Matt Leinart

Quarterback Matt Flynn threw a 4-yard touchdown pass and running back Vai Taua scored on a 2-yard run as the Seahawks beat the Oakland Raiders 21-0 in the final preseason game Thursday night. Seattle finished a perfect 4-0 in the preseason. Now, coach...

NEW YORK - Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings - with a boost from LSU's problems. USC earned the top spot in The Associated Press' preseason college...

The Houston Texans are, in many ways, a different team than the one the Ravens prepared for when they hosted them back in Week 6. But the fact that the Texans will return to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 15 for an AFC Divisional Round game speaks...

Ravens defensive end Cory Redding had managed to stay calm and avoid an emotional attachment to the Denver Broncos-Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card game Sunday. But when Broncos' wide receiver Demaryius Thomas caught Tim Tebow's pass on the first play of...

Jarret Johnson is "a little sick of football" right now — at least when it comes to watching on TV. With the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl and Beef O'Brady's Bowl and the TicketCity Bowl dominating the TV in recent weeks, the Ravens linebacker can't...

Matt Grootegoed, one of the most decorated Orange County high school football players of all time and a former All-American linebacker at USC, will coach linebackers at Orange Coast College during the upcoming football season, Pirates' Coach Mike Taylor...

Tyrod Taylor was gracious enough to spend nearly 30 minutes of his Tuesday talking about his rookie season with the Baltimore Ravens and his youth football camp Saturday at Hampton’s Darling Stadium. Wednesday’s print column couldn’t...

Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates and five-time Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson should both be ready to go in Saturday's playoff game against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, the team said on Tuesday. Yates left Sunday's regular season finale against...

The Ravens routinely work out free agents even if there is no definitive interest or positional need, but it certainly isn’t a regular occurrence for a player once considered their franchise quarterback to return to the team’s facility and...

When opening the football season against Division I-A competition, Virginia Tech is 2-4 since joining the ACC. Moreover, the Hokies are saddled with a three-game losing streak in such contests. That history gives some Virginia Tech faithful pause when...

PENNSYLVANIA ATHLETES NAMED TO PARADE MAGAZINE'S 49TH ANNUAL ALL-AMERICA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM Noah Spence, a 6'4", 245-pound defensive lineman from Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, and Brendan Nosovitch, a 6'3", 205-pound quarterback...

Athletes First, a Newport Beach-based sports agency that represents some 80 professional football players, joined forces with the Orangewood Children's Foundation to present the 2012 Athletes First Classic. The event attracted more than 700 guests for...