Articles filed under Football
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AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10Nov 10, 2024 9:23 pm - Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five,...
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It was a lost college football weekend in Florida. The state's FBS and FCS teams went 0-9Nov 10, 2024 9:20 pm - CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Worst day ever? Worst week ever? There was no joy, at least of the major-college football variety, in Florida this weekend. There were eight games in...
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NFL roundup: Chiefs block FG to stay unbeaten, Moody lifts 49ersNov 10, 2024 6:39 pm - NFL roundup: Kansas City blocked a last-second field goal to hold off Denver and stay unbeaten while San Francisco’s Jake Moody booted a field goal as time expired to beat Tampa Bay.
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Stingy Vikings hold the clawless Jaguars to 143 yards in a 12-7 victory and improve to 7-2Nov 10, 2024 4:47 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Minnesota's stingy defense held Jacksonville to 143 yards — the fewest in coach Doug Pederson's three seasons — and the Vikings overcame Sam Darnold'...
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College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the billNov 10, 2024 12:00 pm - Winning at big-time college sports has never been free. But in a rapidly changing era in which players are allowed to earn money, it's never been more clear that fans will be picking up a bigger part of the tab.
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Riley Leonard runs for 2 TDs, throws a TD pass and No. 10 Notre Dame routs Florida State 52-3Nov 09, 2024 10:29 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Riley Leonard rushed for two touchdowns, passed for 215 yards and one touchdown and No. 10 Notre Dame heaped more misery onto Florida State by overpowe...
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Wheelchair Bears rolling into championship gameNov 09, 2024 8:08 pm - A couple of former area high school athletes have found a new passion in helping lead the Bears wheelchair football team into the championship game against Kansas City.
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No. 8 Indiana scores 2 early TDs to beat Michigan 20-15 and earn school-record 10th winNov 09, 2024 7:47 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke and No. 8 Indiana's offense looked in sync through the first half Saturday. Then the high-scoring Hoosiers needed their defense to bail ...
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Realignment has changed college sports. That’s left basketball to adjust in a football-driven worldNov 09, 2024 12:00 pm - Football has driven conference realignment and left basketball to adjust to a new landscape. The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten each added schools out west to take a coast-to-coast footprint. Leagues and schools made those moves to chase lucrative TV deals that rely primarily on football. That's left basketball largely in a backseat role despite having its own lucrative TV contract for "March Madness.“
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Jim O’Donnell: Five games, some waiting — but is the preferred nooner Bears-NE or WAS-PIT?Nov 09, 2024 10:00 am - IN CHICAGO, SUNDAY BREAKS DOWN to a tale of two trails for NFL fans. The rich and the resolute will be at Soldier Field watching the Bears scrimmage the New England Patri...