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Stanford’s Andrew Luck comes up short again in bid for Heisman Trophy

By: Staff report 12/10/11 6:54 PM
Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the national rankings. Read More

Heisman or not, Stanford's Andrew Luck has proven he can play in the NFL

By: Glenn Dickey 12/09/11 12:20 AM
Forget the talk about Andrew Luck sitting for a couple of years behind Peyton Manning, as Aaron Rodgers did behind Brett Favre. The Indianapolis Colts will take Luck with the first pick in April’s draft and trade Manning for draft picks. Read More

Stanford QB Andrew Luck faces stiff competition for Heisman Trophy

By: Alexis Terrazas 12/08/11 5:00 AM
There is only one thing that has gotten the best of Andrew Luck on the football field in the past two years, and that’s been the vaunted football program that is Oregon. And come Saturday, the Stanford redshirt junior quarterback hopes that the Heisman Trophy balloting won’t best him once more, as well. Luck, again, is up for the most coveted individual prize in college football, along with four other standout finalists in pursuit of being called the game’s finest player. Read More

Stanford QB Andrew Luck hopes to bring home Heisman

By: Alexis Terrazas 12/06/11 12:13 AM
STANFORD — Only hours before the commencement of Monday’s football practice, Stanford senior quarterback Andrew Luck heard the news. It was news that, despite being expected by most, still thrilled the Cardinal’s leader. “I think everybody wants to win [it],” Luck said after being named one of the five finalists for the Heisman Trophy. “No one wants to come in second, or third, or fourth.” Read More

Andrew Luck, Stanford make case for Heisman, BCS bowl

By: The Associated Press 11/27/11 3:52 PM
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Andrew Luck cemented his status atop Stanford's record books, made his final case for the Heisman Trophy and put the program in position for a second straight BCS bowl.Now he'll have to wait to see if that's enough. Read More

Andrew Luck looking to become greatest Stanford QB ever

By: Glenn Dickey 10/06/11 11:32 PM
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Andrew Luck has two challenges this year: To win the Heisman Trophy and to become the best Stanford quarterback ever. The second one is more difficult. Read More

Stanford football looks to keep rolling through Pac-12

By: Zack Farmer 09/29/11 8:49 PM
Sixth-ranked Stanford comes off a bye week and looks to keep the nation’s longest winning streak alive as it hosts UCLA in its Pac-12 Conference home opener Saturday night. “We’ve played well, but we haven’t played our best football,” Stanford coach David Shaw said. Stanford (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12 North) led by three late in the second quarter in Arizona before scoring 24 unanswered points to win its most recent game 37-10. Read More

Auburn's Newton wins Heisman in landslide

By: Ralph D. Russo 12/11/10 7:22 PM
Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy — as if there was any doubt. Whether he gets to keep it is still to be determined. Auburn's hulking quarterback brushed off an NCAA investigation of his recruitment as he did so many tacklers this season and captured college football's biggest individual award Saturday night in a landslide vote. Read More

Tebow ad Facebook page draws 160,000 signers and climbing

By: Mark Tapscott 02/04/10 2:00 AM
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That Facebook page put up by Americans United for Life and LifeNews.com to support the Super Bowl spot featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother has drawn more than 160,000 supporters, and the signups are expected to total around 200,000 by the time the spot airs this Sunday during the showdown between the Indian Read More

Walcoff: NFL could benefit from an extra set of eyes

By: Staff report 12/10/09 2:00 AM
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Twenty-first century technology may be a sports fan’s best friend, but high-definition, super slow-mo replays using 360-degree cameras are an NFL referee’s worst nightmare. Throw in those massive video screens at new stadiums around the league playing back all the key plays and you can see why the men in stripes feel like they are under siege. Read More
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