Coaches looking forward to Big Ten football season
Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News Comments Michigan running back Fitzgerald Toussaint breaks away from Michigan State safety Isaiah Lewis on a 38-yard gain in the Wolverines 12-10 victory last...
View ArticleCamp preview: Angelique S. Chengelis breaks down Big Ten teams
Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News Comments Michigan running back Fitzgerald Toussaint breaks away from Michigan State safety Isaiah Lewis on a 38-yard gain in the Wolverines 12-10 victory last...
View ArticleCovering the Entire State: Class 4A Capsules
Teams Dropping From 5A to 4A- Craigmont, Jackson Northside, Knoxville Catholic, Sullivan South Teams Dropping from 4A to 3A: Brainerd, Fairley, Frayser, Lipscomb Academy, Notre Dame, Red Bank and...
View Article2013: Lexington 1’s fourth nine weeks honor rolls
Following are primarily A and A/B (or equivalent) honor rolls, submitted by Lexington 1 schools for the fourth nine weeks. Carolina Springs Elementary Carolina Springs Elementary has announced its...
View Article2013: Kershaw County’s fourth nine weeks honor rolls
Following are primarily A and A/B (or equivalent) honor rolls, submitted by Kershaw County schools for the fourth nine weeks. Baron DeKalb Elementary Baron DeKalb Elementary has announced its honor...
View ArticleBirth announcements, July 14
Parkwest Medical Center Kyle and Mandy Baisley, Knoxville, a boy, Nolan Dobbs Shawn and Toshia Howard, Knoxville, a boy, James Joseph Justin and Jennifer Conner, Knoxville, a boy, Ethan Wayne Brian and...
View ArticleTop Questions Around AFC North (Baltimore Ravens)
(Source: Baltimore Ravens) Bengals the new favorite? Steelers offense changing? Browns bringing big change? The Ravens have won the AFC North the past two years. But every offseason brings a lot of...
View ArticleBengals offseason report: Fully loaded, ready to pounce
Story Highlights The Bengals used seven of the 10 draft picks on offensive playersAndy Dalton failed to lead the team to an offensive touchdown in its last two playoff lossesDalton expects the...
View ArticleFantasy forecast 2013: Bengals edition (Cincinnati Bengals)
(Source: Cincinnati Bengals) It is no secret that the National Football League is the most popular of the "Big Four" sports entities in the United States of America. With the growing popularity of the...
View ArticleOur official District 17-4A Dave Campbell’s Texas Football review
We had more to say about this year’s issue of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football than we could contain in newspaper print. Chris Dukes of the Bastrop Advertiser and Joe Harrington of the Pflugerville Pflag...
View Article2013 NFL training camp preview: Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals went 10-6 and snared a wild card berth in 2012. Will the momentum continue? Have the Bengals truly changed their culture and broken with their past? Are the sins of past teams no longer...
View ArticleReplacing the 2013 lottery picks How do the dozen college teams that lost...
Saying goodbye is never easy. Especially when you're bidding farewell to a Wooden Award winner, a first-team All-American, a 20-point-per game scorer -- or perhaps even a player who turned pro before...
View ArticleCollege football countdown | No. 62: Tennessee
Story Highlights Tennessee begins anew under former Central Michigan and Cincinnati coach Butch JonesJones has gone 50-27 as an FBS coach, winning at least nine games three timesHe'll need to make...
View ArticlePuckett Selected as new head football coach at Lake County
Now thanks to Lake County he has his chance as Puckett has been named head football coach at the Tiptonville school. He replaces David Barger, who resigned last month and is now the Defensive...
View ArticlePicking the Districts: Part I, Class A (1A and 2A)
Some teams will compete in 7 on 7 tournaments over the next several weeks while other teams will get ready for the season with team building exercises and practice. However they do it, the 2013 season...
View ArticleCovering the Entire State, Part V: Class 5A Capsules
Teams Dropping From 5A to 4A- Craigmont, Jackson Northside, Knoxville Catholic, Sullivan South Teams Dropping from 6A to 5A- Karns, Lincoln County, Oak Ridge, Rhea County, Teams Going up to 5A from 4A-...
View ArticleAs NFL teams open camps, questions abound about NFC clubs
The AFC has the Lombardi Trophy. The NFC has everything else. That is, the NFC boasts last season's most valuable player, Minnesota's Adrian Peterson; offensive rookie of the year, Washington's Robert...
View ArticleTennessee Volunteers football 2013 team preview w/schedule (2 of 14 on SEC)...
I’m previewing all 14 SEC football teams here on the National SEC Examiner Page. Go to the National SEC Examiner main page to find the rest of the previews as they are posted. Rather than just look at...
View Article2013: Richland 2’s fourth nine weeks honor rolls
Following are primarily A and A/B (or equivalent) honor rolls, submitted by Richland 2 schools for the fourth nine weeks. Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Bethel-Hanberry Elementary has announced its honor...
View ArticleTop 25 Countdown: Texas is No. 15
It may only be July, but it's never too early to talk college football. Get your daily fix with our countdown of the preseason Top 25, the consensus picks of the American-Statesman sports staff: No....
View ArticleTexans finally may provide heat in AFC
LOS ANGELES Every NFL team has appeared in at least one conference championship game ... except the Houston Texans. Pittsburgh has been in 15 of them. Dallas and San Francisco have been in 14 each....
View ArticleCowboys prepare for start of training camp with Tony Romo ready to roll
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo is rested and ready. He has a big new contract and big new responsibilities. Now the Dallas Cowboys head to training camp trying to break out of a cycle of mediocrity that...
View Article2013: Lexington 2’s fourth nine weeks honor rolls
Following are primarily A and A/B (or equivalent) honor rolls, submitted by Lexington 2 schools for the fourth nine weeks. Airport High Airport High has announced its honor rolls for the fourth nine...
View ArticleFor Texans, it’s time to see who’s ready as camp opens
Posted on July 20, 2013 at 2:35 pm by John McClain in General, Houston Texans E-mail | Print John McClain breaks down the Texans position-by-position. Texans position-by-position analysis Share this...
View ArticleRomo has big contract, Cowboys want big results
ARLINGTON, Texas Tony Romo is rested and ready. He has a big new contract and big new responsibilities. Now the Dallas Cowboys head to training camp trying to break out of a cycle of mediocrity that...
View Article2013 NFL training camp preview: Green Bay Packers
The Packers rarely miss the playoffs, but the question is: Can they return to the Super Bowl? Green Bay had a down year last year -- at least, from the Packers' perspective, anyway -- after going 11-5...
View ArticleRead-option offense is one of many NFL training camp story lines to watch
The Kansas City Star The NFL is a copy-cat league, but rarely have coaches looked to the college level to take ideas the way they did in 2012 and come up with the latest craze - the read-option...
View ArticleCincinnati Bengals 2013 team preview (Video)
Offense: Andy Dalton has helped lead his team to two straight playoff appearances. The only negative is they are 0-2 in those games. Dalton through for over 3,500 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2012. I...
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