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ICE Plans Super Bowl Presence for Bad Bunny Halftime Show

DHS' Corey Lewandowski warns that agents will target undocumented immigrants at event

(Newser) - Federal immigration officers plan to be present at the 2026 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, where Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is slated to headline the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. Speaking Wednesday on The Benny Show , Lewandowski warned,...

Colorado Fined $50K for Anti-Mormon Chants at BYU Game

School, coach, and conference all condemn fans' behavior

(Newser) - The University of Colorado is facing a $50,000 penalty after fans unleashed anti-Mormon chants and expletives at Brigham Young University's football team over the weekend, NBC News reports. The incident unfolded during Saturday's game in Boulder, where BYU edged out Colorado 24-21.

Oklahoma State Fires Longtime Football Coach

Doug Meacham steps in as interim after turbulent Cowboys stretch

(Newser) - Oklahoma State abruptly ended a two-decade era on Tuesday, firing football coach Mike Gundy less than a day after he pledged to stay and less than a week after another disappointing loss, ESPN reports. Gundy, 58, exits as the second-longest-serving head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision; he was...

Tom Brady: From Deflategate to Boothgate?

Tom Brady's Raiders stake collides with his TV analyst gig

(Newser) - For fans still reeling from Deflategate , Tom Brady's reputation as far as cheating never ballooned back to full size. Now the seven-time Super Bowl champ finds himself in another ethically gray area—this time as both a Raiders minority owner and Fox's top NFL analyst. The Athletic reports...

Wearing a Michael Vick Jersey, NFL QB Posed With a Dog

Cardinals' Kyler Murray faces backlash for posing with dog while wearing shirt tied to disgraced QB

(Newser) - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray apologized on Wednesday after drawing criticism for sharing photos online of himself in a Michael Vick jersey while posing with his dog. "I saw how it affected people and ... decided to take it down," Murray said at a press conference , adding, "...

Ohio High School Scraps Football Season Amid Hazing Scandal

Lawsuit alleges coaches ignored abuse and hazing at football camp

(Newser) - A renowned Ohio high school has abruptly canceled its football season after a federal lawsuit alleged players suffered violent hazing and abuse while coaches turned a blind eye, NBC News reports. The suit was filed by the mother of an incoming freshman at Ursuline High School, a Catholic institution...

Dan Marino Says He's Got Liver Disease
Dan Marino:
I've Got
Liver Disease
Sep 16, 2025 10:40 AM CDT

Dan Marino: I've Got Liver Disease

NFL legend says the diagnosis came 7 years after retirement, after he let his diet and exercise go

(Newser) - Dan Marino retired from the NFL in 2000, and after 17 seasons of being a peak athlete in the NFL, he tells People in an exclusive that he "let my diet go." By 2007, the legendary Miami Dolphins quarterback said he was feeling "a little fatigued,"...

Ex-NFL QB Tried to Kill Himself. Then His Wife Ripped Him Off

Former football player Erik Kramer opens up about trauma, fraud, recovery on new podcast

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer faced a cascade of personal tragedies, a near-fatal suicide attempt , and devastating financial betrayal. Now, he's airing it all. In a new podcast from Johnathan Walton, The Quarterback and the Con Artist , Kramer details how, between 2015 and 2020, he tried to take...

Belichick's UNC Tenure Gets Off to a Cringey Start

Texas Christian University dominates 48-14 as Tar Heels surrender most points ever in opener

(Newser) - Bill Belichick's debut as North Carolina's head coach was supposed to be a spectacle, but the season opener against TCU quickly spiraled into an unwanted one. Hopes were high Monday in Chapel Hill, where fans packed Kenan Memorial Stadium—with celebrity supporters like Michael Jordan and Lawrence...

NCAA Fines Michigan Millions
NCAA Fines Michigan Millions
Aug 16, 2025 6:30 AM CDT

NCAA Fines Michigan Millions

Coach Sherrone Moore picks up another game's suspension in sign-stealing scandal

(Newser) - The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars on Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game as punishment for a sprawling sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football's winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023. The NCAA said...

