Football

Seventeen of the best sites about the sport of football (often referred to as American football to those outside the United States). Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. NFL.com - The Official Site of the National Football League - Site of the United States’ pro football league includes league news, pictures and video, scores and standings, team rosters, player profiles and statistics, an NFL shop for merchandise and more. (www.nfl.com)

2. NCAA Football - Official site from the National Collegiate Athletic Association covers college football at all levels, including Division I-A, Division I-AA, Division II and Division III, with game and team news, photos and video clips, scores and schedules, rankings in the major polls such as USA Today, AP and Harris Poll, specific conference news, and more. (www.ncaafootball.com)

3. Football.com - Site offers news, commentary, statistics, fan forums and more for the NFL, NCAA football, NFL Europe, the Arena Football League (AFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), fantasy football and more. (www.football.com)

4. NFL High School - This site is maintained by the NFL, but it’s only about high school football, spotlighting promising players, ranking the nation’s best teams, tips and drills for high school football players and coaches, stories on academic considerations and college prep courses, and more. (www.nflhs.com)

5. Super Bowl Ends Fantasy Football Season - February 5, 2007 article on the end of football season meaning the end of the camaraderie that develops between fantasy football players during the NFL’s regular season. (www.oregonlive.com)

6. Fourth and Inches… Special Super Bowl Edition - Todd Erickson discusses the 2007 Super Bowl and his inability to root for the Indianapolis Colts due to their history of being moved from their original city of Baltimore in 1984. (www.realfootball365.com)

7. Chargers, Not Colts, Oddsmakers’ Favorite for Next Super Bowl - February 5, 2007 article reports that despite the Indianapolis Colts’ win in the prior day’s Super Bowl, Las Vegas gambling oddsmakers are giving the San Diego Chargers the best odds to win it next year. (www.bloomberg.com)

8. Local Company Sends Super Bowl Losers’ Gear Overseas - February 5, 2007 article on a humanitarian organization called World Vision that takes all the shirts printed to celebrate a win that never came for the Chicago Bears and donates them to people in need in Africa and Europe. (www.thepittsburghchannel.com)

9. A Football Scout Who Does His Prep Work - February 4, 2007 article on independent scouts who evaluate high school players as a service to college recruiters, focusing mainly on Bob Lichtenfels, a former steelworker turned talent evaluator for publishing company Scout. (www.washingtonpost.com)

10. Gridiron Cinema: Football for the Off-Season - If you’re a football fan and need a football fix when the games aren’t happening, here’s a list of football movies you might want to check out, including Varsity Blues, North Dallas Forty, Rudy, Any Given Sunday and more. (www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com)

11. D3Football.com - Site is devoted exclusively to football at smaller universities, the NCAA’s Division III, including team news, division rankings, stats, photo galleries, scores and more. (www.d3football.com)

12. Reaction to Pro Football HOF Election - February 3, 2007 article brings together quotes from the 2007 electees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Michael Irvin, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Matthews, Gene Hickerson, Charlie Sanders and Roger Wehrli. (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

13. Football Links Directory - Directory of football links, including NFL links, college football links, fantasy football and more. Use the directory to find sites or suggest your own sites to add. (nfllinks.wordpress.com)

14. Gridiron Goldstein: Early 2007 WR Rankings - If you’re already itching for the 2007 fantasy football season, here’s a ranking of NFL wide receivers for next season, by Andy Goldstein. (www.rotorob.com)

15. NFL.com NFL Extra Points - Credit card for football fans offers points toward NFL-themed rewards. (www.nfl.com)

16. EndZoneGifts.com - Football gifts and customized football items such as clocks, coasters, magnets, balls, T-shirts, more. (www.endzonegifts.com)

17. Colts Once Again On Top of Football World - February 4, 2007 article on the Indianapolis Colts’ 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. (www.baltimoresun.com)