U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security. The Labor Department reported that claims were down from 200,

College football fans should get a chance to catch their breath Saturday. Week 8 doesn't set up to be nearly as crazy as Week 7. There were six Top 25 matchups last week, and five of the top seven teams lost on the same day in a regular season for the first time in the 90 years of The Associated Press poll.

Make no mistake, both the Cincinnati Bearcats and Texas Tech Red Raiders have pinpointed this game dating back to Jan. 4, when two-year UC quarterback Brendan Sorsby took a hefty pay raise to play in ...

The biggest of those is a ranked SEC matchup between No. 7 Mississippi and No. 18 Texas in a game that is of monumental importance to the Manning family.