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Tom Brady Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bucs

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Buccaneers beat Washington to reach divisional round

LANDOVER, Md. (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a 31-23 win over the Washington Football Team on Saturday night at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., to advance to the NFC divisional round. Playing in his first postseason game with Tampa Bay, veteran quarterback Tom Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to guide the Buccaneers to their first playoff victory since 2002. Brady had to outduel Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who had a breakout performance in just his second […]

todayJanuary 10, 2021 56

Jim Harbaugh Michigan

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Michigan, Harbaugh reach contract extension

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) -- The Michigan Wolverines have reached a four-year contract extension with head football coach Jim Harbaugh that will run through the 2025 season, athletic director Warde Manuel announced Friday. "I continue to believe that Jim is the right man to lead our program in pursuit of Big Ten and CFP championships," Manuel said in a statement. "Our program didn't achieve at a level that anyone expected this year but I know those setbacks will drive the […]

todayJanuary 9, 2021 92

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Oregon to replace Washington in PAC-12 title game

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The Oregon Ducks are replacing Washington in the PAC-12 Championship game due to ongoing COVID-19 issues within the Huskies' football program, the conference announced Monday. The PAC-12 determined that Washington would be unable to field the 53 scholarship players required to compete because of positive COVID-19 cases and the related contact tracing. The Huskies also were below the required number of student-athletes for a specific position group. Change in conference rules would allow Oregon replacement Under […]

todayDecember 15, 2020 96

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LSU football program self-imposes bowl ban for 2020 season

BATON ROUGE, La. (UPI) -- The LSU football program self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020-21 bowl season, the school announced Wednesday. The one-year bowl ban is part of LSU's effort to cooperate with an NCAA investigation into improper booster payments to its football players. In late October, the Tigers self-imposed a series of sanctions, including a loss of eight scholarships over two years and a reduction in recruiting visits, evaluations, and communication. The school also banned Cleveland Browns wide receiver […]

todayDecember 9, 2020 100

Commentary

NFL: Who’s the best coach of all time?

When you think of the NFL or professional football, it's easy to default to the players. More often than not, it all leads to the quarterback. However, there's always a head coach in the mix that's deserving of credit as well. Coaches are essential to all sports. With every legendary NBA championship team, there's a coach who staked their claim into the list of best NBA coaches in history. The same is also true in the NFL. Today, we take […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 114

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Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller set to play against Georgia

NASHVILLE, Tenn./ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) -- Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller is expected to travel with the Commodores and play in Saturday's game against Georgia. Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game, is currently the only kicker listed on Vanderbilt's depth chart for this weekend's game in Athens, Ga. But the Commodores could add Ryley Guay -- last year's kicker -- to their roster before the matchup, according to The Tennessean. "We are still researching options on […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 69

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Alabama remains atop latest College Football Playoff rankings

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Alabama Crimson Tide again topped the College Football Playoff rankings as the top seven teams remained unchanged Tuesday night. Alabama sat atop the CFP rankings for the 20th time -- the most since the format was introduced for the 2014 season -- after a dominant win over Auburn on Saturday. Notre Dame (No. 2), Clemson (No. 3) and Ohio State (No. 4) also occupied the same spots as last week. Ohio State remained at No. […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 102

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Northwestern-Minnesota football game canceled, ruled no contest

MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) -- The Northwestern-Minnesota game scheduled for Saturday in Minneapolis has been called off because of COVID-19 issues within the Golden Gophers' football program. On Monday, Minnesota reported that at least 47 people in the program -- 21 student-athletes and 26 staff members -- have tested positive for the coronavirus since Nov. 19. "The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff continue to be our main priority," Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said in a statement. "The […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 30

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NFL: Ravens/Steelers met with a further delay, has Wednesday kickoff

PITTSBURGH -- For the third time in a row, a Week 12 matchup is again being rescheduled in the NFL. An NFL press release Monday would reveal that the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will again be moved. The NBC broadcast will now be on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 3:40 p.m. Eastern. Similar to the previous postponements, the NFL would make this decision out of an "abundance of caution." The release states that the league was wanting […]

todayNovember 30, 2020 66

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