football

NFL hopes to reduce head injuries with helmet experiment

August 5, 2022 Steve Reed, Associated Press

The mushroom-like contraptions NFL players are wearing on their helmets during training camp may look strange, but they’re a part of an ongoing safety experiment the league hopes will lead to a reduction in head […]

NFL concerned about concussions, injuries on special teams

February 8, 2022 Barry Wilner, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The NFL is taking a hard look at special teams, which had a disproportionate number of injuries this season. While league executive vice president Jeff Miller stopped short of saying rules changes […]

Tailgating, face-painted fans back in force at NFL stadiums

September 14, 2021 Rob Maaddi, Associated Press

Tailgating, face-painted fans returned in full force at stadiums around the country as the NFL opened its doors to capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Some wore masks, some didn’t. Some are […]

Raleigh business gets a helping hand from Carolina Panthers

August 27, 2021 Shawn Krest

August is a month filled with hard work, sweat and anxiety for players trying to make the Carolina Panthers during NFL training camp. Those three things come in the other 11 months of the year […]

WASIOLEK: Big-time college sports: go pro or go home

June 2, 2021 Sue Wasiolek

Controversy between amateurism and professionalism has surrounded the world of college sports since the very first intercollegiate rowing contest between Harvard and Yale in 1852. Murray Sperber wrote, “Even before the starting gun went off […]

Philip Rivers retiring after 17-year NFL career

January 21, 2021 The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime NFL quarterback Philip Rivers has decided to retire after playing one year in Indianapolis. “Every year, January 20th is a special and emotional day. It is St. Sebastian’s Feast day, the day […]

JOHNSON: Some things are bigger than football

August 25, 2020 Jessica A. Johnson

“This is what happens when God shows up!” These are probably not the words that you would expect to be spoken at a pep rally before one of the biggest high school rivalry football games […]

NIEHOFF, TUCKER: Loss is gain for North Carolina’s high school seniors

May 12, 2020 Karissa Niehoff and Que Tucker

Have you ever wondered what life would be like without sports? Now we know. And it isn’t fun. No NCAA basketball tournament. No traditional Major League Baseball Opening Days. No professional basketball or hockey playoffs. […]

North Carolina products land on XFL leaderboards

February 12, 2020 Shawn Krest

The new XFL kicked off its season with four games over the weekend. The eight-team league has plenty of representation from North Carolina with a total of 29 players who either played for schools in […]

Trump welcomes LSU Tigers to White House

January 18, 2020 KEVIN FREKING | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump paid tribute to the national champion Louisiana State University football team on Friday, saying it would long be remembered as one of the greatest in college football history. The […]