The Bowl Championship Series is coming to ESPN starting in January 2011 (following the 2010 regular season).
ESPN and the BCS announced the deal on Tuesday. It includes exclusive television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls. ESPN already had the rights to the Rose Bowl from an earlier agreement.
Four fights into his mixed martial arts career, Brock Lesnar is the UFC heavyweight champion.
The former NCAA wrestling champion, who cuts weight to pack his monstrous physique inside the heavyweight division’s 265-pound limit, stopped three-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Randy Couture on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney’s four brothers have agreed to sell a controlling stake of the team to him and his son, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
Patrick and Art Rooney Jr. confirmed the deal in a story posted on the paper’s Web site Friday night. They and their other two brothers — Timothy and John — [...]
Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings Sunday. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall.
Texas Tech has its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 in 32 years, and a chance to make another momentous leap coming up.
The Red Raiders moved up to No. 6 in the poll released Sunday as they get ready to host No. 1 Texas.
Seven games into the NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have fired head coach Mike Nolan.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that they have offered the job to assistant head coach Mike Singletary and he has accepted. The two sides are working on a suitable contract.
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Updated with statement from SEC, Spurrier, and referee!
The top three teams in the human polls also are in the top 10 in the first BCS standings of the season, which were released Sunday afternoon.
The top three in both polls were the top three in the BCS – Texas, Alabama and Penn State, with the Longhorns a unanimous No. 1 (all six computers [...]
Some time in the future, you could be watching a National Football League game in the spring.
It’s only a thought at this point, but commissioner Roger Goodell said the idea of a spring game or scrimmage was discussed before team owners wrapped up a two-day meeting.
The verdict is in: Pacman is out again.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has been suspended for at least four games for his most recent violation of the league’s personal conduct policy, the NFL announced Tuesday.