7:14 PM ET CINCINNATI — Down three scores with 30 seconds until halftime, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ offense tried to capitalize on Minkah Fitzpatrick‘s interception of quarterback Joe Burrow a play earlier. Roethlisberger targeted wide receiver James Washington on an out route, but Cincinnati Bengals veteran — and former Pittsburgh — defensive back
7:01 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni implied quarterback Jalen Hurts earned a failing grade for his performance in a 13-7 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. “It’s never going to be an A, B, C or D if you turn it over three times, right? Obviously, he
7:20 PM ET Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was carted off the field late in the third quarter after suffering a shoulder injury and was ruled out for the remainder of Minnesota’s Week 12 game at San Francisco. Coach Mike Zimmer did not have an update on Cook’s condition following the Vikings’ 34-26 loss to
7:01 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette not only had four touchdowns that propelled the team to a 38-31 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — including a gashing 28-yard TD run with 29 seconds left — he also gave an impassioned halftime speech that resonated with teammates
6:45 PM ET The news that Lincoln Riley has accepted the head-coaching position at USC has already reverberated in the college football recruiting sphere, with ESPN 300 running back and Oklahoma commit Raleek Brown telling ESPN that Riley’s relocation will impact his recruitment. “That changes everything,” Brown said Sunday after ESPN and other outlets reported
4:42 PM ET Center fielder Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a seven-year, $100 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Buxton received a full no-trade clause in the deal and will be paid $500,000 every time he reaches 502, 533, 567, 600 and
5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Avisail Garcia and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on a four-year, $53 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. The Marlins will become Garcia’s fifth team. The 30-year-old is coming off his best season, hitting 29 home runs with 86 RBIs — both career
1:42 PM ET Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom, a source confirmed to ESPN. The decision comes ahead of the Turkish-born Kanter becoming a United States citizen on Monday. News of Kanter’s planned name change was first reported by The Athletic. Kanter has a long history of social
6:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Orlando Magic center-forward Wendell Carter Jr. and Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon were fined by the NBA on Sunday. Carter was fined $35,000 for ” forcefully throwing ” his protective glasses at a game official in the Magic’s loss at Cleveland on Saturday night. He received a
5:38 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Goran Dragic has left the Toronto Raptors because of a personal matter. The Raptors said Sunday before their game against the Boston Celtics that the 35-year-old guard — acquired along with Precious Achiuwa in the offseason deal that sent Kyle Lowry to Miami — wasn’t with the team.