Kirk Herbstreit hasn’t made many friends with his takes over the last couple years, even if he was right on this night. The Baltimore Ravens smacked around their bitter rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in the first half Saturday night to the tune of a 21-0 halftime lead. It wasn’t particularly close either, with Baltimore dominating. They owned the ball for ...
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders reportedly has strong interest in the Las Vegas Raiders opening, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Saturday. The report said ‘NFL-connected associates of Sanders’ have reached out to the Raiders to express Sanders’ interest in the job. Deion Sanders told ’60 Minutes’ in 2022 that he wouldn’t ever ...
J-Herb-ohhh nooo. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had just three passes intercepted in the full 18 weeks of the regular season. He matched that total in just over three quarters against the Houston Texans in Saturday’s wild card matchup. He surpassed it with a fourth pick in the final three minutes. Herbert is playing in just the second playoff ...
Not many rookie quarterbacks have ever started and won their first playoff game. Rookie quarterbacks to start and win it on the road are even more of an anomaly. Last season, Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud became just the 12th in NFL history to start and win a playoff game. Only three rookie quarterbacks have won their first career playoff ...
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing a leg-on-leg collision during a Nov. 18 game against the Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this ...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is further solidifying his potential as the top pick in June’s NBA draft when he went off for 42 points in the Blue Devils’ 86-78 victory over Notre Dame at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The 42 points are the school’s and ACC single-game scoring mark by a freshman and are just one point off the ...
The NFL’s current playoff format only awards one bye week in each conference, but Saturday night in Baltimore was about as close as a team will get to a second. In a matchup between hated rivals, the Ravens melted the Steelers in dominating fashion, 28-14. The final score indicates a game that was closer than it was in reality, as ...
CHICAGO — The women’s World Cup is coming back to the United States. If U.S. Soccer has its way, that is. Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Saturday that U.S. Soccer is committed to bringing the 2031 World Cup to the United States and Mexico, and is just waiting for FIFA to open the bidding process. ‘As soon as they ...
The No. 4 seed Houston Texans are back in the AFC divisional round for a second consecutive season following a 32-12 home win over the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback C.J. Stroud completed 22 of 33 passes for 282 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Stroud found receiver Nico Collins on a series of plays during a drive ...
The Los Angeles Chargers are playing on the road to start the 2025 NFL playoffs, but they are keeping their hometown close to their hearts as they square off against the Houston Texans. Chargers players wore ‘LAFD’ shirts and hats during warm-ups against the Texans. The gear is meant to highlight the efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department, which ...