USATSI The Washington Commanders came close to pulling off one of the wildest comebacks in NFL history on Sunday, but their bid came just short after Austin Seibert melted down on an extra point.  With 40 seconds left to play, the Commanders were trailing 27-20 and they were sitting at their own 14-yard line with no timeouts. The only way …

Getty As college football hurtles toward championship season, the race for conference titles is heating up. Here’s a quick breakdown of who has already punched their ticket and who’s still in contention across the Power 4 and Group of 5 conferences: Power Four Conference Championship Tracker ACC: Clinched: SMU has secured a berth in the title game. Scenarios: Miami can …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 09:17 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL Department of Player Safety has clarified why it decided not to suspend Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud for a hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies on Wednesday night. The department released a video Thursday that covered three recent hits …

Vikings linebacker Bo Richter celebrates with his teammates after recovering a muffed Bears punt. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) In a Chicago Bears season filled with mistakes, more proved pivotal Sunday in a 30-27 overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Chicago’s special teams unit almost made up for it with a late onside kick recovery, the first in the NFL this season. …

Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Two yards. That’s all I needed from Buffalo Bills superstar Josh Allen with just over two minutes left to go against the Kansas City Chiefs. But Allen decided he would rather rip off a 26-yard touchdown run and give Buffalo a 9-point victory.   RIP to my teaser with Chiefs +8.5. I’ve got three …

Oklahoma has been fined twice for its fans storming the field at the end of its 24-3 win over Alabama on Saturday night. The Sooners got a $100,000 fine as is customary for the first time a school’s fans have entered the playing field after a big win. But the fine was doubled with an additional $100,000 penalty because the …

Getty Images Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs paid homage to Allen Iverson and one of the NBA’s most iconic moments during Sunday’s game between the Lions and Colts.  After scoring a touchdown, the second-year star back mimicked Allen’s step over Tyronn Lue during Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals. Allen’s step-over occurred after hitting a big shot late in the …

Getty Images The New York Giants debuted a new starting quarterback Sunday, turning the keys of their struggling offense to second-year backup Tommy DeVito. The change did little to help early on. Not only did DeVito start slow against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, falling behind 23-0 in the first half, but the replacement signal-caller also saw his signature celebration stolen …

The biggest game on the Week 14 college football slate will see Texas travel to College Station to face Texas A&M with a spot in the SEC Championship Game vs. Georgia on the line. The Lone Star Showdown will be renewed for the first time since 2011, and the stakes have rarely been this high.  Ohio State opens as a huge betting …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 22, 2024, 04:16 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Last season, Connor Bedard was the NHL’s rookie of the year. This season, he is one of the league’s most frustrated stars. Bedard, 19, has three goals and 12 assists in 20 games for the Chicago Blackhawks, who are tied for the worst points percentage …

The Cowboys had not scored a third-quarter touchdown this season. They have Sunday, taking a 10-9 lead on the Commanders. Cooper Rush threw a 6-yard touchdown to Jalen Tolbert with 4:40 left in the period. Brandon Aubrey, who missed a field goal and had a field goal blocked in the first half, made the PAT to give the Cowboys the …

MADISON – The weekend wasn’t a complete loss for the Wisconsin football program. Less than 24 hours after its 44-25 loss to Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, Carter Smith, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound dual-threat quarterback from Fort Myers, Florida, announced his commitment to the Badgers He is considered a four-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and On3. 247sports lists him …

Green Bay is coming off a last-second win on the road over the Chicago Bears in Week 11, while San Francisco lost a crushing game at home to the Seattle Seahawks. The Packers enter the Week 12 showdown at 7-3, good for third place in the NFC North, while the 49ers are 5-5 and in a three-way tie for second …

USATSI It’s not every day that a player passes three legends in the history books, but that’s exactly what Lions quarterback Jared Goff did during Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.  Goff passed Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks Troy Aikman, Y.A. Tittle and Steve Young on the NFL’s all-time career passing list. Goff, who entered Sunday’s game with the …

Getty Images The first half of Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs included a scary moment when Carolina tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders was carted off after suffering a injury. Sanders has been taken to a Charlotte hospital for further evaluation after suffering a neck injury. Sanders appeared to fall on his head after getting tackled low …