Why Zach Bryan 'Will Never Play in Kansas City'

Country singer gets into an odd football tiff with Chiefs fans

(Newser) - Zach Bryan spent a fair amount of time Friday beefing with Kansas City Chiefs fans, and amid the feud came a promise that the country star will never perform in the Missouri city that is home to the NFL team. It all started when Bryan taunted Chiefs fans by posting...

The 'Mad Scientist' Who's Conquering College Football

Penn State's new assistant coach is the sport's highest-paid secret weapon

(Newser) - In a college football world obsessed with five-star recruits and million-dollar quarterbacks, it's not a player, but a 60-year-old assistant coach who's grabbing the spotlight—and the paycheck. The Wall Street Journal reports that when Penn State lured defensive coordinator Jim Knowles away from national champion Ohio State,...

Tom Brady Is Now 'Frozen in Time' Forever

Statue in tribute of ex-New England Patriots QB is unveiled in Foxborough, Massachusetts

(Newser) - Tom Brady's statue weighs 6 tons and rises 17 feet off the ground , from the bottom of the six-sided base—one for each of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl victories—to the tip of the bronze fist raised in celebration. For a player who was too slow and...

NFL Puts Kibosh on Smelling Salts to Revive Players
NFL Players Can Keep
Their Smelling Salts
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Aug 7, 2025 12:05 AM CDT

NFL Players Can Keep Their Smelling Salts

NFL 'ban' only applies to employees providing the smelling salts to players, union says

(Newser) - NFL players will be allowed to use "smelling salts" during games after all, the AP reports. The NFLPA sent a memo to players on Wednesday saying that the ban that the league informed teams about on Tuesday only prohibits team employees from distributing smelling salts and any other ammonia...

Rookie's Contract Causes NFL Chaos
Rookie's
Contract
Causes
NFL Chaos
Jul 15, 2025 3:30 PM CDT

Rookie's Contract Causes NFL Chaos

Second-rounder Jayden Higgins got a fully guaranteed deal; now everyone wants one

(Newser) - A rookie contract in Houston has upended the NFL's off-season, but the twist is that the controversy involves players drafted in the second round, not the first. The details:
  • The Houston Texans signed second-round pick Jayden Higgins to a four-year contract for $11.7 million. The unusual part
...

Indianapolis Colts' Owner Dead at 65
Indianapolis Colts'
Owner Dead at 65
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May 22, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

Indianapolis Colts' Owner Dead at 65

Jim Irsay had been battling health issues since a 2023 fall

(Newser) - Jim Irsay started his football career as a ball boy. He finished it as a team owner. Along the way, the NFL's music man created his own, unique brand. Irsay worked his way up through the organization, learning how to run a football team, restoring the Colts' once-proud tradition...

'Tush Push' Is Here to Stay
'Tush Push' Is Here to Stay
May 21, 2025 2:15 PM CDT

'Tush Push' Is Here to Stay

Team owners narrowly reject attempt to ban play

(Newser) - "Push On," the Philadelphia Eagles said in a post on X Wednesday after a proposal to ban the controversial "tush push" play narrowly failed to pass at the NFL's spring league meetings. The ban proposed by the Green Bay Packers needed the votes of 24 team...

Falcons Coach's Son Pranked Shedeur Sanders During Draft

Jax Ulbrich pretended to be GM of the New Orleans Saints telling Sanders he'd been drafted

(Newser) - As Shedeur Sanders waited to get drafted , he instead got pranked: The son of an Atlanta Falcons coach, pretending to be the general manager of the New Orleans Saints, called Sanders and told him the Saints would be drafting him. Sanders, a Colorado University quarterback, was a top prospect for...

New NFL Pick's Mom Dies Hours After Draft

Derrick Harmon, picked 21st in first round of NFL draft by Steelers, is mourning Tiffany Saine

(Newser) - "After I get off the phone with you guys, I'm going to head straight to the hospital and tell her that her son got drafted." Those were the words of Oregon Ducks defensive tackle Derrick Harmon about his sick mother right after he got scooped up by...

Why This Seemingly Meh NFL Prospect Is on the Radar

Teams see a lot of potential in Shemar Stewart, a big man with a lot of speed

(Newser) - For NFL teams, the draft is always a gamble. Even players with the best stats can fail to perform, hence the "balancing act of marrying future NFL potential with on-field production," per ESPN . This year, one defensive lineman in particular is front and center in this potential vs....

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