Minnesota fired coach Tracy Claeys on Tuesday, just over two weeks after the football program became embroiled in a standoff with the administration over the suspension of 10 players in connection with allegations of sexual assault, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was jailed early Tuesday, and faced assault, disorderly conduct and other charges including that he spit on a nurse after being arrested in Cincinnati’s downtown entertainment district.
Wisconsin junior linebacker T.J. Watt, the younger brother of Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, will forgo his senior season with the Badgers and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.
Matt Boermeester kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, and No. 9 Southern California rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a spectacular 52-49 victory over No. 5 Penn State on Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.
The New Year’s Six Bowl games wrap up today and first up is the Wisconsin Badgers meeting the Western Michigan Broncos for the Cotton Bowl in Texas.
On Sunday, while other franchises were scrambling to make the playoffs or improve their postseason standing, the coaching carousel spun wildly in California.
Aaron Rodgers vs. Eli Manning will headline the NFL’s wild-card weekend. The Green Bay Packers (10-6) will host the N.Y. Giants (11-5) next Sunday while the Lions (9-7) visit Seattle (10-5-1) on Saturday night.
Aaron Rodgers threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second half, lifting the Green Bay Packers to an NFC North-winning 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.
A 65,000-seat stadium that could be home to the Raiders of the National Football League easily emerged as the No. 1 story in Business for 2016.
Deshaun Watson ran for two touchdowns and threw another and No. 3 Clemson crushed No. 2 Ohio State 31-0 Saturday night in the Fiesta Bowl to set up a rematch with Alabama for the College Football Playoff national championship.
Las Vegas handicapper Doug Fitz (Systemplays.com) analyzes the 16 games in Week 17.
Alabama is heading back to the national championship game. Bo Scarbrough and another stifling performance by Nick Saban’s defense made sure of that.
Ten handicappers post their best bets for Week 17 of the NFL season.
This is the week when most sensible fantasy leaguers are done with their seasons, because there are way too many personnel questions that will adversely affect your lineups.
After five consecutive wins, the Green Bay Packers (9-6) are headed for Detroit to knock on the door in search of the NFC North title.
