Football (NFL)
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Rusty Giants edge past Redskins
The New York Giants open the NFL season with a scrappy 16-7 victory over Washington at Meadowlands. [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Giants beat 'Skins to open title defense (AP)
The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with defense and they kicked off defense of that title with more of the same. Playing without Pro … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Ravens sign former Bengals OT Anderson (AP)
The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms with former Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Willie Anderson on a three-year, $11 million contract. Terry Bolar, Anderson's agent, confirmed Thursday's agreement. The addition of Anderson, who is scheduled to sign his contract at the Ravens' … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Everett to be honored at Bills' opener (AP)
Kevin Everett will be honored while attending Buffalo's season opener against Seattle on Sunday, a year after the former Bills tight end sustained a severe life-threatening spinal cord injury. Everett, who has since made a remarkable recovery, is scheduled to be present to receive the … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Redskins DE Taylor active, Springs out (AP)
Washington Redskins starting left cornerback Shawn Springs was inactive for the season opener against the New York Giants on Thursday night because of a shin injury. Jason Taylor, the defensive end who was traded to the Redskins by Miami, was active for the game and was listed to start. He has only … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Giants WR Burress signs 2-year extension (AP)
Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is finally going to be paid like one of the NFL's top receivers. Hours before the New York Giants kicked off the season against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night, Burress signed a two-year contract extension that will bump his salary into the $7 million … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Injury could make 'Pacman' starter (AP)
Call him Adam Jones or Pacman. Maybe even call him a starter. Because the Dallas Cowboys are wary of cornerback Terence Newman's groin injury, there's a chance Jones will make his Dallas debut as part of the starting lineup Sunday in Cleveland. "Yeah, if we didn't start Newman, … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Daunte Culpepper retires from NFL (AP)
Daunte Culpepper summed up his thoughts Thursday in two words, which ushered in the start of a new era for the former Pro Bowl … [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Bengals: Johnson now Chad Ocho Cinco (AP)
Call him Ocho Cinco on the field, too. The National Football League decided on Thursday to recognize receiver Chad Johnson's legal name change to Chad Ocho Cinco. The new name will be on the back of his Cincinnati Bengals uniform for the season opener in Baltimore on Sunday. The receiver had … [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Ready for NFL kickoff
BBC's Tim Love prepares for his first Sunday marathon [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: NFL weekly predictions
BBC's Martin Gough picks the top games each week [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Brady appears ready to start opener (AP)
For the first time since the 2005 Super Bowl, Tom Brady was not listed on a New England Patriots practice participation or injury report … [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Scot Tynes to miss NFL kick-off
Knee surgery means Scottish kicker Lawrence Tynes will miss the start of the New York Giants' title defence. [Link]
Yahoo! Sports: Report: Collier gradually improving (AP)
Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier is making gradual improvement from gunshot wounds but is "not out of the woods yet," … [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Favre finds feet with Jets
Haydn Parry watches NFL legend in pre-season action [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: NFL players mourn Upshaw's death
Gene Upshaw, the NFL star turned players' union head who was instrumental in securing huge wealth for his members, dies aged 63. [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: NFL official website
NFL official website [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Pennington opts to join Dolphins
Former New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington agrees a two-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. [Link]
BBC Sport | Other Sports | American Football | World Edition: Favre to resume career with Jets
Green Bay confirm they have agreed to trade veteran quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets. [Link]