Football

No. 6 Buckeyes beat Wisconsin in OT, 21-14
Ohio State clinched one title, and kept its slim hopes for another alive. The sixth-ranked Buckeyes won the Leaders Division crown outright Saturday, ...
Utah State beats No. 19 La. Tech, 48-41 in OT
Utah State had lost its offense, its 24-point lead and any semblance of momentum. Kerwynn Williams and the Aggies' defense made sure they didn't lose ...
No. 17 UCLA knocks off No. 21 USC 38-28
When Anthony Barr roared through the line and hit Matt Barkley squarely in the No. 7 on his back, the roar rising out of the Rose Bowl was loud enough ...
No. 23 Michigan tops Iowa 42-17 with Gardner's TDs
Denard Robinson made his highly anticipated return to the field and wasn't in a position to call plays for his first snap. The spectacular quarterback ...
No. 25 Kent State beats Bowling Green 31-24
Kent State's remarkable season just keeps getting better. The No. 25 Golden Flashes are going to their first Mid-American Conference title game with ...
No. 22 Rutgers beats Cincy 10-3, keeps 1st place
With another shut-down performance by its defense, No. 22 Rutgers stayed in control of the Big East. Reserve running back Savon Huggins had a ...
Lacy scores 3 TDs, No. 4 Bama rolls over WCU 49-0
AJ McCarron, Eddie Lacy and Alabama settled this one in the opening minutes instead of waiting for a tense finale. Lacy rushed for three first-half ...
Michigan's Robinson starts _ at running back
Michigan put Denard Robinson back in the starting lineup — at running back. The senior lined up behind quarterback Devin Gardner in his final home ...
Reports: Mike Ditka has minor stroke
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has had a minor stroke, an ESPN producer said. ESPN's Seth Markman posted on Twitter that the former Chicago Bears coach and ...
Yulee RB Henry breaks national HS rushing record
Derrick Henry has broken one of the most coveted and long-standing records in the history of high school football. Henry broke Ken Hall's career ...
Eagles QB Vick out; Foles to start at Washington
The news wasn't surprising to Nick Foles. Or anybody else, for that matter. After all, the Eagles rookie quarterback had practiced with the first team ...
Ref Corrente fined for obscenities
Referee Tony Corrente has been fined one game check by the NFL for uttering some obscenities with his microphone on during a Nov. 4 game in ...
49ers' Harbaugh back to work after heart procedure
Jim Harbaugh practically galloped through the locker room, lively as ever, offering a wave and a smile to long snapper Brian Jennings before putting ...
Judge weighs delay in Penn St. whistleblower suit
A key witness against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will learn in about two weeks whether his defamation and whistleblower ...
Badgers, Buckeyes both need win to prove a point
Its spot in the Big Ten title game already assured, Wisconsin now gets a chance to prove it deserves it. Knocking off No. 6 Ohio State (10-0, 6-0 Big ...
Bills' D finally shows in 19-14 win over Dolphins
It might be time to consider calling off the search party for Mario Williams and the Buffalo Bills' long-lost defense. For one week at least, the ...
Buffalo defense stuffs Miami in 19-14 win
It took 11 weeks for Mario Williams and the Buffalo Bills' oft-maligned defense to finally flex its muscle and show it's capable of playing up to its ...
Renner leads Tar Heels past Virginia, 37-13
One minute, North Carolina was clinging to a 20-13 lead, and Virginia was in position to tie the game. The next, the Tar Heels' maligned defense had ...
Johnny Football has Aggies riding high in SEC
In his Hill Country hometown of Kerrville, Texas, Johnny Football never would have been known by such a specific nickname. Johnny Manziel could also ...
NFL commissioner says sport will evolve, get safer
Professional football can evolve into a safer game without sacrificing the physical play — or, some would say, violence — that has made it so popular, ...
Former Texans punter sues stadium tenant over turf
Former Houston Texans punter Brett Hartmann has sued the county agency that operates Reliant Stadium, blaming "unsafe turf" for a possibly ...
Baylor QB Florence has comparable numbers to RG3
Take a glance at the total offense leaders in the Bowl Subdivision and there is a Baylor quarterback at the top. Same for passing yards per game.
ACC, ESPN reach 12-year deal to carry Orange Bowl
The Atlantic Coast Conference has agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to televise the Orange Bowl, with the conference champion facing ...
Pick 6: Checking on teams that moved
The realignment of conferences the past few years has made it so you almost need a spreadsheet to keep up with who went where. Many of the schools did ...
Texas A&M football player found safe in Dallas
Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Thomas Johnson has been found safe in Dallas after he disappeared from campus three days ago. Johnson's mother, Linda ...