Coach Jon Gruden cringed at the thought of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing the rest of the season without running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams and tackle Luke Petitgout. “You lose a lot of skill,” Gruden said Monday after revealing both players will undergo season-ending knee surgery this week. “Watching Philadelphia yesterday play without their left tackle and without their running back, it’s…
Tom Brady had three more touchdown passes. Sammy Morris had one of his best games. The New England defense had its way. Expect anything less? The Patriots don’t. The Patriots remained one of the NFL’s four unbeaten teams Monday night — and, so far, the best of the bunch — by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 34-13 with a performance that showed their versatility.
A note from a jury in a $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden has signaled that the panel appears close to deciding a costly verdict against the storied franchise. The judge asked jurors to keep deliberating on Tuesday before announcing their verdict.
Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry had an MRI exam on his right knee and right ankle Monday after being injured at Indianapolis. Henry’s status and that of other injured players won’t be known until later this week. Henry ran for 121 yards in the Broncos’ 38-20 loss to the Colts on Sunday before leaving the game cringing after an unspecified injury.
Keenan McCardell signed with the Washington Redskins on Monday, adding depth to a team with only one healthy wideout who has caught a pass this year. McCardell has 861 career catches with Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay and San Diego. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was cut by the Chargers after last season and nearly signed with the Redskins in July, but opted instead for Houston because he…
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They played as if they never wanted the season to end, and they had already gotten an extra day. The NL wild card came down to a wild, 13-inning finish Monday night that put Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies into the playoffs and sent Trevor Hoffman and the San Diego Padres home weary and dazed.
How’s this for pressure? Tell everyone months before the season the team to beat in the division is one that hasn’t made the playoffs in 14 years. Jimmy Rollins lived with the weight of those words for 251 days. The little guy with the big smile and confident swagger finally let out a sigh of relief on the last day of the regular season.
Relief pitcher Scott Schoeneweis received six shipments of steroids in 2003 and 2004 from the Florida pharmacy under investigation for illegal distribution of performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN.com reported Monday. Schoeneweis, then with the Chicago White Sox and now with the New York Mets, was prescribed the steroids by Ramon Scruggs of the New Hope Health Center in Tustin, Calif., the Web site…
Kris Jenkins started being concerned about his team’s effort a few weeks ago. The Carolina Panthers defensive tackle then decided he couldn’t wait any longer to address it. After Sunday’s dismal 20-7 loss to Tampa Bay, Jenkins called out his teammates, saying they lacked heart, passion and drive. Given 24 hours to reflect on comments that sent shockwaves through the organization, Jenkins wasn’t…
