8:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — It had to be Minkah. The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ defense just had to make one more stop, and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the defensive back they gave up a first-round pick for, was the one who had to make it. Chris Berman and Tom Jackson recap the weekend’s games with extended highlights and
Month: November 2019
8:18 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 PITTSBURGH — Aaron Donald‘s homecoming was spoiled, as the Los Angeles Rams‘ hopes of returning to the playoffs, never mind the Super Bowl, faded quickly into the
7:56 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Carolina Panthers lost 24-16 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, but showed they might have what it takes to remain a contender in the NFC playoff hunt for the duration. And quarterback Kyle Allen, despite a costly interception, may have earned a little
7:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones, touchdown machine. The Green Bay Packers running back, thanks to three rushing scores, moved back into a share of the NFL touchdown lead — by about a foot — with the back he opposed on Sunday at Lambeau Field. In the process — and only after
7:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Nikola Jokic hit a fadeaway jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give the Denver Nuggets a 100-98 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday — just two days after hitting another game-winner to beat the 76ers. On Friday, the Nuggets’ All-NBA center hit a 20-foot jumper over Sixers’
7:35 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — As Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores aggressively clapped as his team made a game-clinching fourth-down stop, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross stood on the sidelines smiling. It barely felt real. The prospect of the Miami Dolphins looking like this, riding the high of a two-game winning streak, was laughable just a
7:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts didn’t have their starting quarterback and best receiver on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. But there’s no excuse for the Colts, who lost 16-12 to the previously one-win Dolphins. That’s especially the case when you believe you’re a playoff team. A victory would have moved the Colts
7:42 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jeff Maggert holed out from 123 yards for eagle on the third playoff hole Sunday to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and hand Scott McCarron the season points title on the PGA Tour Champions. Two holes earlier, Retief Goosen missed a 4-foot birdie putt that would have
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets safety Jamal Adams, who took umbrage with the perception that his recent feud with management created a distraction, silenced his critics Sunday with the best game of his career — including an act of thievery that resulted in a touchdown. Adams finished with a team-high nine tackles and
7:11 PM ET Notre Dame senior defensive end Julian Okwara will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a fractured left fibula in Saturday’s win at Duke. Coach Brian Kelly confirmed the injury Sunday in a conference call with reporters. Kelly said Okwara, a team captain, soon will undergo surgery. Okwara sustained the injury