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A Michigan State University football player is the legal guardian of four younger siblings following the recent death of their mother (AP video: Mike Householder and Larry Lage)

Schools across the country threw parties, tournaments and fan events with their teams to celebrate the release of EA Sports College Football 25. (AP Video/Cody Jackson)

The death of Phillip Laster Jr. is part of a worrisome trend, in which high school football players, often in the Southeast, are collapsing and dying in late summer at the start of high school football season. (AP Video by Stephen Smith)

College football players aspire to play in bowl games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. (AP Video by Robert Bukaty/Production by Ao Gao)

Snoop Dogg’s real-life experience coaching youth football inspired his new film “The Underdoggs,” though the rapper-actor says his character is more aggressive than he ever was on the sidelines. (Jan. 26)

Selling beer and wine at college football stadiums has become the norm. According to an AP survey of the 68 Power Five schools and Notre Dame, 55 of them sell alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums on game days (Nov. 6)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Hidetora Hanada, Colorado State’s newest defensive lineman, was an amateur sumo wrestler back in Japan. The 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose up the ranks to become a Yokozuna, or grand champion. Instead of developing the career in what is considered Japan’s national sport, the 21-year-old decided to chase his dream of playing American football. (August 16)

Scientists and students placed tracking bands on four boisterous peregrine falcon chicks that live in a manmade nest situated on top of Spartan Stadium, home to Michigan State University’s football team (May 24)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Travis Kelce says he’s feeling “even more on top of the world” with all the attention he’s been receiving since Taylor Swift started attending his games last month.

Hidetora Hanada, Colorado State’s newest defensive lineman, was an amateur sumo wrestler back in Japan. The 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose up the ranks to become a Yokozuna, or grand champion. Instead of developing the career in what is considered Japan’s national sport, the 21-year-old decided to chase his dream of playing American football. (August 16)

Recently retired NFL star Tom Brady discusses his priorities and projects as he embraces life after football. (June 8)

Taylor Swift took advantage of an invitation from NFL All-Pro Travis Kelce to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. (Sept. 25)

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ charter flight home following a Sunday night win in Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Kansas City early Monday. (Sept. 25)

President Joe Biden says the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosts the team at the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory in February. (June 5)

“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” stars Josh Andrés Rivera as the late New England Patriots tight end. Once a rising football star, Hernandez was found guilty of murdering a friend and sentenced to life in prison. (Sept. 20)