Month: September 2021

7:37 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. — Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are unlikely to sit together, eat together or chit-chat together this week at the Ryder Cup. But what if they played together? Would the previously derisive “Brooksy” chants from the gallery then be considered complimentary? As silly as all that sounds, that is where
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3:02 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers defense took a significant hit in the second quarter when star pass-rusher T.J. Watt exited with a groin injury. He was ruled out after halftime. In addition, Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson suffered an apparent leg injury on the final play of the game, an 11-yard reception from
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6:17 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t intend to use newly acquired running back Trenton Cannon in any role other than special teams on Sunday. As it turned out, they had no choice but to plug him into the offense. By the end of San Francisco’s 17-11 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles,
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2:05 AM ET BALTIMORE — With a somersault touchdown and a clutch fourth-down conversion, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson beat the Kansas City Chiefs and his self-described “kryptonite” for the first time in a thrilling 36-35 victory on Sunday night. Jackson carried the short-handed Ravens to their first win over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs
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5:27 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Carson Wentz will undergo further evaluation on his right ankle after injuring it in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Wentz suffered the injury when he tried to scramble and was taken to the ground by Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald
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10:09 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a perfect world, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy would not have settled for a game-winning field goal attempt from 56 yards by Greg Zuerlein in the final seconds against the Los Angeles Chargers. But several problems arose. First, a player went off the field after Tony Pollard’s 3-yard
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10:07 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Max Homa holed out from the rough from 95 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th to start a back-nine comeback and added three birdies for a 7-under 65 and a 1-stroke victory Sunday in the season-opening Fortinet Championship. Three strokes behind Maverick McNealy with seven holes
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10:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In his 22nd season in the NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is hard-pressed to find many career “firsts.” But through two weeks of the regular season, Brady has thrown a league-leading nine touchdown passes, besting his previous career high, after throwing five scores in a 48-25 victory
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9:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Just days after Los Angeles manager Joe Maddon indicated Shohei Ohtani might not pitch again this season because of a sore right arm, the Angels‘ two-way sensation not only took the mound Sunday but matched a season high with 10 strikeouts in a 3-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
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