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Football enthusiasm, governed by rules and usually good-natured and sportsmanlike on and off the field, can turn dangerous.

The Bearcat mascot at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is more than a symbol of school spirit. Representing the university ...

Mark Sears scored 27 points, Aden Holloway added 15, and No. 5 Alabama beat No. 10 Texas A&M 94-88 in the first game between ...

In a game where 88 combined free throws were allowed, the offense for both teams was lacking in efficiency with neither tea ...

Led by Isaac Williams' 18 points, the Texas A&M-CC Islanders defeated the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 79-74 on Saturday night.

Texas A&M's 2024 season ended sourly after Mike Elko was introduced as the program's newest head coach. The Aggies finished ...

Iowa and Iowa State are preparing to send several football players to the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl. The Reese’s Senior Bowl ...

While the news that 2026 five-star offensive tackles Jackson Cantwell and Immanuel Iheanacho attending junior day was ...

Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and ...

Some extra notes, quotes, stats, trends, streaks and other odds & ends I managed to empty out of the old notebook after ...