DC Defenders WR Eli Rogers misses mother’s funeral to play XFL game
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers, who now suits up for the DC Defenders of the new XFL, made a difficult decision to play for his new team Saturday and miss the funeral of his mother. Tranae Jackson died on Feb. 5 at the age of 50. Before the...
Browns’ Myles Garrett reinstated 3 months after helmet-swinging incident
Myles Garrett’s suspension for swinging a helmet at Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is over. The NFL reinstated the Cleveland Browns defensive end Wednesday, two days after Garrett met with commissioner Roger Goodell. The reinstatement allows Garrett to be around the team and participate in offseason workouts when the program...
AP Source: Browns star Myles Garrett meets with NFL about return
CLEVELAND — Suspended Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett met Monday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his possible reinstatement, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. Garrett, who was banned indefinitely for ripping off Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hitting him over the...
Chargers QB Philip Rivers will enter free agency after 16 seasons
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Philip Rivers’ 16-year career with the Chargers has come to an end. The franchise announced Monday that Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season. General manager Tom Telesco said in a statement that as they talked through various scenarios with Rivers,...
New XFL kicks off with entertaining debut in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The debut of the new XFL had a punt blocked for a touchdown, a juiced-up crowd roaring for big plays and a player swearing during an in-game television interview. The actual football was hit and miss. College national championship-winning former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones was the biggest...
Browns hire Kiski Area graduate Joe Woods to lead defenseVideo
CLEVELAND — New Browns coach Kevin Stefanski hired former San Francisco 49ers secondary coach Joe Woods as his defensive coordinator. The addition of Woods, a Kiski Area graduate, to Stefanski’s staff has been rumored for weeks, but Cleveland couldn’t formally interview him until San Francisco’s season ended. After the 49ers...
Activist wants to sue NFL, says Super Bowl halftime show put souls in ‘danger of hellfire’Video
Looks like Shakira and J.Lo’s shaking has left one guy pretty rattled. Dave Daubenmire, whose goes by the name Coach Dave on his Christian-themed podcast, “Pass The Salt,” wants to sue the Pepsi, the NFL, and maybe the local cable company over it. In case you missed it, Super Bowl...
Patrick Mahomes checks up on Kansas City Chiefs fan who was flattened by parking meterVideo
As the adage goes, “Sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield.” During the Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday for the Kansas City Chiefs, a fan found out how it felt to be the former. Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was tossing footballs in the crowd when an unsuspecting...
Safety Eric Weddle retiring after 13-year NFL careerVideo
LOS ANGELES — Six-time Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle says he is done with his 13-year NFL career. Weddle apparently made his long-expected retirement announcement on Twitter on Thursday, although the hard-hitting safety with the famously big beard didn’t use the specific word. “I love y’all. We had a great...
First Call: Jim Rutherford cooling on Penguins trade talk?; Pat Narduzzi on MSU rumors; Duquesne wins
This edition of “First Call” gives us Jim Rutherford’s view of Matt Murray and the trade market. Tom Brady keeps playing coy. Pat Narduzzi is talking himself in circles. And a big road win for Duquesne. Standing tall During his Wednesday night radio show on “105.9 the X,” Penguins general...
Welcome back: Andrew Berry returns to Browns as NFL’s youngest GMVideo
BEREA, Ohio — As Andrew Berry waited to be welcomed back as the Cleveland Browns’ new general manager, his baby son, Kairo, let out a couple of cranky cries before settling down for a nap. Later, his 2-year-old son, Zion, asked Berry if he could wear a helmet. The Browns...
Chicago youth gets Super surprise from Saquan Barkley, Roger GoodellVideo
A sixth-grader from Chicago has turned a rejection from the NFL into a couple of extraordinary pieces of football memorabilia. Danny Speski received an autographed football from New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and a handwritten letter from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday after Speski wrote to the...
Browns meet with Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham, tell them to watch behaviorVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said the team again told running back Kareem Hunt he better behave. Hunt, who was suspended last season by the NFL for two physical altercations, was cited last week for speeding and police found marijuana in his car. Although he wasn’t arrested,...
Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports booksVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gamblers in Nevada wagered $154.7 million on this year’s Super Bowl, an increase from last year but still below the high set in 2018. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its Super Bowl betting figures on Tuesday, a day later than expected, because of technical difficulties...
Mayor: ‘Joy ride’ driver arrested on Super Bowl parade routeVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An impaired driver taking a “joy ride” Wednesday along the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade route was put into a forced spin by law enforcement officers who then arrested the driver and another person at gunpoint, according to officials and video footage of the incident....
Tim Benz: How Patrick Mahomes is becoming the NFL’s Sidney Crosby
Is Patrick Mahomes about to become the NFL’s version of Sidney Crosby? I can see it happening. How about you? A well-adjusted, mature-beyond-his-years, media-poised, marketing-friendly star who plays in front of a maniacal local fan base and has national appeal. He puts up points. He’s exciting to watch. And he’s...
Hall of Fame safety, Packers legend Willie Wood dies at 83Video
LOS ANGELES — Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame defensive back who won five NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers under coach Vince Lombardi and made the first interception in Super Bowl history, died Monday. He was 83. Wood died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., according to Robert...
Super Bowl LIV scores 99.9 million TV viewers with Chiefs comebackVideo
NEW YORK — The audience for the Super Bowl saw a year-to-year increase for the first time since 2015, as 99.9 million TV viewers watched the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 come-from-behind victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Nielsen data showed the Fox telecast of the game from Miami...
Young Mahomes leads comeback for ages as NFL closes its first centuryVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — They were celebrating the passage of time as much as football at this Super Bowl: 100-year-old World War II veterans at midfield for the pregame coin flip, 50-year-old pop diva Jennifer Lopez handling halftime, and, of course, a quarterback who turns 25 this year saving the...
Kansas City set to celebrate Super Bowl win with parade
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs fans are flocking to buy T-shirts, lining up for photos and preparing to skip out on work for a celebratory parade after the team won its first Super Bowl in 50 years. Schools in the area have started calling off classes so students...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Super Bowl, Alan Faneca snub, hot PenguinsVideo
Aside from the obvious — Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day” commercial — what were the highlights of Super Bowl LIV? TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden break down Patrick Mahomes as the choice for MVP, how the Kansas City Chiefs managed to come back from 10 points down in the...
Jimmy Garoppolo comes up short for 49ers in Super Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The stage was set for Jimmy Garoppolo to lead the type of Super Bowl-winning drive that he watched his mentor Tom Brady do in two previous title games. Even after blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead to Patrick Mahomes and the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs, Garoppolo...
Trump fumbles tweet congratulating Chiefs
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —President Donald Trump fumbled his congratulatory tweet following the Super Bowl. On the heels of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Trump tweeted his congratulations to the Chiefs for a “fantastic comeback.” He added: “You represented the Great State of...
From ‘Andy Who?’ to Super Bowl champion Andy Reid
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — When Andy Reid walked into an interview with the Philadelphia Eagles armed with a 6-inch binder containing notes on how to build a winning team, management was sold. It took him 21 years and two teams to win it all. Big Red finally got his Super...
Super Rally: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs top 49ers with late surgeVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes needed just the waning minutes of Super Bowl 54 to end a whole lot of frustration. A championship 50 years in the making for the Kansas City Chiefs. A two-decade wait for an NFL title for coach Andy Reid. All it took was falling...
