DEION SANDERS

The staple tests at the NFL combine consist of the 40-yard dash, the 225-pound bench press, the vertical and broad jumps, the three-cone drill and the 20-yard shuttle.

Shaquille O'Neal came out in defense of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, who drew some ire over his comments about what he looked for in recruits.

Mark Evans II feels honored to be at this week’s NFL’s annual scouting combine.

Deion Sanders has been put at the center of controversy surrounding his decision to pray with his team even before he's taken the field and coached the players.

New University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has apparently ruffled some feathers after revealing some of his unorthodox recruiting tactics.

The Colorado Buffaloes have set a spring game attendance record, with more than 30,000 tickets already sold for the April 22 game at Folsom Field

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders says he "plans on winning" as he prepares for his first season as head coach in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders discussed what he looks for at certain positions when it comes to recruiting, as he prepares for his first season in Boulder, CO.

Colorado head coach, and former NFL player, Deion Sanders, explains why he thinks Tom Brady's Super Bowl record is untouchable.

Deion Sanders brought in the 21st ranked class of 2023 on Wednesday, getting two five-star players to commit to Colorado. Sanders is just two months into being the head coach at CU.

With a top-25 high school recruiting class, and a fop-five class from the transfer portal, "hope is in the air" at Colorado

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has quickly built the framework for a speedy turnaround at Colorado.

The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments.

The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments.

Having flipped a five-star recruit and reportedly moved into the mix for another star QB, Deion Sanders has made Colorado immediately relevant.

NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed announced that he will not be the next head coach at Bethune-Cookman, claiming that the university will not be "ratifying" his contract.

Five-star cornerback Cormani McClain announced Thursday he'll play for Deion Sanders at Colorado, flipping his commitment from the Miami Hurricanes.

Deion Sanders continues to make an impact on the recruiting trail at Colorado. On Thursday, Coach Prime made his latest splash, flipping five-star cornerback Cormani McClain from Miami.

What will be the most interesting team to watch? Who has the most work ahead on the recruiting trail? These are among the biggest questions this offseason.

For Kyle Shanahan, the chance to coach the San Francisco 49ers against the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff game is a throwback to when that rivalry was the biggest in football.

Joel Klatt breaks down four college football programs he believes will take a big jump forward in 2023, starting with the Colorado Buffaloes.

Shrewd. That's the most apt way to describe the attempt of Coach Prime, Colorado and Arizona State to move their Pac-12 opener up to Week Zero.

As much as facilities, Folsom Field or the allure of trying to pull off a seemingly impossible rebuild, it was likely the fine print that brought Deion Sanders to Colorado. College football's most electric coaching candidate, the Hall of Fame player now known as “Coach Prime,” almost certainly wouldn't have taken his talents to Boulder without a thorough review and rewriting of admissions rules at Colorado, an area in which the Buffs struggled to adapt to the new realities of the transfer portal. In the new landscape of college football, players can move from school to school via the portal without having to sit out one season.

He described to "CBS Mornings" what has made him successful as a coach.

From the impact of Coach Prime to Georgia staking a claim as the sport's new top Dawgs, here are 10 things we learned from the 2022 season.

Deion Sanders was a two-way standout during his playing days. He tells Shannon Sharpe he would have made the Hall of Fame as a WR.

Travis Hunter, the No. 1 recruit in the 2022 class, committed to Colorado on Wednesday after spending one year at Jackson State with Deion Sanders.

Deion Sanders had two of his toes amputated last year after complications from surgery. When Shannon Sharpe visited Coach Prime, he had to crack some jokes.

A wild early signing day put several programs behind in recruiting. The good news? There are still some big talents who have yet to commit.

Deion Sanders was the star attraction in this year’s class of new Black coaches at major college programs.

Even with the traditional February window, this week's early signing period is where the bulk of the action happens nowadays. Where could we see fireworks?

Deion Sanders got candid with Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay," discussing his departure from Jackson State, his recruiting philosophy and his plans at Colorado.

Jackson State tight end Hayden Hagler, who is White, was reportedly the subject of "racist attacks" and other vitriol after dropping a touchdown pass on Saturday.

The NCCU Eagles needed overtime to spoil Jackson State's bid for an undefeated season under outgoing coach Deion Sanders. The Tigers lost their second straight Celebration Bowl.

As the Jackson State Tigers were preparing to take the field for the Celebration Bowl, Deion Sanders delivered an emotional message before his final time as their head coach.

Quarterback Davius Richard ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yard scoring plunge in overtime, and North Carolina Central beat Jackson State 41-34 in the Celebration Bowl.

