Said horse was supposed to race at the Kentucky Derby on May 5, but had to pull out with an injury. By James Brady@JamesBradySBN Updated Apr 23, 2018, 6:58pm EDT Share Three-year-old colt Gronkowski will not race in the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown, in May. His namesake, New England Patriots
Does Bill Belichick love the former Heisman winner? Or is this all a smokescreen? By Christian D’Andrea@TrainIsland Apr 23, 2018, 3:21pm EDT The Patriots have two first-round picks and a need for a developmental quarterback behind Tom Brady. Yet, they’ve only worked out one passer likely to be taken in the first round this week.
It’s an understatement to say Barkley’s performance was impressive. By Jeanna Thomas@jeannathomas Mar 2, 2018, 3:50pm EST Saquon Barkley was already the top running back prospect in the 2018 draft. He put some distance between himself and every other running back with his combine performance. Barkley’s 29 bench press reps were tied with Georgia’s Nick
The Patriots fell hard for the Eagles’ misdirection. By Alex Kirshner@alex_kirshner Feb 5, 2018, 7:00am EST The most memorable play of Super Bowl 52 happened with 30 minutes and 38 seconds left to play. The Eagles faced fourth-and-goal at the Patriots’ 1-yard line, leading 15-12. Philadelphia head coach Doug Pederson realized settling for field goals
Patriots fans had plenty to be worried about before and during the AFC Championship, but their next-man-up philosophy won out…again. By Thomas George Jan 22, 2018, 10:54am EST FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots just took the “next man up” mantra and made it look ludicrously simple. They just served -– even by their
The Vikings advance. Just barely. By Christian D’Andrea@TrainIsland Updated Jan 14, 2018, 8:49pm EST The Vikings had one last chance to shock the Saints on Sunday night. Stefon Diggs made it count. Diggs hauled down a deep out from Case Keenum, made one defender miss, and then sprinted into the end zone as time expired
Ouch. By Harry Lyles Jr.@harrylylesjr Jan 8, 2018, 10:00am EST The New Orleans Saints knocked off the Carolina Panthers on Sunday to advance to the NFC’s Divisional Round. It was the third time in as many attempts this season the Saints got the best of the Panthers. With that third victory this season came a
Gruden, a former Raiders head coach, hasn’t coached since 2008. By Alex Kirshner@alex_kirshner Updated Jan 1, 2018, 10:35am EST The Raiders are “preparing to pursue” Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden to be their next head coach, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reported Saturday. The two report that Gruden would be “tempted to accept”
The road to the Super Bowl begins with the Wild Card round on Jan. 6-7. By Christian D’Andrea@TrainIsland Updated Dec 31, 2017, 10:12pm EST Thirty-two teams began the 2017 season. Only a dozen will continue in the playoffs. The NFL regular season is coming to a close, and now the league’s best teams have been
Four more teams clinched spots over the holiday weekend. By Adam Stites Updated Dec 25, 2017, 11:45pm EST The playoff picture is almost set. Five teams entered Week 16 with a spot in the postseason already clinched. They were joined by four more teams in the second-to-last regular season Sunday of the year. The Kansas