Larry Brown Sports
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The way football players are coached to protect the ball nowadays, it takes a lot to strip a ball-carrier of the pigskin. You’ve got to hit the ball at just the right angle, with just the right amount of force. Forcing a fumble is an …
Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward laid a massive hit on Maryland’s Taivon Jacobs in the first quarter of Ohio State’s easy 62-14 win Saturday. The hit was so vicious, however, that it was deemed illegal targeting. Ward was ejected from the …
Air Force nearly pulled off a huge comeback in its rivalry game with Navy Saturday. In a wild, back-and-forth matchup, the Falcons took the lead in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 21 points in the second half. With Air Force up 45-41, …
Western Michigan and Buffalo took #MACtion to the extreme Saturday afternoon. The teams played in a game that lasted more than four hours and ended as the highest-scoring game in FBS history. Western Michigan eventually pulled out the win, 71-68, in …
Over the past three years, the Golden State Warriors have pieced together one of the most impressive runs in sports history. If it weren’t for an act-of-God performance from LeBron James, the Warriors would currently be back-to-back-to-back …
Kenny Hill has had a fascinating college football career. He took over for Johnny Manziel and pieced together a magical September as a freshman at Texas A&M, but since then he’s had some real struggles — both at A&M and at Texas …
With the Nationals trailing the Cubs 3-1, and Washington facing the imminent threat of falling behind 2-0 in the NLDS, Bryce Harper stepped up. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the 24-year-old five-time All-Star clobbered a two-run home run to …
Prior to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game against the Florida Panthers Saturday night, Lightning right-winger J.T. Brown raised his fist in protest during the national anthem. Tampa Bay Lightning JT Brown raising his first during the national …
Western Michigan and Buffalo are currently in a very tight #MACtion matchup in Western New York. The teams are currently in the sixth overtime — it’s 59-59. In the fourth quarter, Western Michigan quarterback Jon Wassink hit senior tight …
Miami pulled out a come-from-behind, 24-20 win over Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee Saturday. It was a hard-fought ACC matchup, but the Hurricanes (4-0) were able to stay unbeaten, and will likely move up from No. 13 in the AP …
The Florida Gators lost a tight SEC showdown to the LSU Tigers, 17-16, Saturday. It was a back-and-forth game that seemed it could have gone either way. Earlier this week, Gainesville native and music legend Tom Petty died at the age of 66. During …
After three years apart, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are reunited in Cleveland. The former Heat teammates were brought back together last month when Wade, after reaching a buyout agreement with the Bulls, agreed to a one-year deal with the …
Thanks to his electrifying offensive game, Kyrie Irving is one of the most marketable players in the NBA. Accordingly, Irving ranked fourth in the league in jersey sales last year. There are plenty of Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys still …
Davante Adams took a brutal shot to the head last Thursday night in the Packers’ win over the Bears. The hit was so brutal, in fact, that it landed Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan — the man who dished out the collision — with a …
Every Michigan versus Michigan State matchup is a treat for college sports fans. Saturday night, the in-state rivals will square off in a primetime college football matchup on ABC. It’s a highly anticipated Big 10 showdown between No. 7 Michigan …
With all the shuffling in the NBA this offseason, the common sentiment among fans is that all the talent has headed West — with the exception, of course, of Mr. LeBron Raymone James. Earlier this summer, I swung by the Big3’s tour stop in …
