
Indianapolis ready to face Texans' big test
Things are getting pretty simple in Indianapolis. Win one more game and the Colts are in the playoffs. Win the next two and Bruce Arians sets the NFL ...

Oregon, K-State to meet in Fiesta Bowl
Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans ...

Stanford tops UCLA for Pac-12 crown, Rose Bowl bid
After the final whistle blew, Stanford coach David Shaw lifted his arms in triumph. His players paraded around the field, and students came down from ...

Hogan leads Stanford past UCLA 27-24 to win Pac-12
Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could. With the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick and an elite class of seniors gone, a ...

California fires coach Jeff Tedford
Jeff Tedford made a downtrodden program relevant as coach at California, putting out competitive teams for a decade, developing dozens of NFL players ...

No. 14 Stanford upsets No. 1 Oregon 17-14 in OT
As Stanford's game-winning field goal tumbled through the goal posts, Oregon running back Kenjon Barner fell to his knees in dejection. With a clear ...

Jim Harbaugh has procedure for irregular heartbeat
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was sent to the hospital Thursday for a "minor procedure" after doctors discovered he had an irregular ...

NFL games keep coming down to final seconds
If it seems as though nearly every NFL game this season has come down to the final seconds, that's not your imagination. Through nine weeks, there ...

Colts strong start makes playoffs real possibility
The Indianapolis Colts are concerned about the hits rookie quarterback Andrew Luck has been taken, calling some of them cheap shots. One day after the ...

Halfway through season, NFC is dominant
Halfway through the season, something's missing — mostly — on a list of the league's elite teams. The AFC. It's difficult to make a case for including ...

Manning, Luck succeed from 2 sides of spectrum
The numbers and the standings will change, but heading into this week's games, they were lined up too perfectly to ignore. Broncos quarterback Peyton ...

This season's NFL rookies 'as good as any group'
Good as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III have been, look beyond the first-year quarterbacks making a strong first impression and check out the other ...

Colts, Jaguars in different phases of rebuild
It wasn't that long ago that Indianapolis and Jacksonville played for the division title. Less than two years, in fact. Both teams have changed ...

Luck's TD lifts Colts past Titans 19-13 in OT
Andrew Luck calls the game-winning play coach Bruce Arians designed "really neat," and the Colts interim coach thinks the rookie quarterback was just ...

ON FOOTBALL: RG3 is a Redskin with a magic touch
The New York Giants are lauding what Robert Griffin III can do now — and worried what he will do to them in the future. They got a close-up look ...

Column: Fun times for NFL rookie quarterback crop
Andrew Luck's first working trip to New York didn't exactly go to plan, though some punishing defense by the Jets had a lot to do with that. All part ...
No. 7 Notre Dame stops No. 17 Stanford 20-13 in OT
Notre Dame knew what was coming. Stanford doesn't get cute inches from the goal line. And after three years of getting pushed around by the Cardinal, ...

Colts' Arians ready to step in for ill Pagano
Bruce Arians always wanted to coach his own NFL team. The chance has arrived, and not how he wanted it to go. He will be replacing an old friend on ...

No more Luck: Huskies beat No. 8 Stanford 17-13
Since taking on the rebuilding of Washington's program, no loss seemed more disheartening to Steve Sarkisian than the beating provided by Stanford a ...
No more luck: No. 8 Stanford 17-13 by Huskies
All night, Steve Sarkisian felt if he could just get the ball past the first, stout wave of Stanford's defense, the opportunity was there for ...

Alabama, LSU take over Top 25 _ again
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 2 of the regular season. ____ MAKING A STATEMENT Here we go again. Alabama and LSU are Nos.

No. 21 Stanford upsets No. 2 USC, 21-14
David Shaw tried to hold back his emotions on the sideline. The second-year Stanford coach watched his players bounce on both sides of him, then fans ...

Column: Best part of Luck's NFL debut? It's over.
There are few times a rookie quarterback looks good in comparison to Peyton Manning. So if Andrew Luck is still searching for consolation after the ...

Young QBs taking over most important position
Youth and inexperience have taken over the most important position in the NFL. Ten starting quarterbacks this season have been in the league one year ...