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CFB Week 7: No. 8 Oregon-No. 7 Washington Seek Northwest Passage to Glory

ESPN Game Day will be in Seattle Saturday for what will be the 115th and final Pac-12 rivalry game between undefeated No. 8 Oregon and No. 7 Washington with the Pacific Coast kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Coast (ET) time on ABC television. Along with huge national ...

Lott IMPACT® Semifinalists; ND's Howard Cross III POW

NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation has named 16 Quarterfinalists for the 2023 Lott IMPACT® Trophy. This year’s presentation of Lott IMPACT® Trophy will be the 20th in the award's history. The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded annually to ...

CFB Weekend No. 6: Red River Rivalry is Red Hot

Saturday's Red River Rivalry game between No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma is huge. Check it out at noon ET on ABC/ESPN. A berth in the playoffs and, for Texas, some think a boost to No. 1 in the nation is possible depending on how the weekend plays out. No. 1 ...

Butkus Remembered: Stories, Sentiments, Statements

Here are some of the many reactions to the death Thursday of the Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus Dan Pompei, The Athletic See full story here Nobody hit like Dick Butkus. Nobody before, nobody since. Given the evolution of the game he symbolized, ...

THIS Game marked 49ers' Arrival

As we wait for the 40th renewal of the 49ers-Cowboys rivalry, a series tied at 19-19-1, let's look back at a turning point in the battles between these to franchises. Going into an October 11, 1981 game between Dallas and San Francisco, the 49ers won only two of ...

History of 49ers-Cowboys; Mystery of Key Forgotten Game

Preview of Sunday night Cowboys-49ers and all week 5 games here Here we go again. When the 3-1 Dallas Cowboys and 4-0 San Francisco 49ers get together Sunday night in Santa Clara, it will be the 40th reunion of one of the NFL’s most historic interdivisional rivalries. The ...

NCAA shrinks transfer portal windows

The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a smaller window during which football and basketball players can enter their names into the transfer portal and still be eligible to play at a new school the following season. The decision shaves the time frame ...

NFL Week 5 Preview: Cowboys Visiting 49ers Highlights Key Weekend

If some of the results from Week 4 in the NFL caught you off guard, don’t be surprised if Week 5 doubles down on the unpredictability.    The Sunday night prime-time matchup between 3-1 Dallas and the undefeated 49ers is the marquee matchup, with the winner joining ...

Russ Francis, Who Feared Not Living to the Fullest, Dies at 70

News of Russ Francis’ death Sunday hit hard here. While the end is inevitable for all of us, Russ constantly tempted it as casually as a cat toying with a ball of yarn. We talked about death 38 years ago when he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers. That ...

NFL Week 4 Recap: Bills Flex Their Muscle, Dallas Rebounds

Week 4 was a weird one in the NFL, as one unforeseen result after another kept rolling in as the day proceeded.   The Buffalo-Miami showdown started out brilliantly before turning into a lopsided dud, though it did have us wondering whether a team had ever scored ...

AP Top 25: Michigan, Texas gaining on No. 1 Georgia

Amidst a crescendo of questions as to whether Georgia is really the best team in college football, this week’s AP Top 25 poll lists the Bulldogs as No. 1 for a 16th consecutive time, although with a season-low of 35 of possible 62 first-place votes. The two-time ...

CFB Week 5: Georgia Must Improve to Earn a Three-Peat

At approximately the halfway point of College Football’s 2023 irregular version of so-called regular-season play, Georgia is on our mind.  The two-time defending national champion held on to the AP’s Top 25 No. 1 sport for 16th consecutive time this week. But ...

NFL Week 4 Preview and Predictions: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Takes Center Stage

We’re pretty much at the quarter pole of the NFL season, and the Week 4 schedule boasts games that will result in some thoroughbreds moving to the front of the race, while the weaker mounts fall further from the lead.    Much focus is on the potentially titanic ...

QB Drake Maye: Blend of toughness and character

 For full All-Access Football coverage click here to subscribe   PITTSBURGH – Seven teams were represented Saturday at Arcisure Stadium where projected first round pick Drake Maye of North Carolina would be doing his best to help the Tar Heels remain ...

CFB Week Five: 2024 Draft Watch

For full All-Access Football coverage click here to subscribe We enter Week 5 of the college football season ‘NFL Draft Watch’ series with a look at some teams on the brink. We know that the defending back-to-back National Champion Georgia Bulldogs are for real. ...