7:30 PM ET Bill Belichick brought a smart plan to Buffalo, even with two undrafted receivers as his top outside playmakers, and even with a third-quarter onside-kick call in his hip pocket that should have stayed there. The New England Patriots were driving toward a potential winning touchdown, toward Belichick’s 36th victory in 41 games
6:46 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick’s nearly perfect season came to a spinning and sudden halt on Sunday, when he was bounced from the playoffs in a stunning upset at Martinsville Speedway. Chase Elliott won the high-stakes race to earn his first berth in the championship four. The result knocked Harvick,
7:59 PM ET DENVER — Oh, let the comparison shopping begin. In back-to-back games, Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock‘s rocky sophomore year has been put squarely under the football microscope. Because life in the AFC West was a lot more fun for the Broncos when they were on the top end of the quarterback pyramid
7:34 PM ET Late in Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle to fourth-quarter ankle and foot injuries. Neither Kittle nor Garoppolo returned to the 37-27 defeat and their status for Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers is up in the
7:26 PM ET Dejected New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton called his fumble late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-21 road loss to the Buffalo Bills “unacceptable,” as it cost the team a chance at a game-tying field goal and possibly a chance to win. “I gotta protect the ball better. I know that
7:49 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — A week after throwing three interceptions in the Seattle Seahawks‘ first loss, Russell Wilson got back on his MVP track Sunday. His four touchdown passes and a strong first half from Seattle’s embattled defense were enough for a 37-27 win over the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field.
8:00 PM GMT Champions England sealed the Grand Slam in the women’s Six Nations for a second year running after they trounced Italy 54-0 in Parma on Sunday in their final match of the tournament which was postponed from March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. England had already won the title without stepping foot on
7:49 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Padres declined a $3 million option on Mitch Moreland on Sunday, and the first baseman/designated hitter gets a $500,000 buyout and becomes a free agent. Moreland hit .203 with two homers and eight RBIs in 69 at-bats for San Diego, which acquired him from the Boston
6:27 PM ET Six major league baseball players were given qualifying offers before free agency began Sunday afternoon, including pitchers Trevor Bauer (Cincinnati Reds), Marcus Stroman (New York Mets) and Kevin Gausman (San Francisco Giants). Position players DJ LeMahieu (New York Yankees), George Springer (Houston Astros) and J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies) also received offers that
5:22 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — DK Metcalf made one of the plays of the first half of the NFL season last week when he tracked down Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker to prevent a pick-six. In case you forgot how fast he is, the Seattle Seahawks’ second-year wide receiver showed it again Sunday.