Football

ACL in question as Redskins' RG3 has more tests
It doesn't sound good for Robert Griffin III. An injury that sidelines RG3 well into next season is a very real possibility — or at least it seemed ...
Spokesman: Ex-President George HW Bush recovering
President George H.W. Bush's recovery from a bronchitis-related cough and subsequent complications is "continuing" and there's still no timetable for ...
Bills hire Marrone, 5 NFL coaching spots vacant
Two down, five to go. Doug Marrone became the second coach scooped up by an NFL team Monday, hired by the Buffalo Bills. The move leaves five teams ...
40 years ago, Irish-Tide played game for the ages
Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football ...
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely ...
Sources: Chip Kelly staying at Oregon
Chip Kelly is staying at Oregon. Two people with knowledge of the decision confirmed Sunday night that Kelly is passing up a chance to coach in the ...
RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch
Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting ...
Alabama AD made a brief stop at Notre Dame
Mal Moore's career was adrift. A quarter century of winning games and titles as an Alabama player and assistant to Bear Bryant had ended, and Moore ...
Lewis, Ravens advance in playoffs by dumping Indy
After receiving rave reviews for its closing act in Baltimore, The Ray Lewis Retirement Tour heads to Denver for another show. When Lewis and the ...
Wilson, Seahawks top Redskins 24-14; RG3 hurt
Either way, a rookie quarterback was going to make it to the second round of the playoffs. The losing team would go home disappointed, but with the ...
Here come the big boys
Here come the big boys. The NFL's wild-card weekend is over, with nary an upset. Moving on are division winners Green Bay, Houston and Baltimore, ...
Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish
Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football's ...
ASU tops No. 25 Kent St. 17-13 in GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State's offense was held in check Sunday night after piling up big numbers this season. It was the defense that led the Red Wolves to a ...
Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?
Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play ...
Ravens top Colts 24-9 in AFC wild card
The Baltimore Ravens wanted one long final ride for Ray Lewis. They also wanted Denver. They got it. Having disposed of Andrew Luck and the ...
Browns moving on from Oregon's Kelly
Chip Kelly wouldn't jump. So the Browns bailed. Oregon's visor-wearing coach isn't coming to Cleveland — or the NFL. A person familiar with ...
RG3 hurt, Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs
Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way ...
Seahawks' Wilson last rookie QB left in playoffs
Wild-card weekend is over in the NFL playoffs, and Seattle's Russell Wilson is the lone rookie quarterback remaining. And, Wilson's Seahawks made a ...
Column: Wilson stands tall as only rookie QB left
This was always going to be one of those once in a decade quarterback classes, even before Russell Wilson announced his arrival from what is arguably ...
AP PHOTOS: Seattle, Ravens, Packers, Texans win
It was a wild weekend of wild-card playoff games in the opening round of the NFL postseason. The Washington Redskins lost rookie quarterback Robert ...
Redskins' RG3 hurt in 4th quarter vs Seahawks
Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III reinjured his right knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's playoff game against the Seattle ...
Lewis gets to dance again after Ravens playoff win
After dancing before and after the game and making a team-high 13 tackles in between, Ray Lewis took a lap around the stadium to thank the fans of ...
Redskins lead Seattle 14-13 at halftime
Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-13 lead over the Seattle ...
Redskins lead Seattle 14-0 after 1st quarter
Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-0 lead over the Seattle ...
Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...