Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Marcus Mariota is proving to be a quick study with a new coach installing yet another offensive system for the Tennessee Titans. Maybe Mike Vrabel will stick around for a while for Tennessee. The Titans had a memorable opening series in Vrabel’s preseason debut as coach before the Packers pulled away in […]
Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England might have found a running back in undrafted free agent Ralph Webb. Washington may have lost one with a knee injury to second-round pick Derrius Guice. Webb ran for two touchdowns and also scored on a pair of 2-point conversions on Thursday night as the defending AFC champions rallied from […]
Associated Press BALTIMORE — Joe Flacco needed only one series to show why there won’t be any competition this summer to determine the Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback. The other two guys, however, also put on quite a show. Flacco threw a touchdown pass on his only series of the game, rookie Lamar Jackson ran for a score and Baltimore rolled to […]
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Malcolm Jenkins went back to raising his fist during the national anthem and Chris Long again put his arm around him as the teammates continue trying to raise awareness about racial inequality, social injustices and systematic oppression. Landry Jones and Josh Dobbs each tossed touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14 Thursday night in the preseason […]
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andrelton Simmons homered and made more than one spectacular defensive play. Eric Young Jr. homered and made a phenomenal play with his glove as well. The Angels’ star shortstop was more than willing to cede the spotlight to his journeyman teammate after a revitalizing win for Los Angeles. Simmons hit […]
Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryon Healy let out a sigh of relief, and the Seattle Mariners regained the lead in extra innings when his hard grounder got through the left side of the Rangers infield. Healy singled past diving Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre and beyond the reach of also-diving shortstop Elvis Andrus […]
ESPN staff Japan lost to Poland but qualified for the World Cup round of 16 by virtue of a better disciplinary record than Group F rivals Senegal. On an incredible final day in the group stage, Japan looked to be heading home after Jan Bednarek’s 60th-minute opener for Poland in Volgograd. That would have put […]
Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros manager A.J. Hinch is quite comfortable when Yuli Gurrielis at the plate with runners are in scoring position. Gurriel hit a grand slam in Houston’s eight-run second inning, helping Gerrit Cole and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Sunday. “He just has a knack for really putting the barrel on the ball […]
Two early goals saw Uruguay finish top of group A as they inflicted Russia’s first defeat of the World Cup in Samara, winning 3-0 to make it three victories from three and leave the hosts in second place. Uruguay gave an early warning of their intent at the Samara Arena when Edinson Cavani found Matias […]
ESPN staff Saudi Arabia scored a dramatic 95th-minute winner to beat Egypt 2-1 and finish their World Cup campaign on a high in Volgograd. Egypt took the lead in the 22nd minute as Mohamed Salah scored a delightful goal, his second of the tournament. Abdallah El Said played a long ball over the top and […]
