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SUPER BOWL WATCH: Katrina, Coin flip bets, Modell
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...
Ohio judge weighs whether to keep rape trial open
A battle over closing the trial of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl appeared to end Friday as an attorney ...
Researchers: NFL's Seau had brain disease
When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to ...
Witness cooperation urged in football rape case
Students withholding information about an alleged rape in eastern Ohio last summer are thwarting investigators, school officials said Thursday, as the ...
NFL star Junior Seau suffered from brain disease
Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for two decades, suffered from a degenerative brain disease often associated with repeated ...
Steroids loom in major-college football
With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more ...
Family: NFL great Jack Pardee ill with cancer
Jack Pardee, one of Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys" who went on to become an All-Pro linebacker and an NFL coach, has been diagnosed with gall bladder ...
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 ...
North Carolina QB sets prep mark in 104-80 win
Will Grier is still trying to get his head around throwing for a national record 837 yards passing and 10 touchdowns in his team's 104-80 win in a ...
Column: No. 600, a win we all should celebrate
So much football, so many great story lines, both college and pros. Georgia knocks Florida from the ranks of the unbeaten. Notre Dame keeps Irish eyes ...
Column: 'The look on his face was priceless'
Two weeks on, the glow has lost none of its warmth. "We appreciate all the attention, believe me. But none of us ever dreamed it would turn out like ...
Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
A judge ruled Thursday that cheerleaders at an East Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games, saying the ...
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 ...
NFL Films President Steve Sabol dies at 69
With the eye of an art history major, Steve Sabol filmed the NFL as a ballet and blockbuster movie all in one. Half of the father-son team that ...
Pa. schools re-enact 'All the Right Moves' game
It took almost three decades, but the "Ampipe Bulldogs" football team finally evened the score — even without Tom Cruise on the field. Two western ...
Teachers strike carries risks for young athletes
Deandre Welch understands how a teachers strike might cause him to miss a few high school football practices and even a scheduled game. But the senior ...
Florida teen gets her chance to play quarterback
The third-string quarterback for South Plantation High School wears No. 13 as a tribute to Dan Marino, and her parents met at a Miami Dolphins game.
Florida girl plays QB in boys' game
A high school senior is believed to have become the first girl to play quarterback in a Florida regular-season game, taking two snaps Friday night.
Texas high school to open $60M football field
Call it the palace of high school football: A gleaming $60 million facility with seats for 18,000 roaring fans, a 38-foot-wide high-definition video ...
Column: Should parents just say no to football?
Break out the face paint. Study up for those fantasy league drafts. Make sure the big-screen television and comfy recliner are in the perfect working ...
297-lb Texas boy too big to play peewee football
A suburban Dallas boy has been barred from playing peewee football because the league says he is just too big at nearly 300 pounds. Mesquite Pee Wee ...
Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s key in White House campaign
Paul Ryan likes exercise, budget charts and the Green Bay Packers. Joe Biden likes train rides, foreign policy and talking — a lot. In some ways, ...