Football

Ray Lewis to retire after playoffs
It seems almost impossible to imagine the Ravens without Ray Lewis, who has anchored Baltimore's renowned defense ever since the team came into ...
Column: Why did NCAA really pile on Penn State?
Piling on is one of those things you're supposed to know when you see it. Some of us argued that's what the NCAA did back in July, when it knee-capped ...
Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl
Terell Floyd and the Louisville Cardinals gave the embattled Big East Conference at least one more triumphant night in a major bowl — and at the ...
Source: Bills to interview Oregon's Chip Kelly
Oregon coach Chip Kelly won't have much time to rest after the Fiesta Bowl. On Friday, Kelly has an interview scheduled with the Buffalo Bills for ...
Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its ...
Notre Dame, Alabama arrive for BCS title game
Brian Kelly walked off the tarmac, hopped aboard one of Notre Dame's team buses that bore his image on the side and grinned broadly as he sat in the ...
Broncos top team in final AP Pro32 power rankings
The Broncos' rise to the top of the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings began in the last six weeks of the regular season. That's when Peyton Manning and the ...
Colts' Luck wants to make most of 1st playoff game
Andrew Luck spent his rookie season dealing with the harsh realities of the NFL. The hand-picked successor to Peyton Manning took the hard knocks with ...
All 12 playoff teams have flaws to fix
The NFL's dandy dozen is set — and truth be told, a little scared. Nobody's perfect, and all the teams that made the playoffs face potential pitfalls ...
Championship classic: Notre Dame vs Alabama
At a time when college football was generally considered the domain of eastern blue bloods, Notre Dame and Alabama were upstart teams that gave blue ...
Cotton coaches Sumlin, Stoops know each other well
Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national championship game ...
AP Source: Chiefs interviewing Reid for coach job
The Kansas City Chiefs were courting former Eagles coach Andy Reid on Wednesday as they searched for a replacement for Romeo Crennel, who was fired ...
Playoff picks: Packers a good bet this time
Six days after Adrian Peterson blistered them for nearly 200 yards and helped lift his team to a stunning playoff berth, the Green Bay Packers get ...
Cardinals interview Horton, plan to meet with Reid
The Arizona Cardinals officially have begun their coaching search with a formal interview of defensive coordinator Ray Horton. The interview, ...
Thompson lifts SCarolina past Michigan in Outback
Despite all South Carolina has accomplished under Steve Spurrier, the winningest coach in school history couldn't recall a finish quite like the one ...
Georgia upbeat after 45-31 win over Nebraska
For each of its previous two bowl trips, Georgia left the field shrouded in the uncomfortable feelings of a season-ending loss. While this offseason ...
No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl
The Northwestern Wildcats spent so much time celebrating on the field that coach Pat Fitzgerald finally had to order them into the locker room. He had ...
Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl
Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose ...
No. 13 FSU beats No. 16 NIU 31-10 in Orange Bowl
Laughing and mugging for the cameras, the Florida State Seminoles happily hoisted the Orange Bowl trophy as a consolation prize, their disappointment ...
Column: Badgers make best of a bad situation
Loyalty being what it is these days in college football, you didn't know whether to be happy or sad to see Barry Alvarez back on the Wisconsin ...
Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the ...
Thompson's late TD pass decides Outback Bowl
Steve Spurrier's plan to use two quarterbacks in the Outback Bowl worked so well that Dylan Thompson and Connor Shaw both earned game balls.
Bowl Capsules
Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No.
Murray's 5 TDs lift Georgia by Nebraska in Cap One
Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia's senior class out with a game to remember. The junior quarterback provided a ...
Oklahoma St rolls Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl
So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn't care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Clint Chelf threw three of his team's five touchdown ...