Articles filed under Football
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Column: Virus finds its way into the NFL playoff pictureDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - The Las Vegas Raiders were feeling pretty good about themselves after beating Denver on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes intact. In a city built on losers they were su...
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Holiday Bowl scrapped as virus issues hit UCLA before kickDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Holiday Bowl became the fifth postseason college football game to be canceled when UCLA was forced to pull out just hours before Tuesday's kickoff b...
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Clemson and Iowa State meet for 1st time in Cheez-It BowlDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Cheez-It Bowl: Iowa State (7-5) against No. 19 Clemson (9-3), Dec. 29, 5:45 p.m. Eastern (ESPN). Line: Iowa State by 1, according to FanDuel Sportsb...
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Saints focused on playoff push after outbreak set them backDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints coach Sean Payton sounded ready to accept and move on immediately from a potentially costly late-season defeat. A COVID-19 outbreak had remove...
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Analysis: Omicron looms ominously over NFL's playoff racesDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - Quick, who's your favorite team's backup quarterback? Or the backup's backup? Who's their best pass rushing proxy? Fill-in cover cornerback? What about the substitute sn...
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Virginia Tech, Maryland vie in Pinstripe Bowl, both at 6-6Dec 28, 2021 6:00 am - Virginia Tech and Maryland have a tie to break in the Pinstripe Bowl. Both teams are 6-6 and the one that walks off the field Wednesday at Yankee Stadium with the victor...
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Bear Down, Nerd Up: Quinn is half a sack away from Bears historyDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - No two NFL games are ever the same, and Sunday's 25-24 Bears victory was no exception. There was the snow, there was Nick Foles' heroics, there was the decision to go fo...
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NFL: Legendary coach, broadcaster John Madden dead at 85Dec 28, 2021 12:00 am - John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decade...
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Leary, Thompson-Robinson set for showdown at Petco ParkDec 27, 2021 6:00 am - San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: UCLA (8-4) vs. No. 18 North Carolina State (9-3), Dec. 28, 8 p.m. Eastern (FOX). Line: NC State by 2, according to FanDuel Sp...
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COVID-19 issues continue in NFL; Colts, Panthers hit hardDec 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - To Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich, it was just a matter of time before his team would be adding a few players to the NFL's COVID-19 list. Th...