Packers hit hard by injuries in loss to Falcons
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A slew of injuries to key players could leave the Green Bay Packers scrambling this week. And perhaps the week after that, too. Packers coach Mike […]
Smashing: MLB home run record on track to fall Tuesday
NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton’s smacks, Aaron Judge’s jolts and all those dizzying long balls helped Major League Baseball move another poke closer to the inevitable. Nearly two decades after […]
Will NFL contracts ever fully guarantee? Players can hope.
Adrian Peterson had an $18 million salary “scheduled” for 2017 on his last contract with Minnesota , but the franchise’s all-time leading rusher was never realistically going to get that […]
Banged up Packers fall short in deja vu loss to Falcons
ATLANTA — Green Bay’s offense was without both starting tackles from the start and then lost both starting wide receivers. Oh, and the Packers were playing in the first regular-season […]
Rodgers stands out with 300th TD pass
ATLANTA — With a very Brett Favre-like shovel pass to running back Ty Montgomery, Green bay Packers quarterback made bittersweet history. Montgomery scored on the 1-yard pass Saturday against the […]
Minus injured Bradford, Vikings sputter in loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH — Case Keenum learned he was going to start on the road against a Super Bowl contender a few hours before kickoff. It hardly rattled the Minnesota Vikings backup […]
Packers’ healthy, confident CBs prep for Falcons rematch
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are so confident in their new-and-improved cornerback group that they released the player who shadowed Atlanta Falcons star receiver Julio Jones in […]
Falcons’ D plans to have foot on the gas vs Packers’ Rodgers
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Falcons know it won’t be easy to contain a powerful Green Bay attack led by Aaron Rodgers. They’re hoping a new motto — “All Gas, […]
Vikings’ Sam Bradford expected to play despite ailing knee
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford is expected to play at Pittsburgh despite a knee injury that limited him all week in practice. Coach Mike Zimmer said […]
No. 10 Wisconsin to face struggling BYU offense
PROVO, Utah — Wisconsin hasn’t been tested so far this season, and this week could be more of the same when the No. 10 Badgers face a BYU team with […]