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With Saints quarterback Jameis Winston likely lost for the year, one of the key ingredients for a landing spot for Cam Newton has fallen into place. Since the chances of Newton joining a new team as a backup are low, he’d need to sign as the replacement to an injured starter. But the team that [more]

The 49ers brought a four-game losing streak with them to Chicago on Sunday and a fifth straight loss would have likely pushed the team closer to the point where they decide to go with Trey Lance as their starting quarterback. That would have been particularly painful for Jimmy Garoppolo as he grew up outside Chicago [more]

Titans running back Derrick Henry could miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. Although Henry continued playing after hurting his foot on Sunday, there are now concerns that the injury is much more serious than realized and could cost Henry the rest of the season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Henry [more]

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Father Time may win all races, but he's having trouble keeping up with LeBron James.

The Lions forced the Eagles to punt on the first possession of Sunday’s game, but that pretty much took care of their highlights for the afternoon. Outside of a kneeldown at the end of the first half, the Eagles scored on all of the rest of their possessions and led 41-0 by the time the [more]

The Jaguars beat the Dolphins in London in Week Six and then had two weeks to prepare for their Week Eight trip to Seattle to face a Seahawks team riding a three-game losing streak while starting Geno Smith at quarterback. On paper, things looked good for the Jags. On the field, things didn’t look nearly [more]

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore made an impact in his Panthers debut on Sunday. Gilmore intercepted Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter to help put the finishing touches on a 19-13 win and the South Carolina native said it “was a great feeling” to make that play for the team he grew up rooting for. [more]

Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton was flagged for lowering his helmet to initiate contact on Jets running back Ty Johnson late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game and the penalty helped the Jets run out the clock on a 34-31 win. The call generated much criticism from those watching the game who noted the timing [more]

Two straight shortened offseasons are impacting players.

When players are preparing to face teams they used to play for, they often downplay it as just another game against just another opponent. Patriots safety Adrian Phillips had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Chargers in Sunday’s 27-24 win. Phillips played for the Chargers during his [more]

The Buccaneers got three players back in the lineup on Sunday after they missed time with injuries, but linebacker Lavonte David was the only one to make a real impact in their loss to the Saints. David played every defensive snap, but cornerback Richard Sherman never got on the field and tight end Rob Gronkowski [more]

When Broncos safety Justin Simmons intercepted a Taylor Heinicke pass in the end zone with 37 seconds left in Sunday’s game, it seemed to put the finishing touches on a 17-10 home win for Denver. The Broncos offense made sure things remained in doubt until the final whistle, however. They recovered a Javonte Williams fumble [more]

The stage is set for next week's Cup title race. Check out the winners and losers from Sunday's Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville.

There were several areas to point to as reasons why the Browns lost to the Steelers on Sunday, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry went to the mirror. Landry lost a fumble with just over six minutes left in the game and then failed to come up with two passes on the team’s final offensive possession, [more]

Nuno Espirito Santo has been fired as Tottenham manager just 10 games into the Premier League season, and Antonio Conte is being lined up.

The Cowboys took their quarterback decision down to the wire before deactivating Dak Prescott and opting to go with Cooper Rush as their starter for Sunday night’s game against the Vikings. Rush’s effort put the cherry on top of a good day for backup quarterbacks around the league. Rush went 24-of-40 for 325 yards, two [more]

With 1:04 remaining in the fourth quarter, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer called a timeout on defense. After the timeout, just before the Cowboys snapped the ball, Zimmer called timeout again. That’s a no-no. NFL teams can’t call consecutive timeouts, and the officials are supposed to ignore a second timeout call. But the officials wrongly [more]

Durant was ejected for a shove of Kelly Olynyk.

As Cooper Rush walked toward the locker room, Dak Prescott came running up to him to deliver a hug. The Cowboys stole one Sunday night. They gave Prescott’s right calf another week to heal, and with him standing on the sideline, backup Cooper Rush delivered a victory in his first career start. “I had a [more]

Igor Shesterkin steals another game for the New York Rangers while the Carolina Hurricanes win again to stay unbeaten so far this season.

When the Cowboys elected to start Cooper Rush over an injured Dak Prescott, it seemed as if the Vikings were headed for a victory. But Rush had other plans. On the day of the backup quarterback, Rush connected with receiver Amari Cooper for a game-winning touchdown with 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter, leading [more]

Go ahead and start the speculation that Drew Brees will return to the quarterback-needy Saints. And then end it. During halftime of Sunday night’s Cowboys-Vikings game on NBC, Brees said that he won’t be emerging from retirement to join the Saints, if (as expected) Winston will miss the rest of the season. The Saints apparently [more]

The Cowboys may be able to steal a win against the Vikings. At the start of the fourth quarter, the Sunday night contest between Dallas and Minnesota is tied at 13. Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein hit a 39-yard field goal with four seconds left in the third period to even the score. He was in [more]

Well, who saw this coming? After a fairly listless first half, the Cowboys started the second half with a long touchdown to tie the game at 10 with 14:07 left in the third quarter. On third-and-8 from the Dallas 27, quarterback Cooper Rush hit receiver Cedrick Wilson over the middle for a 73-yard touchdown. Wilson [more]