Oklahoma safety Peyton Bowen couldn’t quite believe what he saw. Bowen, who blocked a pivotal Mizzou field goal midway through the second quarter, said as much in the aftermath of the Sooners’ 17-6 ...

Ever since the Philadelphia Eagles began lining up behind their quarterback to shove him forward for first downs, the play known as the Tush Push has driven the NFL absolutely mad. And while the ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.(AP) — The 50-plus-yard field goals that once were a rarity in the NFL are now as routine as far shorter kicks a generation ago. The range for many kickers now exceeds 60 yards, ...

DALLAS — Four-point field goals are coming to football soon. No, not in the NFL (at least not yet), but to the United Football League (UFL), formerly known as the XFL. The UFL announced Tuesday a ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates’ success in the UFL provided a path to the NFL. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images The spring football league that pioneered the dynamic kickoff concept now used in the NFL ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The United Football League isn't just tweaking football. It's conducting a live experiment. Beginning March 27, the spring league will introduce a suite of rules so radical ...

The evolution of placekicking in the NFL is pushing new boundaries. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images, Morgan Tencza, Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn ...

The last time Arroyo Grande High football players, now-seniors Caleb Clark and Dustin Reed, played at Bakersfield High’s Griffith Field, their season ended in a 2024 Division I-A semifinal loss, ...

A 1988 graduate of the University of Maryland, this is my 38th year covering New Jersey high school sports - with a focus on the seven-county South Jersey region. I ...

The Columbus Aviators, in their inaugural season with the United Football League, will be playing under rules slightly different than those in traditional pro football, including a four-point field ...

Kingston resident Max Weihbrecht had the chance to win $1 million with the world watching Saturday morning. Actually, he had two. All he had to do was successfully kick a 33-yard field goal during a ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates helped his team beat the New York Giants on Sunday with a clutch field goal at the end of regulation, and there wasn’t a single person watching the play who thought the ...