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ESPN has been taking heat on social media for skipping a moment of silence during the Sugar Bowl broadcast, which was held in honor of the victims of the terror attack in New Orleans this week...The attack occurred on New Year's Day when 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck through a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people while injuring another 35 more. As a result, organizers decided to postpone the beloved Allstate Sugar Bowl held in New Orleans until Thursday to show respect and ensure proper security. According to the Daily Mail, the decision was...

Allstate CEO Tom Wilson received a measure of backlash after he insisted that Americans must respond to the New Orleans terror attack by accepting people’s “imperfections and differences.” Wilson made the comments after ISIS supporter Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove into crowds in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 14 and injuring at least 35. Jabbar posted a video online professing his support for Islamic State shortly before going on the rampage, according to authorities. In remarks coinciding with the start of the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the corporation’s CEO suggested the attack was a reminder of the...

Former NFL player Antonio Brown has come under fire after branding Notre Dame football player Charles Du a 'ch**k'. Du went viral on Thursday as the Fighting Irish secured an emotional Sugar Bowl win over Georgia in the wake of the deadly New Orleans terror attack. The cornerback, a walk-on from Beijing who went to high school in California, had his name written in Chinese text on the back of his jersey. A clip of Du was posted by ESPN ahead of Thursday's game and, at the time of writing, had been viewed more than 2million times on X. Former...

Wednesday evening Biden walked away without taking any questions about the NOLA terror attack after his remarks at Camp David. Biden had the same heartless attitude on Thursday. “The Sugar Bowl is back on. Kick off is going to take off very shortly. If I don’t get this damn thing done we’re gonna be in real trouble,” Biden said as he checked his watch. WATCH:

The Sugar Bowl matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed following a terrorist attack that left 10 people dead in New Orleans on New Year's Day. New Orleans NBC affiliate network WDSU-TV reports the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup will be played at a later date as law enforcement investigates the attack, which left 10 dead and 35 people injured in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Sources confirm to WDSU that the Sugar Bowl has been postponed to Thursday after a terror attack happened in the New Orleans French Quarter. As tourists descended on New Orleans to attend the Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome New Year's Day, police swarmed Bourbon Street. At least ten people were killed and 26 injured when a pickup truck "intentionally" plowed into a crowd. The FBI is calling it an act of terrorism. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said she wanted the community and visitors to "continue enjoying" New Orleans, despite the tragedy. Officials with the Sugar Bowl issued the following statement...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Multiple people are dead after the New Orleans Police Department reports a car may have plowed into a group of people on Bourbon Street. It happened around 3:15 a.m. at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville.

FAST FACTS At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed a car into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans at approximately 3:15 a.m. ET on New Year's Day City officials said 30 injured people, including a police officer, have been transported by NOEMS to five local hospitals Police plan to hold a news conference Wednesday morning to discuss the incident

With less than two minutes left in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night, Ohio State, ahead by 7 points and having just recovered an onside kick by Alabama, tried a deep pass along the left sideline — Ohio State’s sideline. Standing near the bench, Jim Delany, the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference for 26 years, sprinted a few steps toward the field to catch a glimpse of the ball as it hurtled through the air. The pass fell incomplete, but his actions were a sign of the investment that not only Buckeyes fans, but fans of all Big Ten...

It's all but over now. Linebacker Stevenson Sylvester recovered a fumble for the Utah Utes with 5:13 remaining against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on Friday night, all but assuring an eighth straight bowl victory for the Utes - and a second straight in a prestigious Bowl Championship Series meeting with one of the legendary programs in college football history. The Utes have sacked quarterback John Parker Wilson seven times at the Louisiana Superdome, forced two turnovers, and held the Crimson Tide to 226 yards of offense.

