7:45 PM ET CLEVELAND — The last time Cleveland won four of its first five games to start a season, Bill Belichick was its head coach. Current Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski hadn’t even entered high school. With Sunday’s 32-23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland moved to 4-1 for the first time since 1994.
5:53 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Ernie Els birdied the final two holes, running in a 40-footer in the rain on the last, for a 6-under 66 and a 1-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie on Sunday in the SAS Championship. Els made the long putt on the par-4 18th three weeks after missing
4:45 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs can only hope that Sunday’s visit to a very uncomfortable place is only temporary. Their 40-32 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders suggested that the Chiefs will have to win a lot of shootouts in order to repeat as Super Bowl champions, earn the
5:40 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 5 in the NFL featured Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders exorcising their demons in Kansas City, the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons picking up their fifth losses, and the return of Washington’s Alex Smith to the football field after a gruesome leg injury two years ago.
4:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the Pittsburgh Steelers clinging to a two-point lead in the final minutes Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger looked for the man who was rapidly becoming his favorite target. Just four games into his professional career, that man is Chase Claypool. Facing third-and-8 from the Philadelphia Eagles‘ 35, Roethlisberger saw a wide-open
4:46 PM ET Derek Carr outplayed Patrick Mahomes to exorcise his Arrowhead Stadium demons, and the Las Vegas Raiders ended a seven-game losing streak in Kansas City with a 40-32 upset win over the Chiefs. The Raiders improved to 3-2 as they enter their bye week, while the defending Super Bowl champions, who were 11-point
6:08 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s return from a high right ankle sprain lasted only a half Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. Garoppolo started Sunday’s game after a two-game absence because of a high right ankle sprain he suffered in a Week 2 win against the New York
7:44 PM ET Joaquin Buckley delivered a knockout that MMA fans won’t soon forget on Saturday. Buckley, who faced Impa Kasanganay in a middleweight bout on Yas Island — dubbed “Fight Island” by the UFC — finished it in the second round in unique fashion. Buckley threw a left high kick that Kasanganay caught with
5:30 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights signed three players, including forward Tomas Nosek, who returns for a fourth season after signing a one-year, $1.25 million contract Sunday. The 28-year-old Nosek was an unrestricted free agent, who had eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in 67 games last
5:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed free-agent forward Kyle Clifford to a two-year, $2 million contract Sunday. Clifford was a two-time Stanley Cup-winner in spending his first nine-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, before being traded to Toronto in February. Selected by L.A. in the second round