Monday NFL Capsule.
PITTSBURGH 23, BALTIMORE 20 (OT)
PITTSBURGH Jeff Reed kicked a 46-yard field goal with 9:01 remaining in overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Steelers to a dramatic 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
The victory rebounded the Steelers (3-1) from their only loss and vaulted them ahead of the Ravens (2-1) into first place in the AFC [...]
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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Andre Frazier was carted off the field on a stretcher with a spine injury. After being hit while covering the opening kickoff of Monday night’s game against Baltimore.
Each team lost a key starter to injury during the first half, with Steelers right guard Kendall Simmons leaving on a cart with a sore [...]
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NFL Briefs.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer expects to be limited in practice this week by a sore elbow on his passing arm, but insists he’ll be ready for the next game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Palmer sat out a 20-12 loss to Cleveland on Sunday, the first game he missed since the end of the 2004 [...]
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New York Jets safety Eric Smith was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday. For his helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin.
Smith was also fined $50,000 by the league for what it called a flagrant violation of player safety rules. In a statement, the NFL said Boldin was in a [...]
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Vernon Davis claims he left his frustrations in New Orleans. The rest of the San Francisco 49ers can only hope to emulate their mercurial tight end after a 31-17 loss that exposed every problem in their promising start to the season.
One day after Davis reacted to his only reception late in the 49ers’ loss at [...]
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Inside linebacker Stephen Cooper walked into the San Diego Chargers locker room on Monday. Carrying three cases of flavored bottled water.
After serving a four-game, NFL-imposed suspension for testing positive for a banned stimulant, Cooper vowed never to use supplements again and to stick with water to fortify his body.
“Honestly, I’m not touching nothing,” said Cooper, [...]
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Standout Santa Clara center John Bryant was recovering Monday. From stab wounds to the back stemming from an off-campus incident early Saturday, Santa Clara Police said.
“Yes, John Bryant was a victim of assault,” Santa Clara Police Sgt. Kurt Clarke said in a phone interview. “We don’t know specifically what transpired. It’s still under investigation. We [...]
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Indiana University believes it did everything it could to keep former coach Kelvin Sampson from breaking rules.
The school blames Sampson and his assistants for the messy phone-call scandal that has tarnished its men’s basketball program.
In a lengthy response to the NCAA’s newest major allegation, failure to monitor, the university accused Sampson and his staff of [...]
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A 19-year-old Worcester man has pleaded not guilty in connection with the fatal stabbing of a college student. Who was the nephew of University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith.
Andre Thompson was arraigned Monday in Worcester Central District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and [...]
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Guards J C Clark and Jamel White were both dismissed. From the Louisiana Tech mens basketball team, the school announced on Monday.
The senior Clark and the Nebraska transfer White were both kicked off the team due to a violation of unspecified team rules.
Although I am disappointed by these circumstances, there is an expectation of conduct [...]
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