DENVER (AP) — Denver is no longer Tom Brady’s House of Horrors and the Broncos sure don’t scare anybody anymore. Brady threw three touchdown passes and the New England Patriots matched their own AFC record with their 12th consecutive road victory, pummeling the Broncos 41-16 on Sunday night. Brady’s 86th regular-season road win broke a … Continue reading
SEATTLE (AP) — Jay Gruden did what coaches rarely do in the regular season and acknowledged this Washington victory had more significance. “This is pretty high, to be honest with you. Especially with where we are as a team,” Gruden said. “We were 3-4, it’s hard if we jump down to 3-5. We have to … Continue reading
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Forget about getting backups ready to start. Jay Gruden is worried about having 46 healthy players in uniform. That’s the absurd state of the Washington Redskins on the injury front. Tight end Jordan Reed and defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis are among those expected to be out Sunday at the Seattle Seahawks … Continue reading
DETROIT (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster made an inside move like a veteran and used his young legs to do the rest. The rookie receiver scored on a 97-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger late in the third quarter, and the Pittsburgh Steelers forced the Detroit Lions to turn the ball over on downs twice in a 20-15 … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech knows even though Duke is struggling the Blue Devils have given the Hokies problems. The No. 13 Hokies (6-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost their last two home games against the Blue Devils (4-4, 1-4), including a 45-43, four-overtime defeat in 2015. It was the longest game … Continue reading
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Matt Moore replaced an injured Jay Cutler and threw two touchdown passes in the final 12 minutes to lead the Miami Dolphins to their biggest comeback victory — since last week. Rallies are becoming routine for the overachieving Dolphins, who pulled off another improbable win Sunday by erasing a 14-point … Continue reading
DETROIT (AP) — Eminem, Kid Rock and Big Sean welcomed the Detroit Pistons back downtown. And the Motor City’s NBA team gave their fans a reason to cheer. Tobias Harris scored 17 of his 27 points in the first quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds, helping Detroit celebrate its return to the city with a 102-90 … Continue reading
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick in a 6:33 span in the third period and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the shootout winner in the Washington Capitals’ 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Brett Connolly also scored for Washington, and Braden Holtby made … Continue reading
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryon Healy hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday night. It was the fifth straight road win for the Athletics and seventh consecutive loss for the Rangers. It’s Texas’ longest skid since an eight-game slide in 2015. … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men — including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches — were charged Tuesday with using bribes to influence star athletes’ choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, financial advisers, even tailors. Some of the … Continue reading
Can an inspirational movie also be a drag? That’s the distinct feeling one can’t shake walking out of “Battle of the Sexes ,” a fictionalized rendering of the 1973 tennis match between 29-year-old Billie Jean King and 55-year-old hustler Bobby Riggs and the circumstances surrounding it. At stake is the opportunity for women in tennis … Continue reading
New mom Serena Williams is thanking her own mother for being the role model she says she needed. In an open letter to her mother posted to Reddit , Williams calls mom Oracene Price “one of the strongest women I know.” Williams mentions some of the criticisms she’s endured about her muscular body, before … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even Kirk Cousins was OK with how much the Washington Redskins ran the ball in a 27-20 victory against their former offensive coordinator, Sean McVay, and the Los Angeles Rams. The Redskins (1-1) rushed 39 times for 229 yards, including touchdown runs of 71 and 7 yards by Chris Thompson on … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on fraud charges against sports radio personality Craig Carton, a host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Sports radio personality Craig Carton has been released on bond following his New York arrest on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and … Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor broke two bats, borrowed one from a teammate, and hit a home run. It’s been like that for the Cleveland Indians of late. The Indians stretched their franchise-record winning streak to 18 games, beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Sunday night behind homers from Lindor and Roberto Perez in the … Continue reading
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