COOPER CITY, Fla. (AP) A Florida high school junior threw for a touchdown on the very first pass of her high school football career.
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Prep football's Friday night lights shine on post-Harvey aid
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Schools around the country are launching drives for money and emergency supplies to help Hurricane Harvey victims in a place many Texans consider sacred – under the Friday night lights of high school football.
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The Latest: Judge gunman is dad of player convicted of rape
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) The Latest on the shooting of a judge outside an Ohio courthouse (all times local):
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Mississippi high school football player dies after practice
ECRU, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi high school football player has died after his team’s first preseason practice.
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Boy dies following Michigan high school football workout
GRAND LEDGE, Mich. (AP) Officials say an incoming high school freshman died after losing consciousness during a football workout in mid-Michigan.
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Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
CHICAGO (AP) Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease in nearly all of them, from athletes in the NFL down to high school.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick Is Everything Jameis Winston Needs
What Exactly Is Going On With Colin Kaepernick?
Folks, the NFL never sleeps. Even now, in the dog days of mid-May, as the league’s news cycle yawns and feels its eyelids getting heavy, the continued unemployment of Colin Kaepernick is there to slap everyone awake again. There’s been a lot of this and a lot of that said and written about Kaepernick in recent weeks.…
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Of Course Tom Brady Had Concussions
Gisele Bundchen Says Tom Brady Has Suffered Multiple Unreported Brain Injuries
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who is married to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, sat down for an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning. At one point, Rose asked Bundchen if she wants Brady to retire from football, and she told Rose that she does worry about Brady because of all the concussions he’s had.
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Report: Kansas City Chiefs' Top Draft Pick Robbed At Gunpoint
Patrick Mahomes II, a quarterback drafted 10th overall a few weeks back by the Chiefs, was robbed along with three other people by an alleged gunman and an accomplice outside a home in Smith County, Texas, according to KYTX-TV.
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Report: Beth Mowins To Call NFL Game For ESPN
ESPN’s Beth Mowins is slated to become the first woman in 30 years to handle play-by-play duties during a regular-season NFL broadcast, according to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch.
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Oakland Raiders Cheerleaders Receive $1.25 Million Settlement After Three-Year Legal Battle
A $1.25 million settlement was distributed to 90 former Oakland Raiders cheerleaders this week as part of a class-action suit for fair pay.
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Myles Garrett Is Realistic About The State Of The Browns: "I Can't Be A Savior"
Myles Garrett has been a member of the Cleveland Browns for all of two weeks, and he’s already adopted the ethos of the franchise pretty well. In an interview with NFL.com yesterday, the No. 1 draft pick didn’t make any of the bold proclamations of turning the team around or guaranteed success that you often see with…
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Josh Gordon Denied Reinstatement By NFL
Josh Gordon has played just five games since 2013—and none in the last three seasons—but his request for reinstatement to the NFL after his latest banishment for a drug-policy violation will have to wait.
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The Patriots Will Soon Have To Choose Between Tom Brady And Jimmy Garoppolo
Now that the draft has come and gone without a Jimmy Garoppolo trade, it’s time to wonder what the Patriots’ end game is here. Because they’re going to have one big-ass decision to make in the months ahead. Tom E. Curran of CSN New England calls what’s potentially brewing in Foxboro “a tsunami,” and he’s not…
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Jim Tomsula Spotted At Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of Fame Induction
Former San Francisco 49ers head coach and doormat salesman Jim Tomsula was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame this weekend, along with LaVar Arrington and other notables. Tomsula, who is currently the Skins’ defensive line coach, gave a hell of a speech.
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Bucs Draft Pick Had To Live Out Of His Car Because Of Dumb NCAA Rule
Stevie Tu’ikolovatu was just drafted in the seventh round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after playing a year at USC, where he was the school’s 2016 defensive MVP and the MVP of the Rose Bowl. He also spent two months living out of a car and an SUV after he transferred from Utah—with his wife joining him after the first…
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Dak Prescott And Zeke Elliott Struggling With Teamwork
At a charity event on Monday, six Dallas Cowboys starters paired up to test their teamwork, strategy, and quick thinking in a three-legged race. Quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott (in blue) opted to use one leg apiece. It did not work out too well:
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Former Oregon Tight End Colt Lyerla On The Run After Escaping From Corrections Center
Colt Lyerla played tight end for the Oregon Ducks from 2011 to 2013, and had a cup of coffee with the Green Bay Packers before knee injuries ended his brief NFL career. Lyerla has run into trouble with the law several times since his college career ended, as he was convicted of cocaine possession in 2013 and arrested…
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It's Been 20 Years Since Peyton Manning, The Jets, And The Draft That Might Have Been
Twenty years ago, the NFL draft was marked by one of the most fateful quarterback choices in league history: Peyton Manning’s decision to stay at the University of Tennessee for his senior year. The Jets, who had the No. 1 pick in 1997, are still reeling from the aftershocks. And it all may have been because Bill…
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Police Release Their Report On Aaron Hernandez's Death By Suicide
State Police have released their report on the death of Aaron Hernandez by suicide last month in a Massachusetts prison. The report confirms the ruling that the cause of death was asphyxia by hanging, ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. A toxicology report came back negative for all substances.
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Michael Oher Cited For Misdemeanor Assault Of Uber Driver
Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Michael Oher was cited for misdemeanor assault last month in Nashville for allegedly pushing an Uber driver to the ground and kicking him. He will appear in court next week.
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Reince Priebus Praises Trump's Touchback
Here Are The Well-Hidden Philadelphia Eagles References In The Two Most Recent Star Wars Movies
David Acord is a sound engineer for Skywalker Sound, the sound division of Lucasfilm. He’s also a Philadelphia Eagles fan. And in an article by Chris McPherson on the Eagles’ website for Star Wars Day, he reveals that there are hidden Eagles references in the two most recent movies:
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Report: Jay Cutler's New Job May Involve Apathetically Watching Football Games
Joe Namath Yakked About North Korea With Karl Rove On Fox News For Some Reason
As the United States faces escalating international tensions, who better to soothe the country than a septuagenarian chiefly famous for throwing the football and once shaving his mustache on TV?
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The NFLPA Finally Seems Ready To Tackle Its Aversion To Medical Marijuana
With Roger Goodell in full-on Reefer Madness mode, the NFLPA is working on a way to get the NFL to do something about its marijuana prohibition without making a major concession at the bargaining table.
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Jerry Jones Is A Great Guy Until He Fires You
Jerry is really personable. I mean, you’ve got to like Jerry Jones. If you’re around him, you’ve got to like him, unless you hate the Dallas Cowboys, which some people do. But as a person, he’s likeable. He’s fun to be around. His whole family is working with the team. They are a great family. I’m partial to family,…
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Northwestern Suspends Football Player Xavier Washington After Cocaine Arrest
Northwestern junior defensive end Xavier Washington has been indefinitely suspended from the football team after he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance early Sunday morning.
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