Even when the New York Jets earn a rare win, they find a way to stir up some controversy. Such was the case Sunday after New York’s victory over the Baltimore Ravens, which improved the team to 2-5. The Jets rolled with Geno Smith at quarterback over Ryan Fitzpatrick after Fitzpatrick’s brutal game last week. But when Smith exited the game with a knee injury in the second quarter, the team was forced to turn back to Fitzpatrick, and the veteran QB delivered, going 9 of 14 for 120 yards and a passing touchdown to lead New York to a 24-16 win. After the game, Fitzpatrick sounded off on the Jets’ decision to start
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Terrelle Pryor Injury: Browns Star Could Miss Week 7 Due To Hamstring
Share this: Terrelle Pryor has been one of the more exciting breakout stars of the 2016 NFL season, but that fame might be put on hold for a week. Pryor missed practice Wednesday and Thursday after pulling his hamstring in a Week 6 loss against the Tennessee Titans, but the injury is not as bad as the hamstring strain he suffered in 2015, according to Cleveland.com. “We’re just being precautious and taking the right steps for the team,” Pryor said. “It happened in the third quarter, and then it got worse in the fourth. Someone pushed me when I was going to block for Duke (Johnson). I got pushed out of bounds and I was trying to catch myself and then someone hit
Bruins Wrap: Brad Marchand’s Incredible Five-Point Game Leads Boston To 6-3 Win
Well that was one heck of a start to the 2016-17 Boston Bruins season. The B’s hit the road for their season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night and left Nationwide Arena happy as clams following an exciting, come-from-behind 6-3 win to kick things off. Boston trailed 2-0 after one period and 3-1 early in the second, but Boston’s defense and first line took over from there. Each of Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and David Backes scored two goals, while Marchand had an incredible five-point performance in the comeback. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots and was lights out for the final 33 minutes of action. Here’... NESN.com
City impress as Lyon, Wolfsburg, Bayern sail through
Holders Lyon, Wolfsburg, Bayern, Rosengård, Barcelona all safely into round of 16Manchester City hit four in first ever European away gameBIIK-Kazygurt achieve Kazakhstani first by eliminating VeronaSlavia recover from two down and Fortuna break Athletic hearts in added timeRemaining four second legs on ThursdayRound of 16 draw on Monday; ties in NovemberZvezda-2005 0-4 Manchester City (agg: 0-6)English champions City produced a stunning performance in their first ever European away fixture as defenders ... UEFA.com - News
Tom Brady Credits Patriots Improved Deep Passing Game With Work On Mechanics
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Tom Brady’s deep ball was in vintage form Sunday, when he hit wide receiver Chris Hogan in stride on two of the better vertical passes the quarterback has thrown since Randy Moss left the New England Patriots in 2010. Brady completed 42- and 52-yard heaves to Hogan in the second quarter of the Patriots’ 33-13 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, leading one to ponder whether he worked on his deep ball this offseason, including the four weeks in which he was suspended. “Yeah, I’ve always worked pretty hard on my mechanics and making sure I’m doing things the right way mechanically,” Brady said. “I think that’s translated into a lot of throws, but hopefully I can hit those ones down the
Did Falcons Use Patriots’ Blueprint To Beat Broncos’ Defense In Week 5?
Share this: Credit the New England Patriots with an assist. The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Denver Broncos 23-16 on Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It was an impressive win for the Falcons, who exposed the Broncos’ defense with a game plan that looked like something out of Bill Belichick’s playbook. “We haven’t seen that scheme since the AFC championship. That’s Patriots all day,” Broncos cornerback Chris Harris said after the game, according to The Denver Post. Denver’s defense is renowned for hitting quarterbacks in the mouth and shutting down opposing aerial attacks with its exceptional secondary. The Falcons countered those strengths by relying on their running backs in man-to-man coverage against the Broncos’ linebackers. The result? Atlanta running backs Tevin Coleman (four
NBA Rumors: Celtics Interested In Signing Cavaliers Guard J.R. Smith
Share this: J.R. Smith played a key role in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA championship last season, but will he be taking his talents to an Eastern Conference rival this campaign? Smith is an unrestricted free agent with less than a month to go before opening night. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported Sunday that “several teams” are interested in Smith, and that the Boston Celtics are among them. However, Isola notes that the Celtics probably would need to free up additional salary cap space to sign the veteran shooting guard. Smith, 31, would improve Boston’s outside shooting, which has been one of its most glaring weaknesses over the last few seasons. The Celtics shot just 33.5 percent on 3-point