Andy Iskoe
Football
It’s a play that’s often taken for granted in the game of football. But an extra point was the difference for Green Valley on Friday night.
Arbor View football coach Dan Barnson preached ball control before sending his players onto the field Friday.
Liberty was able to shut down one of the best high school football teams in the country for three quarters Friday night, but the Patriots couldn’t make the defensive stand that could have helped pull the upset.
FRESNO, Calif. — Derek Carr threw for 460 yards and four touchdowns and led the game-winning drive that helped Fresno State avoid a fourth-quarter collapse and snap a seven-game losing streak to Boise State with a 41-40 victory on Friday night.
On second thought, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III probably wishes he had not rushed his comeback. First, his right knee needed rehabilitation, and now it’s his image.
Matt, Kelly and Tony give you their football picks and advice for Week 3 from the floor of the Golden Nugget sports book.
Week 3 of the Friday Football Showdown pits Dave Tuley against Paul Stone.
The Jacksonville Jaguars opened as 20-point road underdogs to the Seattle Seahawks, and the number has dipped to 19½. The point spread is the oddsmakers’ equalizer. In this case, the number is a monster, and it presents a dilemma for a handicapper.
Following a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in San Jose, Calif., San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Legacy’s football team struggled to sustain drives Thursday night. It didn’t matter, thanks to Casey Hughes.
Green Valley was a trendy pick as one of the area’s top teams when the high school football season began. After all, the Gators were coming off a 9-2 season and their first league title of the 2000s, with several key players returning.
Nothing outward indicates that Nick Saban is interested in leaving Alabama. Reports linking his name to Texas seem to indicate bad news for another coach, however.
Caleb Herring knows what fellow UNLV quarterback Nick Sherry is going through because he has been there himself.