
Alabama blocks its way past Irish for title, 42-14
When Alabama's first-team offense came off the field for the final time in the BCS championship game, center Barrett Jones skipped toward the bench ...

Feisty McCarron guides 'Bama to another title
It might have been the hardest hit Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron absorbed all night. With the play clock down to zero and just a few minutes before ...

'Bama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game
Barely taking time to celebrate their latest national championship, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are ready to get back to work. That's how ...

Tide rolls to No. 1 in AP poll for record 9th time
Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1. The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other ...

Fast start helps Tide beat Irish for title, 42-14
The Tide sure did roll. Alabama proved unstoppable from the outset of the BCS championship game Monday night. The Crimson Tide mounted touchdown ...

Column: Saban restless in a way rest of us are not
At some point, this much success should have brought joy, or at the very least, a deep sense of satisfaction. It's only made Nick Saban chase each win ...

Bama's Lacy romps over Notre Dame defense
Eddie Lacy romped through Notre Dame's defense with power and his favorite move. No. 2 Alabama's latest star tailback rushed for 140 yards and a ...

Notre Dame's defense overmatched in title game
Manti Te'o stood perfectly still as he took a long look at one of the giant video screens in Sun Life Stadium, studying the replay of an Alabama ...

Injured Bama WR Kenny Bell goes through warmups
Alabama wide receiver Kenny Bell was dressed in uniform and warming up before the BCS championship game against Notre Dame. Bell broke a bone in his ...

40 years ago, Irish-Tide played game for the ages
Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football ...
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely ...

Duke starts 4th week as No. 1 in AP poll
Unbeaten Duke and Michigan hold the top two spots in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the fourth straight week. Duke received 62 ...

Sources: Chip Kelly staying at Oregon
Chip Kelly is staying at Oregon. Two people with knowledge of the decision confirmed Sunday night that Kelly is passing up a chance to coach in the ...

RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch
Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting ...

Alabama AD made a brief stop at Notre Dame
Mal Moore's career was adrift. A quarter century of winning games and titles as an Alabama player and assistant to Bear Bryant had ended, and Moore ...

Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish
Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football's ...

ASU tops No. 25 Kent St. 17-13 in GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State's offense was held in check Sunday night after piling up big numbers this season. It was the defense that led the Red Wolves to a ...

Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?
Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play ...

Browns moving on from Oregon's Kelly
Chip Kelly wouldn't jump. So the Browns bailed. Oregon's visor-wearing coach isn't coming to Cleveland — or the NFL. A person familiar with ...

Young helps No. 6 Kansas turn back Temple, 69-62
The seniors hadn't been playing like seniors, and Kansas was suffering for it. Elijah Johnson kept turning the ball over on offense, Kevin Young ...

Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...

No. 2 Michigan rolls past Iowa 95-67
Trey Burke rushed into the frontcourt, trying to take advantage of a 2-on-1 break. At the last moment, he softly lobbed the ball toward the rim, where ...

Kelly wants Notre Dame keeping bar at title height
Win or lose, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly doesn't want his team aiming any lower than the national championship game in the future. Kelly said Sunday ...