Rivers questionable for AFC title game
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC championship game against the undefeated New England Patriots.
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Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James is questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay.
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PITTSBURGH -- At some point during the week, speculation about John Abraham's status today's divisional playoff game began to irk coach Herman Edwards .
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Carson Palmer might be back Sunday, Eli Manning will start Saturday, and Jeff Garcia won't be back this season. Another quarterback, Denver's Jake Plummer , likely will be fined for making an obscene gesture toward the stands.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said Monday that he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee a week ago in order to play in the AFC championship game, and that he'll need surgery on the torn anterior cruciate ligament in the same joint.
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Two nights earlier, Doc Rivers had benched his starters in the fourth quarter for not playing defense. Last night, Rivers sat his starters for much of the fourth quarter as well -- because the other team wasn't playing defense.
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SACRAMENTO -- In a season with very few certainties, Celtics coach Doc Rivers knew he could count on two things in the upcoming weeks.
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Doc Rivers knows any postseason plans hinge on his team playing better at the FleetCenter. While the Celtics' 114-106 win over the visiting Jazz last night gives hope for better play on the parquet, it also represents the exception to what has been a long-standing rule.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC Championship game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months.
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As soon as the halftime buzzer sounded last night , Doc Rivers started a very public argument with Wally Szczerbiak . The two could be seen and heard yelling at each other as the Celtics headed to the locker room, Rivers appearing to criticize Szczerbiak for what the coach thought was a missed defensive assignment.
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When Tom Brady started the AFC championship game here three years ago, he was a second-year quarterback who had barely gotten on the field as a rookie. So he knows what Ben Roethlisberger faces when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the New England Patriots in Sunday's conference title game.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC championship game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months.
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Running back LaDainian Tomlinson was planning to phone unsigned first-round draft choice Philip Rivers this week to see how the record-setting quarterback was doing and to tell him to keep up his spirits.
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CLEVELAND -- LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Gates tied a record with his 12th TD of the season, and San Diego captured the AFC West title yesterday, sliding through the snow for a 21-0 win over the Cleveland Browns. One season after they were a league-worst 4-12, the Chargers (11-3) won their eighth straight and ...
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The San Diego Chargers finally reached a contract agreement last night with quarterback Philip Rivers. Rivers, the fourth overall choice in April&#39;s draft, agreed to a six-year deal worth about $40 million, including
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Jets defensive end John Abraham is questionable for Saturday's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a sprained right knee.
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Reggie Wayne scored on a 9-yard pass from Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts took a 17-14 lead late in the 3rd Quarter of their AFC divisional playoff game Sunday. San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson limped off the field during the second quarter after injuring his left leg.