7:05 AM ET A lot of air went out of a lot of NFL balloons in Week 13. If you’re a fan of the Browns, Chargers, Colts, Raiders, Panthers, Jaguars or even Eagles, Sunday was a tough day for whatever remaining hope this season held for you. Not that all of those teams are cooked,
Month: December 2019
6:37 AM ET Associated Press BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer’s image on it. The government says it’s the first time it has dedicated a commemorative coin to a living person. A 50 franc gold coin with Federer’s image on it will be
5:32 AM ET Formula One fans gave Nico Hulkenberg a ‘Driver of the Day’ send-off on Sunday as the Renault driver bowed out with a 12th-place finish in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. By the 32-year-old’s own admission it was an unspectacular result with which to bring down the curtain on a grand prix
4:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In more than two decades of coaching, Doc Rivers says he’s never had a team where its two best players have yet to practice together with the starting unit 21 games into the season. Yet despite the fact that Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are still waiting for that
7:14 PM ET Middleweights Liam Williams and Alantez Fox will meet in a world title elimination bout on Dec. 21 at the Copper Box Arena in London, promoter Frank Warren said Sunday. The winner of the fight will be positioned for an eventual mandatory shot at the 160-pound world title held by Demetrius Andrade (28-0,
4:37 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Priyam Garg will look to join a select list of India Under-19 World Cup-winning captains consisting of Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand and Prithvi Shaw when he leads the team at the 2020 edition in South Africa in January-February. Uttar Pradesh’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel has been named his deputy.
7:27 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — The bye week came at the worst time for the Arizona Cardinals. The progress they made in their last four games went right down the drain on Sunday in an ugly 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Kyler Murray was sacked six times and threw an interception that
11:58 PM ET HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson claims he doesn’t treat prime-time games any differently, but in the Houston Texans‘ 28-22 victory on Sunday Night Football against the New England Patriots, the quarterback again put on a show. In nine career prime-time games, Watson now has thrown 21 touchdowns and just three interceptions. In his
4:16 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens entered Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers as the NFL’s hottest team. Quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Ravens left with a 20-17 victory over the 49ers and a franchise-best eighth straight win. Simulate your own scenarios and check out the latest playoff picture. Playoff Machine »&•
11:17 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — David Backes couldn’t help but smile after scoring his first goal of the season in his first game in nearly a month. The Bruins right wing picked a big moment against a big-time rival to accomplish the feat. Backes scored the deciding goal with 9:31 left in the