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Pro football leagues XFL and USFL announce intent to merge
NEW YORK (AP) — The XFL and USFL plan to join forces. The spring pro football leagues announced in a statement Thursday they would merge going forward. The statement said details of the new league would come out at a later date. The XFL has eight teams from...
NCAA finds former Air Force men's golf coach violated rules by wagering on pro and college sports
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A former Air Force men’s golf coach violated NCAA rules after wagering on professional and college sports, including Falcons football games, the Division I Committee on Infractions released Thursday. The name of the former golf coach wasn’t in...
Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" dies at 90
Frank “Sonny” Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday. He was 90. The...
Trash talking and playful, Mac Jones makes having fun a priority this season
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — As a rookie Mac Jones was never short on smiles. Practice, press conferences, games — he didn’t miss a chance to display the exuberance of a 23-year-old basking in the opportunity to live out his childhood dream of playing in the NFL. ...
Herbert glad to have focus back on football after reaching extension with Chargers
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Less than 24 hours after becoming the NFL's highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, Justin Herbert's first training camp practice on Wednesday didn't appear different from past seasons. The Los Angeles Chargers signal-caller had his share of dynamic...
Florida A&M lifts ban on football activities as school investigates rap video shot in locker room
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team's locker room. ...
All-SEC Mississippi State linebacker, Super Bowl champ Cooks dead at 64
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — Three-time all-Southeastern Conference linebacker and Super Bowl champion Johnie Cooks has died. He was 64. Cooks played four seasons at Mississippi State, which released notice of his death on Thursday. A cause of death was not given. ...
