The sport that the Argentina legend illuminated, the one he lifted into an art, was not tarnished by all that he did to himself. The day that Diego Maradona said goodbye, as his voice cracked and the place that had always been home heaved and sobbed, his mind drifted to the mistakes that he had […]
Ten-man Arsenal recorded only their second draw in 22 games as Mikel Arteta’s side played out a goalless draw with Leeds United in the Premier League at Elland Road on Sunday. The Gunners found themselves on the back foot for large spells, and things got even tougher when Nicolas Pepe was shown a straight red card for naively headbutting Ezgjan Alioski. That spurred on […]
Liverpool cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over Leicester City at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday as they set a new club record of 64 straight unbeaten home league games. An own goal from Jonny Evans and headers from Diogo Jota, continuing his streak of scoring in his first four league games at Anfield, and Roberto Firmino were enough to give […]
About two years ago, P.J. Walker’s mother, Tamicha Drake, called him. She had a dream about him. At the time, Walker was a backup quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and hadn’t played in an NFL regular-season game before. He was still waiting on his opportunity. “I had a dream you were playing for the Panthers,” she told […]
NEW ORLEANS — Taysom Hill laughed when asked if he paid any attention to the scrutiny and criticism surrounding the New Orleans Saints’ decision to start him at quarterback on Sunday. No, insisted the fascinating and polarizing 30-year-old curiosity, who is now 1-0 as a starter in the NFL after leading the Saints to a 24-9 win […]
It had been so long that Ezekiel Elliott couldn’t remember the last time the Dallas Cowboys won a game. Forty-two days might have seemed like 42 years to Elliott and the rest of the Cowboys, considering all that had gone wrong before beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 on Sunday. The Cowboys snapped a four-game losing streak, won a road game for the […]
ISTANBUL — Lewis Hamilton clinched a record-equaling seventh Formula One title after winning a wet and gloomy Turkish Grand Prix for a record-extending 94th victory on Sunday. Hamilton now stands alongside Formula One great Michael Schumacher on seven titles, having replaced the German driver at Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton only needed to finish ahead of […]
The team failed to convert a single third down in the game The banged-up Eagles struggled to convert on third (or fourth) down against the Giants Sunday. They struggled on defense. Generally, the Eagles struggled all over the field in a 27-17 loss to the New York Giants, in a game that felt a lot […]
The New Orleans Saints are facing significant discipline for not wearing masks during their postgame celebrations last Sunday night — as seen in videos they posted to social media, including the team’s own Twitter account — after their victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, league sources told ESPN. Video of Saints players and head coach Sean Payton dancing […]
Nick Chubb‘s 59-yard run all but closed out the Cleveland Browns‘ 10-7 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. His decision to step out of bounds at the 1-yard line, instead of running into the end zone for a touchdown that would’ve covered the point spread, was painful for the betting public. Chubb took a pitch on a third-and-3 with […]