As George Steinbrenner returned to work at Legends Field for the first time since his team was eliminated, New York Yankees president Randy Levine said the status of manager Joe Torre remains undecided. “There have been no discussions, no decisions,” Levine said Friday. Yankees officials are scheduled to convene at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., starting late Monday or Tuesday to meet with…
Leo Mazzone was fired as pitching coach of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, less than two weeks after completing his second season with a struggling staff. Mazzone worked wonders with the Atlanta Braves from June 1990 through the end of the 2005 season but could not duplicate that success with the Orioles.
Things can’t get much bleaker for the Miami Dolphins. The Cleveland Browns built an early lead and held on for a 41-31 win Sunday that handed the Dolphins a franchise-record ninth consecutive loss. “It is humbling,” linebacker Joey Porter said. “As a team, as a defense, we have real high expectations. But we are not playing real good football right now.” The Browns (3-3) scored on three of their…
The Philadelphia Eagles faced a New York Jets team wearing throwback uniforms and looking for some new results. Navy and gold or green and white, it didn’t matter in the end. “Our personality shows when we win a football game,” running back Brian Westbrook said. Donovan McNabb threw for 278 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis, and the Eagles’ defense stopped the Jets on fourth…
It was a rout waiting to happen: The winless St. Louis Rams and their depleted offense against a defense eager to prove it’s still the best in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens made the most of their opportunity, bullying backup quarterback Gus Frerotte into six turnovers in Sunday’s 22-3 victory. Playing for the injured Marc Bulger, Frerotte was forced to operate behind a depleted offensive line and…
Charles Woodson returned a fumble 57 yards for the go-ahead touchdown as the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat the Washington Redskins 17-14 in soggy conditions at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Packers defensive lineman Corey Williams stripped Santana Moss on an end-around late in the third quarter. Woodson picked up the ball and ran to the end zone to put the Packers ahead.
Vinny Testaverde started at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers at Arizona on Sunday. The 43-year-old Testaverde signed with Carolina on Wednesday. The Panthers’ starter, Jake Delhomme, is out for the season with an elbow injury. At 43 years and 335 days old, Testaverde is the third-oldest quarterback to start a regular season game in NFL history.
Jacksonville’s inconsistent ways are a thing of the past. Maybe the team’s struggles against division rival Houston are, too. David Garrard threw two touchdown passes, Maurice Jones-Drew had 260 all-purpose yards and the Jaguars thumped the Texans 37-17 Sunday for their fourth consecutive win. Jacksonville (4-1) got a rare rout against the team that has caused it the most headaches in recent years.
Kansas City’s sickly offense found an easy way to get well — just stay home and let one of the league’s weakest defenses find you. Tony Gonzalez set the NFL record for touchdown catches by a tight end and the Chiefs rolled up an impressive — for them — 354 total yards Sunday en route to a 27-20 victory over the downward-spiraling Cincinnati Bengals.
Adrian Peterson showed the Chicago Bears why he was the first running back taken in this year’s draft with an electrifying, record-setting rushing performance and three touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings. Still, the Vikings needed a career-long 55-yard field goal from Ryan Longwell on the final play Sunday to beat the Bears 34-31.
