Exactly 33 years to the day after Theismann’s gruesome injury during a nationally televised game , Smith went down with breaks to his right fibia and tibia midway through the third quarter of Washington’s 23-21 loss to the visiting Houston Texans on Sunday and was replaced at QB by backup Colt McCoy.
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General manager John Dorsey, who opened the possibility of hiring a woman to be Cleveland’s next coach, said Sunday that the team has not discussed former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a candidate to become the club’s ninth coach since 1999.
A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that former LSU coach Les Miles has been hired to lead Kansas’ downtrodden football program.
Spring Mountain scored 26 unanswered points in the second quarter to separate from Tonopah en route to a 60-38 victory at Beatty High School — and the second state title in program history.
The Raiders assembled an offense with Marshawn Lynch at running back and Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson and Martavis Bryant at wide receiver. None will be available Sunday.
Handicapper Eric Parkila (SportsMemo.com) breaks down Week 11 of the 2018 NFL season.
The Chicago Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky might be the most improved quarterback in the NFL this season.
Micah Roberts leads the contest with a 32-17-1 ATS record and Jay Kornegay is in second at 28-21-1.
The Raiders play the Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona, at 1:05 p.m. Sunday. Here’s a breakdown by position.
The Patriots are headed towards the Desert Region championship game against Bishop Gorman.
Arbor View intercepted three passes and held Faith Lutheran to 80 yards of offense in a 28-7 home win Friday night in the Mountain Region championship game, the Aggies’ first region title.
Bishop Gorman junior quarterback Micah Bowens accounted for 278 passing yards and three touchdowns and 148 rushing yards and two TDs in a 49-3 victory Friday in the Desert Region semifinals.
UNLV hopes to take advantage of a Hawaii defense that allows more than 200 yards rushing per game. Rebels running back Lexington Thomas is coming off a 133-yard, two-touchdown game at San Diego State.
A position-by-position breakdown of UNLV’s football game at 8 p.m. Saturday at Hawaii.
About 10 teams are being considered to play in the 27th annual Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium, John Saccenti, the bowl’s executive director, said Friday.