Oregon’s 31-24 home loss to Arizona as a 21.5-point favorite on Thursday night was an omen of the weekend to come. UCLA’s 30-28 home setback to Utah finished off Saturday with one last massive upset.



The only thing that hasn’t changed…

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…

if we let them hang around, it could come back to bite us I have nightmares of us losing to them on a last-second FG.  We need to get up on them early and put the knife to their…

Oklahoma should beat Baylor in a football game on November 8, and that's the kind of expert advice you simply fifa…

No. 23 Anderson Co. 49, Montgomery Co. 33: Zach Carmichael threw for 231 yards and three TDs on 7-for-9 passing as the Bearcats (3-2) bested the…

The Ravens’ Lorenzo Taliaferro may have the best mix of talent and opportunity , given that Bernard Pierce has consistently proven to be a below average N.F.L. back. Hyde, Hill and Taliaferro should be owned…

Brazilian football is bankrupt with the top 20 teams owing a collective 5.1 billion Reais ($3 billion).



The clubs survive by selling parts of player contracts to third parties who hope to recoup their money when the players…

FIFA 15’s AI is designed to suffer from human errors. Your team is no longer made up of superhuman athletes whose concentration remains impenetrable for 90 minutes. The ball will bounce off knees, passes will speed off the pitch and shots will occasionally assault the…

However, Rafael Benitez’s Napoli are again the most obvious example of underperformance. The Spaniard watched his side lose 1-0 to Andrea Stramaccioni’s impressive Udinese, conceding yet another goal from a set piece and looking as sharp as a hammer up front. The opening day win against Genoa…

Ryan Mathews (sprained MCL) will likely miss at least a month. Expect Donald Brown to take over the majority of the work, with Danny Woodhead sprinkled in as normal. San Diego called the sixth most run plays in 2013, and currently sits at tenth.



Brown could be a valuable substitute for …

"Medics say that they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions," the former German football (DFB) chief, who is now a member of the world football's governing body FIFA that awarded…

Murray's fantasy owners must have been rather nervous throughout the early portions of Sunday's contest against the St. Louis Rams. With the Rams out to an early 21-0 lead, it appeared the game would be put in the hands of quarterback Tony Romo. Apparently, that wouldn't be…

The special guy was nearly undone by a defense that allowed 436 yards and four touchdowns to Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday. The Cougars were never behind by more than a touchdown and might have won the game had it not been for two lost fumbles.



As the schedule difficulty…

Jeremy Maclin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles Yes, Washington's pass defense is ranked second for yards allowed per game, but don't sit Maclin on Sunday. The Eagles' offensive attack will overwhelm and wear down the Redskins.



Consider that in Week 1, Houston's Arian Foster …