2:33 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Wide receiver Antonio Brown made an immediate impact in his New England Patriots debut, catching a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady late in the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. Brown leapt into the stands after the play, as if he was taking
Month: September 2019
2:20 PM ET Associated Press California and Arizona State have moved into the AP Top 25 college football poll to give the Pac-12 six ranked teams, the most for the conference in almost four years. A weekend filled with blowouts left the top half of the AP media poll presented by Regions Bank mostly unchanged.
2:18 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota found offensive lineman David Quessenberry for a one-yard touchdown on a tackle eligible play Sunday, giving the cancer survivor his first career touchdown. Mariota’s pass
2:03 PM ET LANDOVER, Md., — Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, inactive a week ago, moved up on an all-time list Sunday. Peterson moved into fifth place on the all-time rushing touchdown list, snapping a tie with Jim Brown, after his 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against Dallas. Peterson, running out of
7:04 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans wanted to come out on fire before their clash with the division rival Colts on Sunday. It took a little more literal meaning just before player
2:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Just as things were teetering on the edge of disaster, running back Dalvin Cook delivered a home-run play to spark life into the Minnesota Vikings. Cook gashed the Green Bay Packers‘ defense on a 75-yard run to the house to make it a two-possession game at Lambeau Field.
1:42 PM ET CINCINNATI — One way for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to knock the rust off from last year’s torn ACL is to throw to wide open receivers. And they don’t get much more open than Niners wideout Marquise Goodwin on the Niners’ first offensive possession Sunday in Cincinnati. Opening drive results
1:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Sean Payton signed a five-year extension with the New Orleans Saints, a source confirmed to ESPN, meaning one of the NFL’s longest-running partnerships will continue well into its second decade. Only Bill Belichick has been with his team longer than Payton, who was hired in 2006 and has a
5:15 PM ET GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Redemption. Validation. Closure. The 2019 Solheim Cup was all of these things and more for Suzann Pettersen, who holed the decisive putt for Europe, securing the narrowest of wins (14 1/2-13 1/2) amid scenes of delirium on the 18th green. Pettersen was a left-field captain’s pick when Catriona Matthew
1:34 PM ET Associated Press ZHENGZHOU, China — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova overcame rain delays and an early deficit to beat Petra Martic 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Zhengzhou Open on Sunday. Rain halted play in the first set after seventh-seeded Martic went 2-0 ahead. When play resumed, Pliskova won the next three games