Baltimore, a plus 380 underdog, rallied to win 8-7 on Sunday when Rio Ruiz hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Houston closer Roberto Osuna.
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Wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to training camp today, a day after losing an appeal about the helmet he must wear.
New Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has some issues with the helmet the @NFL is requiring him to wear. The national sports media has taken notice, and everybody has something to say.
Detroit struggled to a 6-10 record last season under former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and has a 2019 win total of 6½.
The wide receiver, who grew up in nearby Alameda and starred up the road at UC Davis, scored a touchdown Saturday at RingCentral Coliseum in his first preseason game in front of more than a hundred friends and family.
The coach cast doubt on reports that the star receiver would retire should a grievance filed against the NFL over the helmet he wants to wear be rejected.
Clelin Ferrell and Johnathan Abram incited a crowd roar, dashing 60 yards to wave their arms and high-five fans in the front two rows before kickoff against the Rams.
The Bucs finished 5-11 last season, but if first-year coach Bruce Arians can work his magic with quarterback Jameis Winston, they could make a run at the NFC South title.
Five storylines for the Raiders’ NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Only three teams scored fewer points last season than Washington, which averaged 17.6 points and has done little to improve its offense this year.
An undrafted free agent from the 2017 class, Barnes has spent parts of the past two offseasons with the Detroit Lions, but he has not appeared in an NFL game.
The star wide receiver’s feet aren’t what caused the latest absences. He has avoided the Raiders’ facility amid a heated dispute against the NFL’s helmet policy.
After the first episode of the Raiders on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” aired, the Review-Journal asked fans what they thought about their team being featured on the show.
Tempers flared on the field Thursday as two skirmishes broke out on the second day of training camp practices between the teams.
After going 4-12 last season in Year 1 of the second Jon Gruden era, the Raiders were rewarded with the NFL’s most difficult schedule this season.
