The Bears' 2019 season still has a pulse because of their win over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day coupled with losses by the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers in Week 13, two teams also jockeying for the sixth and final NFC playoff seed.
Opening: It was a really exciting night of football, on Monday Night. Two good teams banging away at it. It was really just a good matchup. You could feel the strength of their team, and you could feel us, too. What I'm really fired up about is to come out again in ...
In a battle for first-place spots in their respective divisions, the Seahawks outlasted the Vikings 37-30 Monday night in Seattle. Below are some of the main fantasy takeaways with some looks ahead at the fantasy playoffs. Coach Pete Carroll promised ...
On the subject of Lionel Messi, let me take you back to Sunday, Oct. 6, at Camp Nou. Six-time Ballon d'Or winner he might now be, but at that stage, his season had already been scarred by injury, disappointment and defeat. Plus, it had been revealed that, ...
EAST LANSING — So it won't be a 1-vs.-2 matchup, as many thought it could be when the season began a month ago. It won't even be a battle of top-10 teams in this week's polls. A pair of upset losses, one for each team, erased that chance. Regardless, No.
BALTIMORE — After Sunday's game, there was somewhat of a bitter taste in the mouths of some Ravens players about the hits that Lamar Jackson took from the 49ers. One, in particular, a hit from 49ers safety Jimmie Ward in the third quarter, left Ravens ...
Among the ideas proposed to incentivize competitiveness in the NBA's potential midseason tournament is gifting an additional draft pick to the winning team, according to The New York Times' Marc Stein. This is one suggestion of many in the early stages of ...
N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com. Syracuse forward Elijah Hughes (33) maneuvers against Penn State guard Izaiah Brockington (12) during a game against Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in New ...
The Detroit Pistons were desperately trying to get one stop against the Charlotte Hornets. Christian Wood's emphatic dunk gave the Pistons an 89-85 lead with 11:09 remaining in Friday night's game at Little Caesars Arena. After passing to Malik Monk, ...
The to-do list Greg Schiano has put together for his second stint as Rutgers football coach is longer than Shaquille O'Neal's arms. Welcome back to the Big Ten Conference, Coach. In the season you sat out after a two-year run as Ohio State's co-defensive ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The biggest culprit in the Kansas City Chiefs' loss to the New England Patriots in last season's AFC championship game was their defense. It failed to stop Tom Brady and Co. down the stretch and in overtime in a crushing home defeat.
After knocking off Missouri and Stanford in consecutive days last week, Butler received a Cyber Monday gift with a No. 24 ranking. The Bulldogs (7-0) enter Tuesday's road showdown at Mississippi with the goal of earning another signature victory. Butler was ...
GREEN BAY – It supposedly wasn't even in Mason Crosby's range Sunday. As the Packers crossed the Giants' 30-yard line early in the second quarter of their 31-13 victory, Head Coach Matt LaFleur had been told the 27 was the target for Crosby going that ...
Minneapolis — Marcus Carr has made an immediate impact as Minnesota's new point guard, a sophomore transfer with plenty of room left for improvement. This bounce-back performance was his best yet. Carr had a career-high 24 points plus nine assists ...
Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET, Nationwide Arena (FOX Sports Ohio, CBJ app, FOX Sports app, 97.1 The Fan). BUY TICKETS. Coming off being shut out by the fourth stingiest defense in the NHL, the good news is the Blue Jackets return to Nationwide Arena on Tuesday ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin needed a break. After starting the season 6-0, posting four shutouts and outscoring their opponents by a combined 255-29, the Badgers suffered a stunning 24-23 defeat at Illinois and a lopsided 38-7 loss at then-No. 3 Ohio ...
UPDATE 10:00 PM EDT: Some time after tonight's 8:00 PM deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, the Washington Nationals announced the following on Twitter: The Nationals have tendered contracts to LHP Roenis Elias, SS Trea Turner, ...
When Akiem Hicks first began lifting weights during his rehabilitation from a left elbow injury, he was humbled. The 6-foot-4, 352-pound Bears defensive lineman said he could barely lift dumbbells that weighed only a few pounds. Advertisement. "Miserable ...
The Oakland Raiders are greatly improved in coach Jon Gruden's second season back on the sideline. That doesn't mean they have enough talent to overcome the type of mistakes they made in their latest loss in Kansas City. The Raiders (6-6) turned over ...
The Philadelphia Eagles don't need any outside help to win the NFC East if they win their last four games. Winning one game is enough of a challenge right now. Coming off a stunning 37-31 loss to the dreadful Miami Dolphins, the Eagles (5-7) seem closer to ...
(CNN) His performances are forever being scrutinized by the public eye, but Tiger Woods' toughest critics could be in his own household. Woods won his first major title in 11 years at the Masters seven months ago, but he admits his kids -- daughter Sam and ...
Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-4, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (15-7-5, third in the Metropolitan Division). Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Toronto visits the Philadelphia Flyers after the Maple Leafs knocked off Buffalo ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the second time in two days, the Missouri football team lost a junior to the NFL draft. This one was expected: Tight end Albert Okwuegbunam won't return for his senior season and will make himself available for the 2020 draft.
The 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is set with the Memphis Tigers hosting the Cincinnati Bearcats. The game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. Cincinnati clinched the ...
Mike Mulholland | MLive.com. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh looks on before their Big Ten football game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, on Saturday, November 23, 2019. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com). Comment. By Aaron McMann ...
West Virginia's 2019 football season is over. The Mountaineers finished 5-7 in the first year of the Neal Brown era, right at the mark most people had the team pegged before the start of the year. Given the rash of injuries and transfers, the fact that the team was ...
HAMMOND — The only thing better for Southeastern Louisiana after making the FCS playoffs despite losing to rival Nicholls State in a de facto Southland Conference championship game? How about playing into December following last Saturday's 45-44 ...
The International Skating Union this week included an outfit made of Auschwitz uniforms worn by a Russian skater among a "best costume" list — then removed it and said it was included by mistake after a public outcry. The costume, which includes a Star of ...
Islanders are the first team since the 2006-07 San Jose Sharks to alternate starting goalies for each of the first 24 games. Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette. Updated: December 3, 2019. Share Adjust Comment Print. Here are five thing you should know when the ...
ESPN's latest 2020 NBA mock draft is out and it sees the American pair both predicted to go in the top five next June - and Ball has risen to the projected No. 1 overall pick. Arizona's Josh Green has gotten off to an impressive start to his freshman year and has ...
Manny Diaz made an appearance on The Joe Rose Show on 560 The Joe on Monday and reflected on some of the progress he felt like Miami made in his first season as coach. Coming into the 2019 season, Diaz said he targeted three areas to improve as a ...
LINCOLN — Halfway through Iowa Western's football season, it played one of its many games in Kansas and had a practice inside Nebraska's Hawks Championship Center. Reivers kicker Chase Contreraz — a lifelong Husker fan who grew up loving NU ...
The Green Bay Packers did what they had to do Sunday: beat an inferior team on the road. In weather befitting Lambeau Field, the Packers notched their ninth victory of the season as Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in a 30-13 triumph at snowy ...