49ers stay perfect, dominate Baker Mayfield, Browns in 31-3 winVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman has a strong message for anyone still doubting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers. “Don’t flip-flop,” Sherman said after the 49ers thumped the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night. “If you said we weren’t going to make it, you said we were some way early...
Winless Bengals wondering how low they’ll goVideo
CINCINNATI — When it comes to the season-scuttling start, nobody does it better — or more often — than the Bengals. A last-quarter rally followed by a last-minute meltdown led to a 26-23 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday that left the Bengals 0-5 for the seventh time since 1990,...
Ravens must reconfigure backfield after losing JeffersonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens’ depth in the secondary is starting to become an issue for a team that already has had its share of problems defending the pass. Safety Tony Jefferson sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was...
Ravens coach doesn’t expect fine for hit on Steelers’ Mason Rudolph
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh on Monday said a fine for the hit safety Earl Thomas III delivered Sunday that knocked out Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph would “surprise” him. “I see Earl trying to pull off,” Harbaugh said at his weekly news conference. “I mean, there’s no question about...
George W. Bush and Ellen DeGeneres share laughs at Cowboys-Packers gameVideo
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, took in the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers game Sunday seated alongside Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi. And it drew some attention. During the Fox broadcast from at AT&T Stadium, cameras caught Bush and Degeneres sharing a moment and...
Washington Redskins fire coach Jay Gruden after 0-5 startVideo
WASHINGTON — Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. The Redskins have gone 35-49-1 overall under Gruden, whose brother, Jon, coaches the Oakland Raiders. The team said...
Colts shut down Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs offense in 19-13 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Indianapolis Colts accomplished Sunday night what they failed to do in January. They beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards, ageless kicker Adam Vinatieri knocked through four field goals and the Colts atoned ever-so-slightly for that playoff defeat by shutting...
Mike Preston: Ravens finally have a playmaker on defense in Marlon Humphrey
PITTSBURGH — Great players make big plays in big games, but they also make them on days they haven’t been playing well. Take the case of Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey. He was having a so-so game Sunday before he stripped Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster of the ball after...
Former Penn State RB Miles Sanders makes fourth straight start for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off the best game of his young NFL career, Miles Sanders is back in the starting lineup for the Philadelphia Eagles. The rookie running back out of Penn State made his fourth straight start against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Sanders,...
NFL Week 5 roundup: Deshaun Watson throws 5 TDs as Texans shred FalconsVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw for a career-high 426 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdown passes, including three to Will Fuller to lead the Houston Texans to a 53-32 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. A week after scoring a season-low 10 points in a loss...
Kyler Murray leads Cardinals to 1st win, 26-23 over BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — Rookie Kyler Murray ran for a touchdown and led the Cardinals on a drive to Zane Gonzalez’s 31-yard field goal on the final play Sunday as the Cardinals got their first win under coach Kliff Kingsbury, 26-23 over the Cincinnati Bengals. In a matchup of winless teams, the...
NFL inactives: Winless Redskins to start Colt McCoy against unbeaten Patriots
Colt McCoy is getting his first start since December and rookie Dwayne Haskins Jr. will be the Redskins’ backup quarterback when winless Washington hosts unbeaten New England on Sunday. Case Keenum is inactive with a sprained foot for Washingon. The Patriots will be without second-leading rusher Rex Burkhead, on the...
Same goal for Packers, Cowboys: Bounce back from 1st lossVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys want to get their offense back to what it was doing before a sputtering loss that slowed their best start in more than a decade. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are looking for a repeat of their best offensive...
Browns’ Odell Beckham Jr. fined for fighting, questions NFL’s system
BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. would rather not fight. That doesn’t mean he won’t. Cleveland’s star receiver was fined an undisclosed amount by the NFL for his heated skirmish last week with Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who appeared to choke Beckham after throwing him to the ground. Beckham and...
NFL Week 5 preview: Packers, Cowboys look to bounce back from 1st lossesVideo
Even with both teams losing last week — the Packers’ defense showed little, and the Cowboys’ offense showed even less — this is a juicy matchup. It almost always seems to be. The Packers have won seven of the past eight in this series, with Dallas’ victory coming during a...
Russell Wilson throws 4 TD passes, Seahawks hold off Rams 30-29Video
SEATTLE — Russell Wilson threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Carson on fourth-and-goal with 2:28 remaining to give Seattle the lead, Greg Zuerlein missed a 44-yard field goal with 11 seconds left and the Seahawks held on for a wild 30-29 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday...
First Call: Ex-Pirate Charlie Morton is postseason star; Marc-Andre Fleury wins Vegas opener
In “First Call” Thursday, another postseason ex-Pirate moment. Marc-Andre Fleury’s 2019 is off to a good start in Vegas. Jon Gruden is mad about Vontaze Burfict’s suspension. Clutch Chuck Former Pirate Charlie Morton already has a World Series Game 7 win to his credit. He did that for the Houston...
Longtime Cardinals owner William V. Bidwill dies at 88Video
TEMPE, Ariz. — William V. Bidwill, who owned the NFL’s Cardinals franchise in three cities, has died. He was 88. The team announced that Bidwill passed away Wednesday. A cause of death wasn’t immediately given. “Our dad passed away today the same way he lived his life: peacefully, with grace,...
Browns go from second-guessed to 1st place in AFC NorthVideo
CLEVELAND — The Browns heard the criticism. They took some of it to heart, ignored the rest and changed the narrative. Second-guessed one week. First place the next. Living up to the extreme hype and expectations that escorted into this season, the Browns put it all together on Sunday during...
NFL suspends Raiders’ Vontaze Burfict for rest of seasonVideo
Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle that is the most severe punishment in NFL history for an on-field infraction. Burfict will miss the final 12 games of the season and any...
First Call: Rutgers may be interested in Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi as new coach
Monday’s “First Call” features a potential new job for Pat Narduzzi. Feuding Ravens. And maybe the MLB play of the year. Narduzzi in New Jersey? Here’s an interesting one. Pitt Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi’s name has come up as a candidate for the Rutgers coaching job. The Scarlet Knights fired...
NFL Week 4 roundup: Patriots hold off Bills to remain unbeatenVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins forced Buffalo’s fourth turnover by intercepting backup Matt Barkley’s pass with 1:27 remaining to seal New England’s 16-10 win over the Bills on Sunday. J.C. Jackson had two interceptions and blocked a punt, which was returned 11 yards by Matthew Slater for...
Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb help carry Cleveland Browns past Ravens, 40-25Video
BALTIMORE — Finally fulfilling preseason expectations, Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns posted a signature win against a longtime nemesis. Mayfield threw for 342 yards and a touchdown, Nick Chubb ran for a pivotal 88-yard score and the Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 40-25 Sunday to earn a share of...
Couple married during halftime of Bills-Patriots gameVideo
Two Buffalo Bills super fans were married on the field during the halftime of the Bills - New England Patriots game. After the Bills became the first team to put up points in the first half against the Patriots this season and went into the locker room trailing 13-3, the...
NFL Week 4 Inactives: Lions cornerback Darius Slay, Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower out
The Detroit Lions will be without two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay when they take on Patrick Mahomes and the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs. Slay was ruled out of Sunday’s game in Detroit with a hamstring injury, delivering a blow to the Lions’ chances at slowing down one of the...
