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Monday’s game between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills is going to be a wild ride. That was easy to see just from the opening kickoff. Both the Patriots and Bills were forced to play in brutal conditions Monday, with the city of …
Is Shaquille O’Neal a bad sport when it comes to pickup basketball? His son Shareef sure thinks so. Shareef, a junior forward at LSU, said he hasn’t played his father one-on-one in about five years. Part of that may be because, in the …
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, raising speculation about Aaron Rodgers’ status as a potential close contact. As it turns out, there is no reason for concern from Rodgers’ standpoint. One …
The college football world has been rocked by acrimonious high-profile coaching departures in recent weeks. That helped make what Mario Cristobal did Monday so refreshing. Hours after announcing his departure from Oregon to take the head coaching job …
Deion Sanders’ exploits at Jackson State continue to garner attention from FBS schools across the country. The latest evidence of that comes from Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated, who offered some inside information on the Colorado State …
Pascal Siakam was the star of Toronto’s 102-90 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. He might be able to credit his baby niece for that. Siakam scored 31 points with six rebounds and three assists in the win, marking one of his best …
The Washington Football Team won in dramatic fashion on Sunday, beating the Las Vegas Raiders on a late field goal. The circumstances of that field goal, however, were particularly noteworthy. Kicker Brian Johnson was brought in on Tuesday on an …
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is apparently really frustrated and fixated on some things one of his players said during the week. The Steelers’ struggles have prompted some examination of the team’s practice methods and whether …
The Baltimore Ravens lost a total heartbreaker to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and it’s a game both Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews will be replaying in their nightmares. After dominating the first half, the Ravens faded in the …
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow put together a fairly mediocre performance on Sunday, and a finger injury might have had something to do with it. The pinky finger on Burrow’s throwing hand was visibly swollen during Sunday’s …
Gardner Minshew stepped in for the injured Jalen Hurts on Sunday and led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 33-18 win over the New York Jets. It was a win that was clearly quite meaningful for the journeyman quarterback. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s …
The Miami Hurricanes are very close to bringing Mario Cristobal home as the new head coach, but it’s not a done deal yet. The school is still waiting for a final decision, and will not wait much longer. Miami has given Cristobal a deadline of …
The Detroit Lions will not go winless in 2021. They made sure of it in dramatic fashion, too. The Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 29-27 on Sunday, and they did so with a walk-off touchdown pass to wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired. It …
If you wanted to encapsulate the Detroit Lions’ season into one play, the decision they made late in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings would be a good place to start. The Lions had actually jumped out to a 20-6 halftime lead …
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is ready to embrace a new road trip ritual. Jokic and the Nuggets were in New York over the weekend to play the Knicks, and had some downtime in the city. Jokic used that time to take in harness racing at The …
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is a master of understatement sometimes. That includes when assessing weather forecasts, it turns out. The Patriots are set to face the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, with the weather forecast looking a bit …
