West Marshall duo connected for a 99-yard score on Aug. 27. Notebook includes items on former Iowa City High standout Calvin Davis, a Johnston-based football ref and Ottumwa’s swim program.

Nick Saban sounded all the notes of deference toward Penn State's running game, but Joe Paterno wasn't buying it. Especially since Alabama hasn't allowed a 100-yard rusher in nearly three years.

Brookhaven Academy takes the state's longest active football winning streak into Friday night's District 4-AA opener at Amite School Center.

KEANU REEVES has topped a new poll to find the best movie quarterback.The hunk's Shane Falco in The Replacements won him 28 per cent of the vote in the...

The Coleville football team moved to 2-0 in league play with a 60-6 victory over the hosting Wells Leopards Friday. “I was very happy with the way we responded to our longest road game on the year,” Coleville coach Will Sandy said.

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The way the ball felt, the way it sounded off his foot, Minisink Valley kicker Kyle Cazzetta knew this field goal had a chance of splitting the uprights.

Heading into Week 1 of last season, owners were left with a nasty case of self-doubt after drafting Peyton Manning. He slipped to the third and sometimes fourth round after a disappointing-by-his-standards season in '08.

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The Holland Patent girls’ team defeated Tri Valley League rival New Hartford for the first time ever on an overtime goal by Hannah Ferris. In Canastota, the Raiders won their second game in 36 matches with a 3-1 victory over Center State Conference Division II rival Waterville.

PISCATAWAY — A football sails high in the air, hovering unpredictably, before darting back down to earth. All the while Mason Robinson positions himself under it, never taking his eyes off the ball, even though he can feel the footsteps of multiple high-speed defenders bearing down on him.

Peyton Manning says he'll do whatever he can to make sure the Colts' high-scoring offense works like it should - regardless of where the umpire lines up or how quickly he gets into position.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz defensive back, David Hyland, has signed with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Hyland came out in his rookie year this season with a bang.

If you saw only the second half of last Friday’s football game between Flat Rock and Carleton Airport, you’d have called the game a toss-up.

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AUBURN — Auburn junior quarterback Cameron Newton has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

Following a lackluster performance last week, the Red Panthers took their adversary seriously Friday and showed their true potential as they rolled over the previously unbeaten Riverside High School Bulldogs by a score of 54-0.

Miller wide receiver Kendall Chambliss churns for yards after making a reception in Friday's game. (Contributed photo by Bob Otto) The Fontana A.B. Miller football team showed off a tough defense and a potentially explosive offense in its season opener on Friday night.

Entering his senior season with the Eleanor Roosevelt High School football team, defensive lineman Jesse Dampare had never scored a touchdown and had never considered it as a possibility.

PHILADELPHIA ---- Al Golden could hear the groans when quarterback Chester Stewart lost a fumble with a little over two minutes to play in Temple’s dramatic 31-24 come-from-behind victory over Villanova in the second Mayor’s Cup Friday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

LEHI -- Lorin Powell's ancestral roots go back to when Lehi was encompassed by thick fort walls. Like those early pioneers, the city engineer is pioneering the future of Lehi.

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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - When confronted with a media inquiry regarding a team member who is absent due to holdout, injury or suspension, NFL coaches are fond of saying they'd rather talk about the "players that are here."

When confronted with a media inquiry regarding a team member who is absent due to holdout, injury or suspension, NFL coaches are fond of saying they'd rather talk about the...

New Mexico Game Notes vs. Texas Tech in PDF Format New Mexico Lobos GAME DAY facts New Mexico opens the 2010 home schedule Saturday against Texas Tech (1-0) inside University Stadium. Saturday will mark the 43rd all-time meeting between the Red Raiders and the Lobos. UNM is in its 51st year playing at University Stadium and brings a 144-136-3 home record into the game. The home opener will be ...

Here are the area’s top 10 football matchups in high school sports this Friday. Time & place: 7:15 p.m., at Kingston Stadium (Washington is the home team and its fans will sit on the west side).

South Jones running back Greg Clark (1) runs to daylight Friday against Perry Central. Photo/Erin Hicks

BOISE (AP) — The Western Athletic Conference has named Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore and place kicker Kyle Brotzman among its top players from week one games.

When confronted with a media inquiry regarding a team member who is absent due to holdout, injury or suspension, NFL coaches are fond of saying they'd rather talk about the "players that are here." It's similar to the line I use on my wife when she asks me where all the Tastycakes have gone. "I'd prefer to talk about the Butterscotch Krimpets that are still here." It's a convenient issue-ducking ...

2010 will be the 53rd meeting between the Hawks and the Clones. It will also be the 34th meeting in which the Cy-Hawk trophy will be at stake. The game lay dormant from 1935-1977, basically because the Iowa athletic director felt the way people were acting was unbecoming . Then, in 1977, the rivalry was restarted. Ever since, fans, coaches, and players alike have been... errrrrrrrrr ...civil to ...

Tradition is a grilled bratwurst in the parking lot before the game. Tradition is the marching band, marching eight-to-the-five.

SOUTH BEND -- Darius Fleming was back at practice Tuesday, the mystery cramps that forced the Notre Dame linebacker to the sidelines Saturday now a strange and distant memory.

FOOTBALL -- Vernon Hills has so much star power on offense that sometimes it's hard to get noticed.

With every new season, a crop of young players seem to burst onto the scene and become instant household names.  This season is no different, and the AFC is littered with them.

Beverly Mann had an idea, which prompted husband Alvin Mann to have a further notion.

The Pony "A" team escaped with a big win against the defending champs last Saturday at Alumni Field winning the season opener 14-8.

The Lowell Senior City Golf Tournament makes its return -- after a one-year hiatus -- on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Nabnasset Lake CC in Westford. The Golf Column The one-day, 18-hole stroke play event will include teams from host club Nab, Long Meadow, Mt.

Wesleyan started the 2010 football season Friday night in style, beating the Seminole County Indians 38-20. The Wolves did not wait long before overpowering the visitors, forcing a quick three-and-out on the Indians’ first possession of the game.

RUSTON — Visit Louisiana Tech's official website, listen to Tech's advertisements on the radio, or flip through the Bulldogs' 2010 media guide, and you'll be bombarded with "High Octane Football."

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU football team started its youth movement in the season opener against North Carolina Saturday, but a lot of the movement was backwards.

Dawson Zimmerman averaged 51.5 yards per punt against North Texas, sixth-best in Clemson history, and was named National Punter of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards and ACC Specialist of the Week.

BATON ROUGE — The neutral site thing almost was a disaster Saturday night in Atlanta, but the LSU football team will also open the 2011 season at another neutral site when it plays Oregon in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 3 in a night game billed the "Cowboys Classic." It will be televised by either ESPN or ABC.

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Northlake Christian School senior running back Derek Williams spearheaded the Wolverines’ attack with three touchdowns leading his team to a 34-7 victory over the Archbishop Hannan Hawks 34-7 Saturday in the opener for both clubs. The contest was played at Lakeshore High.

The first assignment for Oakland's rookie middle linebacker comes Sunday against last year's rushing champion Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A wise football man once said, "You are what your record says you are." Hence, the Patriots' 2-2 preseason record is entirely fitting.

Sophomore punter Tress Way was named co-Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Tuesday. The Tulsa native shared the award with Kansas State kicker Anthony Cantele.

Barbara HinkeySpecial to the Sun Many people think the Kern River Valley Art Association is only a group of folks who get together once in awhile to work on their projects.