NFL: Saints' second half propels them to shutout win vs. Dolphins
London • Alvin Kamara wasn’t sold on it when the New Orleans Saints installed a shovel pass at practice during the week. On Sunday, he became a believer.Kamara scored a touchdown on that very play,...
View ArticleNFL: Watson accounts for 5 TDs as Texans down Titans 57-14
Houston • Rookie Deshaun Watson shined, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another as the Houston Texans scored the most points in franchise history in 57-14 walloping of the Tennessee Titans...
View ArticleNFL: Dalton throws 4 TD passes, Bengals blow out Browns 31-7
Cleveland • Andy Dalton threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half and Cincinnati’s offense found the perfect opponent to work out some early season struggles and the Bengals rolled to...
View ArticleNFL: Bell, Steelers run over Ravens 26-9 in first-place duel
Baltimore • The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their offense running. The wait continues for the Baltimore Ravens.Le’Veon Bell rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and the Steelers beat the Ravens...
View ArticleNFL: Hauschka’s 2 late FGs lift Bills past Falcons, 23-17
Atlanta • Stephen Hauschka kicked a tiebreaking, 56-yard field goal with less than 5 minutes remaining and the Buffalo Bills made a last-minute defensive stand to beat Atlanta 23-17 on Sunday after the...
View ArticleNFL: Dominant defense leads Lions to 14-7 victory over Vikings
Minneapolis • Anthony Zettel led a ferocious performance by Detroit’s defense with two sacks, four hurries and a fumble recovery, as the Lions forced three turnovers while holding Minnesota scoreless...
View ArticleNFL: Gano field goal lifts Panthers over Patriots 33-30
Foxborough, Mass. • Graham Gano hit a 48-yard field goal as time expired, and the Carolina Panthers stunned the New England Patriots 33-30 on Sunday.The winner served as redemption for Gano, who missed...
View ArticleNFL: Gurley, Rams continue strong start, rally past Cowboys 35-30
Arlington, Texas • Todd Gurley scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 53-yard catch-and-run, Greg Zuerlein kicked a career-high seven field goals and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Dallas Cowboys 35-30 on...
View ArticleLetter: I’d fire all the arrogant football players who refuse to stand for...
Those pompous arrogant football players who are paid 6- to 7-figure salaries to play a game have come down from their ivory towers to make a statement over Trump’s criticism by refusing to stand for...
View ArticleLetter: Just don't watch them play
If everyone offended by the failure of overpaid NFL players to show appropriate respect for our national anthem and all that is thereby represented simply declined to watch them play, that would...
View ArticleWashington Post Editorial: Tax reform proposal is for dishonest political...
Tax reform was supposed to attract wide, bipartisan support. Lower rates would be fully offset by cutting unneeded deductions and loopholes. The benefit would be a simpler, more efficient tax code. But...
View ArticleNFL: Catanzaro’s FG leads Jets to wacky 23-20 OT win over Jaguars
East Rutherford, N.J. • Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 41-yard field goal with 28 seconds left in overtime, lifting the New York Jets to a wacky 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.After...
View ArticleTrump says Tillerson is ‘wasting his time’ trying to pursue negotiations with...
Branchburg, N.J. • President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he does not believe that attempts at direct communications with North Korea are worth the effort despite escalating tensions between...
View ArticleUtah Jazz: No longer looking back, Quin Snyder marches into fourth season at...
There’s reflection. There’s self-critique. And then there’s a threshold where Quin Snyder feels that he can wade too deeply into looking in the mirror.On the heels of a 51-win season and going to the...
View ArticlePope Francis in Bologna breaks bread with migrants, urges hope
Bologna, Italy • Pope Francis pressed his campaign for Europe to open its doors to migrants Sunday, visiting a migrant center in northern Italy, breaking bread with refugees and insisting that...
View ArticleHow a new Mormon apostle is chosen
Mormon apostle Robert D. Hales’ death Sunday leaves an opening in high-level LDS Church leadership that must be filled.After all, it’s implicit in the name of the body in which the 85-year-old Hales...
View ArticleUtah Jazz host Sydney Kings in celebration of Australian basketball
When the Utah Jazz open their preseason schedule Monday night against the Sydney Kings, Brad Newley will be sure to ignore Joe Ingles when he begins his inevitable banter on the court.Of course,...
View ArticleKyle Busch spoils Chase Elliott’s run at Dover for 2nd straight win
Dover, Del. • Chase Elliott rubbed his head and leaned against his car, crestfallen as he replayed the final laps in his mind. Jimmie Johnson, his champion teammate, walked over to offer some...
View ArticleDenver Broncos hold on for a 16-10 win over Oakland Raiders
Denver • The Denver Broncos throttled running back Marshawn Lynch and sent quarterback Derek Carr to the sideline with a back injury, then sealed their 16-10 win over Oakland on Sunday on safety Justin...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: Trump’s tax on social justice
Washington • Add this to the growing file folder that can be labeled “Depressing but not Surprising”: The only thing today’s Republican Party knows how to do is cut taxes for the very rich.It’s...
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