Judge orders Henry Ruggs back to court after missed alcohol test
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge ordered former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear before her on Monday after learning he missed a required alcohol test while on house arrest following a fatal crash he’s accused of causing by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph. Ruggs’...
NFL updates covid-19 protocols ahead of Thanksgiving
The NFL is requiring players and staff to wear masks inside team facilities regardless of vaccination status for a week starting on Thanksgiving, and they must be tested twice for covid-19 after the holiday. The league’s protocols were updated as a result of increasing rates of covid-19 across the country....
Chargers’ Joey Bosa, Jerry Tillery placed in NFL’s covid-19 protocol
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers might be missing a pair of important defensive players going into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after linemen Joey Bosa and Jerry Tillery entered the league’s reserve/covid-19 protocol on Tuesday. Bosa is tied for the league lead with three strip-sacks and...
Ravens release former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell after just 5 gamesVideo
BALTIMORE — The Ravens have released running back Le’Veon Bell, parting ways with the former Pittsburgh Steelers star after just five games. Bell had three carries for 1 yard in the Ravens’ 22-10 loss Thursday to the Miami Dolphins and finished with 31 attempts for 83 yards and two touchdowns...
49ers rout Rams, finally win home game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a nearly two-month stretch that featured one win and far too many disappointments, the San Francisco 49ers were running out of time to establish an identity this season. An opening 18-play touchdown drive against the rival Los Angeles Rams was a pretty good start. Jimmy...
Browns’ Mayfield slowed by knee bruise, QB’s latest injury
CLEVELAND — Banged-up Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is day to day after bruising his right knee in Sunday’s blowout loss at New England — his latest injury. Mayfield, who has been playing with a damaged left shoulder for several weeks, had to leave in the third quarter after being...
Washington confirms Chase Young’s injury is season-ending
Chase Young will not play the rest of this season after injuring his right leg and is scheduled to undergo surgery. Washington coach Ron Rivera confirmed the prognosis for Young on Monday in the wake of the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year going down during the first half of...
Baker Mayfield hurt as Browns get dominated by Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes, rookie Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for a career-high 100 yards and two scores, and the New England Patriots rolled to a 45-7 victory over Cleveland Sunday as the Browns lost quarterback Baker Mayfield to a knee injury. The Patriots (6-4) won their...
NFL Week 10 roundup: Tom Brady picked off twice in 1st; Bucs lose to WashingtonVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter as part of an implosion by the reigning Super Bowl champions, contributing to Washington upsetting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-19 Sunday while losing Chase Young to injury. Tampa Bay lost a second consecutive game on either side of...
Cam Newton: Focus is on present, the past is ‘irrelevant’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton was back home in Atlanta enjoying being a father and about to partake in one of his new favorites — “taco Tuesday” — for dinner when he glanced at his phone and noticed he’d missed a call. “Matthew Rhule,” Newton said to himself as he...
Hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff dies at 87
Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday. He was 87. Huff family lawyer Deborah Matthews told the Associated Press...
Rams WR Robert Woods tears ACL; Odell Beckham practicesVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — On the same day the Los Angeles Rams added a playmaking receiver, they lost a cornerstone of their NFL-best passing offense. And they’ve only got two days to figure out how to overcome this upheaval in their next game. Receiver Robert Woods is out for the...
Saints without Alvin Kamara, other standouts vs. Titans
NEW ORLEANS — Star New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, starting left tackle Terron Armstead and prominent defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson have been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Tennessee. Kamara has not practiced this week after injuring his knee — but continuing to play — during a loss...
Analysis: Confounded by blitz, Ravens offense wilts against MiamiVideo
The Baltimore Ravens weren’t climbing out of this hole. Not the way their offense was sputtering, completely unable to counter what Miami was doing. “This falls squarely on me as the head coach,” Baltimore’s John Harbaugh said. “We were not prepared the way we need to be prepared.” The best...
Rodgers’ vaccine comments may test his clout with sponsorsVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could be playing football again less than two weeks after testing positive for covid-19 and misleading everyone about being an unvaccinated player. Whether the off-field consequences of the reigning MVP’s science-defying explanation for why he chose not to get the...
Jon Gruden sues NFL over publication of his offensive emails
Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district court in Clark...
Browns star Nick Chubb out against Patriots, on covid-19 list
CLEVELAND — Bill Belichick doesn’t have to worry about his New England defense containing the Cleveland Browns’ best offensive player. Star running back Nick Chubb will miss Sunday’s game against the Patriots after testing positive for covid-19 earlier this week and then not passing protocols in time to be eligible...
Analysis: Can NFL’s halfway award contenders sustain success?Video
In an unpredictable NFL season, with only the Detroit Lions showing true consistency — and not quite what you seek — pinpointing the best performances at the halfway mark is a particularly difficult task. For example, who is the front-runner for coach of the year with the likes of Kliff...
A stunner: Dolphins win 2nd straight, top RavensVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Xavien Howard forced a fumble and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown, Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench and capped his night with a 1-yard sneak for a score with 2:19 left and the Miami Dolphins stunned the Baltimore Ravens 22-10 on Thursday night. The...
Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. agrees to deal with Rams
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. agreed to a one-year deal with the Rams on Thursday, choosing Los Angeles and its burgeoning super team over several potential free-agent destinations. The Browns released Beckham on Monday midway through his third season in Cleveland. He cleared waivers Tuesday with no...
Panthers agree to deal with QB Cam Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Superman has returned. Whether Cam Newton can save the Carolina Panthers’ sinking season remains to be seen. The Panthers (4-5) announced they’ve agreed to a one-year contact with Newton, bringing him back to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011 — and later cut...
Former Steeler Le’Veon Bell ‘starting foaming at the mouth’ when Ravens offered him jobVideo
BALTIMORE — There was a time when the Ravens would have celebrated holding Le’Veon Bell to 48 yards on 11 carries. Not so long ago, he lived in their nightmares — those outside runs on which he’d wait and wait, then snap off a double-digit gain, or the pass routes...
Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase tops class of rookie receivers making impactVideo
Ja’Marr Chase sure has adjusted nicely to the NFL ball. Chase, who blamed his preseason drops on getting accustomed to the size and color differences between footballs used in college and pro, is the leading contender at the halfway point of the season to be voted the NFL’s Offensive Rookie...
Chiefs appear open to adding Odell Beckham Jr. to wide receiver group
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid wouldn’t say Wednesday whether the reigning AFC champs were pursuing Odell Beckham Jr. Then again, he didn’t say they weren’t. Beckham became a free agent Tuesday after the wide receiver’s acrimonious split with the Browns, and the Chiefs — with star quarterback...
Sources: Vikings lineman Dakota Dozier in hospital with covid-19
MINNEAPOLIS — A vaccinated Vikings player went to the emergency room Tuesday evening with breathing troubles from a covid-19 infection and remains hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday morning, according to head coach Mike Zimmer. The Vikings coach did not identify the player, but sources said it’s guard Dakota Dozier, who...
