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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. are perhaps the most well-known teammates in college football these days, but there are plenty of other star duos and trios around the country. Here are a few: Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, not Young, is actually the Heisman Trophy favorite going into the season, according [...]
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are determined to show they're not a Super Bowl one-hit wonder. The Bengals say they want to prove that the team's culture has undergone a monumental shift under coach Zac Taylor and winning is the new standard in a city that was starved for sports success. That's not hard to [...]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns were convinced their perpetual quarterback puzzle was finally, thankfully, solved when they signed Deshaun Watson. The biggest piece is still missing — or in this case, displaced. Watson's 11-game NFL suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy after he was accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women has [...]
The Big Ten shook up college athletics this summer by announcing the additions of Southern California and UCLA in 2024 and negotiating a blockbuster multimedia rights deal. When it comes to what's expected to happen on the football field, the narrative is the same as usual. Everybody's chasing Ohio State. Michigan and Iowa rose up [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and even Christian Kirk are among the wide receivers who reset the market for just how well the NFL pays the best at that position this year. Now comes the tough part: Proving they’re worth all those millions. Hard work piling [...]
Cincinnati set itself up to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff by winning at Notre Dame. While the Bearcats fulfilled their playoff aspirations last year — they had to win every regular-season game to even be in consideration for the four-team CFP — the games most G5 and [...]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It's been nearly six decades since a first-year head coach and a new starting quarterback faced similar stakes at Notre Dame. Fighting Irish fans are hoping for similar results. Back then, in 1964, 41-year-old Ara Parseghian and eventual Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte teamed up to nearly lead Notre Dame to [...]
COLUMBUS — Nine months later, the sting of losing to Michigan is still fresh for No. 2 Ohio State. That's the way it is in Columbus. Don't lose to Michigan. Doing so brings a year of pain and misery. "It was sickening," receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said of the 42-27 thumping on Nov. 27 in Ann [...]
BEREA — The booing has begun, and it's only the preseason. The Cleveland Browns expect it to increase and intensify over the months ahead. Deshaun Watson is a target, and so are his teammates. As they prepare for Watson to be suspended by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy, the Browns know they're [...]
Egypt. Australia. A hot dog place in Pennsylvania. A junior college in Chicago. If Major League Baseball is looking for another place for a game, oh man, do we have some fun ideas. The second "Field of Dreams" game was played last week, with the Chicago Cubs beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the cornfields [...]