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USC to award former coach Pete Carroll honorary degree in May
Pete Carroll, who guided USC to two Associated Press national titles and the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship, will be awarded an honorary degree from USC during commencement ceremonies on May 15, the school announced. Carroll coached at USC from 2001 to 2009 and guided the Trojans back to national prominence. Carroll left USC after the 2009 season to become coach of the Seahawks. The Seahawks routed the Denver Broncos to end the 2014 season, making Carroll one of only three coaches to win a college football national title and a Super Bowl. The Seahawks came close to repeating, but lost to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl earlier this month. Carroll, who...
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USC to award former coach Pete Carroll honorary degree in May
Pete Carroll, who guided USC to two Associated Press national titles and the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship, will be awarded an honorary degree from USC during commencement ceremonies on May 15, the school announced.
Carroll coached at USC...
Lawmakers ask Roger Goodell to clarify NFL's domestic violence policy
Is the NFL doing enough to hold teams and their owners accountable for stamping out domestic violence from within their franchises?
That's what two members of Congress are asking NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a letter asking him to clarify...
As NFL scouting combine looms, is Mariota or Winston the better prospect?
Among the enduring reminders from the latest Super Bowl: Scouting quarterbacks is an imperfect science.
Seattle's Russell Wilson was a third-round pick, and Tom Brady lingered until the sixth round before the New England Patriots grabbed him with the...
Ex-USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams draws Pro Bowl comparison
Former USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams is a top prospect in multiple NFL mock drafts as he prepares to participate in the combine Feb. 17-23 in Indianapolis.
“Pretty much on everybody’s list, Leonard Williams is the No. 1 defensive lineman,”...
Doug Baldwin apologizes for inappropriate Super Bowl TD celebration
Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin finally apologized Monday for his lewd touchdown celebration that cost his team 15 yards during Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots more than two weeks ago.
"I didn't mean anything by it negatively...
Bill Belichick jokes, laughs about 'Deflategate' with Dave Letterman
Bill Belichick did something on national television Wednesday night that some might suspect he's been doing in private for the last month or so.
Laugh out loud about "Deflategate."
Appearing on "The Late Show with David Letterman,"...
Joe Namath: 'No one's ever been better than Tom Brady'
Tom Brady moved into an exclusive club earlier this month when he became only the third quarterback to win the Super Bowl four times.
If joining the company of Pro Football Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana didn't provide Brady with the...
Former Notre Dame, Kansas coach Charlie Weis says career likely over
Charlie Weis, the former coach of Notre Dame and Kansas, says he thinks he'll probably never coach again.
He just doesn't fit in anymore. Not at the college level. And not in the NFL either.
"I think it’s highly doubtful that I will...
Jerry Rice on stickum use in NFL: 'All players did it!'
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice doesn't want football fans to think he may have had an unfair advantage on the way to becoming the most successful wide receiver in NFL history.
After saying he felt the New England Patriots cheated during the AFC...
Super Bowl after-party: Sail to the Caribbean with veteran Patriots players
Regardless of who wins Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, New England Patriots fans can extend football season this spring on a Caribbean cruise with former players.
Guests have a chance to meet former Pats Troy Brown, Kevin Faulk, Scott Zolak, Peter Brock,...
Fighting on over Pete Carroll
The Southland's Super Bowl debate began a week early, at a church casino night in Baldwin Park, around a blackjack table with worthless chips and priceless banter.
On one side of the green felt, an esteemed member of St. John the Baptist Church was...
In the NFL, sometimes it's motivation by rejection
The Seattle Seahawks had just pulled off a huge comeback in the NFC championship game last Sunday to beat the Green Bay Packers and secure a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl. Fans at CenturyLink Field roared their approval. A gleeful city was...
Tom Brady: 'My feelings got hurt' over 'Deflategate' scrutiny
So it turns out that sure-fire Hall of Fame, multiple Super Bowl-winning, widely-considered-one-of-the-best-ever NFL quarterbacks who just happen to have rugged good looks, a supermodel wife and a house with a moat have feelings too.
New England QB Tom...
Deflategate: NFL reportedly focusing on Patriots locker room attendant
The NFL is focusing its Deflategate investigation on a New England Patriots locker room attendant, according to Fox Sports.
The sports network reported that there is video showing the attendant taking footballs the Patriots provided before the AFC...
Patriots, Bill Belichick at the center of 'Deflategate'
Bill Belichick's news conferences are legendary. The New England Patriots coach is comically unwilling to offer a hint of useful information.
His clipped responses come in mumbles and unenthusiastic shrugs, particularly after games. He is as bland and...
Deflate-Gate: New England Patriots footballs underinflated, reports say
The New England Patriots are heading to another Super Bowl, and allegations are swirling that they might have bent the rules to get there.
Multiple reports say the NFL has found the Patriots used underinflated footballs in their 45-7 rout of the...
New England Patriots might go unscathed — and that's deflating
Bill Belichick played the rumpled dunce, wrinkled sweatshirt, rolled-up sleeves, the world's most detailed football coach shrugging and sighing and professing to have no idea about footballs.
"I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in...
Four teams still in NFL playoffs rebounded from rough starts
Russell Wilson called it "heartbreaking."
Andrew Luck said "it stinks."
"We need to make sure we never have this feeling again," Tom Brady said.
"R-E-L-A-X," Aaron Rodgers implored fans.
All four NFL teams still...
Patriots vs. Seahawks: How they match up
Patriots pass offense vs. Seahawks pass defense
Not a good matchup for the Patriots. The Seahawks get a good pass rush with four players and can drop seven into coverage, allowing the “Legion of Boom” secondary to work its magic. Receiver Brandon...
NFL team in L.A. would have to win over fans with widespread loyalties
In the two decades since the NFL packed up and moved out, Los Angeles has become a unique sort of football city.
No single team has filled the void left by the Rams and Raiders. Instead, fans have learned to pick and choose their favorites from around...
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