NEWARK -- Bernard Muir had heard all the code words when he was interviewing for the athletic director position at the University of Delaware. He had heard how the program was described as "a sleeping giant," that there is a "vision for the future" a… more »

The University of Delaware football team’s inaugural National Bone Marrow Donor Registry drive at the UD Trabant Student Center was a big success Tuesday afternoon as 150 people signed up to become future potential donors. The campus event, designate… more »

Most of you know it and I know it. The University of Delaware and football have quite a history. I first learned of it as a child in the 1960s. After scrambling up toward the grandstand at Lehigh University's Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pa., I'd… more »

NEWARK, Del. -- Senior running back Jerry Butler ran for 103 yards and scored a touchdown and junior quarterback Pat Devlin threw for 304 yards and another score as the University of Delaware football team closed out the spring season with the annual B… more »

The University of Delaware football team will close out a month of spring practice this Friday night, Apr. 24, as the Blue Hens take part in the annual Blue-White Spring Game at 6 p.m. at Delaware Stadium. Admission to the stadium and parking is free… more »

Although Pat Devlin will be suiting up for a different program this season, his outlook remains the same. "The NFL is the ultimate goal," the new Delaware quarterback said. "But not everyone is lucky enough to get there -- I realize that." Devlin,… more »

Few casual football fans knew who Johnny Knox was until February. That's when Knox ran his 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, posting a 4.34. Immediately, most football fanatics, especially those with teams that could use his blazing speed, had some ho… more »

NEWARK, Del. — A larger-than-life photograph of a smiling Joe Flacco, holding up a Baltimore Ravens jersey on the day last April when he became their No. 1 draft choice, covers one wall in the waiting area at the University of Delaware football office.… more »

Nate Beasley, who starred at running back for the University of Delaware during the mid-1970’s and earned All-American honors as a junior in 1974 after transfering form Delaware State, is one of eight inductees into the 2009 class of the Delaware Afro A… more »

HARRISONBURG - Currently, not every football team in the Colonial Athletic Association plays every other member. In 2011 - for one season only - a school might not even face everyone in its own division. Old Dominion will become the seventh team in t… more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, April 16, tight end Daniel Wilcox and 15 other of the NFL’s biggest heroes will be honored at the NFL PLAYERS Gala featuring the JB Awards, an annual awards presentation hosted by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to be… more »

The University of Delaware tight end traveled to Florida recently to train for his aspiring NFL career. When he arrived at the private facility, he didn't know what to expect, where he'd fit or how he measured against some of the country's elite coll… more »

OWINGS MILLS — The Baltimore Ravens have scheduled University of Maine defensive end/outside linebacker Jovan Belcher for a visit. In a telephone interview, Belcher said he’s set to visit the Ravens on April 13 and the Cincinnati Bengals on April 15.… more »

Delaware is home to only one professional sports franchise -- a minor-league baseball team -- and University of Delaware football is the only college team that draws large crowds. But that does not tell the whole story about Delawareans' interest in… more »

Markell calls association's ban on hosting postseason sporting events 'retaliatory'. The NCAA would ban playoff games in Delaware if the state legalizes sports betting, as proposed last week by Gov. Jack Markell. That would mean no more home playo… more »