FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin was dismissed from the team Tuesday after a second charge surfaced against him following his weekend arrest on an assault charge for an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. Coach Gary Patterson initially suspended Turpin after the senior was arrested by Fort Worth police following […]
Jamal Speaks is an 18-year-old student at Ballou-STAY Opportunity Academy.
After a pair of nail-biter victories to start the season North Carolina A&T State steam\rolled Gardner-Webb to the tune of 45-6 Saturday in the Aggies’ home opener. The victory extended the sixth-ranked Aggies’ winning streak to 15 consecutive games, the longest in the FCS. Kashon Baker’s 78-yard punt return for a touchdown opened the scoring […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against Buffalo Bills receiver Zay Jones after a naked, bloody argument with his brother in Los Angeles earlier this week. Los Angeles prosecutors declined the case because of “insufficient evidence,” district attorney’s office spokesman Paul Eakins told The Associated Press on Thursday. The 22-year-old Jones […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles’ flight from last to first ended up with a Lombardi Trophy. In a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady, the backup quarterback led a pressure-packed 75-yard drive to the winning touchdown, 11 yards to Zach Etrz with 2:21 to go Sunday night. Then a defense that had […]
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The 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 were revealed Tuesday night, with linebacker Ray Lewis and wide receiver Randy Moss making the cut in their first year of eligibility. Guard Steve Hutchinson and linebacker Brian Urlacher, tackle Tony Boselli, wide receiver Isaac Bruce, safety Brian Dawkins, guard Alan Faneca, […]
Reggie White is considered by most experts to be the best defensive end to ever play in the National Football League. The 13-time Pro Bowl and Professional Football Hall of Fame inductee was born on this day in 1961. Reginald Howard White was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to an interview with his […]
Grambling State escaped with a 40-32 victory Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston in what may have been the last SWAC Championship Game, extending the G-Men’s conference winning streak to 26 consecutive games and giving them their second consecutive berth in the Celebration Bowl. But fourth-year coach Broderick Fobbs wasn’t a happy camper after the […]
Virginia State started fast and ended strong en route to a 47-35 Homecoming victory in the Trojans’ showdown with Bowie State for first place in the CIAA North Division race. Both teams were unbeaten entering the game and sported 3-0 conference records. Virginia State (6-0, 4-0 CIAA) scored on three of its first four possessions […]
A rivalry between two Texas high schools takes a terrible fall after racist photos were posted by students on social media. The image shows the J. J. Pearce High School symbol as a supremacist over their rival Richardson High School. Using the pictures of burning crosses, the KKK and a noose along with the faces of […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death. The suspected cause is repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable part of contact sports. As a new NFL season gets underway, here’s a look at what’s […]
