Joe D’Amico
Football
Not long ago, the Atlanta Falcons were close to reaching the Super Bowl. Now, coach Mike Smith is overseeing a team that is a super-sized disappointment.
In an era when so many NFL coaches seem drained of personality, it’s cool to see how Pete Carroll handles the Seattle Seahawks. He has a college-type enthusiasm and an ability to think outside the box.
UNLV senior defensive tackle Tyler Gaston hasn’t touched the Fremont Cannon, and he won’t unless the Rebels win it back today.
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Sometimes things don’t go as planned. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s plans to be in the national title hunt this season are wrecked.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Tony Miller give you their best bets for Week 8 from the Golden Nugget sports book.
Brian Leonard takes on Kenny White in Week 8 of the Friday Football Showdown.
Centennial’s offense ran just 36 plays and had trouble picking up yards for much of Thursday night’s game at No. 10 Cimarron-Memorial. The unit probably just could have taken the night off the way the defense was playing.
Conor Perkins is becoming as automatic as death and taxes when it comes to game-winning kicks.
It’s not quite the halfway point of the NFL season, and what happens from here will be as unpredictable as a drunken night on Bourbon Street. Still, it’s safe to say quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are wholly relevant again.
The mood was dour in 2004 the week of the football game against UNR.
Forty-four years ago, it was 1969. Bullets were flying in Southeast Asia. And Mark Larson said it was getting dark at Mackay Stadium up in Reno.
Canyon Springs has remained the area’s final undefeated Division I team thanks in large part to a stingy defense that has allowed an average of 9.3 points.
I’m pretty sensitive when it comes to the topic of bullying. Having an older brother who is the size of John Candy and likes to give wet willies at the dinner table will do that to a fella.
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