Andrew Richards

After his quarterback missed Sunday night's game agianst the Baltimore Raven, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says that he expects Ben Roethlisberger to start against the Oakland Raiders this Sunday at Heinz Field.

This week, the Steelers hope for no surprises. Tomlin says the team is not expecting any last-minute complications from Roethlisberger's recent concussion.

This past week the Steelers locker room was a little uneasy as Roethlisberger practiced with the...

Coming off last season when they were tied for the best record in the conference, the Panthers Surely expected to return to the post-season and go deep into the NFC playoffs. Instead, sitting at 4-6, Carolina probably needs to win out to keep any hope alive for playing into January.

Sunday when they head to the Meadowlands to take on the New York Jets, they are running into another team that is in the same boat. New York is also at 4-6, looking up at the rest of the playoff contenders.

NFL odds makers are calling the Jets a home favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is a little more than a field goal as the line is sitting at...

Saturday in Provo, Mountain West Conference rivals square-off when 19th ranked Brigham Young hosts the No. 21 Utah Utes in LaVell Edwards Stadium as they jockey for the bowl positioning.

Both teams are 9-2 over all and 6-1 in the MWC as they look up at unbeaten TCU. However, bragging rights in the Beehive State will ensure great intensity in this one. Affectionately know as "The Holy War" this rivalry, began in 1896 when the Cougars were known as Brigham Young Academy. Utah leads the series 53-33-4.

NCAA odds makers are calling BYU a little more than a touchdown home favorite as the line in Vegas is...

If the University of Notre Dame decides that 2009 will be the last for head coach Charlie Weis, who do the Fighting Irish want to be the future of their football program.

Notre Dame lost its third straight game to go to 6-5 on Saturday with a 33-30 loss in double overtime to Connecticut on senior day in South Bend.

Even Weis himself, says he won't blame the University if they...

Week 11 in the National Football League kicks off for the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers with a trip to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Steelers find themselves in unfamiliar territory in the AFC North after last week's loss to the Bengals. They are looking up at Cincinnati. At 6-3, Pittsburgh looks to bounce back against the Chiefs in a game that they should win.

NFL odds makers are calling the Steelers heavy road favorites in this one. The spread in Vegas is sitting at...

Saturday night in Austin, Big 12 rivals Texas and the Kansas Jayhawks collide as the Longhorns look to remain perfect in the conference at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

At 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12, Texas' Colt McCoy seems poised to become the all-time winningest quarterback in NCAA history and the Longhorns are set to book a trip to the Big 12 championship as it faces a team that appears to be in turmoil.

NCAA odds makers are calling Texas a huge home favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is at...

The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Dick Jauron after a disappointing 3-6 start in which the offense has been one of the worst in the NFL.

According to reports, the fourth year coach was shocked by the team's decision to let him go. Now that the underachieving Bills have pulled the plug on Jauron, defensive coordinator Fewell Perry will take over as interim head coach.

Maybe the move can provide a spark to their anemic offense. The Bills averaged 15.6 points a game this season. They haven't generated 300 yards offense in eight of nine games this season, including their past...

Sunday afternoon in Heinz Field, the 6-2 Pittsburgh Steelers host the 6-2 Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North showdown with first place in the division on the line.

The Bengals were able to come out of their first meeting in Cincinnati with a 23-20 victory that left the Steelers reeling after allowing 14 fourth quarter points including a Carson Palmer to Andre Caldwell touchdown pass with 14 seconds to play.

NFL odds makers like Pittsburgh's chances to even the season series as the Steelers are listed as the home favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is sitting at...

Saturday afternoon in Starkville, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will host the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC Conference match-up that could be very interesting to watch.

Alabama has already clinched a spot in the conference title game, but there's still a lot at stake over the final weeks of the regular season.

NCAA odds makers like the Tide's chances on the road in this one. The Vegas line is sitting at...

Saturday in Kinnick Stadium the Iowa Hawkeyes' national title hopes were crushed as they lost starting quarterback Ricky Stanzi and their first game of the season at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats.

Stanzi was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter on a play that saw the Wildcats score their first touchdown of the game and would also end the Hawkeyes ability to move the ball on offense.

Iowa's junior quarterback underwent right ankle surgery earlier this week and remains extremely doubtful for the team's final two...