Obviously, the Premier League is not going to replace the NFL anytime soon; even in crisis, football is a huge, healthy and vital part of the American culture and its economy. Super Bowl Sunday draws millions more real-time viewers than any other television event; NFL packages fuel the economy of television and cable carriers. Stadiums at every level remain full of fans.



Few empires fall…

University of Kentucky defensive end Lloyd Tubman was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree rape, according to the Fayette County Detention Center's website. Following…

It won’t be easy, by any stretch. Central Florida’s defense will be the stingiest the Cougars have faced, at least statistically, and is 30th in the country in allowing just 334 yards per game. Mendenhall met with Stewart one-on-one Monday morning and came away…

ESPN.com's Heather Dinich writes that Miller's injury would come into consideration when the group evaluates Ohio State's resume.



The selection committee can't ignore the injury to quarterback Braxton Miller, and it could lend to some…

FIFA has appointed an independent consultant to test the turf at all the stadiums hosting games including Ottawa, Moncton, N.B., Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver. The consultant carried out a similar test before the U-20 men’s World Cup in  2007. The 2015 tournament will run from June 6 to July 7. FIFA’s inspection group was in Moncton on Wednesday. Next after that will be Montreal followed by Winnipeg, Edmonton…

I never thought I'd have to put McCoy on here.  I also never thought I'd put the Cowboys RB and the Eagles RB back-to-back to start off the "Start 'Em" segment.  The NFCE can run…

Syracuse Orange football fans have gotten used to waiting on an offense to catch up to itself. We sat through a couple rough years of Nate Hackett learning on the job before his offense caught fire in 2012. Last season, we waited as George McDonald had to sort out his quarterbacks before his offensive scheme began to take hold.



So when McDonald said…