Articles filed under Football
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NFL ending Pro Bowl game. Player honors will remain, but alternates no longer acknowledgedAug 26, 2026 4:54 pm - ATLANTA — Since 1951 the NFL has conducted some version of the Pro Bowl. The all-star competition has crossed the country and, particularly in the past decade-plus, gone...
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Big Ten leaders unanimously approve 5-year contract extension for commissioner Tony PetittiAug 26, 2026 4:02 pm - Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti received a five-year contract extension Wednesday by unanimous approval of the conference's leadership. “Tony has provided outstanding v...
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Grandparents remain neutral in the Battle of MarcheseAug 26, 2026 7:00 am - Having grandsons playing football for both Conant and Bartlett made the teams’ Week 1 game a study in neutrality for grandparents Paul and Marge Marchese.
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Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaosAug 25, 2026 4:23 pm - The Big Ten became the first conference Tuesday to adopt a rule prohibiting football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools ...
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An NFL player coming back to college? Yes, it could happen. Here's whyAug 24, 2026 4:49 pm - These used to be among the fundamental facts about going to college in America: College lasts four years. And though that timeline had been flexible when it comes to spor...
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AP's list of top freshmen to watch includes quarterbacks at Vanderbilt and TennesseeAug 24, 2026 2:50 pm - There’s a realistic possibility that each of the Southeastern Conference programs in the state of Tennessee could open the season with a freshman starting quarterback. Fr...
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Sullivan: A sad ending for sports talk radio host Mike MulliganAug 23, 2026 4:14 pm - Friday proved to be anything but a wonderful delight for Mike Mulligan, who was fired from the Score at the end of his shift.
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North Dakota State has won at a record rate at the lower levels. The Bison are rumbling into the FBSAug 23, 2026 4:02 pm - FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State's road to the highest level of college football was paved by an unprecedented run of success, with 10 national championships serving as s...
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40-year-old journeyman QB Josh Johnson leads Bengals to 27-9 preseason victory over BearsAug 22, 2026 9:36 pm - CINCINNATI — With Joe Burrow, Joe Flacco and the rest of Cincinnati's starters and key backups watching in street clothes, 40-year-old journeyman Josh Johnson led the Ben...
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Deshaun Watson calls booing by Browns fans ‘disrespectful’ and ‘personal,’ but QB feels love on roadAug 22, 2026 6:30 pm - CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson fired back at his detractors, calling the booing he heard from some Cleveland fans during Saturday's home preseason loss aga...