By TIM BOOTH SEATTLE (AP) — Bobby Wagner leaped over the line of scrimmage, swatted Dan Bailey’s field goal attempt and sparked the Seattle Seahawks to two late touchdowns. Whether or not what Wagner did was entirely legal, he frankly didn’t care. “I’m not stressing about that. I made the play. They called what they…… read more »
By GENARO C. ARMAS GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank watched coach Dan Quinn offer explanations about another defeat. The boss then gave Quinn a hug before he walked out the door of a Lambeau Field media room. Blank still appears to have Quinn’s back as the losses keep piling up…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Finally, Atlanta has another team it can call champions. Josef Martinez and Franco Escobar scored goals, Brad Guzan came up with a couple of clutch saves and Atlanta United gave the city its first title since 1995 with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in the MLS Cup…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — When Atlanta United reached Saturday’s MLS Cup final, the 2-year-old soccer team moved to the cusp of a truly rare accomplishment. The last big league championship in this city was captured on Oct. 28, 1995 , when the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in Game 6 of…… read more »
Atlanta area native, former Yellow Jackets staffer returns to The Flats to lead Yellow Jackets THE FLATS – Geoff Collins, an Atlanta area native and a former Georgia Tech football staff member who has led Temple to two bowl games in two seasons as the Owls’ head coach, has been named the 20th football…… read more »
By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Under center at the 1-yard line, Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota checked out of a quarterback sneak, and Derrick Henry did the rest — as much with his arms as his legs. The 6-foot-3, 247-pound Henry sped and stiff-armed his way to a record-tying 99-yard touchdown run ,…… read more »
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today named Rick Kranitz as the club’s pitching coach. Kranitz, 60, served in the same role with Philadelphia last season, his 18th on a major league coaching staff. The native of San Rafael, Calif., joined the Phillies in the 2015 offseason as the club’s bullpen coach, before the team promoted…… read more »
By JOSH DUBOW SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan’s coaching tenure hasn’t quite gotten off to the greatest start in San Francisco. He lost his first nine games with the 49ers last year before the arrival of Jimmy Garoppolo provided a late-season spark with five straight wins to close a 6-10 campaign. With Garoppolo…… read more »
By HOWARD FENDRICH WASHINGTON (AP) — The possibility of bringing in Colin Kaepernick for a tryout was “discussed” by the quarterback-needy Washington Redskins, according to coach Jay Gruden, who said Tuesday the team made a “strictly football” decision to look elsewhere. “Isn’t it obvious what the real reason is?” Kaepernick’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, wrote in…… read more »
By ROB MAADDI PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz was at his best back on the move again. Wentz tossed two touchdown passes, Darren Sproles ran for a score and the Philadelphia Eagles stayed in the hunt for the NFC East title with a 28-13 victory over the depleted Washington Redskins on Monday night. The Eagles…… read more »
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