Football

Chiefs owner Hunt: 'So many people are hurting'
Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt offered his condolences Sunday to the families affected by the murder-suicide involving one of his players, calling it "an ...
Chiefs player's neighborhood stunned by violence
People are coming and going from the house where a day before Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before committing suicide ...
Sanchez replaced by McElroy as Jets QB
Mark Sanchez has been replaced as Jets quarterback by third-stringer Greg McElroy in the third quarter after another miserable performance by the New ...
KC fans observe moment for violence victims
Before the Kansas City Chiefs kicked off their game Sunday, fans at Arrowhead Stadium observed a moment of silence for the victims of domestic ...
Notre Dame ends season No. 1 in AP poll; Bama 2
Notre Dame ends the regular season as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college football for the first time since 1988, the last championship ...
Jets backup QB Tebow, Cards WR Roberts inactive
New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow was not active for the team's game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday because of a rib injury.
Murder-suicide involving Chiefs' player stuns team
It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches ...
BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan.
Alabama holds off Georgia 32-28, advances to Miami
Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Before the Bulldogs could get off ...
No. 7 Kansas State wins Big 12 title, beats Texas
Just as Collin Klein was preparing to trot onto the field for the biggest home game in Kansas State history, coach Bill Snyder put his arm around his ...
Ball helps Badgers rush past No. 14 Nebraska 70-31
Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished ...
Spectator falls from stands at ACC Championship
A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank ...
No. 13 Florida St. holds off Georgia Tech 21-15
Florida State has regained its perch atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now Jimbo Fisher plans to stay there. The third-year coach talked all season ...
No. 12 Oklahoma 24-17 win at TCU for Big 12 share
Landry Jones and Oklahoma treated their regular-season finale like a championship game — and finished wearing caps and T-shirts declaring the ...
Police: Chiefs' Belcher kills girlfriend, self
It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches ...
Column: Game must go on in the NFL
Sometimes, the game must go on. Especially in the NFL, where the games always seem to go on. The assassination of President Kennedy a half century ago ...
Southwick, No. 25 Boise State beats Nevada 27-21
Boise State coach Chris Petersen stated the obvious for the thousands of orange-and-blue clad fans who made the trip to Reno on Saturday to watch the ...
NC State hires Northern Illinois' Doeren
Dave Doeren is leaving Northern Illinois after two straight championship seasons to take over at North Carolina State. N.C. State announced Doeren's ...
Minn. State turns coaching mess into perfect year
It's been a season of heartbreak and hope, adversity and achievement, stunning in both the worst and best of ways. And it's not over yet for Minnesota ...
Seastrunk, Baylor hold off No. 24 Oklahoma State
Nick Florence and other Baylor seniors have told Lache Seastrunk over the past few months to finish strong on his runs. The sophomore running back ...
Northern Illinois wins MAC and BCS lobbying begins
After two straight Mid-American Conference titles, Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren figures his team is worthy of a major reward. The Huskies are ...
Stanford tops UCLA for Pac-12 crown, Rose Bowl bid
After the final whistle blew, Stanford coach David Shaw lifted his arms in triumph. His players paraded around the field, and students came down from ...
Future of cleared Mankato football coach uncertain
A Minnesota college football coach said he wants to return to work now that a judge has dismissed prosecutors' claims that video he took of his ...
Hogan leads Stanford past UCLA 27-24 to win Pac-12
Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could. With the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick and an elite class of seniors gone, a ...
N. Illinois wins MAC in double OT over Kent St
Jordan Lynch and Northern Illinois won a MAC title game that lived up to the hype. Now the Huskies are lobbying for a chance to play on an even bigger ...