Month: October 2021

6:57 AM ET Associated Press A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then wondering why nobody had done anything about it sooner. Ten years later, that player has developed the idea into a key tool for fixing a sports landscape teeming with cases of sexual
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Oct 17, 2021 ATLANTA — The first two games of the National League Championship Series have been riveting. They’ve been tight and tense. They’ve been dramatic. And, yes, they’ve been a little weird. The strangeness begins with the most important fact from the weekend: The 88-win Atlanta Braves lead the 106-win, defending champion Los Angeles
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8:03 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Paula Badosa edged Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open in her debut in the Southern California desert, where the tournament returned after a 2 1/2-year absence because of the coronavirus. She joined Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and
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6:09 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive lineman Leonard Williams heard the boos from the home crowd in a 38-11 blowout loss on Sunday to the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium. He didn’t appreciate them, either. “I mean [the boos] do bother me, honestly. Obviously, we’re in our own home
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8:57 PM ET CLEVELAND — Despite emerging from the postgame locker room Sunday wearing a sling on his non-throwing left shoulder, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield vowed to play Thursday against the Denver Broncos. “Feels like s—,” Mayfield said of his injured shoulder before answering, “Yes,” when asked whether he believed he would still be
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Rory McIlroy capped a big weekend in Las Vegas on Sunday by surging past Rickie Fowler and holding off Collin Morikawa to win the CJ Cup at Summit for his 20th PGA Tour title. McIlroy seized control with a 35-foot eagle putt from just off the green
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6:29 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — An emotional Dan Campbell shed tears after last week’s heartbreaking loss in Minnesota. But on Sunday in Detroit, the first-year Lions coach was visibly angry when they fell at home to Cincinnati, 34-11. Detroit’s energy and effort is what upset him the most, as they were never in
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9:56 PM ET Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton said he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and wants to keep playing football in a video published to his YouTube channel on Sunday. Newton, 32, was released by the New England Patriots shortly before the season. He had missed three practices because of what the Patriots called a
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6:37 PM ET CHICAGO — Vintage Aaron Rodgers turned into unfiltered Aaron Rodgers on Sunday. It wasn’t necessarily what the Green Bay Packers quarterback did with his play in another of a long list of wins over the Chicago Bears. It was what he said in the Soldier Field end zone after his 6-yard touchdown
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10:34 PM ET No head coach, no problem for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. With Kliff Kingsbury home in Arizona after a positive COVID-19 test on Friday, the Cardinals kept their offense on track in a dominating 37-14 road win over the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium to improve to 6-0 and continue to their
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10:22 PM ET FOXBORO, Mass. — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo an MRI on Monday for a right calf injury that he suffered on his game-winning touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb to defeat the New England Patriots in overtime. “Life keeps throwing punches and I’m going to keep throwing them back,” said Prescott,
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second Quarter SEA PIT TD 10:01 Najee Harris Pass From Ben Roethlisberger for 5 Yrds, C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-P.Harvin. 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:10 0 7 TD 1:04 Eric Ebron 1 Yard Rush, C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-P.Harvin. 14 plays, 84 yards, 6:59 0 14 third Quarter SEA PIT TD
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