The San Francisco 49ers have a new featured running back with Frank Gore long gone. Carlos Hyde wanted to outplay the better-known No. 28 on the field, Adrian Peterson. Hyde carried the offense with 168 yards on the ground and touchdown runs of 17 and 10 yards in his first career start, spinning away from a defender and diving into the end zone untouched on a rare nice play in
In his first game with that big contract, Julio Jones was worth every penny. Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came back after squandering a 17-point halftime lead to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night in the coaching debut of Dan Quinn. ”Julio is an awesome player,” said Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who overcame a pair of costly
Texas athletic director Steve Patterson has been fired after two rocky years on the job, pushed out after clashing with fans and donors upset with his aggressive push to raise money for the nation’s wealthiest athletic department, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Tuesday. Patterson met with new university President Greg Fenves on Tuesday morning, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the
Out with a serious back injury for much of the season, David Wright is enjoying every minute of the New York Mets’ dominating stretch run. Wright had a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, Yoenis Cespedes homered again and the Mets won their eighth straight, 4-3 over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. The Mets lead in the NL East remained at 9 1/2 games with 18 to left play,
The Texas Rangers’ biggest players came up big in the first game of a big four-game series on Monday night, allowing the Rangers to move within a half-game of first place in the AL West. Prince Fielder followed Adrian Beltre’s one-out single in the eighth inning with a tiebreaking, two-run home run to straight-away center field into a stuff wind to lead Texas to a 5-3 win over the first-place
Chicago Sky head coach Pokey Chatman needs only a brief glance at Elena Delle Donne, one of the brightest stars in the WNBA, to know when the high-scoring forward is going to need a break. “Pokey can look at me in the morning and tell how I’m doing,” said Delle Donne, the league’s top scorer. A favorite to win the WNBA’s MVP award this year, Delle Donne believes she contracted
Australian rugby league convert Jarryd Hayne endured a difficult debut for the San Francisco 49ers before the National Football League giants overpowered the Minnesota Vikings 20-3. Hayne, who only switched sports earlier this year, was a surprise inclusion in San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula’s starting lineup at the Levi’s Stadium for the long-awaited season-opener. Hayne was only a fleeting presence thereafter, upstaged by fellow running back Carlos Hyde, who rushed
(Reuters) – Jarryd Hayne’s hopes of making a fairytale start to his NFL career slipped away when he fumbled his very first punt return on Monday, but the Australian rugby league convert settled and gave the San Francisco 49ers glimpses of his huge potential. Hayne walked away from a glittering career in the top-flight National Rugby League (NRL) a year ago in a bid to realize his dream of playing
Lydia Ko can become the Tiger Woods of women’s golf if she sets herself higher goals, according to compatriot and former major winner Michael Campbell. Ko’s win at the Evian Championship on Sunday made her the youngest woman to win a major and the third New Zealander after men’s players Bob Charles and Campbell. American Woods won his 14 majors over a 12-year period from 1997 and Campbell said Ko
(The Sports Xchange) – Running back Carlos Hyde rushed for a career-high 168 yards and two touchdowns, leading the 49ers to a 20-3 season-opening victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday at Levi’s Stadium in new San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula’s debut. Hyde, who carried 26 times, scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter and a 17-yard run in the fourth. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who missed
