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Fortune-Telling Camel Predicts Ravens Will Win Super Bowl

Donald Deane — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:45:24 +0000

After Teddy the talking porcupine correctly predicted the winner of the 2012 Super Bowl, we decided never to scoff at a fortune-telling animal again. So, when we heard that a clairvoyant camel had peered into the future and determined the winner of this year's game, we were all ears.

Lufkin Panthers Headed to State 5 A Playoffs

MarieMC — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:44:33 +0000

It's High School Football Playoff time again and the Lufkin Panthers have secured their spot in the the District 14-5 A competition. They're in a 3-way tie for first place in their division with The Woodlands and A & M Consolidated. They will play Spring Dekaney on Friday, November 16 at Sam Houston State.

Female Football Player Gets My Vote For MVP (Video)

Sean Ericson — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:06:25 +0000

Youth football is big in many parts of the country. Today, most youth leagues will allow girls who want to play “give it a try”. Well boys, be careful what you ask for.Meet Sam Gordon, a girl that in 2012 put up some pretty impressive stats against the the boys in her full contact youth [...]

Football Player Gives Up Touchdown for Grieving Teammate

Emerald Catron — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:12:07 +0000

So this video might not make you cry, but the story probably will. Michael Ferns, a senior at St. Clairsville High in Clairsville, OH, gave up a touchdown one yard from the end zone so that his teammate, Logan Thompson, whose father died two days before, could score instead. Coach Brett McLean had secretly been [...]

Football Is Literally the Most Popular Sport, Shocked? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:35:33 +0000

While pro football’s ultimate champion will be decided next week, the entire NFL was a winner in 2011, as the league has never been more popular. According to a recent survey by Harris Interactive of 1,466 adults who follow at least one sport, 36 percent listed pro football as their favorite sport, which was the [...]

Jerome Simpson's Touchdown Flip Could Be the Greatest Football Play of 2011 [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:03:49 +0000

During the Cincinnati Bengals’ game against the Arizona Cardinals Saturday, Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson jumped high in the air and then somersaulted over Arizona linebacker Daryl Washington. It was a spectacular move that ended with Simpson landing in the endzone on his feet. While the amazing touchdown wowed the sporting world, Simpson was tougher than the Russian [...]

Returning Soldier Gives Fiance Joyful Surprise During Football Game [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:09:42 +0000

Staci Lowe got the surprise of her life at a Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday when fiancé William Bell, an Army staff sergeant who wasn’t expected home from Iraq until later in the week, ran onto the field during halftime. As Lowe and her children watched a special video message from Bell, he jogged [...]

Student With Down Syndrome Scores Crucial Touchdown In His First Football Game [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:15:50 +0000

When Patrick Myshrall scored a touchdown during a Massachusetts high school football game, a win for his team was already impossible. But the touchdown signaled a different sort of victory for Myshrall since he has Down Syndrome. Despite his disability and the fact that he’s only five-foot-four and weighs just 125 pounds, the 17-year-old junior [...]

Hank Williams Jr. Tells 'Fox & Friends' and ESPN, 'I'll Keep My …"

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:26:38 +0000

The Obama-Hitler comparison made on ‘Fox & Friends’ by Hank Williams Jr. a while back forced ESPN to sack the singer’s opening theme song from Monday Night Football.

Now, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press, the 62-year-old has fired back at both ESPN and ‘Fox & Friends’ in a new song titled ‘I’ll Keep My …,’ which he recorded in a Nashville studio on Friday.

NFL 2011 Season – Week Four Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:12:38 +0000

It was a record-setting week for several players, and the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions are the only remaining unbeaten teams after week four of the NFL’s 2011 season. Here’s a recap of all the action:
Green Bay 49 – Denver 23
Aaron Rodgers threw for a career-high 408 yards, four touchdown passes and added two rushing scores, as the Green Bay Packers trounced the Denver Broncos 49-23

Skip The Traffic For The Lufkin Panther Game

Danny Merrell — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:06:07 +0000

Football season is finally here!! One thing we know is that the Panther Nation will turn out in droves at the game this Friday night at Abe Martin Stadium. Of course, this also means quite a bit of traffic…why not try out a FREE alternative? The Lufkin ISD Transportation Department will offer courtesy shuttle service [...]

College Football Player Rescues Man By Lifting 3,500 Pound Car [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:59:34 +0000

University of South Florida football player Danous Estenor sprung right into action when he saw that tow truck driver Pedro Arzola had become trapped under the Cadillac Seville he had been trying to load onto his truck.

Two men and Arzola’s hysterically screaming wife hadn’t been able to move the 3,500 pound car at all. But the six-foot-three-inch, 295-pound offensive lineman, who was on his way to get a bite to eat, took a crack at lifting it all by himself.

6 Players Who Succumbed To The Temptations of Super Bowl Week

Danny Merrell — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:26:15 +0000

The night before Super Bowl I, Green Bay Packers’ back-up wide receiver Max McGee violated team curfew and partied until the wee hours of the morning, figuring he had little chance of playing in the game. On game day, McGee even told starting receiver Boyd Dowler that he better not get hurt, because McGee had [...]

Chicago Bears Warm-Up Dance Best Part of Game Day [VIDEO]

Danny Merrell — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:10:52 +0000

Playoffs viewers may have noticed Chicago Bears defensive tackle Anthony Adams psyching up his team with a pre-game warm-up dance that made liberal use of his considerable belly. With a start like this, it’s hard to believe the Bears lost.

Former SFA Coach Leads Auburn to the BCS Title

Danny Merrell — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:01:54 +0000

Former SFA Coach, Gene Chizik, is now the proud head coach of the National Champions Auburn Tigers. Check out some of the photos from this thriller.

Driscoll Trick Play [VIDEO]

Danny Merrell — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:47:07 +0000

This is awesome! I can't believe this is legal.