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.
Month: October 2020
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
1:28 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal made history on Sunday as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the 2020 French Open men’s final to earn his 20th major title and 13th at Roland Garros. He is now tied with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam victories by a man in the
4:50 PM ET For an agonizing split second, Rafael Nadal was frozen, waiting to see if the heavy slice serve he just launched toward Novak Djokovic would be called an ace or an out ball. The silence confirmed it. Nadal sank to his knees, his grin growing to the point where it looked like he
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim shot 7-under 63 in the final round to seal her first major title Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean finished at 14-under 266 at Aronimink Golf Course, winning the major that had eluded her so far in her