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958" In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- JaMarcus Russell thoroughly outplayed Brady Quinn and made a compelling case that the mammoth quarterback's next pass should come in the NFL. As for Notre Dame, it was a familiar meltdown at bowl time. The Sugar Bowl returned to New Orleans with a Cajun-style party put on by No. 4 LSU, which dominated college football's most storied program in a 41-14 rout Wednesday night that had the Superdome rockin'. It also gave the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish a most unwanted spot in the record book. The school of Touchdown Jesus and Knute Rockne now has a more...

Just as sports enthusiasts will travel to New Orleans for a big event like the Sugar Bowl, so will criminals. Notre Dame officials refuse to confirm that their football players were pick pocketed after arriving in the city however, they do say they are handling the situation internally. Rachel Thimlar and her friends are just a few of the hundreds of Notre Dame students heading to New Orleans for the game. She says she was concerned when she heard the news. “Pick pocketed makes me a little nervous because I've heard a lot of stories about New Orleans,” Thimlar admits....

Late last night, or early this morning, some kind of stimulant, coffee was much needed. I was watching this great Bowl game, West Virginia vs. Georgia. It was a near epic performance by both teams. Georgia falling behind 28-0 early fought back and nearly won the game.But around midnight, after about four hours of viewing this game, my 59 year old eyes were closing, and I needed something to keep me awake..... so to the kitchen, the little 5 inch black and white tv on ABC to make some coffee.By the time I got back in the bedroom it was...

THe selection show is on at 6 PM. Pretty much the picks have been decided. There is only some doubt whether ND or Oregon gets the final at-large berth. 2005-2006 Bowl Matchups Past Bowl Projections: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11Means accepted bid WYNDHAM NEW ORLEANS BOWL - Lafayette, Louisiana December 20, 2005  ESPN Cajun Field, 30,000 Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA CFN Projection: Arkansas State vs. Southern Missalso considered: Memphis, Houston POINSETTIA BOWL -...

Go Tigers! Play your best game and you will beat the Hokies! It's great to be and Auburn Tiger! Best of luck to both teams. May the best team win. War Eagle!

NEW YORK (AP) - The Bowl Championship Series is ready to move on without The Associated Press college football poll. "I wasn't surprised by the AP's decision," Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said. "I don't think it's a negative issue. We're just going to have to put our heads together and come up with an alternative way of picking the teams for the 1-2 game." The Associated Press told the BCS on Tuesday to stop using its poll to determine which teams play for a national title. BCS coordinator and Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg has said the BCS hopes...

Former PSU player Baugh dies Wednesday, August 25, 2004 From staff reports Former Penn State wide receiver Kevin Baugh was killed early Sunday morning in Massachusetts. Baugh, 42, a Long Island schoolboy star and a member of Penn State's 1982 national championship team, may have died over an apparent drug dispute, police and friends told Newsday. According to the Newsday story, Baugh was beaten to death with a tire iron near his apartment in Chicopee, Mass., around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Police have arrested three men and a juvenile and have charged them in the incident. PSU assistant athletic director Jeff...

First raids of 2004 not quite Mardi Gras BAQUBAH, Iraq — It wasn’t exactly the place for strings of beads and parade floats, but when they were done, Task Force Ironhorse Soldiers had something to celebrate. In the first Iraqi raids conducted by Coalition forces in the new year, Operation Sugar Bowl took 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team into target areas identified as Bourbon Street, New Orleans and the French Quarter. Lining up their convoys at Camp Scunion just after midnight, the infantrymen, tankers and scouts had just enough time to wish each other a happy New Year...

A north Louisiana lawmaker said she made an error and will repay the state $448.50 for having state troopers relay a set of Sugar Bowl tickets the length of the state to her husband on the day of the national college football championship game. I made a mistake. I accept responsibility for it, said Sen. Sherri Cheek, R-Shreveport, who started her first term Monday. On Jan. 4, Cheek's husband was in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl but realized he'd left his tickets at home in Shreveport. Sherri Cheek called State Police and asked troopers to drive from Shreveport to...