This game looked just like the meetings the previous two seasons between Kansas City and Oakland. Except that Priest Holmes was on the field. Another close game that wasn’t decided until the final minutes ended in the Chiefs’ favor Sunday. Larry Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter and Jarrad Page had another clinching interception in the final minute to…
Tom Brady emerged from the locker room Sunday wearing a suit and tie complemented by a pocket scarf, his stylish look marred only by a few small drink stains on his coat. So he’s not perfect. But he and the New England Patriots are awfully good. Flawless at the start and off the bench, Brady threw a team-record six touchdown passes to help the unbeaten Patriots rout the winless Miami Dolphins 49-28.
With Vince Young on the sidelines, the Tennessee Titans couldn’t finish drives. With the day Rob Bironas had, it didn’t matter. Bironas kicked an NFL-record eight field goals, including the game-winner as time expired, to lead the Titans to a 38-36 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. Backup Kerry Collins led the offense while Young missed playing in his hometown because of a strained quadriceps.
In the final 30 seconds, the Arizona Cardinals used three quarterbacks, scored a touchdown, failed on a 2-point conversion, recovered an onside kick and barely — just barely — missed a 55-yard field goal. It was only after Neil Rackers’ kick sailed wide left that the Washington Redskins could take a deep sigh, digest all that happened and realize that, despite their effort, they had not quite…
Lee Evans felt an overwhelming sense of relief when the clock hit triple-zero and the Bills were still ahead on the scoreboard. Finally, Evans and his Buffalo teammates found a way not to squander a lead, hanging on for a 19-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. “No question, you have to watch it count all the way down,” Evans said with a wide grin.
Max McGee, the free-spirited Green Bay Packers receiver who became part of Super Bowl lore after a night on the town, died when he fell while clearing leaves from the roof of his home. He was 75. Police were called to his home in suburban Deephaven on Saturday afternoon, Sgt. Chris Whiteside said. Efforts to resuscitate failed.
The race-fixing claims alleged against former champion jockey Kieren Fallon are "absurd", the Old Bailey hears.
Jimmie Johnson didn’t have the car most suited for restarts, and he found himself in a two-lap sprint against the guy who might have.
As if the Red Sox needed any extra motivation, they might have found some in Ryan Garko’s words. After Cleveland lost Game 5, the Indians first baseman seemed confident that the AL championship series was still well in hand. “The champagne tastes just as good on the road as it does at home,” Garko said.
When John Henry was unloading the Florida Marlins to buy the Boston Red Sox, a shrewd baseball sage gave him a piece of advice. Sell the team to Jeffrey Loria, but keep Josh Beckett. “Give them all the players, all the assets,” Larry Lucchino suggested, “just pull Beckett out, take a bit less, then bring Beckett to Boston.
