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College Football Playoff committee approves 12-team postseason format
The College Football Playoff is officially expanded. ...

Alabama lands former Michigan S Keon Sabb
Former Michigan safety Keon Sabb has enrolled at Alabama after entering the transfer portal last week....

Patriots captain Matthew Slater retires after 16 seasons
New England Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater announced his retirement Tuesday after 16 seasons....

What to know as the NFL franchise tag window opens
Unavoidable and detested by most who are eligible, the NFL's annual tag game begins Tuesday....

Mike Tannebaum's Jets prediction makes you wonder how he ever became a GM in the first place
A Get Up segment by former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum just created a hypothetical NFL locker room so chaotic it hurts to think about. ...
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Antonio Brown won't pay jeweler for finger pieces that he says fuels 'super orgasms' [Update]
Updated March 9: Antonio Brown has been ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to pay Shuki International, the creator of the crystalized finger cover jewelry $1,095,000 because Brown has failed to return the borrowed pieces to their owner....

Veteran RB Mike Davis retires
Mike Davis, who suited up as a running back for six teams across eight NFL seasons, announced his retirement on Monday....

Pac-12’s Teresa Gould first female commish of Power 5 conference
The Pac-12 on Monday promoted deputy commissioner Teresa Gould to commissioner, effective March 1, to replace the outgoing George Kliavkoff....

Report: Arizona set to name Desiree Reed-Francois new AD
Arizona is set to name Missouri athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois to the same position in Tucson, ESPN reported Monday....

Chiefs' Nick Bolton fined for Super Bowl horse-collar tackle
The NFL fined Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton $8,238 for his horse-collar tackle of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in Super Bowl LVIII....

Patriots OT Trent Brown set to become free agent
The contract of New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown is set to void Monday, making the former Pro Bowl selection a free agent next month....

Ravens sign WR Nelson Agholor to 1-year extension
Wide receiver Nelson Agholor signed a one-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday....

Pittsburgh isn’t exactly set at the QB position, but how keen will they be to bring in a veteran QB?
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a season where they won 10 games and made the playoffs as they shuffled through three different quarterbacks. One-and-done in the postseason might not sound like an accomplishment, but for this team with that offense, a lot less was expected. Knowing the strugg...

HOF Selection Steve McMichael improving, could leave hospital Tuesday
Former Chicago Bears great and Hall of Fame selection Steve McMichael is reportedly improving from a staph infection, and his family hopes he leave the hospital for home as soon as Tuesday, McMichael's wife said in a statement to the Associated Press on Sunday....

HOF selection Steve McMichael undergoes blood transfusion
Former Chicago Bears great and Hall of Fame selection Steve McMichael underwent a blood transfusion Saturday after being diagnosed with MRSA, a staph infection that's resistant to many antibiotics, his longtime publicist announced Saturday....

Report: Texas set to double football coach Steve Sarkisian's salary
Texas is set to nearly double the annual salary of football coach Steve Sarkisian, according to documents posted on social media Saturday by Inside Texas....

Shannon Sharpe needs a rescue; 49ers turn on themselves; Let's look at who couldn't have gotten away with what Travis Kelce did
OK, it’s time somebody said something, and since no one else has, here we go. Shannon Sharpe, the Hall of Fame tight end has made quite a mark on the sports media landscape over the past several years. But lately, he’s been wilding out to the point where it seems either Unc Shay Shay or Shannon may ...

Report: Chiefs pick up contract option on star DT Chris Jones
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs have picked up the contract option on star defensive tackle Chris Jones and will keep the right to place a franchise tag on him in the offseason, according to an NFL Network report Friday....

Two juveniles charged in Chiefs' celebration shootings
Two juveniles have been charged in connection to the shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration, the Jackson County Family Court announced Friday....
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Missouri prosecutors charge 2 adults in Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting [Update]
Updated Feb. 20: Missouri prosecutors have officially filed murder charges against two adults after last week’s shooting that killed one and injured 22 during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade....