Need an NFL primer? Here are 5 things to keep you in game
In two weeks, the Super Bowl will be upon us. After this grandest of American sports spectacles, the salad days of basketball and baseball will follow, along with a smattering…
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Penn State still doesn’t get it
All eyes were glued to the big guy in the gym. Red-faced and sweaty, he must have been benching more than 300 pounds. But the weights were slipping. Just as…
Thursday Night Football returning to CBS for 2015 season
The NFL has become increasingly important to broadcasters like CBS; football matchups are some of the most reliable sources of big, live ratings. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
Congo deny Equatorial Guinea as Africa Cup of Nations kicks offs
The squad had shared a seven-figure bonus after winning their first game of the tournament three years ago, but Congo Brazzaville put paid to any hopes of windfall this time…
Africa Cup of Nations: Teams come together to unite against Ebola
It is important to take Ebola seriously, but Morocco took too long to make a decision and the North African nation had various options to control the risk, notably preventing…
Can love win a presidential election?
But his pitch to unseat Sepp Blatter and become the next president of FIFA, those qualities lasted about as long as the glossy montage to announce his candidacy. In public…
Notre Dame pays record low interest rate for $400 million bond
Notre Dame’s football team had a disappointing seasonafter a 6-0 start, it stumbled to lose five of its last six regular season games. Related: Wildly popular college football about to…
College Football Playoff Fast Facts
January 1, 2015 – The No. 2 Oregon Ducks defeat the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in the Rose Bowl playoff semifinal in Pasadena, California. The No. 4 Ohio…
Smells like team spirit: Fear and loathing in the dressing room
But in the last few weeks a rag-tag bunch of ‘misfits, throw-outs, not-wanteds’their own wordswho didn’t just take on the English football establishment but steamrollered their way through it, haven’t…
Middle East millions fueling European football
As the region’s nations establish themselves as sporting powers, countries such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have pumped millions into sponsoring football clubs. A report published by Repucom…
Lowdown on College Football Playoff National Championship game
Here is the what-you-need-to-know information about this game and how the teams got there. 1. This game is historic for college football For the first time ever, the highest level…
Convicted rapist’s search for soccer club goes on
An English soccer club has abandoned an attempt to sign a convicted rapist after death threats were made to its staff amid an atmosphere of “unbearable pressure.” After days of…
Lutz Pfannenstiel: ‘Lazarus’ footballer who came back from the dead
He spent time in prison, stole a penguin to put in his bathtub and lived in an igloo for a week. Oh and he “died” on a football pitch. “It…
What happens after you click ‘buy’? Betty-Bot gets to work
The Art of Movement is a monthly show that highlights the most significant innovations in science and technology that are helping shape our modern world. In a warehouse about the…
Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool at end of season
“This has been the toughest decision of my life and one which both me and my family have agonized over for a good deal of time,” Gerrard, who has played…