Football

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 ...
No peace: Conference realignment revs up again
Just when it looked as if there would be peace, that the conferences were done realigning, the Big Ten struck another blow that will send shock waves ...
Kaepernick, 49ers whip Bears 32-7
As Alex Smith stood on the sideline with a concussion, San Francisco's potential quarterback of the future went to work — and fast.
Ravens S Ed Reed suspended by NFL for 1 game
Baltimore Ravens star safety Ed Reed was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday for repeated hits to the head and neck area of defenseless ...
AP Source: Pats TE Gronkowski has forearm surgery
No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski. A person familiar with the process said Monday the New England Patriots tight end expects to ...
Georgia Tech claims spot in ACC title game at 6-5
A team that was routed at home by Middle Tennessee and fired its defensive coordinator at midseason will get a chance to play for a BCS bowl bid.
Miami self-imposes 2nd straight bowl ban
Calling the move prudent and unprecedented, Miami is self-imposing a second straight postseason ban on its football program because of an NCAA ...
Maryland leaving ACC to join Big Ten in 2014
Choosing to look toward the future rather than honor the past, Maryland joined the Big Ten on Monday, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in ...
College football's winningest coach retires
John Gagliardi put sleepy little Collegeville, Minn., on the national college football map with a style all his own. After 60 years at Division III St
Minnesota's Kill: Player quit over discipline
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill said Monday that top receiver A.J. Barker's abrupt departure from the team was because he was unhappy with being ...
Alex Smith declared out for Monday night
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith has been declared out for Monday night's game against Chicago with a concussion. Team medical director Dr.
Nation's top 2 all-purpose outings come in losses
The top two all-purpose performances in the nation were turned in on the same weekend — both in losses. Tavon Austin of West Virginia piled up a Big ...
Schaub rallies Texans past Jaguars, 43-37
For weeks Andre Johnson has been saying he was finally feeling like himself again after last year's injury plagued season. He hopes his career-best ...
Pats rout Colts 59-24 but Gronkowski injures arm
The New England Patriots defense came alive just in time. It may have to make an even bigger contribution with Rob Gronkowski likely out for a while ...
Von Miller helps Broncos sack Chargers, 30-23
Peyton Manning isn't the only player the Denver Broncos brought in to make things happen. Von Miller got the call from Denver, too, and the ...
Cowboys beat Browns 23-20 in wild OT finish
Tony Romo and Dallas coach Jason Garrett spend a lot of time talking about protecting the ball when chaos surrounds the Cowboys quarterback. They have ...
Extra work in wins for Houston, Dallas, Tampa Bay
Working overtime. Houston, Dallas and Tampa Bay made it pay off by earning victories Sunday. Jacksonville, Cleveland and Carolina all blew leads to ...
RG3 nearly perfect; Redskins beat Eagles 31-6
Robert Griffin III's perfect game was broken up by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who batted away a pass intended for Joshua Morgan late in the first ...