Football

The Carolina Panthers are off the market. The Panthers announced Wednesday they have signed a "definitive agreement" to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management. The deal is subject to NFL approval. League owners will meet next week ...

This could be the end of the traditional rivalry "Showdown of Red and Blue." Not only that, the rich tradition of Nihon University football team, a 21-time national champion, has been severely damaged. The Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters are not satisfied with the reply from ...

The Carolina Panthers are off the market. The Panthers announced Wednesday they've signed a "definitive agreement" to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management. The deal is subject to NFL approval. League owners will meet next week in ...

Chuck Knox, a longtime NFL coach who won 186 regular-season games, died Sunday at age 86, the Seattle Seahawks confirmed. Knox's granddaughter, Lee Ann, originally announced the news on Twitter. Knox reportedly was suffering from dementia and recently entered hospice care. Knox coached for the Los Angeles ...

There was a sign that read "The Buck Stops Here" on former U.S. President Harry S. Truman's desk in his White House office. Where does the buck stop for the Nihon University football team? A defensive player for the Nihon University Phoenix committed three personal fouls ...

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said Thursday he was "falsely accused" in a 1996 sexual assault allegation that resurfaced this week, and he indicated that the matter has not been an issue as he has climbed from job to job in the years since. Patricia ...

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia maintained his innocence and his new team said it supported him after a 1996 sexual assault allegation resurfaced Wednesday night. The Detroit News reported that Patricia and a friend of his were indicted 22 years ago by a Texas grand ...

Matt Ryan is the NFL's first $100 million man. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback became the league's highest-paid player Thursday by agreeing to a five-year contract extension that could be worth as much as $150 million. A person familiar with the deal, speaking to AP on condition ...

After leading the University of Georgia to the national championship game, football coach Kirby Smart has been rewarded with a seven-year contract worth $49 million. Georgia's athletic association approved the contract extension and new compensation package Thursday. Smart initially signed a six-year deal that paid him ...

Bruce Arians is joining CBS as an NFL game analyst. Arians, a two-time winner of the AP's Coach of the Year award, retired as coach of the Arizona Cardinals in January. He will work with play-by-play announcer Greg Gumbel and analyst Trent Green in a ...

Former NFL player and general manager Matt Millen says he is being treated for a rare disease that has robbed his heart of most of its normal function. The 60-year-old Millen told the Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania that he has been diagnosed with amyloidosis, ...