Traditional City League powers Northland, Beechcroft, Walnut Ridge and Marion-Franklin are having very tough seasons. In the meantime, usually teams that were considered “easy” wins are no more. East, Linden-McKinley and Africentric are much-improved and making a statement. South, Independence and Eastmoor Academy are their […]

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW:NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1) AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (0-1) Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, September 16 (8:20 PM ET, NFL Network) as the Washington Football Team host the New York Giants in an early-season NFC East showdown. […]

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CRIMSON TIDE PACES ALL COLLEGES FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT SEASON TIDE ROLLING INTO NFL: For the fourth consecutive season, Alabama had the most players (54) on active NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters, the league announced today. The Crimson Tide also placed the most active NFL players on season-opening rosters […]

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Giants-Washington EXCLUSIVELY on NFL Network Thursday at 8:20 PM ET ‘NFL GameDay Kickoff’ at 6:00 PM ET – Michael Irvin 1-on-1 w/ New York Giants WR Sterling Shepard Pregame Coverage Starts with ‘TNF First Look’ at 3:00 PM ET The 2021 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud […]

Weekly awards to recognize current NFL players, high school tackle, NFL FLAG and Canadian youth players who demonstrate excellence in playing technique The NFL today announced the expansion of the Way to Play initiative, helping highlight proper playing technique to protect players from unnecessary risk […]

‘Nick Saban: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, September 17 at 9:00 PM ET & PT on NFL Network “There is nobody I respect more in football than Nick Saban.” – Bill Belichick The 10th season of the Emmy-nominated and highly acclaimed NFL Films-produced series A Football […]

Quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD of the Los Angeles Rams, linebacker CHANDLER JONES of the Arizona Cardinals and punter BRADLEY PINION of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played on Kickoff Weekend 2021 (September 9, 12-13). OFFENSE: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, LOS […]

Quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES of the Kansas City Chiefs, defensive end MAXX CROSBY of the Las Vegas Raiders and kicker EVAN MCPHERSON of the Cincinnati Bengals are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played on Kickoff Weekend 2021 (September 9, 12-13). OFFENSE: QB PATRICK MAHOMES, […]

Week 1 averaged 17.4M  viewers, +7% YoY on TV+Digital and the 2nd-highest Week 1 viewership over the last 5 seasons (2017-2021, behind 2019) NFL games ranked as the top 6 telecasts for the Mon-Sun broadcast week 23.2 billion total minutes were consumed; largest Week 1 minutes total since 2016 The […]

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Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (MEXICO) 1730s DIED 1736: GABRIEL DANIEL FAHRENHEIT (PHYSICIST) 1780s 1782: U.S. GREAT SEAL USED FOR FIRST TIME 1850s 1857: JAMES PIERPONT’S “JINGLE BELLS” (ORIGINALLY TITLED “ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH”) WAS COPYRIGHTED 1870s BORN 1875: JAMES C. PENNEY (DEPARTMENT STORE FOUNDER) 1900s […]