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Brady shreds Steeler defence on Super Bowl banner night

Tom Brady put the “Deflategate” saga behind him, throwing four touchdowns as the New England Patriots began the defence of their championship with a 28-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Super Bowl champions opened the new NFL season in style on Thursday, and superstar quarterback Brady — who spent the offseason battling to overturn a four-game suspension — had all his weapons working in his first game since his

Brady follows 'Deflategate' saga with statement victory

Tom Brady may not have admitted to using the “Deflategate” scandal as motivation but he sure looked like a man on a mission while leading the New England Patriots to a NFL season-opening victory on Thursday. Brady, whose entire offseason was spent dealing with fallout from accusations that he knew of a scheme to deflate footballs, looked sharp as he threw four touchdown passes in New England’s 28-21 win over

Brady dominates in Patriots' season-opening win

Tom Brady moved past a stormy off season throwing four touchdowns as the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots scored a season-opening 28-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday in front of a frenzied home crowd. Brady, whose status for the first four games of the season was in doubt until last week because of an NFL-imposed “Deflategate” ban, led his team onto the field to rousing cheers before

Brantley hammers late blows to help Indians tame Tigers

(The Sports Xchange) – Michael Brantley blasted home runs in the seventh and eighth innings to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The left fielder broke a 3-3 tie with his first blast, leading off the seventh inning, as the Indians opened a two-run advantage. Detroit scored twice in the top of the eighth to get back on level terms before Brantley

Lamb chops down folding Cards in big win for Reds

(The Sports Xchange) – Home runs by Brandon Phillips and Todd Frazier helped rookie left-hander John Lamb earn his first career victory as the Cincinnati Reds thrashed the St Louis Cardinals 11-0 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series. “This was another one that we obviously didn’t like a whole lot,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told reporters after the National League Central leaders lost for the fifth time

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