Month: December 2020

11:47 PM ET The Miami Dolphins were gifted with a post-Christmas dose of FitzMagic. Veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced Tua Tagovailoa in the fourth quarter Saturday and led his team to a remarkable game-winning drive to secure a 26-25 road victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, significantly boosting Miami’s chances of making the playoffs. The
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10:47 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco broke a bone in his right wrist playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. The Pirates said Saturday that Polanco has a small nondisplaced fracture of the triquetrum bone and that the wrist will be immobilized for a short time. The team did
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9:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN In Sunday’s New York Times, an advocacy group took out a full-page advertisement calling on the NBA and its owners to force Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores to sell his team because of his ownership of a prison telecom company. “It hurts,” Gores said during Saturday’s media availability ahead of
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8:46 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray sustained a leg injury in the final seconds of the Cardinals’ 20-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. Murray was hurt on a hit by 49ers defensive lineman Alex Barrett after throwing a pass that fell incomplete to wide receiver DeAndre
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9:48 PM ET It had been 790 days between starts for San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard going into Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. In between, Beathard endured a lifetime’s worth of grief. Earlier this week, Beathard observed the one-year anniversary of the death of his younger brother, Clayton, who had been stabbed to
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7:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — After missing the first game of his career due to injury last weekend, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will play Sunday against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, a source told ESPN. Elliott was listed as questionable after going through three limited practices this week, but he said he felt
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