Articles filed under Football
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Oklahoma feels right at home on the roadJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Chances are, if there's a Florida logo posted on BCS championship game sign around Miami this week, there's an Oklahoma emblem right next to it. ...
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Old friends Reid, Childress reunite today in MinnesotaJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - Their bushy mustaches look about the same, and their approaches to building and organizing their teams are similar. Heck, most of their team's fans want th...
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Big Ten a joke ... and that's no jokeJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Nobody ever takes me seriously. My proposal to match Ball State and USC in the Rose Bowl was dismissed. Consequently, all parties lost: A disappointed Ball State proceed...
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Texas ready to play smash-mouth with OSUJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - In the Big 12, where offenses are built on the spread, speed and on-target quarterbacks, the Texas defense got the job done with a fierce pass rush, ...
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San Diego upsets Colts in OTJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Darren Sproles ran off the field clutching the game ball, leaving Peyton Manning to hang his head in frustration. The San Diego Chargers outdid Manning for ...
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Stoops shoots down Broncos rumorsJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - It's becoming an annual event: A prime coaching job opens up, Bob Stoops' name lands on the supposed short list of candidates, only for him to say h...
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Scouting this weekend's NFL playoff gamesJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Falcons at Cardinals Local flavor: Waukegan native and North Chicago High School graduate Michael Turner, who attended Northern Illinois, led the Falcons' offense, finis...
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Big Ten getting bowled over again with a 1-5 record so farJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - When computers take over the earth, there'll be one entity to blame: Big Ten football. For the last two years, the six Bowl Championship Series computers have screamed t...
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Buckeyes hope to end Big Ten slumpJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The Ohio State Buckeyes are carrying the Big Ten's banner - what's left of it. The Big Ten has lost five of its six bowl games this postseason, and m...
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Kentucky wins third straight bowl game, 25-19Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ventrell Jenkins barreled his 285-pound frame 56 yards with the ball in his arm, but it would take some improvisation to reach the end zone and help Ken...