1. Handily win the turnover battle. No team has fewer interceptions than the Cowboys' four, and Dallas hasn't forced a turnover since playing the fumble-happy New York Giants a month ago in Week 9. Takeaways haven't come in bunches for the Bears' ...
Things are shaping up nicely for the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Playoff Picture. They are winning, the Patriots are losing, the Steelers are on their third-string quarterback and the Browns are imploding for what seems like the 20th time this season.
The Houston Rockets will likely file an official protest regarding James Harden's dunk that wasn't counted in Tuesday's 135-133 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Houston had been optimistic in the wake of the loss that the ...
Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan missed the first game of his nine-year NFL career last Sunday, but don't expect him to remain sidelined much longer. Kerrigan returned to practice on Wednesday, and interim head coach Bill Callahan told reporters ...
If there's one thing you should know about the newest member of the Eagles' practice squad, it's this: He's fast. Really, really fast. The Eagles on Wednesday signed 23-year-old cornerback/return man Tremon Smith, who has previously played for the Packers ...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has had a bit of an up-and-down year in 2019. The same problems that have hampered him during his first four seasons in the NFL have carried over to his fifth, but there have been some bright spots.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Four-time Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton is retiring as a member of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers announced Wednesday that Sitton, who was drafted by Green Bay in the fourth round in 2008 and played eight seasons with the team, ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jalen Smith had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as No. 3 Maryland cruised to a 72-51 victory over Notre Dame on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Eric Ayala scored 14 points and Aaron Wiggins added ...
The 2019 college football season has finally reached its make-or-break moment. Ten conference championships are at stake on this much-anticipated December weekend. More notably, however, four programs will move one step closer toward the ultimate ...
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A.J. Lawson scored 24 points, Jermaine Couisnard added 16 and six assists and South Carolina held off Massachusetts 84-80 in its first true road game of the season on Wednesday night. South Carolina (6-3) won five of its first six ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The revolving door in the New York Jets' short-handed secondary keeps spinning furiously. As for the team's "next man up" philosophy? Well, now it's more like: Who's left? Injuries have decimated the Jets at cornerback and ...
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said the back injury that will keep him out of his fifth straight game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings is healing "as it should" and that it hasn't changed his mind about playing into 2020 and well beyond.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick had much to lament about his team's loss to the Texans last week. But one thing that stuck out was how his defense struggled to defend the pass on second down. It will again be a focal point this ...
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Shortly before the start of Georgetown's first game since announcing two of its top five scorers are no longer members of the team, Hoyas coach Patrick Ewing issued a statement on the matter, saying players are "given no special ...
Each Wednesday throughout the regular season, Kevin Weekes will be offering his pluses and minuses for the teams competing in the NBCSN "Wednesday Night Hockey" game in his Weekes on the Web blog. The St. Louis Blues haven't had a Stanley Cup ...
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is introduced before the season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8, 2019, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.. Comment. By Mark Inabinett ...
That wasn't the return to Old Trafford that Jose Mourinho was hoping for. Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-1 to Manchester United on Wednesday, as Mourinho suffered a defeat in his first match against his former team. United striker Marcus Rashford provided both ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Devonte Graham made 10 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled D'Angelo Russell's return to the court with a 106-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Graham was 10 of 16 ...
The best mentor any young NFL quarterback could have can be found hidden in Drew Lock's cell phone, under the M's of his contacts list. So within hours of winning his first start as Broncos quarterback, Lock reached out for sage advice from Peyton Manning ...
TORONTO (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored a short-handed goal in the third period, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Joonas Donskoi also scored and ...
The numbers are getting a little silly. Capitals defenseman John Carlson's three-point night against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday gave him 40 points on the season. He scored a goal. He had two assists. Through just 29 games, he is on pace to shatter the ...
There is never a good time for a 44-point loss, after which a coach says his team did not believe it could beat its opponent. But David Fizdale sees otherwise, perhaps because his job depends on it. And the Knicks will have an immediate chance to prove him ...
FOXBORO - Bill Belichick knows it's coming. He might not know exactly how or when. But he knows it's coming. There's going to be a play or two or more that pop up over the course of a given game that his team has seen before - a play that maybe his team ...
When Anaheim released details of a proposed Angel Stadium deal on Wednesday, Dec. 4, the praise and criticism began almost immediately. The topic of debate is a potential agreement through which the city would sell the 153-acre Angel Stadium property, ...
Jaylen Brown poured in 31 points as the Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Heat at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Boston improved to 8-0 at home with the win. Kemba Walker added 28 points for the Celtics, and Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 35.
One team coming off a disheartening defeat encounters another that's hit rock bottom when the Denver Nuggets visit the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Both teams bring losing streaks into a meeting that tips off a four-game Eastern swing for the Nuggets ...
Las Vegas handicappers have installed No. 2 LSU (12-0) as about a touchdown favorite against Georgia (11-1) in Saturday's SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Based on eye tests alone, there's a good argument to be made that the game ...
DETROIT - When the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons get together at Little Caesars Arena, things tend to get testy and chippy. It happened in the regular season last year, it happened in the first round of the playoffs and it happened again Wednesday ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan linebacker Josh Uche is entering the NFL draft. The redshirt junior shared his plans Wednesday night on his social media accounts, adding he will play for the 17th-ranked Wolverines in their bowl game. Uche had a team-high ...
NASSAU, Bahamas – Few could blame Matt Kuchar for feeling a little left out Wednesday at the Hero World Challenge. U.S. captain Tiger Woods has Kuchar and nine other Presidents Cup team members (himself included) teeing it up in this week's 18-player ...
The Gophers football team captured the state's attention this fall. Now the challenge is keeping it. More expectation will fall on the Gophers' shoulders in 2020, as they return nine of 11 starters on offense, including quarterback Tanner Morgan. But graduation ...
THOUSAND OAKS — The Rams had to feel better about their chances of qualifying for the playoffs after their victory in Arizona, followed by the Minnesota Vikings' loss in Seattle, left the NFC wildcard race tighter than it has been in weeks. Just try getting them ...
The Raiders' family lost a member earlier this week, with the news of the passing of former running back George Atkinson III. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent in May 2014, the Notre dame product appeared in five games for the Silver and Black, ...
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Staley didn't look like himself the last time he played. And there is a reason for that. Actually, let's make that reasons — his leg, his finger and his back. In a Nov. 11 overtime loss to Seattle in which Jimmy ...
With a defensive effort that took Nebraska out of its game, Georgia Tech played perhaps its best game without point guard Jose Alvarado in a 73-56 win Wednesday night at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets rarely let Nebraska get comfortable, inducing ...
Michigan football junior linebacker Jordan Anthony entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. A former four-star prospect from Silver Spring, Maryland, Anthony appeared in nine games ...
Addressing reporters Wednesday, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr offered a wry observation on the nature of public perception. "Rewind two weeks ago, we were the greatest story in the NFL," Carr said with a grin. "And two weeks later, we suck again.".
Central Michigan fooball is playing in the Mid-American Conference title game for the first time since 2009, and the Chippewas will be playing with some heavy hearts. Don Chiodo, the veteran radio voice of Central Michigan football and men's basketball, ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2019) — Busch Beer, the "Official Beer of NASCAR®," will be awarded the 2019 Marketing Achievement Award today at the NASCAR Industry Awards Reception during NASCAR Champion's Week in Nashville.
Bail was denied Wednesday for the woman accused of stabbing NFL free agent wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, with her attorney calling it "a miscarriage of justice" and claiming that she acted to defend herself. After a brief hearing, Allegheny County Judge ...
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Quakers came in looking for another upset, but they fell just short in the second half. Penn men's basketball fell to No. 23 Villanova, 80-69, at Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday night in its search for a second consecutive upset over the ...
Duke's win over Michigan State in Vernon Carey's recruitment helped the Blue Devils and hurt the Spartans once again on Tuesday night. The 6-10 freshman, who picked Duke despite making his final recruiting visit to Michigan State, heard boos from the ...
Michigan seniors Ben Bredeson and Jon Runyan were consensus first-team All Big Ten offensive line selections, while quarterback Shea Patterson was voted consensus third team and earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as the Big Ten Awards were ...
It took the Orlando Magic eight games to score 100 points in a game this season. They have only scored 100 in 10 of their 20 games and 115-plus in four, to bad teams like Cleveland, Memphis and Washington. That made it ominous for the Phoenix Suns' ...
Alabama dropped four spots in both the Associated Press and coaches polls Sunday, from No. 5 to No. 9, but that proved generous compared to how the College Football Playoff selection committee treated the Tide's loss to Auburn. The committee ...
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The offenses are deservedly getting lots of attention heading into the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game this weekend. No. 3 Clemson and No. 22 Virginia are the highest scoring football teams in the league. But their ...
AP. Baltimore Ravens defensive end Brandon Williams prepares to take the field prior to a NFL football preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez). Comment. By Aaron Kasinitz ...
The Washington Redskins on Wednesday signed little-known former CAL wide receiver Jordan Veasy to their practice squad. The move comes after Veasy headed to Georgia to catch passes from free-agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for last month's ...
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