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Below .500 but division champion? Washington could be navigating a road Seahawks first traveled The Washington Football Team shouldn't feel bad if it ends up winning the NFC East with a losing record. In fact, it might feel encouraged. The past two teams to win their divisions with sub-.500 marks followed those seasons with greater success. The Seattle ...
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How will each game of championship Saturday impact the College Football Playoff picture? Championship weekend means one thing for the Allstate Playoff Predictor: It's the last time to run scenarios. Two days before the College Football Playoff selection committee makes its final judgments on the 2020 playoff race, we're taking our model out for a ...
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What to watch for in Week 15 Saturday NFL doubleheader: Bills-Broncos, Panthers-Packers As the regular season draws to its close and the playoff picture comes into focus, the NFL offers up a Week 15 Saturday doubleheader airing exclusively on NFL Network. Stars are aplenty, statistical milestones and postseason implications are all to be had.
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Gardner Minshew expects Ravens' Yannick Ngakoue to be 'out for blood' vs. Jaguars Yannick Ngakoue forced a trade from Jacksonville this offseason after repeated public squabbles with the organization's brass. The edge rusher eventually landed in Baltimore, leading to Sunday's matchup with his former team. The man most in line to ...
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Nine years ago, the Eagles got hot. They proved that Reid's voice was still being heard, that he was still capable of getting his message across, that guys were still determined to play hard for him. They won their last four games and 4-8 became 8-8 and Jeff Lurie was impressed. He had been ...
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Hot Takes We Might Actually Believe: Golden State Warriors will miss the playoffs The 2020-21 NBA season is almost upon us, but Hot Take SZN is here, and at the end of another eventful offseason we will see how close to the sun we can fly and still stand the swelter of these viewpoints. (Michael Wagstaffe/Yahoo Sports). Stephen Curry ...
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Cowboys Draft At No. 4? But Who? The Top Mock Names FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys win over the Cincinnati Bengals was "obviously needed," according to coach Mike McCarthy. It may have also secured McCarthy's job, as COO Stephen Jones made official that McCarthy's job is safe in 2021. For the Cincinnati ...
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Game Prediction: #1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #7 Florida Gators A week ago the SEC title game matchup between Alabama and Florida was expected to be the last shot for the Gators to pull off the upset and sneak into the College Football Playoff. The upset loss to LSU last week means this is about pride and trying to put a ...
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Steelers Get Normal, and With It, the Missing Links to the Offense PITTSBURGH -- What does a full week of practice do for the Pittsburgh Steelers? Well, a lot. The Steelers offense has hit a point of major concern. The backfield hasn't hit the century mark in eight weeks. Diontae Johnson leads the NFL with 12 drops, followed ...
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Why Freddie Kitchens could be auditioning for Giants offensive coordinator job against Browns It's a major step up in responsibility for Kitchens, who was fired after one season as the Browns coach in 2019. He spent most of the last two years calling plays for Cleveland. One year it went well, one year it didn't. So he was fired.
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Chiefs-Saints Preview: New Orleans Has 'To Find A Way To Slow Down Kansas City,' Says CBS's Andrew Catalon (CBS Miami) — The Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) were already set to return to the playoffs. But when the Chiefs scored 30 unanswered points and then held on to beat the Miami Dolphins 33-27, they clinched the AFC West as well. The New Orleans Saints (10-3) ...
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Sources: Canadian-based NHL teams may play in United States due to issues with Canadian health authorities The NHL told its seven Canadian-based teams on Thursday that there is a possibility they will have to play in the United States this season due to roadblocks with Canadian health authorities, sources told ESPN. The NHL had been hoping to play a 56-game ...
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Still the beginning for some, NBA preseason nears its end A preseason that's just beginning for some players is already ending for others. James Harden suited up in Houston for only the second time, with newcomer Christian Wood getting his first — and only — action in a strong debut. The Rockets' 128-106 victory ...
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Tom Rinaldi explains why he's leaving ESPN for FOX Sports When news broke this week that Tom Rinaldi is leaving ESPN for FOX Sports, his colleagues at the Worldwide Leader were heartbroken. Rinaldi is one of the best sports reporters in the business, and his contributions to College GameDay over the years have ...
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UAB's Clark on verge of signature win at Marshall Some days when you're listening to talk radio, or some joker on the local news, Bill Clark gets a dose of disrespect. The conversation starts out as a lovefest. Then comes the but. But he's too old school, too settled in his ways to operate these new age offenses ...
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Third quarter dooms Hawks in preseason loss to Grizzlies The Atlanta Hawks fell to their second defeat in the preseason, swept aside by the Memphis Grizzlies 128-106 on Thursday night. De'Andre Hunter continued his fine preseason with another 22 points, while Trae Young added 15 points. For the Grizzlies ...
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College Football Expert Picks: Championship Weekend (and More) Championship weekend is here in college football, though with a twist—because this is, after all, 2020. In addition to the nine title games across the FBS conferences (the Sun Belt's was canceled Thursday night), a number of other teams will be in action this ...
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Detroit Lions changing radio homes in 2021, back to 97.1 The Ticket The Detroit Lions will have a new home for their radio broadcasts in 2021 - WXYT-FM (97.1). Lions president Rod Wood confirmed the long-rumored move Friday morning in an interview on the "Stoney and Jansen" show. The Free Press reported in ...
