The real “Rudy” has been public about remembering coach Ara Parseghian, who passed away on Wednesday at 94. “He could have shot down all my dreams,” Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger told USA TODAY Sports of Parseghian, the former Notre Dame coach. Ruettiger’s story about his time with the Notre Dame football team was the basis of the popular 1993 film…

NFL season is almost upon us. Fans of the sport are already taking a look at what teams and players are dominating in practices to see who they should keep an eye out for this season. With 30 teams getting ready for kickoff, it can be hard to search through everyone. What team is going…

Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which works to end international support for Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians. “I will not be used in such a way,” Bennett wrote about a trip hosted by the Israeli government in February. A trip organized by the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs…

It is customary for the White House to invite and to celebrate a team’s victory at the Super Bowl. The invitations were sent, but don’t expect everyone from Super Bowl LI to show up. According to reports, five New England Patriots players will not be showing up to meet President Donald Trump. “I just don’t…

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