GREEN BAY, Wis. -- "Awful." It was the first word out of Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker's mouth late Monday night when he was asked about the unnecessary roughness call against him when he collided with Packers receiver Geronimo Allison on the first ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The determined look earlier in the week spoke volumes; the look of joy after the game did the same. Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson's frustration over the run game -- or the lack of one -- was mounting. Finally ...
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers do not expect to get any of their injured players back this week, but cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon and left tackle Joe Staley are the closest to their returns. Coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that Witherspoon, who sustained ...
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers traveled for 15 hours and believed they would spend their week this way. They would host a handful of clinics. They would play a pair of preseason games. They would expand their business portfolio. The throngs of ...
Zach Brown had a rough week. The Eagles linebacker made headlines prior to a Week 6 matchup when he said that Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was the "weak link" on the Minnesota offense. By the time Philadelphia left Minneapolis, Cousins had ...
Zach LaVine is fed up with being underestimated and he's going to do something about it. The Bulls guard has been having a strong pre-season so far but is looking to improve his skills as a two-way player. Zach LaVine said he's "tired of people talking shit ...
Look past the shotgun formations and ignore the zone-read concepts. Strip away the pre-snap window dressing and the avant-garde approach. This was old-school football a traditionalist like Jim Harbaugh could appreciate. There were punishing blocks that ...
The expectations for Howie Kendrick entering his age-35 season in 2019 weren't high. No one expected him to be an everyday contributor for the Nationals, let alone one come October. But here we are. The single most important offensive player on the ...
WASHINGTON — More than 100 pitches in, Stephen Strasburg was adamant he wasn't quite ready to leave the latest superb start by a Nationals pitcher against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series — a win that put Washington on the verge ...
Martin Fennelly: Coach Bruce Arians may not be worried after six games, but history says his optimism is misplaced. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) runs onto the field to play against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in London.
Is it Nov. 9 yet? Last year's Alabama vs. LSU showdown was billed to be the game of the year in college football, but the Crimson Tide rolled the Tigers, 29-0. This year's edition appears to be better and better with every passing week. No way the LSU offense ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won't be pitching tight end Rob Gronkowski to come out of retirement. "I love that guy. I'm so happy that he's enjoying his time, his life. He seems to really be doing a lot of great things.
With an oh-so-close one-point loss to the Washington Redskins still fresh in our minds, with back-to-back road games next on the schedule and with so many issues to address, we bring you our weekly dose of Tuesday morning perspective. First, the ...
The best thing that can happen to a team coming off of a disappointing loss like the Bears suffered in Week 5 to the Oakland Raiders is time away. Time to get back to basics, work on improving some deficiencies and, sometimes, just getting out of the national ...
The Southeastern Conference once again has the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country, as top-ranked Alabama held on to its spot by defeating No. 24 Texas A&M last week. Should the Tide once again be among your top Week 8 college football picks?
AP. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, left, talks with Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead, right, after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill). Comment. By John Talty | jtalty@al.com. It says a lot ...
FRISCO — The Cowboys had the numbers. Briefly. On third-and-1 Sunday in the second quarter, left guard Connor Williams and center Travis Frederick ran a combo block on New York Jets defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi. It's a 2-on-1 concept designed ...
A key to the Los Angeles Chargers' success last season was Philip Rivers taking care of the ball. With the Chargers having dropped two straight and four of five, Rivers' decision-making in big moments is one reason why they are one of six teams in the AFC ...
Sunday was a tough day for the players taken at the top of the 2015 NFL draft. The Titans at least are realizing what the Bucs are denying: They have a quarterback problem. Since he entered the NFL in 2015, Jameis Winston has been responsible for a ...
(CNN) Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called for the resignation of the president of the country's football association after England players were subjected to racist abuse during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier. The game was twice temporarily ...
NEW YORK — A year ago, Allonzo Trier entered his first NBA training camp with the Knicks in an uncertain position. The former Arizona star was on a two-way contract, and it wasn't clear how much time he would spend with the Knicks and how much with ...
Drew Brees is going to be a happy man when he returns to the New Orleans Saints. Going through a stretch without Brees was new ground for the Saints. Brees had only missed one game due to injury in his Saints career before injuring his thumb in Week 2.
By normal expectations, the scoreline did not look extraordinary. With 35 minutes gone, the big screen at Tokyo Stadium showed one team leading the other 10 points to nine. But the team trailing was Namibia, the lowest-ranked nation taking part at Rugby ...
With Drew Brees sidelined, the defense has become the must-see unit for the New Orleans Saints. That's lowered pressure on a Saints offense operating without their record-setting quarterback, and offensive tackle Terron Armstead is loving every minute of it.
Patrick Day, a 27-year-old American boxer, is "fighting for his life," his trainer Joe Higgins said, according to USA Today. The super welterweight was dominated in a Saturday bout against the 21-year-old Charles Conwell. In Chicago's Wintrust Arena, Conwell ...
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Raiders family now includes the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern California, which joins Allegiant Airlines as a Raiders partner at Allegiant Stadium. As many Las Vegans know, San Manuel is very ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Tom Herman fielded questions from reporters on the Texas campus Monday and for the head coach, none of them were about Saturday's Big 12 home game with Kansas. When it comes to the 15th-ranked Longhorns, the conversation still ...
The Utah Jazz made major moves to improve their roster this off season and are poised to be a top team. Here are 5 predictions for the 2019-20 NBA season. This offseason, the Utah Jazz made waves in Salt Lake City when they pulled the trigger on several ...
Odell Beckham Jr.'s ties to New York are seemingly never-ending. The wide receiver allegedly allowed his friend to drive an expensive BMW, which a company called Celebrity Motors had lent the Browns star when he was still with the Giants in 2017.
Regardless of the circumstances, first years after a major coaching change (although I guess there aren't really minor coaching changes) are always tricky to predict. Because of this, you could have come to me with virtually any semi-reasonably bold ...
Johnny Sexton, the Ireland first-five, would do well to prepare himself for extra attention from the All Blacks during the quarter-final between the teams in Tokyo on Saturday. As a key figure in the Irish attack, the All Blacks have made it clear they will target him.
The AFL trade period is full of hype with talk of superstars like Essendon's Joe Daniher requesting a trade to Sydney and the exodus from Adelaide. Unfortunately, this hype has been more talk than action, with only nine trades made in first week, two of which ...
Michael Conlan will get a chance for revenge in December after it was confirmed the former World Amateur champion will take on Vladimir Nikitin in New York. The pair were due to square off in Belfast in August but the Russian was forced to withdraw with a ...
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