5:40 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Not known for his scrambling ability, and often losing yards due to frequent game-ending kneel-downs, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady finally reached a milestone he has had joked about several times this season: 1,000 rushing yards. Brady hit the mark with a 5-yard scramble in the first quarter
Month: December 2018
5:37 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A bitter 30-27 overtime loss to the last-place Giants should serve as a wake-up call to the Bears, who lacked urgency on offense most of the afternoon without injured quarterback Mitchell Trubisky under center. To their credit, the Bears made a valiant comeback to send the game to
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Buffalo Sabres have been the NHL’s hottest team and biggest surprise this season. Their success can be linked to competent goaltending and some smart moves by GM Jason Botterill to reshape the roster of a team that hadn’t made the playoffs since 2011. None of those moves was smarter
5:47 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is aiming to return to riding in January, six months after he was seriously injured in a training accident. The 46-year-old rider says he underwent an MRI recently and “it came out perfect.” Espinoza says he doesn’t need surgery and
9:13 AM ET Thanks to their win over the Golden State Warriors, the Detroit Pistons have now won five straight games and are the East’s hottest team outside of the Toronto Raptors. Meanwhile, out West, things are getting even more complex with the LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets atop the standings, the defending champs in
4:40 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Jon Rahm turned a potential shootout into a Bahamas breeze on Sunday, closing with a 7-under 65 for a four-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge. Starting in a three-way tie with Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson, Rahm took the lead when Finau made bogey on the
4:36 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball DETROIT — Jared Goff appeared to be sleepwalking across the turf at Ford Field, but the Los Angeles Rams offense did just enough to wake their quarterback
4:11 PM ET Bill Snyder came to Kansas State 30 years ago last week for a salary of $85,000 to take over a program that had a 27-game winless streak, four winning seasons in the previous 52 years, few players and fewer hopes. He leaves with 215 victories, a College Football Hall of Fame career
9:04 AM ET Kurt Kitayama holed an eagle and two birdies in his first five holes to lay the platform for a maiden career win at the European Tour’s Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at the Four Seasons Golf Club on Sunday. American Kitayama, playing just his third tour event, carded a final round 68 for
3:36 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have often been predictable this year on offense, but on Sunday they did something completely surprising. They completed a touchdown pass to an offensive lineman. TOUCHDOWN @__taylordecker! *No, you did not read that wrong. #OnePride pic.twitter.com/rKaA2RPKs9 — Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 2, 2018 On a tackle-eligible play,