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College football's strange but true historical facts for each Top 25 team

College football is a beautiful connection of sport and weird history. Using Mark Schlabach's Way-Too-Early Top 25 assembled in February and some help from my colleagues, I've collected each team's strangest historical fact, or simply a weird thing that ...

Tom Brady the golfer gave us a hint at what's coming with Tom Brady the football player

There is a decent chance, assuming the NFL plays games this fall, that Tom Brady's first season in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform will end up reminding you of something you've already seen. Not his 20 years with the Patriots but his golf swing. At times, I ...

Inside Roy Halladay's struggle with pain, addiction

STEVE TRAX WAS in his office in Reston, Virginia, not far from Dulles International Airport when the phone rang. It was mid-October 2013, around 11 a.m. The caller was Brandy Halladay, and she sounded distraught. "He needs help. He knows it. I know it," ...

Five worst NFL franchises to bet on during the Super Bowl era

The NFL season doesn't kick off for a while, but we do know the 2020 schedule, and opening lines have been released for Week 1, Monday Night Football games and some other key matchups. As we prepare to get back into the swing of things and return to ...

How WNBA rosters look after Tuesday's cuts

If and when the 2020 WNBA season takes place, there will be a lot of new in New York. As league rosters were trimmed down to no more than 12 players Tuesday, the Liberty stand out for keeping all six of their rookies, led by No. 1 pick Sabrina Ionescu of ...

2020 All-Under-25 Team: Patrick Mahomes heads NFL's rising stars

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Who are the most promising rising stars in the NFL? Marc Sessler compiled a roster of the top players under 25 years old heading into the 2020 season. NOTE: To be eligible, players must be younger than 25 years old on Sept. 10, the day the season kicks off.

Ever wonder how Seattle Seahawks fans got their nickname, then lost it?

Any Seattle Seahawks fan who was at Qwest Field on January 8, 2011 remembers the moment. Heck, those who were at the neighborhood watering holes can still feel the vibrations. It was the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Seahawks and reigning ...

Jets' Joe Flacco says he won't be ready for opener after surgery

New York Jets quarterback Joe Flacco, who agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract last Friday, confirmed speculation he won't be ready for the Sept. 13 season opener due to his recently repaired neck. "I can't speak to exactly when I'm going to be ready, ...

Antonio Brown gets in a workout with Seahawks QB Geno Smith

Geno Smith and Antonio Brown are staying ready this NFL offseason. In a series of videos posted to Instagram, Smith shows off his footwork skills at Brown's facility 84/7 Fitness. In one of the later videos, Smith is throwing passes to the seven-time Pro Bowler, ...

Jalen Ramsey, Rams 'on same page' concerning contract extension

The Los Angeles Rams have been in contact with Jalen Ramsey's representatives in regard to a contract extension as the All-Pro cornerback enters the final season of his rookie deal. Ramsey played coy Tuesday when asked where negotiations stood.