A fearsome safety and returner for the dominant John Madden-coached Oakland Raiders teams of the 1970s has died at 78.

Never Say Die, a Kentucky-born colt, won the 1954 Epsom Derby. A bold bet made on his 33-1 odds helped launch Beatlemania.

George Atkinson, a Savannah native who went on to become a Super Bowl champion with the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 78.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This is the story of how a Kentucky-born colt helped launch the career of one of the most iconic rock-and-roll bands of all time, as well as an award-winning bourbon that follows in ...

George Atkinson played in 144 games and intercepted 30 passes. He and Jack Tatum were one of the most intimidating safety combinations of all time.

Oakland Raiders legend and former AFL All-Star George Atkinson, who led the team to a Super Bowl 11 championship, has passed ...

As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly. Only later did it become a big ...

After 10 surgeries and eight NFL seasons came brain fog, ringing in his ears, memory voids, tequila, rage and thoughts of ...

Nov. 6 1869 — First U.S. college football game played, Rutgers 6, Princeton 4. 1934 — Joe Carter scores four touchdowns and Swede Hanson rushes for 190 yards as the Philadelphia Eagles crush the ...

The Raiders get a new quarterback. The Bills boost their secondary. And Chris Olave finally, mercifully, gets an elite ...

Following a group of queer people and drag performers as they try to escape a zombie invasion in the Brooklyn club scene, ...