Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots’ star tight end, says he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday’s Super Bowl victory parade in Boston.
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Eight of the 21 football recruits UNLV coach Tony Sanchez officially announced on Wednesday were from junior colleges.
Senior defensive back Greg Oliver signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play for Portland State during Faith Lutheran’s National Signing Day rally inside the school’s gymnasium.
The Cougars, despite significant roster turnover and the loss of all-state quarterback Caitlin Shannon to track and field, won their second consecutive Southeast League championship.
Southern Mississippi administrators and football coach Jay Hopson disagree on whether the school should hire former Baylor head coach Art Briles for a position on the Golden Eagles’ football staff.
UNLV has had its share of success stories from its recruiting classes, but there have been misses, too. Fifth-year coach Tony Sanchez will announce his most recent class Wednesday.
Desert Pines senior running back Jamel Brown is set to sign a national letter of intent to play for the University of Charlotte — four weeks after receiving the scholarship offer from the Conference USA program.
Even if the Raiders return to Oakland in 2019, they’ve likely played their final game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Raiders recently were informed that a deal they walked away from in December, featuring a $7.5 million rent agreement to play in Oakland next season, is still on the table, said an official for the board that oversees the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is free on bond after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
Deondre Francois’ uncle said the former Florida State starting quarterback has entered his name in the NCAA transfer database and hopes to play again after “a couple of bad decisions.”
Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Tuesday but a Pennsylvania appeals court ordered him to be resentenced for a 45-count child molestation conviction.
Rebel Nation host Cassie Soto and Rebels beat writer Mark Anderson discuss the suffering program, as well as the recently released football schedule.
A party atmosphere enveloped the city as fans clad in team garb packed sidewalks and stood on tiptoe for a glimpse of quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and the rest of the team. Red, white and blue confetti rained down.
A man with Lou Gehrig’s disease who dreamed of going to the Super Bowl secured tickets from a charity, but was killed when the minivan he was traveling in caught fire on the way to Atlanta.