Football Page 1204 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Some Drama May Be Brewing Between The Pats And The Gronkowskis
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is inactive for today's game against the Atlanta Falcons, despite cautiously optimistic reports that Gronk was ready to return to the field. So what's the hold up? According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, it's Gronkowski's father that's pushing to keep his son off the f...
What The Hell Is This Eagles-Broncos Preview Video?
The Philadelphia Eagles tweeted this preview of tonight's game against the Broncos a few days ago. It's goddamned weird....
Lane Kiffin Was Fired In The Most Cold-Blooded Way
After last night's 62-41 loss to Arizona State, USC head coach Lane Kiffin was unceremoniously dumped like a bag of trash at the airport by athletic director Pat Haden. Judging from the details, he never saw it coming, and needed a ride home from LAX....
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 4 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....
Johnny Manziel Continuing To Do Manzielian Things
Spinning away from the rush, then throwing a TD pass into quadruple coverage? That's just Johnny being Johnny!...
Florida's Top-Ranked Defense Allowed TD To Kentucky's Kicker
Kentucky went the more traditional route for its fake field goal and totally caught Will Mushchamp's boys off guard. ...
Just Give The Browns This One; It's All They Have
Are the Browns bringing back Brownie The Elf (or just Brownie, if you want to get technical and point out the differences between elves and hobgoblins or whatever)? Maybe! Is this an enticement to a perpetually morose fanbase that thinks the front office has given up on the team and has therefore re...
Here's The Play That Knocked Todd Gurley Out Of Georgia-LSU
Georgia running back Todd Gurley has not returned since having his ankle rolled early in the second quarter. Prior to the start of the second half, coach Mark Richt told CBS that he "sprained his ankle. I'm not sure how bad it is. We'll just have to see."...
CSU Foregoes 51-Yard Field Goal For 34-Yard Touchdown
Rather than kick a 51-yard field goal on fourth-and-three from the UTEP 34, Colorado State went for the fake and got an extra four points for their trouble. ...
FSU Pulls Off Flutie-Like Hail Mary Against Boston College
Sure, it's not a game-winning touchdown, but it's hard not to think about Flutie when you watch this. With time expiring in the half, Jameis Winston scrambled away from BC defenders and launched a desperation jump ball from right around the 40-yard line into the endzone for a touchdown to Kenny Sha...
Tommy Rees Picked Off, Sooners Return For Touchdown
Less than three minutes into the game against Oklahoma, the Fighting Irish found themselves in an early two-touchdown hole. This was not the start Notre Dame wanted. ...
This Is A Very Bad Onside Kick Attempt
Last week we showed you an awesome onside kick. This one, by SMU from today's matchup against TCU, did not go so well....
Jaguars Twitter Account Disputes Report That Team Is In Shambles
On Friday, ESPN reported that the Jacksonville receiving corps was so decimated by injuries, Justin Blackmonlessness and just being the Jaguars, that the team was forced to use ball boys and equipment assistants as scout-team receivers. Fox picked up on the report and tweeted out a link to a story o...
Fat Guy Punt Return!
Fat Guy Touchdowns are tired. Fat Guy Punt Returns are wired! ...
Big Hit Is Not A Disqualification, Still A Penalty
This hit from South Carolina's Brison Williams initially got him kicked out for targeting, but the disqualification was reversed after review. The penalty itself, though questionable, remained. ...
"Billy Ray Should've Pulled Out": Georgia-LSU <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
The Cyrus family continues to play muse to all in this once-great nation. Here we have Miley doing her weirdo licking routine on Georgia wrecking-ball running back Todd Gurley. Later, dad Billy Ray gets some love....
Jaguars Offer To Get You Drunk In Exchange For Attending Jaguars Game
In an attempt to sell tickets without using the Tebow of last resort, the Jaguars offered a unique promotion for a three-hour window yesterday morning: buy tickets, get beer. ...
Hey, Everyone, Check Out Pete Prisco's Tim Tebow Impression
Here's Pete Prisco, odious football columnist and wearer of cargo jorts weird shorts, getting into a little tête-à-tête with some Jaguars fans at this month's "Sign Tim Tebow" rally. Prisco, who is staunchly anti-Tebow, can be seen giving his impression of Tebow's style of play. Nice moves, Pete....