Bryan Kilpatrick

Notre Dame LB Manti Te'o has now been nominated for six awards, adding the Maxwell and Bednarik trophies to his list.

Eastern Illinois will play in the opening round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday, traveling to Brookings, S.D. to face South Dakota State.

Notre Dame is guaranteed a spot in the BCS title game if it can get past USC this weekend. The question is: who really deserves the opportunity to face them?

Top defenses clash in Week 11 as the Bears and 49ers square off on Monday Night Football.

Bears' cornerbackss Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings, along with defensive tackle Henry Melton, are early favorites to earn a spot on the NFC's 2012 Pro Bowl roster.

Former Bears QB and current 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was forced to have a minor procedure on Thursday at Stanford University to correct an irregular heartbeat.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish could face the top-ranked ACC team, four-team playoff scenario excluded, in the Orange Bowl twice over the next 12 seasons.

Cubs P Matt Garza has been cleared to resume baseball activities.

Virginia McCaskey paid tribute to active troops and military veterans in a short video spot during the Bears' Sunday night game against the Texans on NBC.

On Sunday night, Bears WR Alshon Jeffery sat out for the team's fourth consecutive game with a fractured bone in his right hand. He could play in Week 11 against the 49ers.