Articles filed under Football
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Texas puts 4 players on preseason AP All-America team; 14 of the 27 first-team picks are from SECAug 18, 2026 4:16 pm - Texas leads all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference has 14 of the 27 first-...
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The Wing-T — and a ‘Wing-T guru’ — improve Conant’s prospectsAug 18, 2026 4:01 pm - Team Within the Team: Conant seeing results by shifting to the Wing-T offense.
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Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP preseason Top 25, SEC leads conferences with 9 ranked teamsAug 17, 2026 12:44 pm - Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first tim...
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Sports Editor Orrin Schwarz looks at the week aheadAug 16, 2026 11:19 am - Monday-Wednesday White Sox at Cubs The Crosstown Series returns to the North Side with the White Sox still in first place in the AL Central and the Cubs gaining...
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5 takeaways from Bears’ 34-10 preseason win, including Bagent’s day and defense’s splash playsAug 15, 2026 7:29 pm - The Chicago Bears took a while to get on track, but they found their stride and rattled off 24 unanswered points en route to a 34-10 win over the Cleveland Browns in thei...
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Seahawks, CB Devon Witherspoon agree to 4-year, $132 million deal, AP source saysAug 15, 2026 3:56 pm - SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Devon Witherspoon have agreed to a four-year, $132 million contract extension, with $101 million guaranteed, a person with k...
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How 5th-year DBs Scott, Bailey worked their way back to lead an experienced Illini secondaryAug 15, 2026 10:31 am - CHAMPAIGN — If all had gone according to plan, Xavier Scott would have been the latest in a recent group of Illinois defensive backs to be drafted into the NFL this past ...
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10 Chicago Bears to watch in the preseason opener, including Jahdae Walker and Malik Muhammad IIAug 14, 2026 7:16 pm - You can’t blame the Chicago Bears for taking a conservative approach to their roster for Saturday’s preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field. Ten p...
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NFL suspends Falcons’ James Pearce Jr. 8 gamesAug 14, 2026 6:54 pm - Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. will be suspended for the first eight games of the 2026 season for violating the league's personal conduct policy, the league...
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Competitive kindness: St. Charles North football team plans to give backAug 14, 2026 2:16 pm - St. Charles North’s football team has a unique method of giving back to the community in the summer.