By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau SANTA CLARA, CA (Eagle News) – In their second NFC West showdown of the season, the San Francisco 49ers rallied from behind with a 19-point fourth quarter, but fell short to the Los Angeles Rams 41-38 at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers had much to prove after losing a close game last week to the Seattle Seahawks. On the first play of the opening drive, 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer threw […]
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Bucs defense stifle Bears in 29-7 victory
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) – A week after a forced bye-week , due to Hurricane Irma, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their first official home game of the 2017-2018 NFL season with renewed strength. The Bucs wasted no time in the first half with solid defensive tackling , a forced fumble, and two interceptions. They lead 26-0 at half time, the first time that Tampa Bay has kept an […]
NFL: 2017 New York Giants – Questions abound, but certainties exists
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY– The National Football League (NFL) is set to kick off training camps next week and the New York Giants are coming into the 2017 season with high hopes. After an 11-5 season and sneaking into the playoffs, the Giants look to follow that success with a stronger performance this season. However, repeated success is never guaranteed in the NFL season after season. […]
NFL: Raider’s David Carr is the Highest Paid Player in the NFL Ever
By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau How many championships do you have to win the become the highest-paid player in the NFL? Zero. How many playoff games would you have to win to become the highest-paid player in the NFL? Zero. Do you even have to be ranked within the top 5 quarterbacks by football metrics, experts or pundits? No. Just ask Raider’s quarterback David Carr as he becomes the highest-paid player in […]
NFL: Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas
By: Adrian Manguit, Eagle News Service US, Florida Bureau (Phoenix) – The NFL has done some rearranging these past few years. First, the St. Louis Rams went to Los Angeles, then the city of Angels received its second NFL team in the Chargers from San Diego, and now the Raiders move from the city of Oakland to Las Vegas. The NFL owners met today in Phoenix, AZ and voted 31 to 1 to move the […]
NFL: Brady fairytale as Patriots fightback seals Super Bowl
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Tom Brady inspired the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history on Sunday as the New England Patriots stunned the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in an epic overtime duel. In an extraordinary finale to the most challenging season of his career, Brady confirmed his right to be regarded as the best quarterback gridiron has ever seen with a fifth Super Bowl crown. Brady rallied the Patriots […]
NBA: LeBron fears NFL losing fun as NBA, MLB ratings surge
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James isn’t sure why the NFL is losing US television viewers while the NBA and Major League Baseball enjoy strong ratings, but he warns the fun factor is dwindling. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, speaking to reporters after a workout Monday, said he enjoyed seeing his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys, win 35-10 at Cleveland on Sunday before appearing at a campaign rally for US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton […]
NFL’s Washington team visit hurricane-ravaged Haiti
POT AU PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) — Players from NFL’s Washington Redskins were in Haiti on Monday (October 10) to help in aid relief for the impoverished country after it was hit by Hurricane Matthew, killing some 1,000 people. Members of the American football team sent a plane of medical supplies to the Haitian capital to be delivered by wide receiver Pierre Garcon and defensive end Ricky Jean Francois. “We are here basically to help provide […]
Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, ‘neutral’ sa Super bowl teams
Naging agaw-pansin si 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach sa media night ng prestiyosong Super bowl 50 o ang taunang championship game ng National Football League (NFL) ng Estados Unidos. Sa inilabas na ulat ng US News Magazine TV Program na Inside edition, humakot ng pinakamaraming manunuod ang nasabing 26-year-old Cagayan De Oro Beauty para sa nasabing Sporting event. Ayon kay Wurtzbach, Ini-enjoy lamang niya ang pagiging on-the-scene reporter sa Super bowl sa kabila na malayo […]
NFL, others file lawsuit to block New Jersey sports betting
(Reuters) – The National Football League and other sports leagues filed a lawsuit on Monday in an attempt to block New Jersey from offering legalized wagering on sporting events. In calling for the injunction, the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and the NCAA are seeking to block enforcement of a law that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed on Friday, which partially repeals a ban on sports wagering in the state. They claimed that the […]
Goodell tackles NFL domestic abuse crisis with vow to reform
(Reuters) – A chastened NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday that the league’s poor response to its domestic violence crisis will prompt an overhaul of how it deals with player behavior and punishment in America’s most popular sports league. Goodell has been under fire since the NFL’s slow and fumbled response to the domestic violence incident involving Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, whose knock-out punch to his then-fiancee was captured in a video that […]
Manning wins fifth MVP award, Super Bowl beckons
Peyton Manning claimed a fifth National Football League most valuable player award on Saturday (February 1) but the Denver Broncos quarterback will need another Super Bowl ring to cement his place among the all-time greats. Manning, who will lead the Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday, was the clear favorite in the MVP race after he set single season marks for touchdown passes (55) and yards (5,477). Manning, who had neck surgery in 2011 and missed […]





