Articles filed under Football
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NFL roundup: Commanders rally past Eagles, Penix Jr. wins debut with FalconsDec 22, 2024 8:05 pm - In Sunday’s NFL action, Washington rallied past Philadelphia and Michael Penix Jr. won his first start with Atlanta.
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College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowoutsDec 22, 2024 5:46 pm - For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here's a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. Avera...
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Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout 42-17 in College Football PlayoffDec 21, 2024 11:17 pm - Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl
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Naperville’s North Central utterly dominant in 66-0 romp over Susquehanna to advance to fifth straight title gameDec 21, 2024 8:55 pm - North Central College was in complete control while routing the Susquehanna University (Pa). 66-0 on Saturday. The numbers and the stats are staggering, as the hosts jumped ahead 21-0 after one quarter, led 49-0 at the half and finished the day with 9 touchdowns, 638 yards of offense and a shutout from a defense that has played well all year and has now allowed just 3 points in its last two playoff games.
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Lamar Jackson and the Ravens draw even atop the AFC North, beating the 1st-place Steelers 34-17Dec 21, 2024 7:27 pm - Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens pull even with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 victory over the Steelers.
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Texas beats Clemson 38-24, advances to face to Arizona State in College Football Playoff quartersDec 21, 2024 7:23 pm - Jaydon Blue ran 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yard burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff. Blue's fourth-quarter touchdown came after Clemson rallied from down 31-10 to 31-24 on Cade Klubnik's third touchdown pass. Texas (12-2) advanced to the Jan. 1 Peach bowl to play Big 12 champion Arizona State.
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Mahomes throws for TD and runs for score as Chiefs beat Texans 27-19 to close in on No. 1 seedDec 21, 2024 5:07 pm - Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes kept chugging forward until he plowed into the end zone on a 15-yard scramble to cap the Chiefs' opening drive on Saturday. Mahomes proceeded to throw for 260 yards and another score, never once looking troubled by his ailing ankle, and led Kansas City to a 27-19 victory that put the Chiefs on the brink of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
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Penn State steamrolls mistake-prone SMU in 38-10 routDec 21, 2024 4:56 pm - Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory on Saturday in the opening round of the College Football Playoff.
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Are hits starting to add up for Bears QB Caleb Williams?Dec 21, 2024 4:28 pm - The Bears were without starting left tackle Braxton Jones on Monday night and it showed. Williams did his best to avoid would-be tacklers. The Vikings pressured him 15 times, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, but he took only two sacks.Still, the three QB hits he took appeared to take a toll.
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Jim O’Donnell: Holiday fantasies include Troy Aikman as new high czar of Halas HallDec 21, 2024 1:29 pm - Chicago, Illinois — gateway city to sports futility. A town where championship teams get broken up, inept executives remain employed and four primary franchise titans operate with all the impunity of Vlad Putin on a local school board in suburban Moscow. But against that cheery backdrop, some Yuletide Ins and Outs to warm a pointless Bears Sunday: