The San Diego Chargers boarded a plane for Phoenix on Tuesday night, not knowing where or when they’ll play their next game. They left town because of the wildfires that chased many in the organization out of their homes, fouled the air and left Sunday’s scheduled home game against the Houston Texans in doubt.
Two wins in three games earned Bills rookie quarterback Trent Edwards the starting job, and sent J.P. Losman to a familiar place — the bench. Coach Dick Jauron made the announcement on Tuesday in a two-paragraph statement issued by the team as the Bills (2-4) prepare to travel to play the New York Jets on Sunday.
In a surprising move announced without comment from coach Bobby Petrino or general manager Rich McKay, the Atlanta Falcons cut starting defensive tackle Grady Jackson on Tuesday. Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts said Petrino would address the move on Wednesday. Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 350-pound run-stopper, led the league with 13 tackles for a loss last season.
Gary Baxter’s courageous, unexpected comeback from two serious knee injuries ended for this season when the cornerback was placed on injured reserve by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday. Baxter tore both patellar tendons on the same play last season. He was given long odds of getting back on the field — no player in the NFL has ever come back and been productive after tearing the tendons — but the…
The St. Louis Rams released offensive guard Claude Terrell after he was arrested early Tuesday and charged with assaulting his wife at a suburban Houston hotel. The Rams announced Terrell’s release in a news release. A spokesman declined to comment further. Police in the Houston suburb of Webster said they found a woman with “obvious signs of physical injury” after responding to a disturbance at a…
Steelers safety Ryan Clark did not return with the team from Denver late Sunday night because of a spleen inflammation that occurred during the 31-28 loss to the Broncos. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Clark was not injured during the game, but had a pre-existing blood condition aggravated by dehydration and Denver’s high altitude.
Jaguars quarterback David Garrard had an MRI Tuesday to determine the extent of his sprained left ankle. Garrard injured his ankle in Monday night’s 29-7 loss to Indianapolis. He limped into the locker room following the second-quarter sack by Ed Johnson, got his ankle re-taped and returned to the game.
Ronnie Brewer scored 10 of his 18 points in the third quarter, and five of his Utah Jazz teammates also scored in double digits in a 102-81 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Honda Center.
A jockey accused of throwing races defended his ride in a suspected race, a court hears.
Even now, after the Colorado Rockies’ amazing run of 21 wins in 22 games, many fans don’t know this black-and-purple clad club of Tulowitzkis and Torrealbas. Maybe that changes this week. Come Wednesday night, the Rockies will be on baseball’s biggest stage, playing the Boston Red Sox in the World Series opener.
