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Eagles get their man, hire Oregon's Chip Kelly
The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Chip Kelly as their new coach. Kelly replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season.
Bears hire CFL coach Trestman to replace Smith
The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith. It's the first head coaching job in the ...
Golden era for QBs, with great stories around NFL
The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart. Tom Brady and ...
Patriots ready to repeat December romp over Texans
The last time the Houston Texans went to Gillette Stadium they had the NFL's best record. They left with a 42-14 pounding from the New England ...
NFL great Junior Seau had brain disease CTE
Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, ...
Justin Smith's likely return big factor for 49ers
Even at less than full strength, Justin Smith's presence on the San Francisco 49ers defensive line is enough to instill plenty of fear in opposing ...
Lewis grew to love Baltimore, and vice versa
When Ray Lewis was selected in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft, he didn't even know the nickname of the team that drafted him. The Cleveland ...
Manning goes with glove as weather gets frightful
There's a new "Gloved One" — in Denver, at least. Ripping a page from Michael Jackson's playbook, quarterback Peyton Manning has practiced for and ...
Seattle's Lynch shines again in playoffs
Marshawn Lynch's tremor-causing playoff touchdown run two years ago against the New Orleans Saints has been viewed millions of times on YouTube.
Norwegian kicker dreams of NFL after viral video
Aside from his ability to boot the ball through the uprights from almost any kind of angle or distance, Havard Rugland is a complete stranger to the ...
Play or Sit: The coaches' quandary in NFL
At some point, an injured player, even a star like Robert Griffin III, is too hampered to help an NFL team. Deciding when enough is enough is the ...
Ole Miss crushes Pitt 38-17 in BBVA Compass Bowl
Mississippi beat Pittsburgh 38-17 in the BBVA Compass Bowl to complete an impressive turnaround under first-year coach Hugh Freeze in college football ...
In pass-happy NFL, still helps to be able to run
As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in ...
Regular-season winners don't always make champs
The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the NFL's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the league's biggest truisms: More often ...
Sports ode 2012: London, Lance, a Tide of Giants
So how was your year? Setbacks, advances? Hey, no doubt, it went better than Lance's. First up on sports' yearlong ride: An unrelenting Crimson Tide.
49ers' Goldson earning new label for hard hits
Dashon Goldson has a stack of envelopes in his locker, the paperwork for every time the NFL has fined the San Francisco 49ers safety. While he has ...
Surging and stumbling toward NFL playoffs
Some teams surge toward the NFL playoffs. Look at the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. Others struggle to ...
AP IMPACT: Steroids loom in US college football
With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football in the United States is facing a serious problem of doping, ...
Investigation into NFL murder-suicide complete
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was apparently worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting ...
Better than ever, Adrian Peterson isn't done yet
The torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in Adrian Peterson's left knee couldn't have been much more devastating for an NFL running ...
NFL Week 15 has a playoff look and feel
Six days after thrashing the Houston Texans, the New England Patriots take on another likely division winner with Super Bowl aspirations when the San ...
Congress examines science behind HGH test for NFL
Back in August 2011, the NFL and the players' union signed off on a new labor deal that set the stage for the league to test for human growth hormone, ...
Saints player suspensions lifted in bounties case
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in the league's bounty ...
Cowboys player death raises question of safety net
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Demarcus Dobbs walked away from a one-vehicle accident on his 25th birthday last month and was arrested on suspicion ...
Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident
Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed ...