8:14 AM ET What’s real and what’s not so far during the 2018-19 NBA season? As we close in on the halfway point of the season, our experts examine 10 trends we’ve seen — and whether they’re poised to continue as the calendar flips to 2019. The chaos that is the Western Conference standings REAL.
8:59 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This was supposed to be a meaningless game. So much for that being the case. The Dallas Cowboys’ regular season ended with a 36-35 win against the New York Giants on Sunday to give them a 10-6 record. Dak Prescott hit Cole Beasley with a 32-yard touchdown pass
4:34 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan isn’t making any major changes to his leadership structure, announcing after Sunday’s game that executive VP of football operations Tom Coughlin, general manager Dave Caldwell and head coach Doug Marrone will return in 2019. The Jaguars were just 10 minutes away from playing in
9:16 AM ET Michael C. Wright HOUSTON — NFL scouts staring through binoculars in the press box at NRG Stadium on Sunday caught an eyeful of what opponents could expect come the postseason from Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Utilizing an array of designed runs, Watson outrushed the Jacksonville Jaguars (48 yards to 16) in
8:10 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had described Sunday’s regular-season finale as a playoff game, and then he went out and turned in one of his trademark postseason-type performances. That’s good news for the Patriots, as their 38-3 victory over the New York Jets clinched a first-round bye. The
3:57 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Teddy Bridgewater threw his first touchdown pass in more than three years on Sunday, the latest milestone in his comeback from a devastating 2016 knee injury. Bridgewater, 26, started for the New Orleans Saints in place of Drew Brees since New Orleans has already clinched the NFC’s No. 1
3:47 PM ET When Miami needed a head coach in 2015 and Mark Richt needed a job, nobody could have drawn up a better fit: Richt would return to his alma mater not only with wins piled next to his name, but a keen understanding about the program and the expectations that come with it.
4:45 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Miami Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso was ejected in the third quarter of Sunday’s 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills after being penalized for a late hit on Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Alonso dove sideways into Allen as the rookie slid at the end of a 9-yard scramble on
3:26 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Bengals with a knee injury, while running back James Conner returns to the lineup after a three-game absence with an ankle injury. Brown experienced knee discomfort after last week’s loss to the New Orleans Saints and did not
3:53 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers‘ season started with a knee injury and ended with a concussion. The Green Bay Packers quarterback left Sunday’s season finale against the Detroit Lions after just three series. He took a hard hit on his first dropback of the game, got sacked by linebacker Jarrad Davis