Football

8/27/2025 |  College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games (Associated Press (AP)) The college football season begins in earnest this week, and the schedule features three top-10 matchups that will give a leg up to the winners in the race to make the 12-team College Football Playoff. None is bigger than No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday.

8/27/2025 |  As business of college football booms, the Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas City (Associated Press (AP)) NSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers.

8/27/2025 |  Tailgating Returns to MSU's Munn Field Decades After Alcohol Ban Led to Rioting (Athletic Business) The Michigan State University athletic department has announced that tailgating on Munn Field, located across from Spartan Stadium and home to MSU intramural sports, will return this football season seven years after the practice was banned and decades after alcohol was prohibited there.

8/27/2025 |  Ravens extend Kyle Hamilton, making him NFL's highest-paid safety with record-setting guaranteed money (CBS Sports) The Baltimore Ravens signed star safety Kyle Hamilton to a record-setting contract extension on Wednesday, making him the highest paid safety in NFL history. The four-year, $100.4 million deal includes $82 million guaranteed, smashing the previous record of $45 million guaranteed for a safety, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. 

8/27/2025 |  American Eagle shares rise on partnership with Travis Kelce, fresh off his engagement to Taylor Swift (CNBC Sports)

• Shares of American Eagle rose Wednesday after NFL star Travis Kelce announced a partnership with the apparel brand.
• The announcement came just a day after Kelce proposed to singer Taylor Swift.
• The stock previously got a bump last month when it joined a class of meme stocks after a collaboration with actress Sydney Sweeney.