When he saw a woman jumping from the upper deck at the Oakland Raiders’ stadium on Sunday, Donnie Navidad said his military instincts immediately kicked in as he lunged forward trying to catch her.
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Nikki Johnson was one of the faces of the Lingerie Football League. Yes, she was one of its hard bodies, too. Then she had her bell rung a couple of times. She got carted off the field. She broke her wrist and had surgery. And then she got kicked out of the league.
The last time UNLV came off an emotional victory, it didn’t go so well for the Rebels.
A woman who jumped from the third level of the Oakland Raiders’ stadium survived after a man tried to catch her and broke her fall, police said.
The last time I watched a Canadian Football League game on television with Canadians was 1994. It was in a ballroom at the Imperial Palace. The Canadians were mostly from Edmonton.
Two minutes and 21 seconds still were remaining in the Division I-A state football championship game Saturday when Faith Lutheran players attempted to dump a bucket of Gatorade on coach Vernon Fox. It was about the only time the Crusaders missed their target all night.
The third trip to the state championship game in four years resulted in disappointment yet again for Mountain View’s football team.
A month ago, the Dallas Cowboys appeared to be in control of the NFC East. Nothing is guaranteed, however, when Jason Garrett is the coach and Tony Romo is the quarterback.
Instead of shrinking from the possibility that this season’s biggest football game could be played in a blizzard, organizers of the first outdoor, cold-climate Super Bowl have decided to embrace the snow as the game’s unofficial theme.
In his second season, coach Jim Mora has returned UCLA to relevance in the Pacific-12 Conference. But he has big games in his sights and bigger goals within reach.
UNLV football fans should memorize the words to the Fresno State fight song and sing them loudly the next three weekends.
Palo Verde’s Calvin Beaulieu was one broken tackle from returning the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown Friday. Twelve plays later, the Panthers were off to the races anyway.
As the fourth quarter started Friday night, Liberty punched in a touchdown to go up 43-16 and appeared to be cruising to a fourth consecutive Sunrise Region title.
Typically, it’s the Arbor View football team that dominates time of possession and wears down teams with its running game. Bishop Gorman gave the Aggies a taste of their own medicine Friday night.
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