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LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- The first time Jared Goldwire put on a football helmet, he was scared. He was in third grade. He had heard stories about the feeling that comes with dishing out that first hard hit. He wanted that experience. But he was nervous....

Few teams in college football have been hit as hard as the LSU Tigers by injuries and off-the-field issues, yet young players have stepped in and provided unexpected depth.

Brady Hoke has seen his defense improve steadily, but he's pushing the line for more pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

Previews for "The Dark Knight Rises" have been running for months, hinting that the movie would be packed with football action. So I joined a few of my die-hard football fan friends, dressed in jerseys, and hit the local movie theater. We left ext...

Steve Bisheff remembers Junior Seau as a transcendent linebacker whose motor was always in high gear.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2012

Four former NFL players have filed the latest lawsuit claiming the league didn't properly protect players from concussions.

The student-athlete experience isn't just about sports. These kids are on campus to hit the books as well. And a few from the SEC have been hitting the books extra hard as the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced...

The allegations against the Miami football program made by former booster Nevin Shapiro have hit former Hurricanes players like Gino Torretta and Dan Sileo hard.

A detailed examination of the brain of a Penn football player who committed suicide showed he had the same disease caused by hard hits that has been associated with NFL players.

Cowher to star in new football coaching game

The news of Jamiel Shaw's shooting hit USC coach Pete Carroll hard. He cringes every time he hears another story about a kid being gunned down, football player or not. Shaw, a star running back at Los Angeles High School, was shot and killed March ...

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2008

Prolific passers and versatile backs get the headlines, but it still comes down to defense in many instances.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2005

Winning the Sugar Bowl would be nice, but Derrick Strai's biggest accomplishment will come later this year.

Untold hours of hard work culminated in 30 historic seconds for Neil Parry -- and now, he isn't satisfied by his amazing return to football. Next time, he wants to hit somebody.