3:02 PM ET LONDON — Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Fulham was setback enough for Jurgen Klopp’s side, but as they played half the match without a recognised centre-back on the field, it further emphasised the need for the Premier League champions to find reinforcements in January. Liverpool were poor in the first half, and Fulham
6:47 PM ET Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday that he has “no doubt” his Tigers and Notre Dame are both among the four best teams in the country, shrugging off complaints by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey that the ACC was protecting its prized programs by giving them Dec. 12 off. On Saturday, Sankey was
5:50 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 14 in the NFL saw offensive outbursts from the Broncos, Bears and Titans, an AFC West-clinching win for the Chiefs, a big letdown for the Giants and a huge win for the Buccaneers in their chase for an NFC wild-card spot. In all, six of the week’s opening eight
5:35 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Jamal Adams has set the NFL’s record for most sacks in a single season by a defensive back. The Seattle Seahawks‘ All-Pro strong safety was credited with a sack on a play in which he chased New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold out of bounds for a 1-yard
5:55 PM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen said he spoke with Marco Wilson after the Gators’ surprising 37-34 loss to LSU, and called the cornerback’s unsportsmanlike penalty for throwing a shoe “unfortunate.” The Gators stopped LSU on third down late in the fourth quarter with the score tied, when Wilson helped tackle Kole Taylor following
5:18 PM ET Stanford is declining bowl opportunities this season after spending the past few weeks of the regular season away from campus, the team announced Sunday. The Cardinal, who spent the past two weeks in Washington and Oregon to play games there, are set to travel Monday to Santa Barbara, California, to begin preparation
3:57 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Pierre Lacroix, the astute executive who was the architect of two Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championship teams, has died. He was 72. The Avalanche confirmed his death Sunday. No cause of death was given. Lacroix was a driving force behind turning the Avalanche into a perennial power after
4:28 PM ET The bottom line is that sturdy will work for the Denver Broncos and quarterback Drew Lock. Ho-hum will work sometimes, too. It’s about progress, the step-by-step and handling the simple things for Lock and the Broncos’ offense before the other things come. To that end Lock handled business nicely Sunday, the Broncos
4:50 PM ET Davante Adams combined two of his best moves in one play: a back-shoulder grab followed by a catch-and-run. The result for the Green Bay Packers was a 56-yard touchdown on their opening drive of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Rodgers read Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye and threw the
4:16 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry continued his dominance against his hometown Jacksonville Jaguars and carried the Tennessee Titans to a 31-10 win on Sunday. The Jaguars simply couldn’t stop Henry, who rushed