Hayden Fry, a hall of fame football coach who revived the University of Iowa’s flagging program, leading the team to three Big Ten championships and three Rose Bowls during his 20-year career there, died on Dec. 17. He was 90. His family announced his death in a statement but did not say where he died. […] More
In the days before the Super Bowl in 2015, Marshawn Lynch taunted the media — and the N.F.L., which requires all players to speak to reporters before the championship game — by proclaiming, “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” It was peak Lynch: Defiant, funny, original. He got away with it, too, because […] More
MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Zimmer does know how to smile. Laugh, too. His players on the Minnesota Vikings have seen it and heard it, and they understand that his gruff countenance and pipe-wrench bluntness belie a warm regard for their welfare. Late Monday night, Zimmer stepped behind a lectern inside U.S. Bank Stadium looking as if […] More
It was hard for Sunday to live up to Saturday’s thrilling action, but another huge Baltimore victory, an enormous upset in Seattle, multiple games that went to overtime, a change at the top of the N.F.C. East standings, and a major receiving record being broken gave the second day of Week 16 a massive impact. […] More
PHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys like to call themselves America’s Team, but these days they could also star on an episode of “The Apprentice,” with Coach Jason Garrett trying to convince the team owner Jerry Jones that he deserves to keep his job. Over and over during his 10 seasons of leading the Cowboys, Garrett […] More
MILAN — Romelu Lukaku was planning on a relaxing evening in front of the TV. He might now find himself playing in Italy, but he was looking forward to following the fortunes of two of his former teams in the Premier League. His hopes of a quiet night ended long before the games did. Not […] More
LANDOVER, Md. — Giants Coach Pat Shurmur thought about scolding quarterback Daniel Jones for a fumble, but then looked down at the score sheet. “Five touchdowns, and certainly the touchdown in overtime,” Shurmur said. “Maybe I won’t holler at him. I’ll just talk to him.” Jones put together one of the best performances by a […] More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell helped deal his former team’s playoff hopes a big blow, leading the Jets to a 16-10 victory over the banged-up Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. “Not a lot to say, and appropriately so,” Coach Mike Tomlin said. “This time of year is put up or shut up time and […] More
