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EAGLES ...34 FALCONS ...7 Michael Vick took the snap, sprinted to his right, made a quick cut to the left, broke a tackle and dove into the end zone. He wasn't done, either. Turns out, No. 7 still rules Atlanta. Making quite a return to the Georgia Dome, Vick accounted for a pair of touchdowns - one running, the other passing - and basked in the cheers of his former home as Philadelphia thoroughly dominated short-handed Atlanta. The Eagles pulled two games ahead of the reeling Falcons in the NFC wild-card standings, bringing a little more clarity to the playoff race. But most of the attention was on Vick's first game in Atlanta since he went off to prison for dogfighting. Vick ran for a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter, his first score since Oct. 15, 2006. He also slipped a 5-yard scoring pass to tight end Brent Celek early in the fourth. ...more
December 7, 2009
The Super Bowl champion Steelers are losing their confidence as fast as they're losing leads and losing games. The Oakland Raiders? Suddenly, they're winning like they did in the old days, with remarkable comebacks and surprise finishes. ...more
December 7, 2009
Josh Freeman threw five interceptions as the Carolina Panthers held on for a 16-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. ...more
December 6, 2009
Tony Pike's 29-yard touchdown pass to Armon Binns with 33 seconds left finished No. 5 Cincinnati's comeback from a 21-point deficit, and the Bearcats beat No. 14 Pittsburgh 45-44 on Saturday to secure a BCS berth and their second consecutive Big East title. ...more
December 6, 2009
Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin each ran for two touchdowns while East Carolina's defense hung in against Houston's powerful offense to help the Pirates beat the No. 18 Cougars 38-32 in the Conference USA championship game Saturday. ...more
December 6, 2009
LeGarrette Blount's last game for Oregon ended with a punch. His latest ended with roses. The once-disgraced running back ran for a 12-yard touchdown and the Ducks defeated Oregon State 37-33 in the Civil War on Thursday night to earn a trip to Pasadena on New Year's Day. ...more
December 4, 2009
On a beautiful Super Bowl Sunday afternoon, in front of a large crowd and a sea of red, the Avon Park Pee Wee's showed the MFFCC what Red Devil football is all about against the unbeaten, No. 1-ranked West Orange Warriors (Orlando). Despite managing only five first downs, West Orange made a key defensive stand late to skirt past the Red Devils, 8-6, to win the championship. ...more
December 1, 2009
Third-string quarterback Dennis Dixon was doing a fine job for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first NFL start - until he was forced to work overtime. ...more
November 30, 2009
The University of South Florida won't be putting up any billboards hyping another historic win, at least not this week. ...more
November 29, 2009
No. 2 Alabama found its championship form in the nick of time. ...more
November 28, 2009
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