Football

The NFL playoffs start, and the college bowl season nears its close. Here's what to watch this weekend:

Star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater leads Louisville into its second-ever BCS bowl game. But he'll be tested by the Florida Gators and one of the nation's toughest defenses.

There are just two more weeks to go in the 2012 NFL season, and several teams can claim playoff berths with a victory this Sunday. Here's a preview of all of this week's action:

Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.

Robert Griffin III threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon early in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Redskins held on to beat the New York Giants, 17-16 in Landover, Md. on Monday night.

Several teams can clinch playoff spots this week, as the NFL enters the stretch run of the 2012 season. Here's a preview of this week's games:

Several teams solidified their division leads in Week 12 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of this week's games:

A disputed call and two huge quarters helped decide the three NFL games held on Thanksgiving Day. Here's a recap of the day's action:

Here are some of the better games and moments you missed while sleeping off all of those turkey legs.

Three overtime games highlighted a dramatic Week 11 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of this week's games:

A longstanding college football rivalry, an Ultimate Fighting Championship event and NASCAR's last race of 2012 highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

We’re down to the home stretch of the regular season, with most teams having just two games remaining. There aren't many big games this week, with only two top 25 matchups and five ranked SEC schools dropping down to play FCS teams. But there is still some action this week that could shake up conference-title races. #1 Oregon faces a ranked team and #2 Kansas State hits the road against one of the