8:08 PM ET Who else but Minkah Fitzpatrick? For the second week in a row, Fitzpatrick knocked away a pass in the end zone to preserve the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ undefeated season. This time, he kept Garrett Gilbert‘s pass from finding CeeDee Lamb to help the Steelers hold on to a 24-19 win against a pesky
9:55 AM GMT There is nothing like a rugby Test, in almost clean sporting air in Australia, to ignite the casual fans’ disenchantment with the sport – particularly when it comes to the game’s high tackle laws. Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup thriller in Brisbane won’t go down as one of the great trans-Tasman contests, after
4:08 PM ET A fight is off Saturday’s UFC card due to a positive test for coronavirus. A middleweight bout between Ian Heinisch and Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira has been canceled Saturday afternoon, the UFC announced. The scrapping of the bout is due to a positive COVID-19 test “involving” Heinisch,
7:18 PM ET Islam Makhachev‘s first appearance in a UFC main event will have to wait, as the lightweight has withdrawn from Saturday’s headliner with an undisclosed injury. Makhachev (18-1) was scheduled to face former champion Rafael dos Anjos (29-13) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas but was forced to withdraw on
6:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 9 in the NFL featured a huge win by the Bills, as Josh Allen and his Buffalo offense outdueled MVP front-runner Russell Wilson and the Seahawks. The Chiefs narrowly escaped a big upset try by the Panthers, the Falcons managed to avoid another blown lead, and Dalvin Cook ran
6:26 PM ET New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan dedicated Sunday’s game to his wife and came up with the game-clinching interception for her just days after she experienced a serious medical scare that almost took her life. “It was an extremely emotional week,” Ryan said after the 23-20 victory against Washington. Ryan had
6:34 PM ET Matthew Stafford‘s daughter, Hunter, had fallen off her high chair onto a granite floor Friday night and the Detroit Lions quarterback didn’t know what to do. He was quarantined in a Detroit-area hotel away from his family due to NFL COVID-19 protocols after he came into close contact with an infected person.
5:44 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Philip Rivers didn’t hold back in voicing his displeasure over the NFL’s murky rule of what is and isn’t a catch after a play was changed from an incomplete pass to an interception in their loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Rivers attempted a pass to receiver
7:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — After each game, particularly wins, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott reminds his players to remain “humble and hungry.” Following their 44-34 win Sunday over the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks, they remained true to that philosophy. Left tackle Dion Dawkins was asked about the significance of Buffalo’s
6:29 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Dalvin Cook overtook the NFL’s rushing lead and put together another career day in the Minnesota Vikings’ 34-20 win over the Detroit Lions. The day held special meaning for the fourth-year running back to do it in front of a future Hall of Famer and the player he replaced in