Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was critically wounded in a pre-dawn shooting at his home Monday, and doctors were encouraged when he responded to simple commands after several hours of surgery. The 24-year-old player was shot in the upper leg, damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss.
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was critically wounded in a pre-dawn shooting at his home Monday, and doctors were encouraged when he responded to simple commands after several hours of surgery. The 24-year-old player was shot in the upper leg, damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss.
The Denver Broncos are running out of time and running backs. They might have to go into Oakland next week with fullback Cecil Sapp, their fifth option, in the backfield after Andre Hall suffered a high ankle sprain in the Broncos’ 37-34 loss at Chicago on Sunday. Hall, a third-stringer making his first NFL start,…
Cedric Benson’s season is over. The Chicago Bears’ running back needs surgery after injuring his left ankle Sunday — another setback for the team’s first-round draft choice in 2005. Benson, who took over this season as the Bears’ starter after the trade of Thomas Jones to the Jets, broke free for a 21-yard run in…
Maybe the Patriots aren’t so perfect. Eight blowout wins in their first eight games almost made it seem that way. But they never believed the hype and neither did the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, with two close calls in the last three games, New England has given opponents more reason to hope that they could be…
J.P. Losman squandered his latest second chance, and now it’s rookie quarterback Trent Edwards’ turn to get another shot at securing the Bills starting job. Coach Dick Jauron wasted little time Monday in announcing Edwards has reclaimed the No. 1 job ahead of Losman, and will make his fifth start — and first in five…
Eli Manning stood in front of his locker Monday and was grilled about having three interceptions returned for touchdowns in the New York Giants’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He was asked about the throws, the recent struggles on offense, his own play and finally about himself and his emotional state.
A.J. Feeley will not get a chance to save Philadelphia’s season and fill the role as the Eagles’ next Jeff Garcia. If Donovan McNabb is completely healthy, he’s the Eagles quarterback. End of debate. Now all coach Andy Reid can do is hope McNabb is healthy enough to play this week against Seattle. While McNabb…
Jeff Garcia’s injured back was sore Monday, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers remained hopeful their 37-year-old quarterback will be able to play this week against the New Orleans Saints. Garcia was hurt on the first play of Sunday’s 19-13 victory over Washington. He left the game two plays later and remained on the sideline until…
Despite openings at several major college programs, Bobby Petrino intends to return in 2008 for his second year as coach of the Atlanta Falcons. “I haven’t given it one bit of thought,” Petrino said Monday. “I certainly don’t want to get into any speculation and rumors and having to deal with that. I’m focused on…
The Houston Rockets had a difficult time shaking off the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers through three tedious quarters. Then Tracy McGrady took over. McGrady scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Rockets capitalized on another key injury to the Clippers in a 88-71 victory Monday night.
The Golden State Warriors had every excuse to get trampled. They were exhausted after a successful East Coast road trip, and they were trying to keep up with fast-paced Phoenix in their first game back home. Instead, the Warriors ran away from Steve Nash and the Suns for a win that excited coach Don Nelson…
With Dwight Howard’s shooting cooling off, the Orlando Magic had to win with defense, patience and contributions from the bench. Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points, Rashard Lewis had 20 and the Magic beat the Portland Trail Blazers 85-74 on Monday night to become the first NBA team to win 13 games this season.