Football

As the last two NFL teams left standing get ready for Super Bowl XLVIII, media coverage will analyze every possible storyline, particularly those about preparation, commitment and sacrifice. A young widow, no stranger to the same things, will be at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey to watch the Seahawks play the Broncos, but her path to the NFL's biggest game has been no ordinary journey.

There couldn’t have been many people that thought the Sugar Bowl would end the way it did. In a stunning upset Oklahoma beat two time national Champion Alabama 45-31. Many thought Alabama was out to prove they still belonged in the National Championship game despite losing to Auburn at the end of the year. Turns out the ranking system got it right.

Another team clinched a playoff spot, and several upsets kept divisional races tight in Week 15 of the 2013 NFL Season. Here are five things we learned:

In college football this weekend Navy made it 12 wins in a row over Army with a 34-7 win.  Navy QB Keenan Reynolds made the history books in the game by rushing for three touchdowns giving him 29 on the season, the most by a quarterback in NCAA history.

The University of Maine Black Bears football team will be making history tomorrow in Orono. They'll be hosting the first ever NCAA FCS playoff game in school history. The game is at 2 p.m. against arch-rivals New Hampshire.

Drew Brees threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Falcons, 17-13, on Thursday night in Atlanta.

The University of Maine Black Bears football team is having one of their best seasons ever. They are now ranked nationally at #4 in two major Football Championship Subdivision polls.

Cam Newton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. with 59 seconds to play, and the Carolina Panthers beat the New England Patriots, 24-20, in Charlotte on Monday night.

The NFL has no more undefeated teams, and several past champions aren't giving up on this season. Here are five things we learned in Week 11:

Donald Brown ran for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and the Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans, 30-27, in Nashville on Thursday night.

Get ready for another week of some great match-ups as we move into week 8 of the high school football season. Grab your blankets and hot cocoa and cheer on your local team!

Eli Manning passed for 200 yards and a touchdown, and the New York Giants shut down Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, in an error-plagued game in East Rutherford, N.J. on Monday night.

Peyton Manning had a bittersweet homecoming in Indianapolis, and injuries to several key players could reshape the playoff picture. Here's what we learned in Week 7 of the 2013 NFL season:

He was one of the NFL's most distinctive coaches, and he was the first New Orleans Saints head coach to last more than two years with the team.  Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips passed away yesterday at the age of 90.

Oregon is by far the most stylish team in college football. The Ducks, thanks to Nike, have a mind-blowing number of uniform combinations, each more eye-catching than the next. Now, the team has focused its attention on wearing a uniform for a cause, as it plans on sporting pink shoes, socks and helmets to raise funds for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Do you like Oregon's new look?

After six games each, Alabama and Oregon have separated themselves as the two best teams in college football, with each squad tearing through its schedule thus far. But which team is the best college football has to offer: the Crimson Tide or the Ducks?