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Two of the league’s best tight ends took center stage Thursday night. New England’s Rob Gronkowski has earned four Pro Bowls and three All-Pro honors in seven previous seasons. Kansas City’s Travis Kelce has earned two Pro Bowls and an All-Pro honor in four previous seasons. But neither was a big factor in the first [more]

The teams in the West have strengthened themselves but they still aren't a match on paper for Golden State.

Fitness issues are causing a problem for Ernesto Valverde ahead of Barca's Saturday visit from Espanyol.

The Patriots won the Super Bowl, if you haven’t heard, by scoring a touchdown on the first drive of overtime. But the game shouldn’t have been over at that point. The team that kicks off to start overtime should always have a chance to match an opening-drive score, whether it’s a field goal or a [more]

LeGarrette Blount led the NFL in rushing touchdowns with 18 last season. His replacement, Mike Gillislee, is on his way to leading the NFL in rushing touchdowns this season. Gillislee scored two touchdowns in the first 22:33 of Thursday night’s game. His second score, a 2-yard run with 7:27 remaining in the second quarter, gave [more]

The steel in the midfield of the USMNT was low if not altogether absent for the majority of their one-point international break.

He spent the last two years in the AHL.

Saints running back Adrian Peterson is 32 years old and has had two knee surgeries, including one last season for a torn meniscus. Yet, don’t tell Peterson he’s no longer one of the league’s top running backs. “It’s just always crazy sitting back and seeing how, just because, you know, I’m 32 now, people say, [more]

An investment group that wants to build a sports arena for professional basketball and possibly hockey has offered to also rebuild KeyArena, the former home of Seattle's departed NBA franchise.

It’s expected that Judge Amos L. Mazzant III will prevent or permit the suspension of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on Friday. It’s also possible that Judge Mazzant will, pun obviously intended, punt. The NFL has requested a dismissal of the case in Texas, arguing that the case filed Tuesday night by the NFL in [more]

It's not a surprise that the South African Football Association isn't happy with its 2-1 win going away.

Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters sat on the team’s training table during the national anthem. He was the only player with a visible protest pregame Thursday night. Peters rode an exercise bicycle while the national anthem played during the preseason, according to Pete Grathoff of the Kansas City Star. Peters raised a black-gloved fist during the [more]

"He makes the younger guys better."

The former Cup Series driver spoke with Nate Ryan about his life since a major wreck at Richmond in 2003.

Boston is betting big on Tatum and Brown to develop and take up the 3&D role that Crowder filled well.

The Bills are ready to reward running back LeSean McCoy if he has a good year. McCoy and the Bills agreed to a deal that includes $2.5 million in incentives for this season, a league source tells PFT. This is the third year of the five-year, $40 million contract McCoy signed with the Bills in [more]

Chiefs safety Ron Parker, listed as questionable on the injury report, will play against the Patriots. Kansas City also has Cam Erving active as the swing tackle after trading for him last week. Rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes will dress as well. The Chiefs had only five inactives after cutting running back CJ Spiller and offensive [more]

There has been significant change to Chicago's blue line this summer.

The change could hamper the chances of safety for newly-promoted Premier League sides.

Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will play on Sunday. Unless he doesn’t. Literally. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Beckham is believed to 50-50 to play with an ankle injury suffered last month in the preseason against the Browns. This likely means that Beckham, who hasn’t practiced on Wednesday and Thursday, will be [more]

Kyle Petty and Slugger Labbe comment on whether teams should be disqualified if their cars fail post-race inspection.

The 49ers are eager to get safety Jimmie Ward back in their lineup. But each day that passes without him being a full participant in practice makes it less and less likely that will happen this week. The team again listed Ward as a limited participant in Thursday’s practice, the same as Wednesday. He has [more]

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will miss several weeks with a high right ankle sprain, his third lower-leg injury in 13 months. But Browns coach Hue Jackson dismissed the notion the No. 1 overall choice is injury prone or has chronic ankle problems. “No concern because I know exactly how it happened,” Jackson said, via [more]

Gordon is in the final year of his rookie contract and is playing for his next payday this season.

Forty-one cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada have submitted preliminary bids to host 2026 World Cup matches.