New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said he didn't want to be answering questions all week about his status for Sunday's season opener at Miami. So he walked through the locker room late Monday morning, welcomed reporters to...

The St. Louis Rams announced their 10-man practice squad Monday afternoon and defensive end Michael Sam is not part of it. After releasing Sam on Saturday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher suggested that a lack of bodies at positions with little...

The Oakland Raiders have named rookie Derek Carr their starting quarterback, the team's 18th different starting signal caller since 2003. Carr will get the nod over veteran Matt Schaub, who is playing his first season in Oakland after spending the...

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said 1,000-yard rusher Mike Davis was "sort of doubtful" to play against East Carolina this week because of bruised ribs. Running back Mike Davis is doubtful for South Carolina this week with bruised ribs. Davis re-aggravated...

After losing its opener to North Dakota State, Iowa State's season has gotten even worse. Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads announced Monday that wide receiver Quenton Bundrage would miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in the first...

Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Sunday and likely will not play this week against McNeese State, coach Bo Pelini said. Gregory, a junior returning first-team All-Big Ten honoree, suffered the injury during...

RG III in bronze and boats on the water at Baylor. Before the 10th-ranked Bears beat SMU 45-0 in their first game at McLane Stadium on Sunday night, a 9½-foot bronze statue of Robert Griffin III was unveiled. The statue of...

Longhorns QB David Ash will not play against BYU this weekend after experiencing more concussion-related symptoms, and coach Charlie Strong said he is worried about the quarterback's future. Ash told Strong and team doctors that he believes the first hit...

Down 10 to Wisconsin already, LSU started the second half with a delay of game penalty on the opening kickoff. On the Badgers' first play from scrimmage, Melvin Gordon sprinted 63 yards up the middle to set up another...

We pontificate and analyze and study for months, and then the games start, and we find out how much we don't know. We write and speak with good intentions. We're as excited about the season getting here as you...