RIVERDALE, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick’s long journey from Super Bowl quarterback to N.F.L. exile to media machine made a pit stop at Charles R. Drew High School south of Atlanta on Saturday. There, in shorts and a black tank top, the former San Francisco 49ers star zipped passes to four receivers running routes on the […] More
The lasting image of Tua Tagovailoa in an Alabama uniform may be this: his face bleeding, his body curled up on the cart that carried him off the field after an injury left him in excruciating pain. That was the scene on Saturday in Starkville, Miss., after Tagovailoa, the star Alabama quarterback, crumpled to the […] More
One of the many twists on the winding road to Colin Kaepernick’s unusual tryout on Saturday was a series of conversations between two unlikely bedfellows. Since they formed a business alliance this summer, Jay-Z, the music star and impresario, and Roger Goodell, the N.F.L. commissioner, have spoken frequently about several issues, including the fate of […] More
Myles Garrett, the star defensive end for the Cleveland Browns who removed an opponent’s helmet and hitting him with it on Thursday night, is a player for whom stellar play and questionable hits have occasionally gone hand-in-hand. During an on-field fracas as the Browns played the Pittsburgh Steelers, Garrett pulled off the helmet of Steelers […] More
Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns was suspended for at least the rest of the season on Friday for pulling off the helmet of Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and hitting him in the head with it. Garrett’s suspension was the longest for any player for a single on-field incident. The N.F.L. said in a tweet […] More
Want more soccer in your inbox? Sign up to receive Rory Smith’s weekly newsletter every Friday. It is two weeks until the draw for Euro 2020, all glitz and stardust in an oversized exhibition center in Bucharest, Romania. By Thursday night, 10 teams had qualified, including Belgium, Italy, Spain, England and France. Germany and the […] More
Over the last two weeks, the N.F.L.’s two remaining unbeaten teams each took a loss; the Chiefs were defeated with Patrick Mahomes under center; and the Saints were crushed at home. While not exactly resetting expectations, these losses certainly added some spice to a season that was turning stale. This week those top teams will […] More
MONTREUX, Switzerland — An attempt by Manchester City to block an investigation into its finances and spending was rejected Friday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled that the club’s appeal was “inadmissible” because European soccer officials have not yet issued a ruling in the case. Investigators from UEFA, the sport’s governing body […] More
