The Green Bay Packers produced a near flawless first half before holding on for a 43-37 home win over the Atlanta Falcons to cement their place at the top of the NFC North division on Monday.
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Tony Sanchez took Bishop Gorman to the top of the high school rankings, and now he will start near the bottom of the college football world at UNLV.
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Alabama receiver Amari Cooper and record-breaking Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry, a 25-year-old, three-time Pro Bowler, has been diagnosed with “very treatable and potentially curable” Hodgkin’s lymphoma, doctors said Monday.
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby talked Sunday about how the playoff selection committee’s treatment of the Big 12’s best would certainly lead to discussions within the conference about bringing back its title game, and maybe even rekindle some expansion talk.
More professional athletes were wearing “I Can’t Breathe” messages Sunday in protest of a grand jury ruling not to indict an officer in the death of a New York man.
Colorado State will play Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State have been selected to play in the first College Football Playoff.
It’s a long shot, but for the Buffalo Bills to still have a shot at the playoffs in December is rare. Their odds would become more realistic with an upset of Peyton Manning.
Cardale Jones — the Buckeyes’ No. 3 quarterback — led Ohio State to a Big Ten title. Jones threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game’s MVP in his first career start, leading No. 6 Ohio State to a 59-0 rout of No. 11 Wisconsin.
Florida State has made its case to play for a second straight national championship. Jameis Winston threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns, and second-ranked Seminoles held off No. 12 Georgia Tech 37-35 Saturday night to win their third consecutive ACC championship.
Tate Martell opened the season splitting time with Bishop Gorman’s second team. He finished the season with an incredible performance in leading the Gaels to their sixth consecutive state football championship before a crowd that included former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
Blake Sims threw a pair of touchdown passes, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry each had a couple of touchdown runs, and top-ranked Alabama pulled away in the fourth quarter to win its 24th Southeastern Conference championship with a 42-13 rout of No. 14 Missouri on Saturday.
Marcus Mariota made his final case for the Heisman Trophy, and No. 3 Oregon left no doubt about whether the Pac-12 champions will get a chance to play for the national title.
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