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Contrary to popular belief, football players aren't always dreaming of the pigskin. They like the roundball as well. In fact, some credit basketball for making them the football player they are today. In a tale of two Kyles -- Kyle Trout and Ky...

New England Patriots on InstagramRajon Rondo chats with Patriots retired offensive lineman Matt Light at halftime of Monday's game.Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is a big football fan. Just the other night he was tossing the pigskin around th...

Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesRajon Rondo throws a pass after Boston's workouts Thursday in Istanbul.It wouldn't be Celtics training camp if someone didn't break out a football. Last week, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge joke...

Our weekly NFC West predictions contest is back for 2012 with a twist. In addition to picking scores for division games -- more on the "You called it" contest below -- we've also created an NFC West blog group for the "Pigskin Picks" competition o...

A year ago, BirdMan really took off. He beat 775 other entries in our annual "Fear The Coin" Pigskin Pick 'Em pool. I hope he will try to defend his crown. You are cordially invited to participate in this year's pool. It's simple. Create an ...

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CHICAGO -- Singer Nick Jonas, actor Terry Crews and singer Ne-Yo were among the handful of celebrities playing in the annual Madden NFL Pigskin Pro-Am on a sticky Friday afternoon at Grant Park. The event, to be broadcast on television in the fall...

Georgia coach Mark Richt is confident his quarterback will appreciate the responsibility he carries in preventing turnovers this season, and Aaron Murray has spent the offseason honing the nuances that will help him accomplish that.

No better way to wrap up a week on the road than to sift through the ol' mailbag and see what's on the pigskin-crazed minds of my dear, dear readers. David from Dunmore, Pa., has a theory: "I think if the Philadelphia Eagles don't do well (particu...

Penn State basketball has always needed football. Men's hoops coach Patrick Chambers knows this. What's different now? Football, with new Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien at the helm, needs basketball, field hockey and just about everything else more than ever.

The 2012 college football broadcast schedule is sure to grow, but it is never too early to take in a little pigskin. ESPN Networks will air the spring games of five different ACC teams in the coming weeks. Here's a list of the dates, times and n...

AUSTIN, Texas -- David Ash has taken to the habit of carrying the football everywhere with him. Well, just about everywhere. "Not to church," the Texas quarterback said. Hold up. Isn't football a religion in Texas? That pigskin should be on ...

The Super Bowl was days ago. I'm still cranky. Depressed. I'm mad at football for ending. I'm mad I won't be able to risk ⅘ths or more of my paycheck on a three-team teaser for another seven months. I'm mad that my least-favorite team in sports...

As the NFL cedes the spotlight to the NBA, here's what you need to know to about what's happening on the hardwood.

Rob Lowe lit up social media Wednesday when he tweeted that Peyton Manning was done. Lowe said he'd heard from "my people" that the Indianapolis Colts quarterback would retire later in the day.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- We're still trying to digest all of what happened at the start of the new year with Florida's bowl win and the Southeastern Conference's annual BCS Championship Game showcase. Here's all the Gator-related football content you cou...