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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Central Missouri senior running back LaVance Taylor was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in UCM's 50-31 win over No. 19 Emporia State last Thursday. The senior from Raytown, Mo. broke four single-game school records and tied a career record in the win...

After a week filled with off-the-field controversies, the NFL focused on football on Sunday. Upsets, injuries and amazing comebacks became the biggest storylines of Week 2. Here's a recap of this week's action:

It was a big week in college football as we saw our first real upsets of the season, an exciting, down-to-the-wire SEC matchup and one defeat snatched away from the jaws of a massive upset victory.

NFL Hall of Famer and ESPN sports analyst Cris Carter took a minute to make an emotional, passionate speech about child abuse in response to Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's Friday arrest. "You can't beat a kid to make them do what they want to do," said Carter on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown program...

NFL hall of famer and sports analyst Charles Barkley joined the list of prominent sports fgures chiming in on Adrian Peterson's child abuse arrest – this time, defending the Minnesota Vikings running back.

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child by a Montgomery County, Texas grand jury. The case stems from an incident where Peterson used a switch to discipline the child involved.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- LaVance Taylor had a record-breaking day as the Central Missouri Mules raced past No. 19 Emporia State 50-31 on Thursday night (Sept. 11) at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field. Taylor set three single-game school records, tied a career record in helping the Mules to their 13th straight win over Emporia State...

Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to Owen Daniels, and the Ravens manhandled the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-6, in Baltimore on Thursday night.

Look, it's early, which usually means a lack of big games. But that doesn't mean we can't still have some fun this weekend. Here are the big questions going into Week 3:

Another full slate of games are on tap for football fans this week, but only a few are marquee matchups. Here's what you need to know heading into Week 2.