Oklahoma safety Peyton Bowen couldn’t quite believe what he saw. Bowen, who blocked a pivotal Mizzou field goal midway through the second quarter, said as much in the aftermath of the Sooners’ 17-6 ...

DALLAS — Four-point field goals are coming to football soon. No, not in the NFL (at least not yet), but to the United Football League (UFL), formerly known as the XFL. The UFL announced Tuesday a ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.(AP) — The 50-plus-yard field goals that once were a rarity in the NFL are now as routine as far shorter kicks a generation ago. The range for many kickers now exceeds 60 yards, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The difference between “good” and “no good” can come from a force that is already there long before the football leaves the kicker’s foot. At times, wind speed could be blamed ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates’ success in the UFL provided a path to the NFL. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images The spring football league that pioneered the dynamic kickoff concept now used in the NFL ...

The evolution of placekicking in the NFL is pushing new boundaries. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images, Morgan Tencza, Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The United Football League isn't just tweaking football. It's conducting a live experiment. Beginning March 27, the spring league will introduce a suite of rules so radical ...

CHICAGO, Il. — Dominic Zvada kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired, Jordan Marshall ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns before exiting with an injury and No. 18 Michigan stayed in the playoff ...

The UFL is back for a third season in 2026, and it will look significantly different from its previous campaigns. That won't just be because three franchises were relocated before the 2026 UFL season, ...

The last time Arroyo Grande High football players, now-seniors Caleb Clark and Dustin Reed, played at Bakersfield High’s Griffith Field, their season ended in a 2024 Division I-A semifinal loss, ...

The United Football League is taking two significant steps to turbocharge offenses as it prepares for its 2026 season. It will award four points for any field goal of at least 60 yards and has banned ...

A 1988 graduate of the University of Maryland, this is my 38th year covering New Jersey high school sports - with a focus on the seven-county South Jersey region. I ...