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Josh Allen's red zone prowess has been key in Bills' offensive revival There are several areas in Josh Allen's overall game where he has made substantial improvement this season, but one of them is not his efficiency in the red zone. That's because since he entered the league in 2018, he has been very good when the Bills ...
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Kremlin happy Russian athletes can compete at Olympics, expresses regret over doping ruling MOSCOW -- The Kremlin voiced regret Friday about the ruling that banned Russia from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics but emphasized that the verdict would still allow the country's athletes to compete. The Court of Arbitration for ...
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Patriots News Blitz 12/18: Young receivers making strides The Patriots will get one final day of practice in on Friday before heading down to Miami this weekend for a big divisional tilt that both teams badly need to keep their playoff hopes alive. Last night's overtime win by the Chargers gave the Patriots' chances a ...
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Mamukelashvili lifts Seton Hall past Marquette 70-63 MILWAUKEE -- — Shavar Reynolds hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 42 seconds left and added four free throws in the final 11 seconds as Seton Hall defeated Marquette 70-63 on Thursday night. Marquette, down 11 with nine minutes to play, battled back to ...
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Honoring WVU's Mr. (Not So) Irrelevant NOTE: This story originally appeared on our site in June, but we have since updated it with the final tally for 2020, and then those who signed with West Virginia on Wednesday. Mr. Irrelevant. You've heard the term. It's the 'honor' bestowed upon the final ...
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Mavericks' Luka Doncic: Drops 20 against Minnesota Doncic scored 20 points (6-18 FG, 0-6 3PT, 8-9 FT), had five rebounds, and seven assists in 27 minutes of Thursday's 129-127 preseason loss to Minnesota. It says a lot about Doncic that he could drop a team-high 20 points while shooting just 33% from the ...
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Southern Utah pulls out thriller in first ever D1 matchup against Dixie State CEDAR CITY — Despite being within 60 miles of each other, the first Division I matchup between Dixie State University and Southern Utah University in men's basketball took place Thursday night. The game was an instant classic. It featured six lead changes ...
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om Brady and Bruce Arians certainly are doing all they can to dispel the rumors of a possible rift between them. Arians has openly criticized Brady's play on more than one occasion this year, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback apparently hasn't taken it to heart. Brady had nothing but positive things to say about his relationship with his head coach on Thursday.
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Dodgers' Dave Roberts is still basking in the team's World Series title The view from the summit is so majestic that Dave Roberts is in no hurry to start his descent down the mountain. While most of baseball — including his own front office — is gearing up for the 2021 season, the Dodgers manager is taking some extra time to ...
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Jon Gruden provides update on Derek Carr following groin injury Derek Carr went down on Thursday, and with him are the Las Vegas Raiders' playoff chances. Carr injured his groin on a run near the goal line late in the first quarter of his team's 30-27 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He did not return to the game ...
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Brewers: 3 Takeaways From Craig Counsell's Press Conference Craig Counsell just wrapped up his "Winter Meetings" press conference with Brewers and national media. Because of the virtual nature of this year's Winter Meetings, there were no manager media sessions like normal. So now a week later, Brewers manager ...
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Penn State recruiting coordinators break down 2021 class by position The core of Penn State's 2021 recruiting class is in place and signed following Wednesday's National Signing Day. The class is headlined by offensive tackle Landon Tengwall and wide receiver Lonnie White Jr., but the Nittany Lions secured players at a ...
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Nets vs. Celtics: Brooklyn's Preseason Schedule Rushes to a Close Just like that, the Brooklyn Nets are closing out their preseason schedule on Friday night. They'll be in Boston to play the Celtics, with the regular season opener to come just four days later. The two-game preseason schedule doesn't leave a lot of time for ...
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How will Bills fare at Denver Broncos in Week 15? Here is how The News' sports writers see Saturday's game between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos in Denver: Vic Carucci. The schedule couldn't have set it up any better for the Bills. Needing only one win to capture their first AFC East title in 25 years, ...
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Soccer on TV: Everton looks to stay on track against Arsenal Streaking Everton looks to continue its climb up the Premier League standings against a struggling Arsenal while a three-way tie could be broken in Spain's top league in the top televised games from Europe this weekend. EPL: After spending three weeks at ...
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Detroit Pistons' Delon Wright stands out in preseason win, 97-86 over Wizards For the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons made positive strides forward. They got out to a quick start and defeated the Washington Wizards, 97-86, their third preseason game. Five Pistons scored in double-figures, and they shot 40% (12 for 30) from ...
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Sailing-Better day for Ainslie's INEOS at America's Cup World Series WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Ben Ainslie's Team INEOS UK produced a much better display in the America's Cup World Series on Friday, shaking off two poor performances and a war of words with defenders Team New Zealand (TNZ) a day earlier. 'Britannia' ...
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Megan Rapinoe named to 2020 FIFAPro Women's World 11 The 2020 FIFA Best Awards were unveiled today in a virtual ceremony, with OL Reign's Megan Rapinoe unexpectedly named to the FIFAPro Women's World 11. The awards, voted on by players from around the globe, have been handed out annually since ...
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LeBron James' savvy strategy to dominate at this age After leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA title in October, LeBron James is back at it, defending another league championship at the start of another new season. But this year feels different. At the dawn of his 18th season of pro hoops, the sheer ...
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