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Fighting Irish and Trojans: The best of a rivalry
The story goes that college football's greatest intersectional rivalry began when Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne's wife convinced her husband to play ...
Column: SEC needs to be flagged for soft schedule
Christian Robinson is a competitor. Naturally, the Georgia linebacker would like to see how the Bulldogs stack up against the best teams from around ...
USC hoping to extend dominance over Irish
The Jeweled Shillelagh has been spending an awful lot of time in Hollywood over the past decade. Southern California has won nine of its last 10 ...
Tagliabue expects to rule on bounties by December
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue plans to complete all hearings in the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints by Dec. 4 and make a ruling shortly ...
Buckeyes close to perfection; Michigan in way
All that separates Ohio State from a season for the ages is a contest so big that everyone simply calls it "The Game." Just five teams in the ...
Man gets prison term for extorting QB Griffin
A former Baylor basketball player was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Wednesday for trying to get $1 million from Washington Redskins ...
Sumlin's switch from defense to offense pays off
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin has led one a top-five offense in four of the five seasons since becoming a head coach. If not for a push from Mike Price ...
Senior Morris helps keep Penn State intact
The whispers from some younger Penn State defensive backs about transferring started after the 0-2 start, disappeared after the five-game winning ...
Hat trick: All 3 visitors to win Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving. Welcome to our home. Feel free to take a victory with you when you leave. That's how Pro Picks sees Thursday's three holiday ...
Irish trying to turn USC rivalry their way
The Notre Dame-USC rivalry has been defined by dominance over the last four decades. Two of college football's most celebrated teams have alternated ...
No Gronk vs. Jets, but Pats still go as Brady goes
There were no sighs of relief, no jumps for joy when the New York Jets found out they wouldn't have to worry about Rob Gronkowski this week. Sure, the ...
Rutgers joins the Big Ten, leaving Big East behind
As the Big East was being picked apart, Rutgers was looking for a way out and a new place to show off a football program that has been resurrected in ...
Harbaugh undergoing follow-up evaluation on heart
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh had an appointment Tuesday for a follow-up evaluation with doctors after undergoing a minor procedure last ...
Injured Matt Barkley isn't sorry he stayed at USC
Whenever Matt Barkley thought about his final run down the Coliseum tunnel, the Southern California quarterback never imagined doing it with no ...
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 ...
Texans still atop AP Pro32 rankings; 49ers to 2nd
Just win, Houston. The Texans did exactly that Sunday, rallying for a 43-37 overtime victory over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars to retain the top ...
Little things adding up for Notre Dame's Golson
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly believes Everett Golson is ready for what awaits him at Southern California. He believes the 6-0, 185-pound sophomore ...
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant could finally be arriving
Great one game. Hard to find the next. A scene at the mall one year. Trouble with the law the next. Wide receiver Dez Bryant is the riddle many had ...
Ravens S Reed wins appeal, avoids suspension
Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed avoided a one-game suspension for late hits after an appeal. He instead will be fined $50,000. Reed was suspended for ...
Collinsworth goes from NFL's small stage to big
Cris Collinsworth remembers the early days of his second career as an NFL announcer like this: calling a Browns-Colts game before Peyton Manning with ...
With Cutler sidelined, Bears fall short again
Jay Cutler was back home, nursing his concussion and watching as the Chicago Bears got pounded by the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.
Steelers sign WR Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back the veteran wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a ...
Batch to start for Steelers against Browns
Charlie Batch is back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Plaxico Burress might be next. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the 37-year-old ...
49ers' Kaepernick gets big assist from Aldon Smith
Aldon Smith's high-flying defense gave Colin Kaepernick all kinds of extra chances in his first career NFL start. And the Kaepernick looked little ...