As time dwindles before an Oct. 1 deadline, it's a race to the finish line for the nation's fastest-growing high school sport. USA TODAY Sports Anniston High flag football team builds momentum in 2026 ...

The NFL has been noticeably slow to hitch its wagon to the prediction market business, and that is intentional. Late last year, the NFL submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Committee on ...

Flag football, long a tradition in schoolyards and sandlots, is hitting the big time at every level of play. California just began its first season of flag football as a girl’s high school sport, and ...

Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football - actual football, not powderpuff - felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now? It's one of the fastest-growing sports in the ...