NEW ORLEANS -- It's hard to believe, but the last time New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees stepped inside Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego to participate in an NFL football game, he had a lightning bolt on his helmet and was buried under a pile, his throwing shoulder in tatters and his career hanging in the balance.
TAMPA, Fla. -- After two losses, first-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter wants to change the culture of a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 13 years. He'll have a good model of what he's seeking on the other sideline when the defending Super Bowl champions come to Raymond James Stadium.
While it's true that four teams that started out with a losing record last season after three games managed to recover and advance to the postseason, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians never expected to see his team with a 1-2 record entering Sunday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Rams.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off their worst loss in 27 years while the Kansas City Chiefs are rolling into Heinz Field on Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET) on a turnover-caused high.
With half of the roster filled with Ryder Cup rookies, the value of the European veterans in golf's biennial international grudge match has only increased.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) U.S. pairs team Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim have withdrawn from two Grand Prix events as Scimeca Knierim recovers from an unspecified medical procedure.
It's unlikely that Tony Stewart will advance to the Round of 12 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but no matter the outcome, he leaves NASCAR as a champion.