McConaughey commits to football film
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Matthew McConaughey says he immediately committed to a role in the upcoming film "We Are Marshall" after reading the script.
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Matt Barkley is rated the top recruit for the class of 2009 and last month, he quietly committed to Southern California, where his father, Les, played water polo in college.
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Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.
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Those Southeastern Conference football teams are at it again, jockeying for position and vying for Top 10 rankings. This time they have been racking up wins not on the field but in the living rooms of top recruits. Six SEC teams are likely to land Top 10-rated recruiting classes Wednesday, national signing day.
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George Clooney will produce a movie based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."
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By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press Writer. making a commitment says a lot, not just to me, but to our team. It means a lot. Vick confirmed that the deal is worth over $100 million.
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SAN DIEGO -- Football is a big deal everywhere, but no where is it taken more seriously than in West Texas. That&#39;s the premise of a new sports movie, &quot;Friday Night Lights.
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Receiver Kevin McMahan, the last player taken in the 2006 N.F.L. draft, was signed yesterday by the Giants.McMahan was waived by the Oakland Raiders in last yearâs final cut. He had several tryouts last season before signing a reserve/future contract with Indianapolis on Jan. 11. He was waived by the Colts on June 22.At the University of Maine, McMahan played in 44 games and caught 130 passes for 1,995 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had career-high totals of 59 catches and 13 of the teamâs 17 touchdown receptions as a senior.
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BROCKTON - Linemen Andrew Jameson and Josh Previte, along with safety/receiver Darren Thellen, may have been the stars on National Signing Day at Brockton High on Wednesday, inking letters of intent to play at Division 1 college football programs this fall.
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The yet-untitled film will deal with adventure sports.
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Stonewall Jackson senior running back Ryan Williams commits to play football for Virginia Tech, picking the Hokies over Boston College at Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
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Craig Biggio's first love was football. He was a star running back in high school and only turned to baseball after slacking off in the classroom cost him a chance to earn a Division I football scholarship.
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With one draft-day deal, Scot McCloughan knew there would be increased interest in the San Francisco 49ers in New England.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas A former high school football star has been executed in Texas for a 1994 slaying. Demarco McCullum was arrested the day that he was supposed to leave for a junior college where he had an athletic scholarship.
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Matt Leinart is putting off a decision on whether to jump to the NFL until after the Orange Bowl. The Heisman Trophy winner reiterated Friday that he isn't ruling out leaving Southern California after his junior season &#151; but he hasn't made up his mind.
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Matthew McConaughey and his  Brazilian girlfriend are expecting their first baby, he said on  Tuesday, describing themselves as "stoked and wowed."
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LOS ANGELES  - Mark Wahlberg, currently  in theaters with "I Heart Huckabees," is in negotiations to  star in "Four Brothers," a drama about siblings who set out to  avenge the death of their mother.