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Steelers S Troy Polamalu aggravates calf injury
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter after aggravating his strained right ...
No. 2 Oregon defeats No. 23 Washington 52-21
Marcus Mariota threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns, including two TD strikes to tight end Colt Lyerla, and No. 2 Oregon beat No. 23 Washington ...
NC State stuns No. 3 Florida State 17-16
Third-ranked Florida State spent the first half looking every bit like the team picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference, from a dominating defense ...
No. 9 Notre Dame runs over Miami 41-3
No brawls, no chippiness. Not much of a game, either. So much for nasty ol' Notre Dame-Miami. Cierre Wood and George Atkinson III gave Notre Dame its ...
Miller's 186 yards, big plays spur Buckeyes, 63-38
The scary part for Ohio State's opponents is that Braxton Miller is still learning the offense. Miller broke his own school record for a quarterback ...
Big East will talk to Navy about joining early
Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco says he will talk to Navy about the possibility of joining the conference earlier than its scheduled 2015 arrival ...
Smith's 4 TD passes lead WVU over Texas, 48-45
Geno Smith and No. 8 West Virginia turned their first trip to Texas into a rollicking Wild West drama. And now, two games into playing in a new ...
No. 6 South Carolina dominates in 35-7 victory
All the things that worked so well on offense for No. 5 Georgia in its first five games made little dent on the sixth-ranked Gamecocks. "We got our ...
Florida uses stifling defense to upend LSU 14-6
This was old-school football at its best, the kind of performance only Southeastern Conference loyalists could love. And Florida — yes Florida — was ...
Some of Sandusky's jurors hoping for life sentence
Jerry Sandusky should be sent to prison for life when a judge sentences him Tuesday, according to several of the jurors who convicted the former Penn ...
Penn State races past No. 24 Northwestern 39-28
With his team a little stunned after giving up a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien walked up and down the sideline ...
No. 7 Kansas State blows out Kansas, 56-16
Bill Snyder didn't have a whole lot to say to No. 7 Kansas State at halftime on Saturday. It wasn't because he was at a loss for material.
SC high school football player collapses, dies
A South Carolina high school football player died Friday night after having to be helped off the field following a tackle and then collapsing on the ...
DJ Williams suspended for 3 more games
The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker D.J. Williams until mid-November after the NFL added three games to his suspension Friday. Williams was ...
Kolb, Cardinals battered in fall from unbeatens
Kevin Kolb wasn't around to talk to reporters Friday. He probably was home nursing his many aches and pains in the aftermath of Arizona's first loss ...
Miami, Notre Dame to square off once again
The Catholics vs. Convicts T-shirts, they're likely faded now. No one expects a reprise of the so-called "tussle in the tunnel" this time around.
Rams get 9 sacks, bust Cardinals' unbeaten run
Without his favorite target, Sam Bradford seemed lost. The top pick of the 2010 draft completed a measly seven passes. The St. Louis Rams defense was ...
Barkley rallies No. 13 USC past Utah 38-28
All-American wide receiver Robert Woods was face down on the giant red "U'' in the middle of the field Thursday night, dazed by a wicked shot.
Bradford throws TD pass, gives Rams lead
Sam Bradford threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Lance Kendricks on the opening drive, and the St. Louis Rams led Arizona 7-3 after one quarter Thursday ...
Brees: Payton, Vitt, Loomis part of TD record
As far as Drew Brees is concerned, Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis and Joe Vitt all have played an important role in putting him in position to break ...
Eichorst leaves Miami, to be the AD at Nebraska
Shawn Eichorst left his job as athletic director at scandal-ridden Miami on Thursday and accepted a five-year contract to succeed Tom Osborne at ...
TCU QB Casey Pachall suspended after DWI arrest
TCU quarterback Casey Pachall was suspended indefinitely Thursday, hours after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated — his second ...
Mizzou suspends 5 players after campus pot bust
Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham and two teammates have been suspended for Saturday's home game against Vanderbilt after they were arrested ...
Notre Dame LB Te'o staying strong through tragedy
The profile page on the Twitter account of Manti Te'o doesn't say he's a Notre Dame linebacker, that he's being mentioned as a Heisman Trophy ...
Chiefs lead NFL _ by far _ in turnover trouble
Of all the things the Chiefs should be focusing on this time of year, with the season four weeks old and the Baltimore Ravens coming to town on ...