His resulting 1966 book, “ Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback ,” became a bestseller that was praised by The New York Times as “one of the greatest books written on sports, and the ...

Labbe kicked off the mock draft by selecting perhaps the most ubiquitous phrase in football: “Next man up.” ...

The Chicago Bears (8-3) are off to one of the hottest starts in decades, but they still have to prove to the NFL they belong.

There's no escaping the fact that Week 11 was a bad one for both competitors in this year's edition of First to Forde. Both Pat Forde and Iain MacMillan went 1-4 with their individual picks, meaning ...

Welcome to the 80th edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question. At the end of every week, we’ll serve up a poser from our vault of football conundrums. It won’t be easy (unless you’re really good) ...

The 2025 NJSIAA/Xfinity Football State Championships kicked off last week with action in all five public-school groups and will continue this weekend with sectional semifinals throughout the state.

On his return to former club Liverpool, where he was introduced as a second- half substitute, Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold received a hostile reception. White House tells Supreme Court ...

Arsenal has started their quest for long-awaited silverware in strong fashion, thanks in large part to an incredibly stingy defence. White House tells Supreme Court it doesn’t care about the tariff ...

Ohio State is ranked No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday evening. The defending national champion Buckeyes (8-0) are followed by fellow Big Ten member ...

The NJSIAA playoffs opened last weekend with action across the state in all five public school groups. There were some outstanding individual performances on both sides of the ball leading to ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Section III football playoffs roll on with semifinals this weekend, and syracuse.com continues to be your go-to source for all of the action. Sports reporters Kenny Lacy Jr. and ...