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    MASON CITY  – Before the North Iowa Bulls' game on Saturday, Bulls forward Byron Hartley saw his late grandfather "Pop-Pop" Dave Apgar honored on the Mason City Arena videoboard as part of a tribute for Military Appreciation Night.

    As Al Davis sat down to reflect on John Madden’s coaching legacy, 30 years had passed since the Raiders’ first Super Bowl victory. “For a while, there were words that we and he couldn’t win the big one, because we had lost so many championship games,” Davis told me in 2006 during an exclusive interview. Fast forward to the modern-day 49ers. They’ve lost in the NFC Championship Game in ...

    Two years ago, when Jim Nantz decided this would be his last time calling the Final Four — a farewell in his hometown of Houston — he knew it would be an emotional experience. But the legendary CBS play-by-play announcer could not have anticipated the flood of feelings that would accompany this goodbye. He expected the waves of nostalgia, but not the sadness of the last several months. He lost ...

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Keon Coleman had a difficult time watching college basketball this season. It’s not because he lost his love of the game, but Coleman made a decision in late December that he needed to put his focus where it belonged — on the football field. The football field is where, after all, the Michigan State wide receiver stood out last season — he caught 58 passes for 798 yards ...

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    As Al Davis sat down to reflect on John Madden’s coaching legacy, 30 years had passed since the Raiders’ first Super Bowl victory. “For a while, there were words that we and he couldn’t win the big one, because we had lost so many championship games,” Davis told me in 2006 during an exclusive interview. Fast forward to the modern-day 49ers. They’ve lost in the NFC Championship Game in ...

    PHOENIX — The Miami Dolphins have been on a strong run of reeling in top-tier veteran talent over the past two offseasons. In trades for star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and cornerback Jalen Ramsey, each indicated Miami was where they wanted to go among teams that could build the framework for a deal. They and edge rusher Bradley Chubb, acquired at last season’s trade deadline, all signed up for ...

    Garret McGuire had an idea. But in his father’s opinion, that wouldn’t be enough. Garret, a Baylor sophomore quarterback at the time, needed more before he walked into head coach Matt Rhule’s office with a play suggestion. He needed a plan. He needed notes. He needed video proof. Even then, “he’s still going to crush your soul,” Joey McGuire, a former Baylor assistant and now head coach at ...

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