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September 25, 2016

Reed kicks game-winning field goal as Duke beats Notre Dame

Duke coach David Cutcliffe need not have worried about AJ Reed's confidence. After the freshman missed his first three ...

September 24, 2016

No. 7 Stanford rallies past UCLA 22-13

UCLA contained Christian McCaffrey, kept Stanford's offense out of the end zone and generated just enough points to lead the ...

September 24, 2016

Top 25 Takeaways: Tennessee rises; Miles is on the clock

Wisconsin made an emphatic statement, Tennessee and Mississippi snapped long losing streaks to Southeastern Conference rivals ...

Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Hurd, Josh Malone, Ethan Wolf

September 24, 2016

Dobbs rallies No. 14 Vols to 38-28 win over No. 19 Gators

This time, Tennessee delivered the comeback. And in the process, the Volunteers took out 11 years' worth of frustration on ...

September 24, 2016

Anthem protests spread to colleges, WNBA player sits

Liberty guard Brittany Boyd sat on the bench with her head bowed in prayer during the national anthem before a WNBA playoff ...

September 24, 2016

No. 23 Rebels find their rhythm, beat No. 12 Georgia 45-14

Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly faked the handoff and then took off running toward the end zone. A few seconds and 41 ...

September 24, 2016

Hornibrook proves he's ready in Badgers' win over Spartans

By the time Alex Hornibrook's first start was over, there wasn't much question about whether he could handle one of the ...

September 24, 2016

No. 1 Alabama rolls Kent State 48-0, loses Harris to injury

Alabama didn't miss a beat after tailback Damien Harris went down a couple of minutes into the game. The youngsters made sure ...

September 24, 2016

Eastern Michigan backs student protest of racist graffiti

Eastern Michigan University strongly supports the right of students to peacefully demonstrate about issues that are important ...

September 24, 2016

Alabama RB Damien Harris helped off field

Alabama leading rusher Damien Harris sustained an apparent right leg injury against Kent State. Harris was hurt on his fourth ...

September 24, 2016

Keystone Konfrontation: Unbeaten Steelers at unbeaten Eagles

Here come the unbeaten Steelers from Western Pennsylvania, crossing the Keystone State to meet the unbeaten Eagles. They only ...

September 24, 2016

FANTASY PLAYS: Managing Week 3 with no byes, but injuries

It's been a busy week on the fantasy football waiver wire — especially at running back — as many notable players went down ...

September 24, 2016

Williams leads No. 24 Utah to 31-27 rally over USC

Troy Williams grew up 15 miles from Southern California's campus but said he wasn't recruited by the Trojans despite being ...

September 23, 2016

Amid protest, Eastern Michigan beats Wyoming 27-24

Protesters gathered near an end zone and marched on the field after Eastern Michigan's 27-24 victory over Wyoming on Friday ...

September 23, 2016

Pats QB Brissett's right thumb could be concern in Week 4

The New England Patriots could be looking for yet another quarterback — or two — after third-stringer Jacoby Brissett injured ...

September 23, 2016

Vikings put Peterson on IR; Kalil has labral surgery on hip

Adrian Peterson was placed on injured reserve Friday by the Minnesota Vikings, another sign that his time with the team could ...

September 23, 2016

Arkansas aims to end recent OT heartbreak against Texas A&M

Say this about Arkansas and Texas A&M: The two schools have provided plenty of entertainment value since returning to AT&T ...

September 23, 2016

5 things for Week 4: Chubb's chance; Pressure on Malzahn

Week 4 of the college football season has the Southeastern Conference in the spotlight as a couple teams try to break long ...

September 23, 2016

Patriots go from Brady to back up to Brissett, keep winning

The more assets the Patriots lose this season, the better they seem to play. New England entered Week 3 of Tom Brady's ...

September 22, 2016

Rookie Brissett, Blount lead Patriots past Texans 27-0

Another week, another new quarterback, another win for the New England Patriots. Jacoby Brissett had a 27-yard touchdown run ...