Football

Obama presents Navy with football trophy, again
President Barack Obama says the Navy football team not only had to overcome tough opponents to win the Commander-in-Chief trophy this year but a ...
Strong makes Texas debut with spring scrimmage
For the first time since 1997, the Texas Longhorns will suit up for a game without Mack Brown on the sideline. That Saturday is just the annual spring ...
Sharper loses Arizona bid to be released on bail
Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper lost his bid Thursday to be released on bail in a sexual assault case after an Arizona judge found there's ...
Minnesota State team to return under Hoffner
Minnesota State football players ended their boycott of spring practice and said Thursday they will play for coach Todd Hoffner, who was reinstated ...
Montreal team sign Chad Johnson to 2-year contract
Former NFL star Chad Johnson will make his return to the gridiron in the Canadian Football League. The veteran receiver signed a two-year deal with ...
Atlanta lands MLS expansion team for 2017
Arthur Blank donned traditional soccer garb to mark his newest venture — an MLS team for Atlanta. "I love this one," Blank said, looking down at the ...
Jets sign former Titans RB Chris Johnson
Always fast on the field, Chris Johnson is looking to quickly prove his critics wrong. The New York Jets signed the former Titans running back ...
Officer: Sharper's DNA found on 1 Arizona victim
Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper's DNA was found in an examination of one of two women who accuse him of drugging and sexually assaulting them ...
Manning holds on to heartache of Super Bowl
Broncos fans may want to move on from Denver's Super Bowl debacle. Not Peyton Manning. He's holding on to the heartache to stoke his competitive fire.
Ex-Minnesota State, Mankato coach returning to job
The football coach fired from Minnesota State, Mankato announced Tuesday that he will return to the job after an arbitrator ruled he was wrongfully ...
Va. State player pleads in opposing QB assault
A Virginia State football player pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting Winston-Salem State's starting quarterback during a November luncheon, the day ...
Clemson dismisses QB Kelly after sideline argument
Clemson quarterback Chad Kelly was dismissed from the team Monday, two days after he was benched for the second half of the spring game for ...
Engaged pair, teen athlete among dead in bus crash
Five high school students and three chaperones have been confirmed dead after a charter bus heading to Humboldt State University was struck by a FedEx ...
Northwestern players see push as spark for change
No matter how they feel about the push to unionize, at least a few Northwestern players see the movement as a spark for change in college sports.
Missouri dismisses WR Green-Beckham from team
Missouri decided enough was enough. Star wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, once heralded as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, has been kicked off the ...
Browns quickly match offer for center Alex Mack
Alex Mack was as good as gone. The Browns pulled back their Pro Bowl center in a snap. Acting quickly after Jacksonville signed Mack to a five-year, ...
Colin Kaepernick defends reputation
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is defending his reputation. Kaepernick put out a statement on his Twitter account Friday, a day ...
UN expert weighs in on Redskins controversy
A United Nations human rights expert says the name of the Washington Redskins football team is a "hurtful reminder" of the mistreatment of Native ...
Arbitrator: Mankato university wrong to fire coach
An arbitrator has found that Minnesota State University, Mankato, had no grounds to fire head football coach Todd Hoffner last May and has ordered ...
Giants' Eli Manning has surgery on left ankle
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is going to start the offseason training program with a surgically repaired left ankle. The Giants announced ...
Police: no arrest in case involving Missouri WR
A police investigation of a suspected burglary involving Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham has been closed without an arrest, primarily ...
Lions' Stafford on the spot after coaching change
Matthew Stafford will be on the spot this year for the Detroit Lions, and the 26-year-old quarterback understands that. "In the NFL, if your ...
Northwestern QB says union push was rushed, wrong
Northwestern's Trevor Siemian said Wednesday it was wrong for former quarterback Kain Colter and other players to explore unionization without first ...
Wednesday deadline in Northwestern athletes case
Northwestern University faces a Wednesday deadline to appeal a ruling by the Chicago-region director of the National Labor Relations Board that its ...