Deion Sanders coaches his final game at Jackson State, Florida and Oregon State meet in Las Vegas, and more. Here are the top plays!

Deion Sanders spoke to the media before he coaches Jackson State one final time, setting the record straight about his departure for the University of Colorado.

Here's everything you need to know about Jackson State-NC Central, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert pick from RJ Young.

College football's coaching carousel continues to spin as bowl season approaches. Catch up on all the latest moves here.

College football's coaching carousel continues to spin as bowl season approaches. Catch up on all the latest moves here.

Colorado gives former Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders a prime-time payday

College football's coaching carousel continues to spin as bowl season approaches. Catch up on all the latest moves here.

Can Caleb Williams repeat? Can Shedeur Sanders make a splash? RJ Young breaks down his top 25 Heisman Trophy candiates for next season.

College football's coaching carousel continues to spin as bowl season approaches. Catch up on all the latest moves here.

Colorado fans showed all the love for Deion Sanders as the school's new football coach took in a basketball game on Thursday.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has reportedly made calls to Clemson commit Peter Woods, who is the No. 3 defensive lineman in the country, according to 247 Sports.

College football's coaching carousel continues to spin as bowl season approaches. Catch up on all the latest moves here.

The former NFL star got a great new coaching job. But what happens to schools like Jackson State?

Sanders, an NFL legend, accepted Colorado’s head coaching job last weekend. Now he’s trying to flip the Tigers’ top 2023 recruit.

New Hall of Famer Sylvester Croom says there has not been enough progress in college football when it comes to the hiring of Black head coaches.

A person familiar with the hiring tells The Associated Press that Kent State’s Sean Lewis is leaving after five seasons to become offensive coordinator at Colorado for new coach Deion Sanders.

Since his arrival in Jackson, MS, to coach the Jackson State University (JSU) Tiger football team, Deion Sanders has been making headlines regarding his coaching style, outspoken personality, and team success.

Deion Sanders has brought the buzz back to Boulder.

Deion Sanders is bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a Pac-12 program that's plunged to the bottom of college football. The Pro Football Hall of Famer has been at Jackson State.

Deion Sanders is bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a Pac-12 program that's plunged to the bottom of college football. The Pro Football Hall of Famer has been at Jackson State.

Deion Sanders' son, Shedeur Sanders, could be on the move after the Jackson State head coach took the Colorado job officially on Saturday.

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders addresses his team following the SWAC Championship game to tell them he was hired by Colorado.

After three years at Jackson State, Deion Sanders is the new head football coach at the University of Colorado. Sanders led JSU to its second straight SWAC title earlier Saturday.

Colorado has announced it is hiring Deion Sanders as its next head football coach.

Deion Sanders raises his own coaching profile by heading to Colorado, but the Buffs, the Pac-12 and the sport are also big winners.

Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football.

Deion Sanders says a report stating Colorado has offered him its head coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools.

Jackson State coach Deion Sanders has forbidden his players from leaving the team hotel while they’re in Houston for Saturday’s game against Texas Southern after the rapper Takeoff was fatally shot in the city early Tuesday.

It’s been a long and challenging road for Bethune-Cookman’s football team. Since Hurricane Ian approached, the team has found a temporary home in four different cities. Now, they’ll finally be able to return to Daytona Beach, albeit, after a difficult loss to Jackson State, 48-6 on Saturday at TIAA Bank Field.

It’s the first time two HBCUs are playing in Jacksonville in more than a decade. Bethune-Cookman University and Jackson State University battled it out Saturday afternoon at the TIAA Bank Field.

For the first time in 16 years, Bethune-Cookman will play a football game in Jacksonville. Saturday's game will be the end of an extended road trip for the Wildcats.

New court documents show retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre texted the Mississippi governor in 2019 to ask about getting money from the state's welfare agency to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team.

A water crises in Mississippi's capital city has forced high school football coaches to adjust on the fly.

Bryant Young straddled the classic football divide between discipline and ferocity more adeptly than just about any player of his generation.

The NBA brought 28 players from historically Black colleges and universities for a showcase at summer league.

TIAA Bank Field will serve as host to a big matchup in HBCU football. Bethune-Cookman will meet Deion Sanders’ Jackson State program on Oct. 15.

The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks.

Alabama coach Nick Saban called out Texas A&M, saying the school was “buying” players with name, image and likeness deals.

Deion Sanders did his part to make sure NFL teams don’t overlook players from historically Black colleges in this week’s draft.

Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships.

Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reached a fever pitch with three straight NFC title game matchups.

Cory Fields threw for four touchdowns, three to Shaquan Davis, to lead South Carolina State to a 31-10 win over Jackson State in a game considered to be the national championship of historically Black colleges and universities.

