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Week 6 Bye teams: Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints Thursday, Oct. 9 Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m. Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. Carolina Panthers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, 4:05 p.m. Dallas Cowboys...

Obama came on the scoreboard and unanimous "boo" went through the stadium #spartyon— Jake Wasko (@jake_wasko) October 5, 2014   Most interesting MSU student section cheer today? booed loudly when Obama was shown on video board.— Kelly Weber (@StateLady) October 5, 2014  According to reports on Twitter and from several individuals who called into the Rush Limbaugh Show on Monday, President Obama was enthusiastically booed when he appeared in a public service announcement shown on the scoreboard video screen at Michigan State University during Saturday’s football game against Nebraska.The “It’s On Us” PSA, which features a parade of celebrities...

Florida quarterback Treon Harris is being investigated by university police for sexual battery after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in a residence hall early Sunday morning, the school announced Monday. Harris has been indefinitely suspended from all team activities. Gainesville police are assisting campus police department in its investigation.

Miami Dolphins' defensive end Derrick Shelby was arrested at a Fort Lauderdale nightclub after an incident that began with touching women without their permission, according to an incident report released on Monday. Also on Monday, the Dolphins suspended Shelby indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team

Top 10: 1: Auburn2: Ole Miss3: FSU4: Miss State5: 'Bama6: Baylor7: OU8: Notre Dame9: TCU10: TAMU

It looks like Beats by Dre have been, well, beat. The days of NFL football players and coaches sporting the popular headphones during televised interviews are over for now. This is the result of an exclusive agreement between audio equipment company Bose and the NFL itself. Re/code reports that the agreement bans players and coaches from wearing any other headphones during televised interviews and during games.

Depending on whom you ask, Jerome Baker, a senior at Benedictine High School here, is either the highest- or the second-highest-rated football prospect in Ohio from the class of 2015. He is a four-star linebacker, appraised from 36th to 72nd nationally. Columbus is a little more than a two-hour drive from Baker’s home, and his parents, Jerome Sr. and Theodora, are Ohio State fans. Baker received a recruitment flyer from the university that featured a picture of the basketball superstar LeBron James, a fellow northeast Ohioan, and a quotation: “If I had one year of college, I would have ended...

Week 5 Bye teams: Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders Thursday, Oct. 2 Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. St. Louis Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. Arizona Cardinals vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs vs....

The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to punish broadcasters for using the moniker of the Washington NFL team, the Redskins, a word many consider a slur to Native Americans, the agency's chairman indicated on Tuesday.

Top 10: 1: OU2: Auburn3: FSU4: 'Bama5: Oregon6: TAMU7: UCLA8: Ole Miss/p> 9: Baylor10: Notre Dame

Husain Abdullah is a devout Muslim. He’s also a safety for the Chiefs, and he made a promise to himself if he ever did find himself in the end zone. “If I get a pick, I’m going to prostrate before God in the end zone,” Abdullah said. Early in the fourth quarter, Abdullah dropped deep in a zone coverage, read Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s eyes and broke hard, intercepting his pass...

Ohio State's marching band performs during the Sept. 27 Buckeyes game. Theme: The Wizard of Oz.

Leah has sort of captured the nation's heart. Here's hoping for the best. Good Man. Good Father. Bengals - Good Organization.

Michigan should fire head coach Brady Hoke tomorrow. Entering the 2014 season, there were multiple columns written by members of the media and opinions voiced by fans that Hoke was on one of the hottest seats in America. After earning an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl victory in his debut season in 2011, Hoke's Wolverines had won only 15 games total in 2012 and 2013 and appeared to be regressing after dropping five of their final six contests last season. Their general conclusion was that Hoke would be relieved of his duties at the end of this season if...

Let the Band Play Dixie! Hello America! Did you know that Roger Staubach—one of the greatest NFL Quarterbacks of all times—last played for Coach Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys in 1979? The Dukes of Hazzard premiered the same year on the CBS Television Network starring the Dodge Charger-01 the ‘General Lee’ that beautifully featured a Confederate battle flag on the roof and Dixie horn. The show was narrated by a legend of country music Waylon Jennings who sang the introduction song ‘Good Ole Boys’ which ended with a spectator car jump and a Rebel Ye’ll of a ‘Yee Hah’...

NEW YORK — CBS lead analyst Phil Simms plans to try to avoid saying “Redskins” during Washington’s nationally televised game against the New York Giants. ... Simms’ broadcast partner, play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, said then that it’s “not my job to take a stance.”

A petition started Monday on Change.org to ban CBS analyst Phil Simms from calling Denver Broncos games had gotten more than 19,600 signatures by early evening. Apparently many Broncos fans think Simms was biased .... However you feel about retired New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, the Broncos petition is getting a lot of signatures. The number of signers went up by nearly 1,000 signatures in the time it took me to write this.

I’ve never been one for spirit—team or school. I went to Wayne State University in Detroit, and I had to Google what the team nickname was. It used to be the “Tartars,” not just a sauce but an ancient tribe. But it apparently was changed in 1999 to “Warriors.” I was there from 1996 till 2000, but I had no idea what it was before and wasn’t aware that it changed. But to many their “team” is way of life, their love and loyalty, their “gang.” I just don’t get it. In high school, when I saw friends or coworkers...

Top 10: 1: OU2: Auburn3: 'Bama4: FSU5: Oregon6: TAMU7: Ole Miss8: UCLA9: Notre Dame10: Baylor

Tony ManfredSeptember 24, 2014Anonymous NFL scouts ripped into Jameis Winston after he was suspended for the Clemson game for jumping on a table and reciting a profanity-laced meme. The Florida State quarterback, who has faced a slew of off-field controversies over the last 12 months, was considered the best player in the 2015 NFL Draft by ESPN and CBS as recently as August. Now NFL talent evaluators have their doubts. One scout told Albert Breer of the NFL Network that he was a "fraud." He's presumably referring to reports that Winston lied about his table-jumping incident in his original meeting...