Football Page 1142 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Georgia Botches Punt; Vanderbilt Scores Game-Winning TD On Next Play
Vanderbilt scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to upset Georgia at home today 31-27. It was Vandy's first win over a ranked opponent in six years and was thanks in part to a brutal special teams play inside Georgia's 20-yard line....

This Is The Worst Targeting Call Of The College Football Season
Georgia's battle in Nashville against Vanderbilt became a bit more difficult today when Bulldogs defensive end and team sack leader Ray Drew "earned" an ejection under the NCAA's new targeting rule—and even worse, it was held up under review....

Man, College Was Awesome: Your Clemson-FSU <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
It's once again time for the Saturday afternoon tradition of oak-tag-and-sharpie bons mots. Today we are back in Death Valley where Clemson hosts Florida State this evening on ABC. Before we get to the signs, I'd like to just take a moment, for the adults here, to reflect on how fucking radical coll...

Chart: Friendly Reminder, Don't Bet On Favorites To Cover Huge Spreads
If you happened to bet on the Broncos to cover last week, David Yanofsky over at Quartz has put together a great chart to show just how much of a dumbass move that was....


NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 7
So you want to gamble on football. Good—gambling is damn wonderful. Here's a resource to make looking at this week's lines a little more informative....

What's The "War On Football" About, Anyway? My Day On The Frontlines
The first thing I saw was the abortion truck. I was walking toward the Omni Shoreham Hotel in downtown D.C.—site of the 2013 Values Voters Summit—and parked outside the hotel was a rickety truck that, from afar, looked like an untrustworthy kebab van. It was only until I got closer that I saw the s...

West Coast NFL Teams Coming East Really Do Suck Against The Spread
West coast teams don't do well when they have to come east. It's a betting wrinkle well known enough to be axiomatic, but here's a thorough reminder—with some additional facts you might not have known. ...

Report: Eastern Michigan Football Player Victim Of Apparent Homicide
Demarius Reed, a junior wide receiver for the Eastern Michigan football team, was found dead this morning from what police are calling a homicide, according to a reporter on the scene....

Rob Gronkowski's Return Heralded By Gronktastic Commercial
Rob Gronkowski is finally ready to return to the field, which means that today is officially Gronk Day. You can celebrate Gronk Day by watching this just-released commercial about our favorite man-puppy's struggle to overcome his injuries. ...

Jerry Jones: NFL "Could Easily Have Doubleheader On Thursday"
Two days ago, the NFL denied a Wall Street Journal story that reported that the league was considering adding an additional Thursday night football game. According to the Journal, the NFL hasn't been happy with TNF ratings on the NFL Network, and one solution under discussion was to air another game...

Seahawks Bros Struggle Mightily With Their "12th Man" Flag
Aw man, look at these poor Seahawks bros. This scene really could not have played out any better, as each bro's reaction is completely perfect in its own way....

What's Behind The Grambling Football Team's Protest
Grambling's storied football program is in complete disarray. On Tuesday, players walked out of a meeting with coaches and administrators. On Wednesday, they skipped practice altogether in protest, then repeated the boycott again today. And interim coach George Ragsdale has reportedly been fired. Th...

Richie Incognito Was Pretty Much The Raddest Kid In Englewood, N.J.
Now a fearsome, controversial lineman for the Dolphins, Richie Incognito was once like many of us: a child of the awful, awful early '90s....

No Punter Left Behind: How One Guru Made The Art Of Kicking A Science
It's just past noon on Oscar Sunday and Chris Sailer is leading film study in a creaky, sun-drenched auditorium in the bowels of Notre Dame High School's Spanish–style campus in Sherman Oaks, Calif....

Michigan Gets Maced And Kicked In The Balls: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....

Here's What All The NFL Logos Would Look Like If They Were Fat
The genius who brought you every NFL quarterback as his team's name and Peyton Manning's face in every NFL logo has struck again. This time, he's re-imagined the logo for each NFL team as a fatter version of itself. My favorite entry is the one for the Bears, obviously. Head over to Kissing Suzy Kol...

Rex Ryan's Players Hear "Rest Your Legs," Assume He Means No Sex
After losing to the inept Steelers, and on the eve of hosting the Patriots, Jets head coach Rex Ryan instructed his players this week to take it easy. Actually, the phrase the Daily News relayed from Josh Cribbs, quoting his coach, was "don't do nothing for your wife."...

