USA TODAY Sports‘Still grieving’: Virginia football ready to take the field, honor 3 teammates killed last fallverified_publisherUSA TODAY Sports - Tom SchadCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The initial shock of the Nov. 13 attack at the University of Virginia has subsided, football coach Tony Elliott said. But the grief has not. Nearly 10 months after Cavaliers players first learned that four of their teammates had been shot after returning to campus from a field …
USA TODAY SportsGil Brandt, longtime Cowboys personnel executive and scouting pioneer, dies at 91verified_publisherUSA TODAY Sports - Lorenzo ReyesGil Brandt, a longtime Dallas Cowboys personnel executive and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 91. Brandt was a member of the original Cowboys staff during the organization's expansion season in 1960 and remained with the team through 1988. His …
USA TODAY SportsHeading into 8th college football season, Bradley Rozner appreciates his 'crazy journey'verified_publisherUSA TODAY Sports - Jordan MendozaSeven seasons, two torn ACLs and a broken wrist later, Bradley Rozner is still playing ball. It’s far from how the 6-foot-5-inch receiver envisioned college football after he graduated from high school in 2016, but he has learned to embrace his unique circumstances. He often questioned whether his …
USA TODAY SportsThese kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to rememberverified_publisherUSA TODAY Sports - Bob NightengaleJoey Votto stood in front of his locker, looked around the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse, and felt as if he were a proud father watching his kids grow into men. Votto, 39, is surrounded by 11 rookies on this day’s roster, and 21 rookies who have suited up for the Reds this season. These are the kids who …
USA TODAY SportsIran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitorverified_publisherUSA TODAY Sports - Steve GardnerAn Iranian weightlifter has been banned for life from the sport for his interactions with a competitor from Israel following a competition last weekend in Poland. Mostafa Rajai finished second in his division at the 2023 World Master Weightlifting Championships on Saturday and after the medal …
USA TODAY SportsUSA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023verified_publisherUSA TODAY SportsIt might still be the final days in August, but it's not too soon to look ahead to December when the college football regular season will wrap up and it'll be time to hand out awards for the best and worst performances of the year. But making predictions is never easy in this sport. Alabama had made …
