Corey Smith News

Truth be told, Corey Smith wasn't around the University of Alabama's football team much in 2007.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs added eight defensive players among the 12 rookie free agents signed on Friday.

In case you don't know - which probably means you're not following me on Twitter * - a few Bearcats have signed free agent deals.

Like many players, Salem High School graduate Corey Smith had heard from some NFL teams that he was on their draft board and that he could possibly be a draft choice late on the second day.

An agency investigating a deadly boating accident involving two NFL players and their friends in the Gulf of Mexico has concluded it was caused when the vessel was improperly anchored and the boat capsized after one of them tried to throttle forward to pry loose the anchor.

TAMPA -- A state report on the Feb. 28 boating accident that claimed the lives of former two NFL players and a former University of South Florida player sheds more light on the cause and the fate of the men who died.

Last year, it took a while, but there were fewer individual position drills and fewer scouts.

For someone who wasn't cleared to start running until three weeks ago, Mike Mickens made a solid accounting for himself during the University of Cincinnati's Pro Day Thursday at Nippert Stadium.

Former UC standout Connor Barwin impressed NFL scouts and coaches at Thursday's Pro Day at Nippert Stadium Thursday, March 19, 2009 By C. Trent Rosecrans ctr@1530Homer.com After performing for NFL coaches and scouts at defensive end, tight end and linebacker on Thursday's UC Pro Day at Nippert Stadium, Connor Barwin asked Bearcat coaches if they ...

Demetrius Jones will move to outside linebacker this spring for the Bearcats, Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly told ESPN.com on Monday.

The New York Jets told employees on the business side of the team's operations yesterday that they must take two weeks of unpaid leave this off-season to withstand the sagging economy.

The family of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper has decided to discontinue its search for the 26-year-old man and two friends still missing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Family and friends refused to give up the search for two NFL players and a third man missing four days in the Gulf of Mexico, enlisting private boats and planes to comb the waters off the Florida coast.

The Coast Guard narrowed the search area Monday for two NFL players and a third man missing since a weekend fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast after crews rescued a fourth man clinging to their capsized ...

Our third feature in the Longo's World series focuses on the Bearcat linebackers.

Bloomfield's Blake Harris hangs in the air for a shot while Dexter's Jered Stephens tries to avoid contact during Tuesday's SCAA clash at Dexter High School.

That Virginia Tech rushed for 27 yards the first time it snapped the ball against the University of Cincinnati Thursday should have been the omen.

In his last college game, defensive end Orion Martin dove for the pass, caught his first career interception underneath his belt loops, and set up tailback Darren Evans three plays later for a game-sealing ...

Thirteen years ago last night, inside the Louisiana Superdome, Virginia Tech announced its presence to the college football world.

Jerry Jarrell photos The action was fast and furious as the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got underway Friday.