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Time to bench Ronnie Brown vs. Pats?

Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it's been awfully difficult to take Miami's Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup.

Football fans tuning into games in big numbers

Favre, Brady, Sanchez — and Tebow, too.

Football fans tuning into games in big numbers

It's a big year for football on television — ratings are up for both NFL and college games.

College Football Today

— 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.

Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

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.

Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

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.

Rosenthal: Favre fiasco? Nah — credit Steelers’ defense

A large swath of our football populace has been waiting for Brett Favre to have a day like this.

Ohio football mom blasts school with sign in yard

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!"

Saints getting tougher on both sides of the ball

Drew Brees looked across the line of scrimmage and liked what he saw.

College football playoff boosters form PAC

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.

Celizic: College football title picture is muddy mess

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.

Powell: Can an owner be fired? ’Skins fans can hope

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.

Bengals living on edge, sitting in first

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.

Limbaugh predicted outcry over his Rams bid

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.

College Football Today

_Michigan State wide receiver Blair White caught 12 passes for 186 yards and two TDs as the Spartans defeated Northwestern 24-14.

Las Vegas beats California in UFL debut

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.

Pompei: The days of grooming rookie QBs are over

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.

‘Season starts’ for No. 21 Nebraska, No. 24 Mizzou

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.

Ventre: Bowden deserves more respect

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.

Blame Titans' 0-4 start on Curse of the Towel?

Jeff Fisher tried to joke when asked if his Tennessee Titans had trouble fixing the mistakes that cost them their first three games.

College Football Today

_Donald Buckram, UTEP, ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns to help the Miners knock off No. 12 Houston 58-41.

Congress to look at head injuries in NFL

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he will hold hearings on head injuries among NFL players.

Curran: Chargers can play hoops too, Cooper says

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: Tomlin lays down the gauntlet to Steelers

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.

Ex-NFL players report higher rates of dementia

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.

The Vine
more on Fan ownership of rangers and how germany league is a great example
Source: heraldscotland.com

Proof that there is a a;ternative to single owners of football clubs

GM Rick Mueller: UFL Plans to Expand League, Schedule
Source: FanHouse

Mueller, 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.

NFL Expansion Idea

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 Owner
Source: 10tv.com

Two fans met with Browns (1-7) owner and talk about the team's problems.

Semi-pro player tackles own teammate on a punt return
Source: Yahoo! Sports

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
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

"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 improve
Source: Chicago Tribune

One problem is that the offensive line is not giving quarterback Cutler time to throw.

Cleveland Browns, GM Kokinis part ways
Source: NBC Sports

The Cleveland Browns invisible general manager has disappeared.

Brett Favre welcomed back to Lambeau - with boos
Source: NBC Sports

There 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 Eagles
Source: NY Daily News

Here'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 …

Baltimore Ravens Finally Defeat the Referees

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 game
Source: msnbc.com

A 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 football
Source: The scotsman

Brilliant 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 player
Source: The Boston Herald

An 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 Johnson
Source: NBC Sports

Running 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 attack
Source: NBC Sports

A 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 Buccanee
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The 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 Cleveland
Source: NBC Sports

Former 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 Bid
Source: The New York Times

In 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'
Source: nwfdailynews.com

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'
Source: BBC News

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 team
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

What'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?
Source: USA Today

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 practice
Source: NBC Sports

Reggie 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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