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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) tries to pull in an incomplete pass in the endzone during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football

By David Bauder Oct. 25, 2022 01:17 PM EDT

FILE - Robert "Bojo" Ackah, center, and Fik-Shun, left, perform during the announcement of the first Thursday Night Football on Prime Video matchup featuring the San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs at the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. The Thursday night, Sept. 15 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off Amazon Prime Video's 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football". (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)
NFL on Prime Video latest foray by leagues into streaming

By Joe Reedy Sep. 14, 2022 09:34 PM EDT

Fans attend the first half of an NCAA college football game between Cincinnati and Kennesaw State, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Tech company's outage leaves fans unable to download tickets

By Eric Olson Sep. 10, 2022 06:49 PM EDT

Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis and teammates leave the plane after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Flipping out: UGa QB Bennett goes old school with phone

By Paul Newberry Jan. 08, 2022 06:27 PM EST

Presbyterian hires Englehart to replace no-punt Kelley

Jan. 04, 2022 06:52 PM EST
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Presbyterian hired Steve Englehart as football coach on Tuesday as the program moves on from Kevin Kelley, who made waves by almost never...

FILE - Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, smiles and waves to a well-wisher after he was granted a pardon for his felony conviction for robbing a gas station in 1970, at a state board of pardons hearing Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in Lincoln, Neb. Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is in an Omaha hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Unvaxxed '72 Heisman winner: Fitness sped COVID-19 recovery

By Eric Olson Dec. 14, 2021 06:44 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, file photo, Alabama fans cheer during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi,, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Faced with complaints about long concessions lines at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the school is adding an online ordering app for food and drinks and making other changes. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Alabama: App may help cut long stadium food, drink lines

Oct. 22, 2021 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - Florida fan Evelyn Stark, 86, wears a hat featuring all the ticket stubs since her first Florida-Georgia game in 1956, while tailgating with friends at an NCAA college football game between Florida and Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, file photo. College football programs are transitioning from traditional paper tickets to digital ticketing. Many fans like the feel of holding a ticket in their hand and hanging on to them as keepsakes. Others welcome the convenience of having a barcode on their smartphone scanned at the gate. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
That's the ticket: Move from paper to digital divides fans

By Eric Olson Aug. 26, 2021 03:26 PM EDT

Bret Oliverio poses at his Sup Dogs restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Oliverio wants to pursue deals with college athletes to endorse his restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers along the main Franklin Street drag steps from the University of North Carolina. Like other small-business owners in college towns, he has to sort out what that entails with athletes free to profit from use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) for the first time. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
NIL era brings cautious optimism to college-town businesses

By Aaron Beard Jul. 19, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay, left, tries to bring down Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker after he intercepted a pass from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
The Latest: USC stops training after positive COVID test

By The Associated Press Nov. 24, 2020 04:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban leads his team to the field before an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, four days before the Southeastern Conference's biggest regular-season showdown. The second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. 3 Georgia on Saturday, and may be without their iconic 68-year-old coach. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)
Saban still asymptomatic, but sidelined for Alabama-Georgia

By John Zenor Oct. 15, 2020 08:55 PM EDT

Utah suspends Morgan Scalley for texting racial slur in 2013

Jun. 05, 2020 07:03 PM EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has suspended defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley for using a racial slur in a 2013 text message. Utes athletic...

Blake Lawrence, co-founder and CEO of athlete marketing platform Opendorse, smiles in this Aug. 15, 2018, photo provided by Opendorse. Lawrence expects opportunities for high level NCAA college student-athletes to earn a significant sum of money from activating their social and digital media presence on behalf of sponsors in the local community. That scenario could become reality as soon as 2021 as the NCAA figures out the details of how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image or likeness. (Opendorse via AP)
Tech companies, like college athletes, eager to cash in

By Eric Olson Apr. 27, 2020 10:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Indiana linebacker Thomas Allen (44) prepares to rush in on Eastern Illinois quarterback Harry Woodbery (8) during an NCAA college football game in Bloomington, Ind. Under normal circumstances, you would almost have to force Indiana linebacker Thomas Allen out of his school’s athletic facilities. His recovery plan changed dramatically when the coronavirus pandemic shut down campuses and college sports. He is among many football players across the country recovering from injuries who have limited access to top-tier equipment and one-on-one help. Some experts say those issues could lengthen recovery times and put athletes at risk of re-injury. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
Coronavirus causes major adjustments for injury rehab

By Cliff Brunt And Mitch Stacy Apr. 21, 2020 02:19 AM EDT

Microsoft engineer adapts fan-tracking app for COVID-19 use

By Dave Kolpack Apr. 07, 2020 05:46 PM EDT
A Microsoft engineer who designed an app to track North Dakota State University football fans on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship has...

CBS using Facebook to show how games are produced

By Joe Reedy Oct. 04, 2019 03:04 AM EDT
College football fans interested in how a game is produced will get a chance to see the inner workings on Saturday during CBS Sports Network’s coverage of the game...

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Air Force linebacker Kyle Johnson (40), center, celebrates after a play against Navy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force linebacker Kyle Johnson spent the summer interning at a think tank in Washington, D.C., that provides data-driven analysis on global conflict. He can't get too specific. The information is sensitive and classified. He can certainly reveal his game plan: To lead the Falcons back to a bowl game, attend graduate school, special operations training and one day be a leader in the intelligence community. (Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP)
Secret's out on hard-hitting Air Force linebacker

By Pat Graham Aug. 13, 2019 05:40 PM EDT

In this 2017 file photo, director Greg Whiteley, left, and Independence Community College football coach Jason Brown watch a practice during a shoot for the Netflix series "Last Chance U." in Independence, Kan. Jason Brown has resigned after an inflammatory series of text messages in which he allegedly told a German player: “I’m your new Hitler.” Brown said in a statement posted on social media that a story on the texts in the Montgomery County Chronicle made it “nearly impossible to stay” at Independence Community College. (Dion Lefler/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)
'Last Chance U' coach resigns after inflammatory texts

Feb. 25, 2019 01:45 PM EST

Workers instal the protective glass as they stand upon the ice covered by an insulated tarp ahead of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Innovations allow NHL to stage outdoor games almost anywhere

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 22, 2019 02:29 PM EST

Friday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2018 03:13 AM EST
BASEBALL BOSTON (AP) — World Series MVP Steve Pearce is staying with the Red Sox. Boston and the first baseman agreed Friday to a $6.25...