6:05 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Charles Howell III made a 15-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Patrick Rodgers on Sunday in the RSM Classic to end an 11-year victory drought. Howell dropped to his knees and buried his head in his hands, then tearfully embraced
5:16 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an “All-Star” officiating crew to the most highly-anticipated game of the season, adding to the playoff-like frenzy for Monday night’s matchup between
4:48 PM ET BALTIMORE — In his first NFL start, Lamar Jackson provided a jolt of electricity to a struggling offense, ended a three-game losing streak and essentially saved the Baltimore Ravens‘ season. Showing Michael Vick-like explosiveness, Jackson ran for 117 yards and threw for 150 as the Baltimore Ravens delivered a much-needed 24-21 win
4:38 PM ET JACKSONVILLE — Ben Roethlisberger slays the Jacksonville dragon with his hard-nosed play. Everything you need this week:&• Scores, highlights and more »&• Full schedule » | Full standings »&• Weekly stats leaders »&• Updated playoff picture »&• Injuries tracker: Who’s in, out »More NFL coverage » To cap a brilliant fourth quarter,
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4:36 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lexi Thompson was the best this week, and Ariya Jutanugarn was the best all season. Neither left any doubt about that Sunday. Thompson shot a final-round 70 to finish at 18-under 270 and win the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship by four strokes over Nelly Korda.
4:45 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A winning streak. The New York Giants finally have one. It has been a while. An infuriating 700 days to be exact. It was December 2016 the last time the Giants strung together wins against the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. They have one now after winning two
4:19 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — It wasn’t pretty, but the Houston Texans keep winning. After beating the AFC East-leading Redskins 23-21 on Sunday, the Texans have won seven straight games and put themselves in position to seriously compete for a top-two seed — and first-round bye — in the playoffs. Houston now has a
4:12 PM ET ATLANTA – A year ago, the Dallas Cowboys’ season effectively ended at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the eight sacks of Dak Prescott telling the story of a sorry year. On Sunday, the Cowboys kept their season alive with a 22-19 win against the Atlanta Falcons on a 42-yard field goal by Brett Maher,
3:45 PM ET DETROIT — Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson was ruled out of the rest of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers with a knee injury. The rookie, who has been one of the Lions’ most dynamic players this season, injured the knee on a run where he started heading right, saw defenders