Football

The Missoula Phoenix won their seventh straight regular season game against the Gallatin Valley Snow Devils 27-0 this past weekend. Now, the Phoenix are officially co-Montana RMFL AA Division Champions, with an overall record of 7-1. Here’s the catch: due to a points allowed tie breaker, the Bitterroot Blaze became the #1 seed for the division, so the Phoenix will travel to Arco, ID next week for

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana says the NCAA is investigating possible violations involving its football program. The NCAA notified UM President Royce Engstrom about the investigation on Jan. 30. The letter does not say why the program is being investigated and Engstrom said Wednesday the NCAA has not told him the reason...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The NCAA is investigating the University of Montana's football program, which already is the subject of investigations by the U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice. The Justice Department said this month it's reviewing how the university, its football team and the city of Missoula have responded to sexual assault and harassment reports by female students, wi

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Sixty athletes from Class C eight-man football teams are practicing in Butte this week for the 29th Bob Cleverley Classic all-star game at Montana Tech. This year, players from the East and South will make up the Red Team while players from the North and West will make up the Blue Team...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana football coach Mick Delaney says backup quarterback Nate Montana has decided to transfer to an NCAA Division II football team with the hope of getting more playing time. Delaney tells the Missoulian the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana asked for a waiver as a fifth-year senior transfer and is going to play at West Virginia Wesleyan...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana men and the Sacramento State women have captured the Big Sky Conference all-sports trophies for the 2011-12 school year. The Montana men shared the Big Sky Conference football title with Montana State, won the basketball title and their first regular-season tennis title to score 70...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Former University of Montana cornerback Donny Lisowski has signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks. The Missoulian reports that the contract signed Monday is not guaranteed, but it shows how the Seattle native turned a minicamp tryout into a shot to make the team...

Over the weekend, at the end of the Washington Redskins’ rookie minicamp, head coach Mike Shanahan annointed Robert Griffin III the starting quarterback going forward. Griffin was the second pick of the 2012 NFL draft last month, and the Redskins are ready to hand him the keys to the team.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Athletic officials with the University of Idaho and Big Sky Conference are talking about the Vandals rejoining the league. Idaho is looking for a new home for its football team and other sports programs amid the apparent collapse of the Western Athletic Conference...

Despite losing starting QB, Nick Arnold, to a career ending broken neck, the Missoula Phoenix rallied behind Sam Fernandez to shut out the Gallatin Valley Snowdevils 28-0 and improved their record to 3-1. The Phoenix are just 1 game behind the first place Bitterroot Blaze in the RMFL Standings...