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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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