KEAN 105 Today's Best Country » football

Watch a Young Cancer Patient Score an Amazing Touchdown

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:40:07 +0000

For one moment, Noah Roberts was the big man on campus at East Carolina University. Eight-year-old Noah, who is battling a brain tumor, got to play in the spring game for the ECU football team this past weekend, running for a 40-yard touchdown on the game’s last play in a scene that culminated with the [...]

Watch a 7-Year-Old Boy With Cancer Score an Amazing Touchdown

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:44:30 +0000

When you’ve been battling brain cancer, outrunning a fleet of angry linebackers is easy. Even if you’re only seven years old. Jack Hoffman, a seven-year-old from Atkinson, Nebraska who’s battling brain cancer, got the surprise of his life last weekend when he ran for a 69-yard touchdown during the University of Nebraska’s spring football game. [...]

Indoor Football is Back as the Abilene Bombers Kick Off Their Season This Saturday

Chaz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:01:29 +0000

The NFL football season may be over, but that doesn't mean football in Abilene is done. Armed with a new name, and new look, Abilene's professional indoor football team, the Abilene Bombers, kick off the season this Saturday.

Female NFL Hopeful Lauren Silberman Injured After Two Dreadful Kicks At Tryout

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:39:36 +0000

Someday, a woman may demonstrate that she’s able to play in the NFL, but that woman wasn’t Lauren Silberman on Sunday. Silberman, the female kicker who became the first woman to try out at an NFL regional combine, lasted just two kicks before halting her workout because of a leg injury. A gaggle of media [...]

NFL to Change Challenge Rule

Joe Student — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:36:27 +0000

An NFL official promised that a controversial rule that prevents a coach’s challenge will be changed in 2013. Ray Anderson, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, told the Associated Press that the NFL competition committee will review and amend the rule that penalizing coaches for challenging automatically reviewed scoring plays. The process factored into [...]

New NCAA Football Rules: What Exactly is Being Proposed?

Phil Richardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:16:57 +0000

It's the off-season for NCAA football - you know, that minute of time between National Signing Day and Spring Training - whereby the NCAA rules committee comes together for their annual meeting of the minds to determine if any changes to the existing rules should be made. With all of the media reports concerning player safety in mind, the committee has released 10 proposed changes for the 2013-14 season:

Tedy Bruschi Ranks the NFC East Quarterbacks — Next Segment, He'll Rank Flavors in Neapolitan Ice Cream

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:04:20 +0000

On a gym treadmill this morning, when faced with the Sophie’s Choice of watching sports news for the tenth time or Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray cooking with the guy who married Donna Martin from ’90210,’ I chose the worldwide leader. I honestly try to stay away from ESPN as much as possible, but just like [...]

Meet David Fangupo, the 350-Pound High School Running Back Who Runs Over Everyone

Joe Student — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:16:16 +0000

Imagine if your refrigerator grew feet, put on a football jersey and ran really fast. Meet David Fangupo, a 350-pound fullback from Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Haw. Here he is in action: Those other players didn’t have a prayer of tackling Fangupo on those runs. Their best shot was to let him run by [...]

2013 Detroit Lions Calendar Already Ridiculously Outdated and It's Only February

Tom Barrabi — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:20:10 +0000

If you’re a Detroit Lions fan who is still desperately trying to forget about the team’s dismal 2012 season, you should probably avoid the squad’s official calender. In classic Lions fashion, the 2013 edition is a complete mess. More than half of its featured players have either been released, severely injured, or are planning to [...]

Is Re-Signing Michael Vick Good or Bad for the Philadelphia Eagles? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:47:18 +0000

One of the biggest stories coming out of the 2012 NFL season was the future of Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. We now know the outcome, though whether it’s a good one or a bad one remains to be seen. Michael Vick had quite the comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2010. They had a 10-6 [...]

Is the NFL Considering Widening the Playing Field?

