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Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it's been awfully difficult to take Miami's Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup.
It's a big year for football on television — ratings are up for both NFL and college games.
— Houston's Case Keenum threw for a career-high 559 yards and had five touchdowns, the last a 46-yarder to Patrick Edwards with 21 seconds remaining, and the No. 15 Cougars beat Southern Mississippi 50-43.
While headlines focused this week on potential long-term risks of head injuries to pro football players, Jarek Dombrowski was just hoping to get through his school days without the headaches coming back.
Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.
A large swath of our football populace has been waiting for Brett Favre to have a day like this.
An Ohio mother who says her son got a raw deal from his middle school's football program has put her feelings on a marquee-style sign in her yard. Amy Ortner's bright yellow sign in Berlin Heights in northern Ohio has letters about six inches tall and the message, "Berlin football — Shame shame — We don't play those kind of games!"
Drew Brees looked across the line of scrimmage and liked what he saw.
Lawmakers who have been trying to prod college football to replace the Bowl Championship Series with a playoff system now have the Washington equivalent of a booster club: a political action committee.
The first BCS poll is finally out, and you have to wonder if the results are due to voters and computers searching their neurons and transistors for truth or a monkey throwing darts at a board.
Suppose your team, the one you bleed for, was stuck with a quarterback. Not any quarterback. A really lousy one, who can’t impress today and doesn’t inspire confidence for tomorrow. Let’s call him JaMarcus Leinart. For lack of a better name.
If Limas Sweed holds onto the ball in the end zone or Joe Flacco hits his wide-open receiver down the sideline, nobody is talking about the Cincinnati Bengals as a surprise team. They'd be back in the pack, trying to catch up to the big boys.
Along with his sharp tongue, conservative radio pundit Rush Limbaugh has proved to have a pretty accurate crystal ball. He told TODAY that critics would come out of the woodwork to slam his bid to buy football’s St. Louis Rams, and sure enough, they have.
_Michigan State wide receiver Blair White caught 12 passes for 186 yards and two TDs as the Spartans defeated Northwestern 24-14.
J.P. Losman threw two touchdowns passes and Dede Dorsey scored twice to help the Las Vegas Locomotives win the first game in United Football League history, 30-17 over the California Redwoods on Thursday night.
There was a time when you’d take a quarterback in the first round, cover him in bubble wrap and mothballs and stow him in a back room for a couple of years. Eventually, you would reintroduce him to the world when the time was right.
Nebraska has had little trouble shutting down opponents, while Missouri has been scoring with ease. Those trends seem unlikely to continue as the teams begin Big 12 play.
It’s agonizingly difficult to tell someone they can’t get the job done anymore, that the modern world has made him ineffective and obsolete.
Jeff Fisher tried to joke when asked if his Tennessee Titans had trouble fixing the mistakes that cost them their first three games.
_Donald Buckram, UTEP, ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns to help the Miners knock off No. 12 Houston 58-41.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he will hold hearings on head injuries among NFL players.
Curran: Stephen Cooper's made the most of the second chance, turning into one of the most consistently productive players on the San Diego Chargers defense. He's also answering our Irrelevant Questions.
Curran: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s response his team's struggles has been predictably Tomlinesque. That is, supremely focused and unwaveringly confident. He’s not a navel-gazer. Being sub-.500 hasn’t put Tomlin out of his element. In fact, he’s seemingly thriving on the adversity.
Retired professional football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems, suggests a preliminary study that provides more fuel for concerns about long-term risk of concussions.
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GM Rick Mueller: UFL Plans to Expand League, ScheduleMueller, speaking exclusively to FanHouse on Thursday, said that "it looks good" for expansion in 2010. He said that there is enough talent for the league to field six teams, start the campaign in September and play a 10-game season.
During the recent recession/depression (depending on whom you ask), one of the few thriving aspects of the American economy has been the National Football League.
Browns Fans Meet With OwnerTwo fans met with Browns (1-7) owner and talk about the team's problems.
Semi-pro player tackles own teammate on a punt return In a semi-pro football game last week, Mauriece McIver of the Las Vegas Cobras made a clean, open-field tackle on a punt returner. The only problem? The guy he tackled was on his own team:
Why Dog Lovers can't forgive Michael Vick"The details that got to me then and stay with me today involve the swimming pool that was used to kill some of the dogs," Reynolds wrote on her blog.
Top 10 ways for Chicago Bears' offense to improveOne problem is that the offensive line is not giving quarterback Cutler time to throw.
Cleveland Browns, GM Kokinis part waysThe Cleveland Browns invisible general manager has disappeared.
Brett Favre welcomed back to Lambeau - with boosThere is an empty space in the Ring of Honor above Lambeau Field where Brett Favre's name will fit perfectly.
Eli Manning, New York Giants embarrassed in blowout loss to Philadelphia EaglesHere's the thing Tom Coughlin: You have a rookie DC who is struggling to understand how to do what Spags did, hampered with the season loss of Kenny Phillips and Jay Alford (who had taken his game to the next level early this season), persistent Out injuries to Aaron Ross, Chris …
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD The Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos end their respective streaks, as the Ravens emerged victorious 30-7.
Girl shot dead after Calif. school football gameA 16-year-old girl died and two men were wounded after being shot following a football game at a Southern California high school.
Press Hypocrscy rules in scottish footballBrilliant analysis of the flaws of journalism and old firm in Scotland from now best football columnist in the country by miles
Game head-butt leads to charge vs. high school football playerAn Arlington Catholic High School football player accused of head-butting an opponent from Abington High School during a game last month will face a criminal assault and battery charge.
Chiefs suspend RB Larry JohnsonRunning back Larry Johnson, who made two gay slurs within a 24-hour period and has a history of poor behavior both on and off the field, was given what amounts to a one-game suspension Wednesday night by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Semi-pro football player accused of ref attackA semi-professional football player has been charged with slamming a referee in the face with his helmet at the end of an unruly game in upstate New York.
In Pictures: Cheerleaders light up Wembley as NFL's BuccaneeThe New England Patriots and Buchaneers played American style football at Wembley stadium. The cheerleaders were more the story than the game.
Jets WR Edwards faces assault charge in ClevelandFormer Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been charged with misdemeanor assault over accusations he punched a man outside a Cleveland nightclub, an incident that prompted his trade to the New York Jets.
Cardinals 24, Giants 17 - Giants Lose the Ball Too Much to Win Their Comeback BidIn a match between Super Bowl finalists from the previous two seasons, neither the Giants nor the Arizona Cardinals played at a championship level Sunday night.
Knife-wielding coach tells players, 'Don't try me today' An assistant high school football coach in Florida has been charged with threatening a player with a pocket knife.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombian football team 'killed'Members of a Columbian football team kidnapped two weeks ago have been found dead in Venezuela. Local authorities have confirmed this and have set blame on the Columbian rebels,ELN, who have the support of the Chavez administration.
Hey, coach. You with the knife. Maybe we'll just cut you from the teamWhat's up with coach? He's got a knife and acts like he wants to use it.
Would London really be a good move for NFL?I just don't get Roger Goodell's Anglophile-obsessed fascination with putting an NFL team in London. Maybe he's trying to subtly hint that he wants to be promoted from commissioner to king, and start referring to owners' meetings as a gathering of the House of Lords.
Saints use Bush to simulate wildcat in practiceReggie Bush enjoyed running a simulation of Miami's wildcat offense in practice this week - and said he even broke out a few long runs with it.
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