Texas A&M holds the lead in the race for the national recruiting title in college football.

The No. 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey has died at the age of 77.

Deion Sanders has been all over national TV, putting Jackson State in the spotlight every time his insurance commercials air.

Sometimes, the abdicating king, or the deposed one, returns to his kingdom.

Fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium had much to celebrate at the first Southern Heritage Classic in two years.

Shedeur Sanders scored the only touchdown of the game and the Jackson State defense got two fourth-down stops in the closing minutes to help the Tigers beat Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium.

Former NFL star Deion Sanders is eager to put Jackson State on the football map and help raise the profile of historically Black colleges and universities around the nation.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called Bobby Bowden a “model” that other college coaches should follow saying he never lost sight of being a man of faith, a great husband and father.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson is among the NFL players who took advantage of a rule change allowing more options for jersey numbers this year.

Jackson State quarterback Quincy Casey (8) passes against Edward Waters during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Jackson State won the game, which was also the college coaching debut of Jackson State head football coach Deion Sanders. – Jalon Jones threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Jackson State rolled past NAIA Edward Waters 53-0 in Deion Sanders' coaching debut on Sunday. JSU racked up 435 yards of total offense to Edward Waters 104. Jackson State had elected to receive to open the second half and scored in just under three minutes after a 50-yard kickoff return set the Tigers up at Edward Waters 47.

Kansas City and Tampa Bay have several starters, including some notable pass catchers, scheduled to become free agents next month. So the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Buccaneers will serve as a farewell for several players with their current team. Brown signed a one-year, $1.6 million contract with Tampa in late October and has been a model citizen since. He has 45 receptions for 623 yards and seven touchdowns after signing a one-year, $9 million deal. He turned 34 last month and might be willing to sign another one-year deal to stay in Tampa.

President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 140 people in a last-minute clemency flurry after midnight on Wednesday, a list that included rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. — Rapper Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was given a full pardon. In the pardon, Lil Wayne was praised for his “commitment to a variety of charities, including donations to research hospitals and a host of foodbanks.” Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders backed the pardon. Lil Wayne is one of the seminal figures in rap in the last two decades, selling more than 20 million albums in the U.S. since releasing his debut in 1999. Supporters included Gucci Mane, Lil Pump, Lil Yachty, and athletes Lamar Jackson and Jack Brewer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Spring football this year is quite a bit different at Edward Waters. Normally, spring football is all about practice and preparing for the fall, but in 2021 the Tigers are preparing for their regular season … in February. COVID-19 not only canceled fall football for the Tigers in 2020, but it scrapped the team’s traditional spring football workouts, too. “They didn’t have spring football either, every football team’s playing in the spring. It ain’t going to be about Coach Ruffin.

(AP Photo/File)LOS ANGELES – Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. In the 1981 World Series, Johnstone had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in Game 4 that rallied the Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the Yankees. That tied the series at two games apiece, and the Dodgers won the next two games to claim the title. The Dodgers, who won their last World Series in 1988, begin the playoffs on Wednesday. Besides his daughter, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Jayne Johnstone; sister Sandy Clairmont; and son-in-law Ryan Dudasik.

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Lane Kiffin speaks to Mississippi fans after being announced as the new head football coach during a introductory press conference in Oxford, Miss. In attendance were his children, daughters Presley Kiffin, 13, left, Landry Kiffin, 15, second from left, and son Knox Kiffin, 10. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico. Instead, both coaches — and their respective offenses — will encounter stiffer challenges in their Magnolia State debuts. 5 Florida and ex-Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen as two-touchdown underdogs. Before Deion Sanders made a prime-time splash when he was hired by Jackson State on Monday; Leach and Kiffin were splashy hires in the state.

Jackson State’s new football coach then stated “I believe” many times about what he envisions happening on and off the field. It’s a match made in heaven.”Currently the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School-Cedar Hill in Texas, Sanders is taking his first head coaching job. “Coach Prime” later opened a blue blazer lined with the JSU logo to much applause. Acting Jackson State President Thomas Hudson called the hiring “the grace of God” and cited the school's football history in landing Sanders. Sanders also played nine seasons with four clubs in Major League Baseball, appearing in the 1992 World Series with the Atlanta Braves.

Truex cruised down the stretch and won his first NASCAR Cup race of the season on Wednesday night in the first race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway. Truex won the Martinsville grandfather clock on the paperclip-shaped track at just 0.526 miles. The race started shortly after NASCAR said the Confederate flag would be be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties. Wallace, wearing an American flag mask, clapped his hands when asked about the decision before the start of the race. Already outspoken on social causes in NASCAR, Wallace denounced the flag and his message spread throughout sports.