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…

There were plenty of smiles, tears, and memorable moments at the 25th annual ESPYS in Los Angeles Wednesday night. Former NFL star Payton Manning hosted the show which he kicked off with a comedy routine. Manning had the audience laughing hysterically as he joked about his retirement and picked-fun at the expense of the biggest stars…

It’s the 45th anniversary of Title IX since it passed legislation in 1972. This law paved the way for women to have equal rights to play sports in college. The NCAA Gender-Equity Task Force proclaimed that “No individual should be discriminated against on the basis of gender, institutionally or nationally, in intercollegiate athletics.” Title IX of the…

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