Football

A Blind Football Player Joins His Trojan Heroes On The Field

8:45am October 14, 2015

by Gloria Hillard

As a young, dedicated fan of the University of Southern California football team, Jake Olson dreamed he would wear the Trojan jersey one day — even after cancer took his sight at age 12.

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WATCH: 'Mighty Mites' Team Stops Playing Football To Do The 'Whip,' 'Nae Nae'

2:54pm October 07, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

When Silento's infectious song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" came over the loudspeakers during a game in Milford, Mass., some pint-size players held their positions while others let the rhythm take over.

Sports

Spending Public Money On Sports Stadiums Is Bad Business

2:08pm September 16, 2015

by Frank Deford

Municipalities all over the country keep forking over money for new football stadiums, and sports commentator Frank Deford finds it outrageous "because football stadiums are the worst excesses."

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The Locker Room: A Melting Pot, Where Football's The Focal Point

12:00am September 14, 2015

Whatever the action on the gridiron, NFL players always begin and end the day in the same sacred space: the locker room. Retired Viking Chris Kluwe calls the place a "cross-section of America."

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A screen grab shows the moment before two high school football players hit a back judge during a game in Texas this weekend.

Police Look Into 2 High School Football Players' Hits On Texas Referee

2:51pm September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In their defense, the two students say that a game official had used racial slurs — and that one of their coaches had suggested getting payback for bad calls.

Kicker Chandler Catanzaro of the Arizona Cardinals kicks an extra point against the Kansas City Chiefs during a pre-season NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Aug. 15 in Glendale, Ariz.

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Why Is There An Extra Point In Football, And Do We Need It?

12:18pm September 02, 2015

by Frank Deford

This year, the extra-point line of scrimmage has been moved back to the 15-yard line. Will that make any demonstrable difference in lowering the conversion rate?

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Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies

9:07pm August 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.

University Of Illinois Fires Football Coach Over Handling Of Player Injuries

5:10pm August 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Illini Director of Athletics Mike Thomas fired Tim Beckman on Friday. A school statement says the decision was made "in the best interests of student-athletes."

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady arrives at federal court in New York on Wednesday.

NFL 'Deflategate' Saga Continues With Both Sides Back In Federal Court

3:56pm August 12, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots star Tom Brady were in court today to update a judge on settlement talks regarding the quarterback's four-game suspension.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted last September that he "got it wrong" when it came to handling the recent Ray Rice incident, pledging that he will get it right.

NFL's Effort To Combat Domestic Violence May Go For The Long Game

2:47pm August 12, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Last year's domestic violence scandal in the NFL spurred the league into action on an issue critics said had gone ignored for years. The problem continues — and so do the efforts to fight it.

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