Getty Images Carson Wentz is no longer an eagle, but that does not mean Eagles fans are no longer worried about his health. The terms of the deal that sent Wentz from Philadelphia to Indianapolis say the Eagles will get the Colts ‘first-round draft pick if Wentz plays 75 percent of the Colts’ offensive snaps … Read more
Week 2 of the NFL was full of heartache. Eight of the 15 games on Thursday and Sunday were decided by fewer than seven points, and many had dramatic finishes, including last-second victories by the Cowboys, Cardinals, Titans and Ravens. In a sport where we might only get a handful of data points to see … Read more
One year late due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tournament will consist of its usual foursome, fourball and singles format in front of a biased American crowd hoping their players can return the trophy to American soil after Europe last won in 2018 in France . US captain Steve Stricker and European captain Pádraig Harrington … Read more
The Yankees bullpen has not been the strength they had expected it would be down the stretch. In Monday’s 4-3 win over Rangers, however, they got exactly what they needed — including encouraging excursions from the inconsistent Chad Green and Aroldis Chapman. Green, who had allowed five runs – and three homers – in his … Read more
Getty Images Buccaneer quarterback Tom Brady is closing the NFL record for career passing, and he will likely break it when he returns to New England in two weeks on Sunday Night Football. Brady currently has 79,859 career-fitting yards, meaning he needs exactly 500 yards to break the all-time record of 80,358 yards held by … Read more
Rob Gronkowski was physically produced in a laboratory and his personality by Hollywood screenwriters. Gronkowski told a story about “ManningCast” during Monday night’s Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions game that perfectly sums up Gronk, the character. Eli Manning asked Gronkowski, who was a special guest on ESPN’s alternative broadcast, what he’s looking for when watching movies. … Read more
Bears quarterback Andy Dalton was knocked out of yesterday’s victory over Bengals, and NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport confirmed (the Twitter) that an MRI confirmed a bone fracture in the veteran’s knee. No official decision has been made on Dalton’s status for next weekend’s game against the Browns. Dalton was not big during the Bears’ Week 1 … Read more
FRISCO, Texas – John Fassel is well aware that the game failed. But the coordinator of special teams in the Dallas Cowboys expressed no regret for calling an unusually timed punt-rush against the Los Angeles Chargers. “The thought process was, I think Cowboys fans are not the play-it-safe type, so I would give them what … Read more
Mike Roemer / Associated Press Aaron Rodgers’ final return to MVP form was never in doubt. OK, maybe a morbid curiosity to see an all-time store’s final decline after a dramatic offseason became more than a passing thought after the Green Bay Packers fell flat on their collective faces during a Week 1 loss to … Read more
Getty Images Receiver Amari Cooper left the game on the Cowboys’ last ride, missing two games. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Cooper is dealing with a rib injury. “We’ll see on Wednesday how he feels,” McCarthy said via Rob Phillips from the team’s website. “I would probably put it in the classification of bruises … Read more
