One week to go. One week for the Brewers to save a once-promising season. They were off Monday before opening a six-game homestand against the Pirates and Cubs that offers one last chance to chase the National League Wild Card. Even if the Brewers win all six, they’ll need some help from the Phillies or [...]
If the New York Mets miss the playoffs after another late collapse, they’ll look back and bemoan a pair of improbable homers that contributed to their demise. Jason Marquis became the second pitcher to hit a grand slam against the Mets this season, and the Chicago Cubs clinched home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with [...]
Facing Brett Favre in prime time, the San Diego Chargers knew they had to leave no doubt. Stunned by two gut-wrenching losses, Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson and the rest of the Chargers raced past nemesis Favre and the New York Jets for a 48-29 victory Monday night in a wild game befitting two original AFL [...]
On an uncharacteristically quiet night for Terrell Owens, the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense and running game — then unleashed little-known wide receiver Miles Austin to put away a 27-16 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. Marion Barber ran for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown, and rookie Felix Jones [...]
The Cubs have already clinched the National League Central, but that won’t stop the Brewers from watching Chicago’s scores this week. Milwaukee’s first focus is winning its own games, of course, and it starts a season-ending homestand that begins Tuesday night with the first of three games against the Pirates. But the Brewers also need [...]
Josh Scobee savored every part of Sunday’s victory celebration. Even the wrestling match with the ball boy. Scobee, who produced Jacksonville’s only other win in Indianapolis with a 53-yard field goal in 2004, did it again Sunday by making a 51-yarder with 4 seconds left to beat the dreaded Colts 23-21. And this time, he [...]
The Southeastern Conference needs to find another pushover. Vanderbilt, for years the weakest team in college football’s toughest league, moved into the AP Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in 24 years. The unbeaten Commodores are No. 21 in the latest rankings. “I think it’s a pretty good reward for a good start,” [...]
Fans booed the New England Patriots. Many left early. The record winning streak of their favorite team was ending with a stunning domination by the lowly Miami Dolphins. Ronnie Brown scored a team-record four touchdowns rushing and threw for another — with four of the scores coming on direct snaps to the running back — [...]
Another late lead and another bullpen meltdown for the New York Mets. The Atlanta Braves rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and a 7-6 win Sunday that stalled New York’s playoff push. The Mets began the day trailing Philadelphia by a half-game in the NL East. Their edge in the wild-card race was [...]
They bungled the lyrics and were decidedly off-key, but their motivation and intentions were surely pure. As homegrown hero Kenny Perry stood in the first tee box Sunday, a group of his Commonwealth brethren in the bleachers began blurting out the words to Old Kentucky Home, an effort that fizzled when the lava-lunged fans couldn’t [...]
