DENVER — The Baltimore Ravens might have made NFL history in how they went about matching NFL history. With three seconds left in Sunday’s game against the Broncos, the Ravens decided not to take a knee to run out the clock and instead chose to tie a 44-year-old NFL rushing record. Up 23-7, coach John […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit a major milestone on the first drive of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. With a 45-yard strike to Diontae Johnson on third down, Roethlisberger threw his 400th passing touchdown, joining an exclusive club that includes Packers quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers (418) […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Nearly 20 years to the day after his first NFL start — which ignited the New England Patriots’ dynasty and one of the greatest runs in professional sports history — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady broke the league’s career passing yards record in his return to Gillette Stadium on Sunday night. […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots honored Tom Brady with a one-minute video of his top highlights, which sparked the rain-soaked crowd to chant his name in appreciation before the star quarterback led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers onto the field for Sunday night’s game at Gillette Stadium. Cheers of “Brady! Brady! Brady!” then filled […]
Continue readingWeek 4 of the 2021 NFL season saw more exciting finishes and statement victories. The Chiefs bounced back with a huge win over the Eagles, while the Bills shut out the Texans. The Colts finally got their first win of the season, and the Cowboys’ offense handled the Panthers’ great defense, scoring 36 points in […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Were you not entertained? It took until the second half, but we finally got ourselves a game as Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded touchdowns with Mac Jones and the New England Patriots. In the end, it all came down to a doink as the Bucs secured a 19-17 win […]
Continue readingFORT WORTH, Texas — Texas and TCU fans shared tailgates just as they have in the past. Divided households from as far away as Indiana showed up. While the first Big 12 road game for the Longhorns since they accepted an invitation to join the Southeastern Conference wasn’t much different from the previous 39 meetings […]
Continue readingSo, with assistance from the Elias Sports Bureau, here are The Quirkjians for September. Sept. 1 The starting pitching matchup in the Braves-Dodgers game featured Max Fried against Max Scherzer. On the same night, Max Kranick started for the Pirates. The last time there were three starting pitchers with the first name Max was 1943 […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw returned to the injured list Saturday, days before Los Angeles begins a postseason defense of its World Series championship. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has left forearm discomfort, the same injury that sidelined him for 57 games from Aug. 9 to Sept. 13. He worked out in […]
Continue readingBefore delving into the final set of players in favorable spots for your Sunday lineups, on behalf of my colleagues Mike Sheets and Derek Carty, we’d like to thank you for your patronage this season. It’s been a pleasure for all of us. OK, there is still work to do. Unfortunately, the last day of […]
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