Football

It's been a pretty rough year for the New Orleans Saints. Their head coach, Sean Payton, was suspended for the season for his role in the bounty-gate scandal and the team that went 13-3 in 2011 started the 2012 campaign 0-4.

Despite losing to the New York Giants on Sunday, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III put on the quite a show for the fans.

Overtime games and thrilling finishes highlighted the games of Week 7 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's action:

In case you're wondering, the longest field goal in high school football history was set by Dirk Borgognone of Reno High School (Nev.) from 68-yards away back in 1985.

N.Y. Jets at New England Patriots — 4:25 P.M. Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. The Jets (3-3) took advantage of a weak Colts rushing defense to get a win last weekend. Despite that success, New York still ranks 30th in the league in total offense with an average of 295.5 yards per game.

The New England Patriots are looking to regain first place this Sunday when the New York Jets visit Gillette Stadium. New York Jets coach, Rex Ryan, said this week that Tim Tebow could be used as a running back when they meet the Patriots this Sunday. The Jets two backup running backs, Bilal Powell and Joe McKnight are both injured and may not play.

The Triad High School football team in Klamath Falls, Oregon, defeated Elkton High by a score of 106-66, a combined—and astounding—172 points, setting a new state record. It looks more like a basketball score than football, as Triad scored touchdowns on 16 out of 17 possessions. The only time they didn't score was on their final possession, when they had the ball inside the Elkton 1-yard line. &qu

Ray Lewis and Derek Jeter are both the longtime leaders of their respective teams, and now both are out until next year. Which player's injury is more significant?

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks — 4:05 P.M. CenturyLink Field, Seattle Despite some tough losses this season, New England (3-2) seems to have regained its offensive prowess. The NFL's top-ranked offense has scored 113 points in its last three games.

A parent volunteering as a coach for his son’s football team in Payson, Utah, is being charged with child abuse after allegedly attacking a player from the opposing team, giving him a concussion and ending his season.

Football long ago surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport. But with the baseball playoffs now in full swing, are people giving up a little football to watch some more baseball?

When Tammy Faile and her two children were chosen as the military family of the game for South Carolina's match up Saturday against the University of Georgia, they probably expected some sort of message from their husband and father Sgt. First Class Scott Faile, who is stationed in South Korea. And that's what they got at halftime, a video message on the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Bri

The Dallas Cowboys are probably the NFL franchise most associated with the sexy female form, thanks to their legendary cheerleaders. Now "America's Team" is encouraging its fans to take some of this sexiness home by opening the first Victoria's Secret store ever in a sports venue.

Atlanta Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud is clearly a fan of the movie 'Super Troopers.' In the cult comedy, one of the chemically-altered cops wins a bet by managing to say the word "meow" ten times while writing up a motorist for a moving violation. During an interview with ESPN, DeCould tops that by meowing 14 times. SportsCenter anchor Bram Weinstein either has no idea what is going on o

The New York Giants missed a chance to secure a divisional win, while Arizona and Atlanta each needed late field goals to remain unbeaten. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's action:

For a week that was supposed to be lacking in big games or traditional rivalries, this week sure gave us a lot of excitement. West Virginia and Baylor showed us an offensive shootout for the ages. Stanford became the latest Top Ten team to bite the dust. And Texas and Nebraska both needed fourth quarter comebacks to keep their conference title hopes alive. Here are all the highlights from this wee