Southern California’s Miller Moss and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier are showing how patience can still pay off even at a time when switching schools is easier than ever.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the oldest head coach in college football’s top division, UNC’s Mack Brown now anticipates the question about when he’s going to retire long before recruits or their parents pose it. “It gets asked before they say hello now,” Brown said. Brown will turn 73 on Aug. 27, tw…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Parish Episcopal head football coach Daniel Novakov saw the text messages flood his phone the second his plane hit the ground. It was July 2019, and Novakov had just landed in Florida, poised to enjoy a summer vacation before his third season as the head coach of the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The sky is falling. Haven’t you heard? There’s the out-of-control transfer portal. The unsustainable NIL. The crazy conference realignment. Surely the chaotic world of college football is on a highway to, well, you know where. Or so they say. Ah, but starting this Saturday, …
If you think a prime Joe Torre, or a reincarnated Casey Stengel, or an unretired Dusty Baker would do much more with this team, you’re probably mistaken. The Seattle Mariners (64-63 entering Wednesday night’s game) haven’t descended into this abyss because of an incompetent skipper — they’re…
LOS ANGELES — Darrell Doucette didn't play NCAA football. He never played in the NFL. But the 35-year-old New Orleans native thinks he's a better player than Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion and MVP. In flag football, that is. "I feel like I'm …
Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization in various roles, has died.
When it comes to the San Francisco 49ers' wide receivers, fourth-round rookie Jacob Cowing is eager to fill the absences of Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall.
Brad Smith’s radio-friendly voice is deep, but not quite as low as that of his father, Ira C. Smith.
No. 1-ranked men's tennis player Jannik Sinner will be playing in the U.S. Open, even though he tested positive twice in March for a banned anabolic steroid.
Calistoga High's football program is rebuilding, so it hired an experienced staff of head coach Mitch Crossley and assistants Jordan Greenlee and Devon Hooker-Hall.
Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died. He was 87. The Warriors announced that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family. Nicknamed “The Destroyer” for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in the fifth round of the 1960 draft. Attles was one of the NBA's first Black head coaches.
Brent Randol writes about people and topics that may be of interest to Napa Valley outdoors enthusiasts.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Rhett Lashlee’s career took off when he walked away from one of the best jobs he ever had. In the 2016 season and his fourth as Auburn’s offensive coordinator under head coach Gus Malzahn, Lashlee had been handed play-calling duties for the first time. He had been a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the top assistant in college football just three seasons prior. ...
Calistoga High's football program is rebuilding, so it hired an experienced staff of head coach Mitch Crossley and assistants Jordan Greenlee and Devon Hooker-Hall.
The St. Helena High football team is young with 23 juniors, nine seniors, and a sophomore quarterback, but has some huge players and a lot of depth.
American Canyon High School brings back 10 players who received All-Vine Valley Athletic League honors last year, looking to improve on a second-place league finish.
The County Football Insider covers players and topics that may be of interest to Napa Valley gridiron fans.
Southern California’s Miller Moss and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier are showing how patience can still pay off even at a time when switching schools is easier than ever.
FrontPageBets makes its picks and predictions for the first game on the 2024 college football docket, with a Week 0 matchup between ACC opponents Florida State and Georgia Tech, which will kickoff in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 24, at Noon (ET) on ESPN.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the oldest head coach in college football’s top division, UNC’s Mack Brown now anticipates the question about when he’s going to retire long before recruits or their parents pose it. “It gets asked before they say hello now,” Brown said. Brown will turn 73 on Aug. 27, two days before the Tar Heels’ 2024 season opener at Minnesota. Now that Alabama’s Nick Saban has retired, ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Parish Episcopal head football coach Daniel Novakov saw the text messages flood his phone the second his plane hit the ground. It was July 2019, and Novakov had just landed in Florida, poised to enjoy a summer vacation before his third season as the head coach of the TAPPS high school football program. But as each notification popped up, alongside it was then-Texas ...
If you think a prime Joe Torre, or a reincarnated Casey Stengel, or an unretired Dusty Baker would do much more with this team, you’re probably mistaken. The Seattle Mariners (64-63 entering Wednesday night’s game) haven’t descended into this abyss because of an incompetent skipper — they’re plunging because their position players can’t hit the ball. A new manager isn’t going to recreate Julio ...
LOS ANGELES — Darrell Doucette didn't play NCAA football. He never played in the NFL. But the 35-year-old New Orleans native thinks he's a better player than Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion and MVP. In flag football, that is. "I feel like I'm better than Patrick Mahomes because of my IQ of the game," the quarterback of the world champion U.S. ...
Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization in various roles, has died.
When it comes to the San Francisco 49ers' wide receivers, fourth-round rookie Jacob Cowing is eager to fill the absences of Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall.