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Joe Montana Speaks in Wichita Falls + Nighthawks Remain Undefeated [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, PICTURES]

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:49:38 +0000

The Wichita Falls Nighthawks brought NFL legend Joe Montana to Wichita Falls on Sunday. Click through to watch Montana's speech and see pictures from the game.

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Wichita Falls Nighthawks Turn Bandits Upside Down in 66-6 Rout [PICTURES]

Robbie Cage — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:42:46 +0000

This time around Tim Tebow was not on hand to cheer on the now 3-0 Nighthawks, but that did not stop the great people of Wichita Falls to come out and support their young minor league football franchise.

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NFL to Change Challenge Rule

Joe Student — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:36:27 +0000

An NFL official promised that a controversial rule that prevents a coach's challenge will be changed in 2013.

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San Francisco 49ers' Chris Culliver Apologizes for Anti-Gay Comments

Tony Wright — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:12:06 +0000

This isn't exactly the kind of publicity the 49ers were looking for on the eve of the Super Bowl, especially when your team calls San Francisco home.

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11 Extreme Super Bowl Snacks

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:37:14 +0000

Only t-minus four days until the big game, so now is the perfect time to start thinking about the most important part of our Super Bowl party-- food. Nachos, sandwiches, pizza and anything greasy goes, as long as it's hardy and semi-manly. But how the heck are we supposed to choose with so many delicious options out there? Answer: go big.

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Is It Really That Big a Deal That Bill Belichick Didn't Do a Postgame Interview? [POLL]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:42:53 +0000

The New England Patriots come up short again in their quest for another Super Bowl ring, but instead of talking about the Ravens' success it seems all anyone cares about is New England coach Bill Belichick's attitude after the game.

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NFL Playoffs — Championship Recap: 49ers, Ravens Win, Will Meet in Super Bowl XLVII

Joe Student — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:48:18 +0000

The San Francisco 49ers rallied past the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC title, and the Baltimore Ravens upset the New England Patriots for the AFC crown. San Francisco and Baltimore, coached by brothers Jim and John Harbaugh respectively, will meet in Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Here's a recap of Sunday's conference title games:

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Falcons Fan Stabbed By 49ers Fan After NFC Championship Game

GuySpeed Editors — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:10:43 +0000

As if losing in the NFC Championship game weren't bad enough, an unlucky Atlanta Falcons fan was stabbed by a San Francisco 49ers fan outside the Georgia Dome after the 49ers 28-24 victory on Sunday night.

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NFL Playoffs — Divisional Round Preview

Joe Student — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:56:45 +0000

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs occurs this Saturday and Sunday, with the winners advancing to next weekend's championship games. Here's a preview of this weekend's games:

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Should Josh Brent Have Been Allowed on the Cowboys' Sideline? [POLL]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:15:11 +0000

Tragedy hit the NFL a week ago when Dallas linebacker Josh Brent was involved in a car crash that took the life of a teammate.

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Dallas Cowboys' Player Arrested In Teammate's Death

Joe Student — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:00:33 +0000

Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.

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Is Thanksgiving Football the Greatest Holiday Tradition? [POLL]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:16:03 +0000

On Thanksgiving you can count on two things: overeating, and watching a ton of football.

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BCS Settles on Six Games, Gives Automatic Bid to Non-BCS Conferences

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:35:24 +0000

Champions from non-automatic-qualifier conferences will now have the chance to earn a spot in one of six BCS bowl games, according to a new agreement announced Monday. Under the terms of the deal, the highest-ranked champion from the "Group of Five" non-automatic conferences (Big East, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt) will be guaranteed a spot in a BCS bowl game.

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Sugar Bowl to Host SEC, Big 12 Champions

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:05:49 +0000

Beginning in 2015, the Big 12 and SEC champions will face each other in the Sugar Bowl every year under the terms of a new agreement announced Tuesday.

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Surprising Catch: NFL Sideline Reporter Catches Pass With His Face!

Mike Hendren — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:33:55 +0000

NFL reporter takes one from the team!

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Military Dad Surprises Family In Front of 85,000 at College Football Game

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:17:49 +0000

When Tammy Faile and her two children were chosen as the military family of the game for South Carolina's match up Saturday against the University of Georgia, they probably expected some sort of message from their husband and father Sgt. First Class Scott Faile, who is stationed in South Korea.

And that's what they got at halftime, a video message on the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Brice stadium's Jumbotron.

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NFL 2012 Season — Week Five Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:30:22 +0000

Drew Brees broke a long-standing NFL record, and several other teams won close games in the closing minutes on Sunday. Here's a recap of all of this week's games:

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College Football 2012 – Week Five Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:51:24 +0000

For a week that was supposed to be lacking in big games or traditional rivalries, this week sure gave us a lot of excitement. West Virginia and Baylor showed us an offensive shootout for the ages. Stanford became the latest Top Ten team to bite the dust. And Texas and Nebraska both needed fourth quarter comebacks to keep their conference title hopes alive.

Here are all the highlights from this week in college football.

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The NFL Referee Lockout Ends After New Agreement is Reached

Aaron Galloway — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:02:01 +0000

The NFL referee lockout is over. The NFL Referees Association and the the NFL have reached an agreement and signed a new deal.

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The 5 Worst Officiating Mistakes of the 2012 NFL Season (So Far)

Tom Barrabi — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:26:13 +0000

As you may have heard, hobos and miscreants are in charge of refereeing NFL games now! Or, rather, the NFL has decided to use high school referees as replacements while it negotiates with the actual referees' union, which has led to the occasional minor controversy. And while Monday's night's disastrous ending to the Packers-Seahawks game is probably the pinnacle (or nadir) of this sad saga, there were already plenty of questionable, puzzling and downright infuriating officiating decisions leading up to it.

Let's have a look, shall we?

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