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Japan’s XLeague cancels all spring/preseason football
In response to the State of Emergency just declared in Japan, the XLeague – Japan’s top level American football organization – has canceled all games...
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O’Leary: Randy Ambrosie on Aug. 5 kickoff, XFL talks and more
By Chris O’Leary Wednesday felt like a bad news/good news day. The bad news, that the 2021 CFL season has had its start date pushed...
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Mexico’s LFA cancels 2021 season
Mexico’s League of American Football, the LFA – Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional – has been forced to cancel the 2021 season due to the...
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Dacia Vienna Vikings HC Chris Calaycay drawing up a blueprint for pandemic play
More than a year has passed since the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt and while vaccination efforts have left many feeling...
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France cancels 2021 season
After originally setting the 2021 schedule in December for a February start and then postponing the season twice, the French Federation of American Football, FFFA...
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College pro days become speed scouting with no NFL combine
By Teresa M. Walker Coaches and general managers have flocked to one city for nearly 40 years to interview players and watch them run drills...
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Analysis: NFL’s very rich owners about to get much more rich
By Barry Wilner There are some very rich people about to get a whole lot richer. Who else but NFL owners? Probably within the next...
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CFL return-to-play committee being headed by top doc behind NHL bubble
The CFL has been publicly optimistic about its proposed return to play plan for the possible 2021 season, but you might be too if you...
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Italy postpones CFL Combine due to COVID-19
The Italian Federation of American Football, FIDAF, (Federazione Italiana Di American Football) has announced that the CFL Global Combine scheduled for March 6 at the Modena...
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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin tests positive for COVID-19
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after an outbreak at the team’s facility last week. The 48 year old Tomlin,...
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Randy Ambrosie insists CFL is ‘full throttle’ on plans for complete 2021 season
Over the course of the last year, CFL fans have bemoaned a lack of discernable movement or open communication on the prospect of a 2021...
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Departing CFL Director of Global Scouting Greg Quick believes he’s served up the talent to make the league better
Over the last 14 months, Greg Quick has perfected the recipe for a CFL Global prospect. Two parts uncommon athleticism, one part exceptional work ethic...
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Analysis: NFL hopes for normality in 2021, starting at draft
By Barry Wilner Maybe the lack of competitiveness in the Super Bowl was a good sign for the NFL. After a year in which the...
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Chiefs’ Robinson, Kilgore on COVID-19 list as close contacts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed a pair of backups, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and center Daniel Kilgore, on the COVID-19...
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Brady’s parents survived COVID-19, will attend Super Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says his parents are doing well after recovering from COVID-19 early this season and will be among family in...
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CDC publishes paper on NFL’s efforts to play 2020 season
By Rob Maaddi The NFL partnered with the Centers for Disease Control to share its extensive work to reach the Super Bowl on time during...
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Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even after canceling the Tournament of Roses parade during the summer and scaling back the pregame festivities normally associated with the...
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COVID-19 shadows title game as college football season ends
By Steven Wine The end of the college football season began with a scene that would have looked bizarre 12 months ago — and will...
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College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery
By Ralph Russo College football will attempt to return to normal in 2021 after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a...
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Browns don’t practice again as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on team
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield hasn’t thrown a football in four days. The Browns haven’t practiced this week. Cleveland’s return to the...
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No place like home? Host advantage vanished in year of virus
By Dave Campbell For the eight NFL teams guaranteed to host at least one game in the playoffs this month, the comfort of familiar surroundings...
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Cruel twist: Browns lose coach for playoffs due to COVID-19
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid a masked, muted celebration in the locker room after the Browns ended the NFL’s longest playoff drought, coach...
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COVID-19 changed NFL in 2020 and some shifts are permanent
By Arnie Stapleton Through plenty of potholes, seas of empty seats and enough piped-in crowd noise to make broadcasts sound like sitcom laugh tracks, the NFL...
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Sacrifice and stress: How players handled season of COVID-19
By Ralph Russo The Saturday night after winning an afternoon home game is one of the best times to be a college football player. Family...
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Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday...
