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Liberty survives Canyon Springs to advance to Sunrise title game

An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Liberty helped keep Canyon Springs’ last-ditch drive alive late in the fourth quarter Friday night. But junior Spencer Wilson made sure that the Pioneers wouldn’t score.

SPORTS BETTING SPOTLIGHT: Week 11

Free picks and analysis for this weekend’s football games from Matt, Tony and Kelly.

FRIDAY FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN: Week 11

Scott Kellen and Scott Pritchard go head-to-head this week.

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Odds tell tale: Losing elite QB knocks teams out of playoff contention

It’s easy to envision the Green Bay Packers without Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, if only because we witnessed it five days ago. It was not pretty, and it’s almost impossible to picture them as a playoff team unless he returns before December.

Value can be found in teams led by coaches on hottest seats

With the college football regular season dwindling to a few precious weeks, it’s worthwhile to look around the country to see where coaches are on the hottest seats.

NFL fights falling attendance, even as TV ratings soar

Mike Tomlin isn’t much on public gratitude. Still, the perpetually focused Pittsburgh Steelers coach went out of his way to thank the fans who showed up at Heinz Field to watch his team drum the Buffalo Bills 23-10 on Sunday for its third win of the season.

 
Police: Coach vandalizes own school, lets rival take blame

A Tennessee assistant football coach was arrested Wednesday, accused of painting his team’s field house with vulgarities and making it seem like the work of a rival high school.

Arizona high school football player dies after game

Well into the fourth quarter in Saturday’s 60-6 loss to Arizona Lutheran Academy, Hopi High School wide receiver Charles Youvella fell hard on his head and collapsed a couple of plays later. He died Monday at the hospital of a traumatic brain injury, the Arizona Interscholastic Association said.