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Rancho High School granted independent status for football

Rancho High’s football team hasn’t had many things go its way in the past two seasons. But the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association granted the Rams some relief this week.

Ex-Bears QB Jim McMahon opens up about dementia

McMahon opened up about his struggles with early onset dementia and depression in a gathering with a small group of reporters on Tuesday, issues he believes were brought on by the beating he absorbed playing football.

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Trademark panel rules Redskins nickname ‘disparaging’

A federal trademark board ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s trademark protections should be canceled.

Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll dead at 82

Chuck Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday night at his home. He was 82.

Power NCAA football conferences throwing weight around

When NCAA schools were jumping conferences almost daily for a little wider sliver of NCAA pie a couple of years ago, I recall speaking to then-UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood about it.

L no! NFL to drop Roman numerals for ‘Super Bowl 50’

“Super Bowl 50” just looks better than “Super Bowl L.” X, V and I are nicely symmetrical, but with the unbalanced L in line for the 2015 season, the NFL decided to scrap the Roman numerals for a year.