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Another high school cancels football after hazing reports

A school district in suburban Philadelphia canceled a high school football team’s season and suspended its coaching staff after investigating reports of hazing.

Blake Decker’s mind catching up with arm

UNLV’s Blake Decker has shown he has the ability to be a quality quarterback, but too often was undone by mistakes. But he made the correct decisions in his most recent game, and now he hopes to carry that performance forward.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 8

Matt Youmans and the Golden Nugget sports book’s Aaron Kessler and Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend by offering 12 plays.

Murray, Cowboys turning back the clock

The current Cowboys look similar to the Super Bowl champion teams in ‘93 and ‘95, which won behind an impeccable offensive line and the “Big Three” of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin.

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Football coach fired over watermelon, ape-like celebrations rehired

A South Carolina high school football coach has been reinstated after his firing over postgame celebrations that officials said had racial overtones, with players smashing watermelons and making ape-like sounds.

Oh, God! We sure could use some chaos in college football

Can you imagine the lunacy that might be created in Tuscaloosa should Alabama, which doesn’t deserve a spot in the semifinals today, not be ranked in the top four come Tuesday? Please, God. Let it happen.

Judge rules Goodell should testify in Rice appeal

A person familiar with the case has told The Associated Press that an arbiter has ruled that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should testify in Ray Rice’s appeal of his indefinite suspension.

UNLV on alert for Vigil brothers

Brother Zach and Nick Vigil are Utah State’s top two tacklers, and they will be quite a load for UNLV to contend with Saturday in Logan, Utah.

NFL players appear in new ‘No More’ domestic violence ad

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is among nearly two dozen current and former NFL players appearing in a new series of public service announcements denouncing domestic violence and sexual assault.

British government supports idea of London-based NFL team

British chancellor George Osborne has held talks with NFL officials and pledged government support for a London-based American Football team, the Evening Standard newspaper reported on Wednesday.

 
Coaches of high school football team charged in hazing suspended

New Jersey school officials voted on Tuesday to suspend five high school coaches in a locker-room hazing scandal that has led to criminal sex abuse charges against teen football players.

UNLV’s record means little to recruits

Kids are interested in uniforms and depth charts. Parents in academics. Neither really cares that the Rebels are 2-5 this season.

Bounce-back season for Wolf Pack

UNR is becoming a West Division contender, just one season after going 4-8. Second-year coach Brian Polian has gone from having his credentials questions to putting himself in Coach of the Year conversations.