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Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
College football, XFL, Australian Open headline ESPN slate

By Joe Reedy May. 17, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. On Monday, May 16, 2022, Buck and Aikman made their first trips to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to meet with executives and their future co-workers as preparations for the upcoming season began to ramp up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Buck, Aikman excited about 'starting over' with ESPN

By Joe Reedy May. 16, 2022 09:16 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with teammate Victor Hedman (77) after knocking the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Column: Maple Leafs now at 55 years since last championship

By Paul Newberry May. 16, 2022 03:01 PM EDT

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Offseason QB moves played big role in NFL schedule

By Josh Dubow May. 13, 2022 08:47 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie runs the ball during rookie mini camp NFL football practice Monday, May 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Analysis: Amazon Prime Video gets solid 1st slate from NFL

By Joe Reedy May. 13, 2022 03:39 AM EDT

FILE -Joe Kapp, right, shakes hands with Gino Cappelletti at Curry College in Milton, Mass., Oct. 2, 1970, before Boston Patriots workout session. Gino Cappelletti, a former AFL Most Valuable Player and original member of the Boston Patriots who was part of the franchise for five decades as a player, coach and broadcaster, has died. He was 89. Cappelletti died at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His death was announced by the New England Patriots on Thursday, May 12, 2022. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/A.E. Maloof, File)
Gino Cappelletti, who scored 1st points in AFL history, dies

By Kyle Hightower May. 12, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

NFL executive Michael Signora wins writers' Horrigan Award

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2022 02:12 PM EDT
Michael Signora, the NFL's senior vice president of football and international communications, has been selected as the 2022 Horrigan Award winner by the...

During filming for the Denver Broncos' 2021 schedule release video, former quarterback and current "intern" Peyton Peyton Manning washes a Von Miller jersey at UCHealth Training Center on Tuesday, May 10, 2021 in Englewood, Colo. Schedule release day has become a competition across the NFL between the social media departments of teams to see whose video creates the biggest impression. (Ben Swanson/Denver Broncos via AP)
NFL teams use engaging videos to elevate schedule release

By Joe Reedy May. 11, 2022 07:40 PM EDT

USA Today's Jarrett Bell wins writers' award for service

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2022 01:20 PM EDT
USA Today sports writer/columnist Jarrett Bell has won the Bill Nunn Jr. Award for journalistic contributions while covering pro football. Bell, who...

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward meets with reporters after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Cameron Heyward has been selected as the 2022 Good Guy Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Steelers All-Pro DT Cam Heyward wins writers' Good Guy Award

May. 10, 2022 01:21 PM EDT

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Slime Time: Nickelodeon to broadcast Christmas Day NFL game

By Barry Wilner May. 10, 2022 11:41 AM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports television sideline broadcast reporter Erin Andrews, left, interviews then-New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at midfield after an NFL football game between the Patriots and the New York Giants, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. When that actually happens is unclear, since Brady recently renounced his announced retirement and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends

May. 10, 2022 10:34 AM EDT

FILE - New Jersey Generals Herschel Walker, center, carries the ball for a first down past General's Bryan Millard, left, and Los Angeles Express' Dennis Edwards during the first quarter of an USFL game in Los Angeles on March 6, 1983. The original USFL was a league that made a whole lot of sense, only to be undone by the greed and hubris of owners such as former President Donald Trump, who saw the fledgling organization as a conduit to the NFL. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Spring football league's time has come ... and gone

By Paul Newberry May. 06, 2022 05:22 PM EDT

Television journalist Rich Eisen runs the 40-yard dash during the "Run Rich Run" charity event benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, April 23, 2022. What started as a challenge from Terrell Davis during the NFL Scouting Combine has grown into much more for Rich Eisen. This year's "Run Rich Run" segment will air during Saturday's coverage of the NFL draft. (Brandon Sloter/NFL via AP)
Run Rich Run takes spotlight on final day of NFL draft

By Joe Reedy Apr. 30, 2022 03:18 AM EDT

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders speaks to the fans prior to the Jackson State's Blue and White Spring football game, an NCAA college football contest, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Deion Sanders highlights HBCU prospects ahead of NFL draft

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 25, 2022 09:01 AM EDT

FILE - The National Football League logo appears on the 50 yard line for NFL Super Bowl 56 in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
Ho, ho, hut: NFL will play 3 games on Christmas for 1st time

By Joe Reedy Apr. 22, 2022 06:50 PM EDT

Sportscaster Kenny Albert will have memoir published in 2023

Apr. 21, 2022 09:50 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Sportscaster Kenny Albert will cover a lot of territory in a memoir scheduled for next year. Albert, who has worked on everything from...

Tirico, Collinsworth and Stark to do 'Sunday Night Football'

Apr. 19, 2022 02:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the...

FILE - American Team head coach Jeff Fisher walks the sideline during the first half of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl college football game against the National Team Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher is head coach of the Michigan Panthers in the USFL. The USFL season kicks off Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New USFL hoping to succeed where other spring leagues failed

By Joe Reedy Apr. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EDT

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan holds his new jersey following a press conference at the NFL team's practice facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Ryan and Reich could be a winning match in Indianapolis

By Barry Wilner Mar. 28, 2022 03:33 PM EDT