The Green Monster in left field. The Pesky Pole in right. Screaming fans all over the place. The aura of Fenway Park can intimidate visitors. Not the Colorado Rockies. They’ve seen and heard it all before and done quite well. In a three-game series in mid-June, they came to the historic ballpark with a losing record and beat the first-place Boston Red Sox twice.
Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio tossed aside his black jacket before Monday night’s game even began. It wasn’t long before Indianapolis undressed the rest of his team. Yep, all that talk about the defending Super Bowl champions being better this season just might be true. The Colts dominated every aspect of their showdown against Jacksonville, easily winning 29-7 and once again taking charge in the…
Losing a pivotal game against the Indianapolis Colts was bad enough. The Jacksonville Jaguars also might lose their quarterback. David Garrard sprained his left ankle when sacked by Ed Johnson early in the second quarter Monday night, and coach Jack Del Rio suggested he might not be able to play next week against Tampa Bay.
Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers were among 40 members of the San Diego Chargers’ organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County. The team said it will spend the rest of the week practicing in Arizona. The Chargers, who had just returned from their bye weekend, canceled practice Monday due to poor air quality and so the…
His one-year suspension over, wide receiver Koren Robinson rejoined the Green Bay Packers as they returned from their bye week Monday. “It’s a great feeling. To get out there for the first time with them, it’s overwhelming, really,” said Robinson, who was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week after serving the yearlong suspension for his third violation of the league’s substance…
Mike Holmgren hears Seahawks fans repeatedly booing Shaun Alexander. Even Holmgren’s family is asking the coach, “What’s wrong with Shaun?” His response: Back off. Holmgren hears the criticism that Alexander has faded in the weeks since his 30th birthday. He hears the opinions that Alexander runs too tentatively, is suddenly too slow to beat defenses on cutback runs that had worked for years –…
On a cold, wet Monday, Wisconsin native Tony Romo ventured out wearing shorts, sandals and a T-shirt. More importantly for the Dallas Cowboys, there was no bandage around his right hamstring and no hitch in his stride. Romo is just fine and so are the Cowboys, who are starting their bye week with the best record in the NFC.
The Patriots are 7-0. They’ve won every game by at least 17 points. Tom Brady is headed for a record-breaking season. The only thing they’ve fallen short of is publicity. On Monday, even coach Bill Belichick recognized that New England is not the biggest show in town. “Let me start by congratulating the Red Sox on winning the American League and getting into the World Series,” he said.
Things go from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury. Brown will need surgery to repair a torn ACL, coach Cam Cameron said Monday. He twisted his right knee in the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 49-28 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Vinny Testaverde thinks he may be holding a clipboard on Sunday. The 43-year-old quarterback has been the toast of the town and the talk of the NFL after leading the Carolina Panthers to a win four days after signing with the team. But he returned from the team’s bye weekend Monday sounding as if he’ll be the backup behind David Carr against Indianapolis.