Joe Student — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:18:09 +0000

A former member of the NFL's competition committee thinks the league should consider increasing the width of its football fields to help improve safety. Former Indianapolis Colts' vice-chairman Bill Polian said Sunday that he believes there would be fewer severe collisions if the NFL chose to increase field width from the current 160 feet to the 195 feet used in the Canadian Football League.

That Time Duane Brown of the Houston Texans Got Really Excited About Gotye [INTERVIEW]

Amanda Rykoff — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:04 +0000

Duane Brown of the Houston Texans isn’t a household name, but thanks to his superb work in the trenches as an All-Pro offensive lineman, he helped lead his team to the playoffs by anchoring a line that garnered the Texans a 1,000-yard rusher for a third consecutive season. That running back, Arian Foster, demonstrated his appreciation for the offensive line’s hard work by purchasing Segways for Brown and the other members of the o-line for Christmas.

Buzzer Beaters: Vick's New Contract, Spring Training Warms Up, and More

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:55:17 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Michael Vick has agreed to restructure his contract in order to remain a Philadelphia Eagle. This contract (one year, $10 million) is a bit smaller than his old one (five years, $80 million), and Vick isn’t even guaranteed the starting QB job under new head coach Chip Kelly. [S.I.] Indiana stayed [...]

How Ole Miss Football Became a Threat to the SEC Powerhouses in Just One Day

Phil Richardson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:22:35 +0000

The motto for Ole Miss since Hugh Freeze took the coaching helm last year has been “Win the Day.” On National Signing Day, Ole Miss did just that. The University of Mississippi football staff landed a top 5 recruiting class and shocked the sporting universe. The loud noise just heard round the sports world was [...]

National Signing Day: 10 Players Who'll Have an Immediate Impact in 2013

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:40:21 +0000

National signing day is an amazing few hours. Every college coach in America right now is trying to spin how this year’s recruiting class, talking about how it fills many important needs and will make his team more competitive next fall. In reality, very few of this year’s recruits will have an immediate impact. Here [...]

Star Recruit Alex Collins' Mom Reportedly Ran Off With His Letter of Intent

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:13:38 +0000

National Signing Day is always full of surprises, but nothing bigger than star running back Alex Collins failing to show up for his signing ceremony because his mom ran off with his letter of intent.

Joe Flacco Could Face $25K Tax Bill For Winning Super Bowl MVP

Joe Student — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:24 +0000

Congratulations, Joe Flacco! Here's your Super Bowl MVP award and the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that comes with it. Oh, and the IRS called, too....When Flacco quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters named him the game's MVP. As a part of the award, Flacco received a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray valued at an estimated $60,000.

See Baltimore Ravens Player Cary Williams Shove a Ref During Super Bowl 2013

TheFW Staff — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:52:48 +0000

Looks like Super Bowl 2013 is already causing controversy. During the second quarter, Ravens centerback Cary Williams shoved a referee who tried to get into a pile up. Surprisingly, Williams wasn’t flagged for this flagrant shove. Will this be Super Bowl 2013′s most controversial moment? Source: See Baltimore Ravens Player Cary Williams Shove a Ref [...]

Which Ohio Town Is Responsible For All The Super Bowl 2013 Footballs?

Joe Student — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:15:52 +0000

Many states claim to be football factories, but Ada, Ohio has one. The small town is home to the Wilson Football Factory, where footballs are brought to life by workers who make Ada’s most famous export by hand every day. A family-owned, sporting goods manufacturer, Wilson is responsible for every football ever used in a [...]

Matt Forte Talks Football, New Orleans Grub and Possibly Being…a Bieleber? — 2013 NFL Honors Red Carpet

Amanda Rykoff — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:03:25 +0000

Matt Forte’s Chicago Bears didn’t make the playoffs this year, but the fifth-year running back out of Tulane came out to represent the team at this year’s NFL Honors in New Orleans on Saturday night. For the second year, the NFL’s brightest current, former and future stars shined at the 2nd Annual National Football League [...]