ASHBURN, Va. — This time last year, Terry McLaurin was already on his first vacation of the offseason. A lot has changed for the Washington Commanders and their star wide receiver, who was voted to his second Pro Bowl, ahead of their wild-card playoff game Sunday as the NFC’s No. 6 seed against the No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One ...
George Pickett III was always one of the smaller players on his youth football teams. But in his first year with the junior varsity football squad at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia this past fall, he quickly realized he needed to bulk up. A workout program designed by a Philadelphia Eagles player should help. On a Tuesday evening in ...
Rain was the big winner as the Australian Open tennis championships got underway Sunday in Melbourne. Play on the outdoor courts ended after less than an hour in the morning and did not resume until the early evening, more than six hours later, forcing eight of the 32 scheduled singles matches to be postponed. Matches continued, however, on the three ...
Four years after exiting bankruptcy, Chuck E. Cheese is making a comeback, thanks to a dramatic makeover to introduce its games and pizza to a new generation. In June 2020, just as some states began lifting their pandemic lockdowns, Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company CEC Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It emerged from bankruptcy months later with new leadership and ...
McDonald’s will shutter three locations of its drinks-focused spinoff brand, CosMc’s. To test the concept, the fast-food giant opened its first CosMc’s location more than a year ago in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, followed by six more in Texas. McDonald’s has converted larger namesake restaurants into CosMc’s, in addition to building smaller prototype locations. The smaller stores work better for the test, the ...
Offensive coordinator Todd Monken and head coach John Harbaugh came under fire for abandoning the run despite trailing most of the game to Patrick Mahomes and the eventual Super Bowl champions. Quarterback Lamar Jackson rushed eight times for 54 yards, but with Gus Edwards as the No. 1 running back, Baltimore backs carried six times for 23 yards in the ...
With his team down 21-0 at halftime, the Pittsburgh Steelers was asked about containing the two-time MVP. “It’s Lamar, man,” Tomlin told Amazon’s Kaylee Hartung at halftime. That’s “Mr. Jackson” to you, Mr. Tomlin. The Ravens steamrolled the Steelers 28-14 Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC wild-card matchup between the two division rivals. The Ravens will have to ...
The Houston Texans broke out of their funk midway through Saturday’s NFL wild-card playoff game, and all it took was a broken play to spark a 99-yard touchdown drive. Down 6-0 in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Texans took over with the ball on their own 1-yard line after their first five drives yielded just 54 ...
Fourteen teams earned a playoff berth and had a chance to win a Lombardi Trophy. The road to New Orleans for Super Bowl 59 isn’t permitted for all clubs. Some teams get closer than others. The playoffs are filled with twists, bumps, turns and many emotions as squads battle for a Super Bowl title. However, the offseason is the next ...
At the start of the postseason, 14 franchises earned a playoff berth and a shot to win a Lombardi Trophy. However, every team’s road to New Orleans for Super Bowl 59 isn’t clear. Some teams get closer than others, but the playoffs are filled with twists, bumps, turns, and plenty of emotions as squads battle for a Super Bowl championship. The offseason ...