5:00 PM ET Everybody knows who No. 1 is and there isn’t much quibbling about it: Alabama is the team to beat. The reigning national champion has been a terror through the season’s first five weeks, with starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa unlocking the offense and turning the Crimson Tide into an even tougher outfit to
Month: October 2018
9:42 AM ET First of all, rovals rock. I’ll stop short of saying that we should convert to a roval-only schedule, but I like that Sunday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was a positive step toward NASCAR Cup series scheduling variety. If it leads to creativity, variance and an overall hodgepodge of races on the
4:39 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Daniel Cormier heard himself being introduced as the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, and he interrupted to say that he probably will not be referred to that way for long. No, Cormier is not expecting to lose a fight. He is simply resigned to being stripped of his 205-pound
4:38 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will be out indefinitely after aggravating a right hamstring injury during the team’s victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Doug Marrone also said he’s unsure when the team will be able to determine how much time Fournette will miss. “I
4:31 PM ET Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher on Monday stood by his grabbing of linebacker Tyrel Dodson‘s face mask — an action that drew much reaction and some criticism following the Aggies’ win over Arkansas on Saturday — during his weekly news conference. Fisher, who was seen on video grabbing Dodson’s face mask and
4:37 PM BST p=””> TJ Perenara says the All Blacks wont lack any motivation when they take on the Springboks. Andrew Aylett The All Blacks are done with basking in the glory of claiming a third successive Rugby Championship title, focused instead on avenging their shock loss to South Africa when the sides meet in Pretoria
4:34 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Connor Carrick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick next year. Toronto made the deal Monday, sending Carrick to Dallas for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. That will become a sixth-round selection if Carrick plays in
3:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Frank Reich did not back off his decision to go for it on fourth down in their own territory in the overtime loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. Colts coach Frank Reich says he doesn’t regret his decision to go for it on fourth down in his
3:42 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mike McCarthy didn’t take a shut-up-and-play-quarterback approach after Aaron Rodgers‘ postgame comments following Sunday’s win over the Buffalo Bills. Less than 24 hours after Rodgers said the Packers were “terrible on offense” and called for a game plan that would feature his top playmakers such as Davante Adams
3:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter erased all doubt surrounding his quarterback situation Monday by naming Jameis Winston the starter for the Bucs’ Week 6 game against the Atlanta Falcons. Jameis Winston came on for an ineffective Ryan Fitzpatrick and finished 16-of-19 for 145 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.