(AP) Browns QB Hoyer’s season ended by knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrian Hoyer’s story, seemingly pulled from a Disney movie script, took a cruel turn. The Cleveland quarterback’s season is over. A lifelong Browns fan living out his boyhood
(AP) Fugitive witness in Hernandez case in custodyBy PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn.Authorities say a fugitive with ties to former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been taken into custody in Connecticut. The U.S. Marshals Service says Alexander Bradley of East
U.S. troops overseas will be probably be unable to watch NFL and MLB playoff games on the Armed Services Network due to the government shutdown while Camp David is kept open in case President Barack Obama wants to go on
CLEVELAND – Just 15 days ago the biggest thing fans had to look forward to was Thursday’s halftime celebration of Jim Brown’s great career (1st photo below). Instead, the team won their third straight since trading away Trent Richardson Thursday
For the last two seasons, the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens have struggled at the left tackle position. On Wednesday, the team decided it could no longer rely on aging, overweight, and troubled Bryant McKinnie to man the spot
A new book, League of Denial, written by ESPN investigative reporters, charges the NFL with 20 years of undermining concussion research and exercising its muscle to sweep evidence regarding the seriousness of how brain injuries affect current and former players
The Obama administration is launching a full court press campaign to convince a skeptical country that Obamacare is a great thing and several glossy magazines aimed at America’s women, like Cosmopolitan and Glamour, are lending their pages to that effort.
(AP) 5 things to know about Saints’ defeat of DolphinsBy BRETT MARTELAP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANSWhether Drew Brees passed to diminutive running back Darren Sproles or to 6-foot-7 tight end Jimmy Graham, there wasn’t much the previously unbeaten Miami Dolphins could
The New England Patriots won Sunday night’s road game against the Atlanta Falcons, but lost their difference maker in the middle on defense, defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, possibly for the rest of the year, with a torn right Achilles. The
(AP) Rivers’ 401 yards, 3 TDs lead Chargers over ‘BoysBy BERNIE WILSONAP Sports WriterSAN DIEGOPhilip Rivers and the rest of the San Diego Chargers made sure they didn’t let a fourth-quarter lead slip away against the Dallas Cowboys. Rivers threw
(AP) Manning leads Broncos’ 52-20 rout of EaglesBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Pro Football WriterDENVERPeyton Manning made quick work of the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was billed as fast-break football at its finest. The Denver Broncos scored more points than
(AP) Roethlisberger: “We’re worst team in the league’By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports WriterLONDONWith the Pittsburgh Steelers off to their worst start in 45 years, Ben Roethlisberger isn’t mincing words about where the team stacks up against the rest of the NFL.
(AP) USC fires Lane Kiffin; Orgeron is interim coachBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESSouthern California fired Lane Kiffin early Sunday morning, ending the coach’s tumultuous tenure a few hours after the Trojans lost 62-41 at Arizona State. Ed Orgeron was
(AP) Seattle 4-0 after 23-20 OT win over TexansBy KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterHOUSTONSteven Hauschka kicked a 45-yard field goal in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday and the first 4-0 start
(AP) Bills hang on for 23-20 win over RavensBy JOHN WAWROWAP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, N.Y.Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso’s second interception of the game with 57 seconds remaining sealed a 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Converted
(AP) Chiefs remain unbeaten, drop Giants to 0-4, 31-7By DOUG TUCKERKANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex Smith threw three touchdown passes, Dexter McCluster returned a punt 89 yards for another score and the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs plunged the New York Giants to
(AP) Former Steelers DE L.C. Greenwood dies at 67By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHL.C. Greenwood, the relentless defensive end who made up one quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defense of the 1970s, has died. He was 67. The Allegheny
CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 27 (UPI) — Rumors that O.J. Simpson was caught stealing cookies in prison have been greatly exaggerated, Nevada corrections officials said Friday. The cookie-stealing story was originally reported by the National Enquirer, citing unnamed sources, and
By GEORGE M. WALSHAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Police say six people have been arrested on charges they were among hundreds of young partygoers who trashed the upstate New York vacation home of a former NFL player. The arrests came after former New
(AP) USA’s comeback renews interest in America’s CupBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOJust a month ago, the America’s Cup “village” along San Francisco’s waterfront had few visitors. Its trendy, temporary bars often had more staff than patrons and retail workers at
After a sluggish start to the 2013 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is saving hate tweets directed at him as “favorites” to motivate him. On his Twitter account, Kaepernick “favorites” tweets that criticize him, and some of those
(AP) Ex-NFL player Hugh Douglas arrested in Conn.HARTFORD, Conn.Connecticut police say former pro football player Hugh Douglas has denied charges that he assaulted his girlfriend and told investigators that marks on her neck were from rough sex. The 42-year-old former
When traveling by air, Americans expect to encounter the security methods of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Like clockwork, we take off our shoes and submit to X-ray scanners, invasive pat downs, and baggage searches. But most Americans are unaware
Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson suffered a broken left arm Tuesday in a one-car crash after being distracted by a slice of pizza falling off the front passenger seat. Police said alcohol was not a factor in the early
Still think Jay Cutler’s not tough? If so, there’s no chance you watched Sunday night’s game in Pittsburgh in which the Bears moved to 3-0 on the season with a 40-23 decision over the turnover prone Steelers. One of the
