Football

9/18/2025 |  No longer a dull formality, NFL kickoffs require a new set of skills for kickers and returners (Associated Press (AP)) The biggest gaffe of the NFL season so far may have occurred in Pittsburgh last weekend, when a Steelers rookie let a kickoff bounce into the end zone and left the ball sitting there, apparently unaware that Seattle could — and did — score a touchdown by falling on it.

9/18/2025 |  High School Football Continues to Rebound from Pre-Pandemic Decline (Athletic Business) In just four years since the return to full activity in high school sports following the pandemic, participation figures have increased more than 200,000 each year. Two of the biggest reasons have been the re-emergence of 11-player football and the skyrocketing numbers of girls flag football.

9/18/2025 |  Commanders' $3.8 billion stadium project approved, paving way for team's return to Washington D.C. (CBS Sports) The Washington D.C. City Council has given its second and final approval for a $3.8 billion project that will include the construction of a new 65,000 seat stadium on the former RFK Stadium site along with a mixed-use development of the surrounding area. With the approval of the project by a 11-2 vote, the way is now clear for the Washington Commanders to return to playing in the Washington D.C. metro area.

9/18/2025 |  Cardinals' Kyler Murray apologizes for posting picture wearing Michael Vick jersey with his pit bull (CBS Sports) Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray apologized Wednesday for a social media post that stirred up some pushback online. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Murray posed with his pit bull while wearing a throwback Virginia Tech Michael Vick jersey.

9/18/2025 |  NCAA approves single transfer portal window: How the new rule will impact college football (CBS Sports) College football's transfer portal season just got much shorter.
The NCAA Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to eliminate the spring transfer portal window, moving away from the previous two-window system that allowed players to submit their names in the portal over 30 days across the winter and spring.