won two in...
Quick Take: Redskins (7-6) at Bengals (1-11-1)
Gregory Shamus / Getty Images WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh has been the Bengals' most consistent offensive player. Last meeting In Week 10 of the 2004 season, Cincinnati went into Washington and left a 17-10 winner. Streaks The Bengals have taken two...
Steelers do LeBeau proud
When you watch this Game of the Week, pay particular attention to Troy Polamalu's interception. It is a marvelous play. The Pittsburgh safety fully extendeds to pull down Tony Romo's pass and raise his league-leading interception total to seven. Steelers...
Portis and Zorn clear the air and claim to be on the same page
ASHBURN, Va. -- The rookie head coach and the flamboyant running back reached a smiling truce Wednesday, with Clinton Portis announcing that he's "cool with everything" and that he has no plans to sever ties with the Washington Redskins. "We done lost four out of our...
Eagles still contenders as they play host to Browns on Monday night
Andy Reid might be saving his job and Romeo Crennel may be about to lose his. As bad as Reid's team was the last time it faced a woeful opponent from Ohio, Crennel's crumbling Cleveland Browns are not expected to get in the way of the Philadelphia Eagles' sudden...
Dolphins continue march from worst to first, play host to 49ers
Thanks to a win last week and a loss by the AFC East leaders, the Miami Dolphins control their own destiny as they try to complete a turnaround from one of the worst teams in NFL history to division champions. Now the team that helped put them in this position is standing in...
Hasselbeck not ready to call it quits as Seahawks travel to St. Louis
Matt Hasselbeck isn't expected to play much the rest of the season, but he would like to return for one of the Seattle Seahawks' final three games. If he wants to win, he should probably return sooner rather than later. With Hasselbeck's status still...
Broncos, Panthers look to clinch playoff spots
Both the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos are looking to clinch their first playoff spots since 2005. Sterling Sharpe chat Sharpe gives Jake Delhomme advice: "When you get outside of the pocket in the red zone, don't take sack. Two, you threw two bad INTs in a...
Patriots unsure when Cassel will return after his father's death
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel left the team Wednesday to join his family following the death of his father earlier in the week. "Our thoughts are with him and his family during this time," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said before practice.
Anatomy of a Play: Steelers shut door on Romo, Cowboys
Gregory Shamus / Getty Images The Steelers made things very difficult for Cowboys QB Tony Romo last Sunday in Pittsburgh. Tony Romo's 10 worst games by passer rating Date/Opp. Stats Passer rating 12/22/07 at Panthers 28 of 42, 257, 1/1 81.2 11/16/08 at Redskins...
High-tech healing gets players back on the field sooner
Head into the Minnesota Vikings' training room to check on the process of a rehabbing player, and you might just catch him playing video games. That's right, with millions of dollars invested in his health and welfare, the slacker is potted on a bench, staring at a screen. ...
Lions look for first win against wild-card hopeful Colts
The Indianapolis Colts have rebounded from a sour start with six straight victories, and they've needed all of them to maintain their grip on one of the AFC's wild card spots. With their own poor start threatening to turn into an even more ignominious finish, the Detroit...
