football

U.S. 09/12/21, 16:43

The Army football team commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by taking the field with American flags in its first home game for the season on Saturday, Sept. 11. Before the Army Black Knights started its game against Western Kentucky, the entire team ran onto the field carrying the ...

Inspired Stories 06/18/21, 19:19

Denmark’s midfielder star Christian Eriksen has just been released from hospital after a successful operation, the Danish Football Association (FA) announced on Friday, June 18. Eriksen collapsed in the 43rd minute in the game against Finland on June 12. Before being transferred to the hospital, he was given CPR for several ...

Inspired Stories 12/16/19, 07:28

Cheers and applause rained down on President Donald Trump at the 2019 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Saturday annual battle was between the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces from cadets of West Point military academy and their rivals from the U.S. Naval Academy. During the ...

U.S. 10/14/19, 08:56

Jacob Munoz, a student-athlete for the Klein Cain High School football team, has had to fight for his life twice over already in his 17 years on earth. He was first diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia in 2015. After getting over the ailment the first time, Jacob ...

U.S. 10/14/19, 04:08

An eighth-grade football team in Miamisburg, Ohio, worked to make one of its players feel extra special during its game on Wednesday night, Oct. 9. Paul Townsend, who is in a wheelchair, was born with spina bifida and was given only a 2 percent chance of living to the age of ...

Inspired Stories 09/23/19, 14:56

It was the first football game that 13-year-old Joaquin played, but sadly, his father was not there. Joaquin's father, Cpl. Jose "Speedy" Espericueta of Mission, Texas, was shot and killed in June. On Saturday, Sept. 21, officers from across south Texas gathered to help their late colleague, Espericueta, complete his wish. "The ...

U.S. 09/19/19, 15:33

The Lowndes County School Board of Education has found a legal way to allow prayer before Friday football games following complaints from an atheist organization. Under the old policy, Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Ga., allowed student-led public prayer before its football games. But the high school had omitted the prayer ...

U.S. 09/16/19, 07:32

Last Friday night, Sept. 13, Roane County community, West Virginia, mourned the loss of a football player who suddenly collapsed on the field during a game. To show support for the wide receiver's family and his teammates, football players from around the state have been collecting donations and sharing their ...

Football 05/26/19, 20:23

Superstar quarterback led the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships, including Super Bowls I and II

U.S. 05/06/19, 15:55

President Donald Trump presented the Commander-in-Chief trophy for the second year in a row to the West Point U.S. Military Academy football team, the Black Knights, on May 6. The president hosted an awards ceremony in the White House Rose Garden to present the trophy to the Black Knights. The team was ...

Africa 04/22/19, 02:29

Despite clinching the African championship title nine times, the players are paid much less than their male counterparts

Africa 03/29/19, 10:48

Military says it has arrested at least 10 suspected kidnappers, but players say the abductions show the government is unable to protect citizens

Africa 12/02/18, 08:02

Cameroon says loss of hosting rights is an injustice

Sports 09/11/18, 03:18

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Once Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams offense got started after sitting out the entire preseason, they couldn't be stopped. Goff threw two touchdown passes, newcomer Marcus Peters returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown and the Rams used a dominant second half to spoil ...