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Assuming he doesn't pursue a pro baseball career out of high school, four-star quarterback and recent OU verbal commitment Cody Thomas (Colleyville, Texas/Heritage) could become the first in awhile to play both football and baseball for the Sooners. ...

The rape conviction of once-promising California prep football star Brian Banks has been vacated following his accuser's recantation.

Listen on Wednesday as Colin is joined by Phillies P Roy Halladay (10:45 a.m. ET), ESPN LA 710's John Ireland (11:15), ESPN NFL analyst Tedy Bruschi (11:45), Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs (12:15 p.m.) and ESPN.com's Jim Bowden (12:45). As alw...

Interesting news from the NFL today, as the league has announced that thigh and knee pads will become mandatory in 2013. Thigh and knee pads used to be universal in pro football (hip and tailbone pads, too), but they've fallen out of favor with an...

Corey Gameiro has re-signed with the English Premier League side Fulham where Socceroo Mark Schwarzer has served as goalkeeper since 2008.

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora offered to buy and return Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, but only if Umenyiora attained 500,000 Twitter followers by 10 p.m. Saturday.

When he watched his quarterback go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004, Rod Smith wondered if his bust would be bronzed next to John Elway's some day. Now that he's entered the Denver Broncos' ring of fame, the rag-to-riches receiver still ...

Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the NFC South. Check out this Insider piece by Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders. No argument that the Falcons are looking for a return man, and the Saints could use some depth at cornerback. But ...

A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly represented by lawyers in his trial and previous appeals that he deserves a new trial.

Art Monk and Dave Casper were named to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, leading a class of 17 players and coaches.

More than 60 former NFL players have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, joining hundreds of others who claim pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions.

Their mothers played big parts in Mark Herzlich and Marcus Dixon overcoming the odds. For one it was cancer; the other prison. And the two football players say they wouldn't be 'living the dream' without their moms.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a finalist for the Halas Award, presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award goes to the NFL person (player, coach, owner, etc.) who has performed with abandon despite personal challenges o...

More than 100 former NFL players have filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta claiming that pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions.

Investigators with the Police Department in Sanders' hometown of Prosper, north of Dallas, have asked the Collin County District Attorney's Office to review their request for a criminal mischief charge against Deion Sanders. The charge is a misdemeanor.

The 1990 NFL draft class featured Pro Football Hall of Famers Cortez Kennedy and Emmitt Smith. Sadly, that class also included Jeff Alm, who committed suicide following a traffic accident that killed his best friend, and Anthony Smith, who would b...