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Calvin Beaulieu rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and Palo Verde shut down visiting Centennial in a 22-13 victory Thursday night.
Bishop Gorman football coach Tony Sanchez has noticed something different around campus this week as his team prepares to face the nation’s No. 1 team.
Navy will host Air Force on the football field Saturday, receiving the go-ahead because the game is not funded by the government. A sellout crowd is expected. Army will play its game, too, taking on Boston College.
Bishop Gorman football coach Tony Sanchez has this philosophy, that whenever you give an inch, something happens. “You become a loser,” he says.
Everyone seems to be debating the government shutdown and the “Breaking Bad” series finale this week, but an issue of greater concern is being ignored.
After the Kansas City Chiefs went to 3-0 on Thursday night, Peter King of Sports Illustrated named Chris Ault coach of the week in the NFL. King also alluded to the Chiefs keeping Ault’s benefactions on the down-low.
UNLV doesn’t need time off, but the Rebels have it forced upon them.
For as long as Peyton Manning has been shredding defenses with his audibles at the line of scrimmage, opposing teams have been trying to confuse him at the line.
UNLV wide receiver Devante Davis and punter Logan Yunker were named Mountain West players of week.
With a break here or there, the San Diego Chargers could be unbeaten and quarterback Philip Rivers’ hot start would be celebrated.
USC fired Lane Kiffin early Sunday morning, not long after the team lost 62-41 at Arizona State.
Junior running back Kobe Williams rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown to carry Agassi Prep to a 21-6 win over Needles (Calif.) on Saturday at Rancho.
Weekly news conferences with Bill Belichick wind up being hilarious simply because he is humorless. It’s all mumbling and terse answers from a football genius wearing a frown and a hooded sweatshirt.
UNLV might again come away a loser when it plays New Mexico Saturday in the Mountain West opener for both teams, but after consecutive victories for the first time in nearly five years, little question exists the Rebels are confident. They also are 2-point favorites.