It is the time of year for bold predictions, and several will be made Friday, when “SuperContest Weekend” kicks off at the LVH with a seminar featuring some of the top football handicappers in their field.
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The Dallas Cowboys are the first U.S. sports franchise to top $3 billion in value. For the eighth straight year, the Cowboys are worth the most of all 32 NFL franchises, according to Forbes.
Bishop Gorman’s football practices are intense, fast-paced and carefully scripted. The goal for the No. 1 Gaels? Practice so hard that Friday nights feel like a breeze.
Bishop Gorman’s football team has chased some of the toughest competition in the country in recent years.
UCF’s season opener in Ireland next week against Penn State may be in peril because of a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Hawaii athletic director Ben Jay recently hold his state’s board of regents the school might not be able to afford football. That would be a damaging blow to UNLV and the Mountain West.
Retired NFL referee Mike Carey refused assignments in Washington because he believes the team nickname is a racial slur.
Halftime at the Super Bowl is arguably the largest stage available to a performer. The NFL wants musical acts to pay for the privilege of appearing in that spot, according to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday.
Brian Hoyer barely held on to the starting job. Johnny Manziel may have let it slip off his finger. Hoyer will open the season as Cleveland’s starting quarterback after winning his summer competition over Manziel, the hotshot rookie and social media sensation whose NFL career is off to a shaky start.
The St. Louis Rams invited football players from two Ferguson, Missouri high schools to a preseason game last weekend in wake of the ongoing protests in the area.
Even though UNLV went to a spread offense last football season, coach Bobby Hauck made sure the tight ends were an integral part of the attack. They will be again this season.
Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, considered a preseason contender for the Heisman Trophy, sustained a dislocated right shoulder in practice on Monday and ESPN reported that he will miss the 2015 season.
Johnny Manziel raised his middle finger toward the Washington Redskins bench as he returned to the huddle late in the third quarter. It was one of the few times a Cleveland Browns quarterback actually found his intended target.
“The Big Bang Theory” is one of the few television shows that can approach the NFL in viewership. CBS executives still didn’t hesitate to temporarily move TV’s top-rated comedy to a different night to make room for football.
UNLV star wide receiver Devante Davis has had an outstanding training camp. He also has had fun during the process.
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