3+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) br/>The division-leading Broncos have won six games in a row since a 1-2 start, with four of those victories coming in fourth-quarter comebacks. The Raiders have lost six of their last seven, ... Raiders vs. Broncos: Week 10 NFL game highlights DENVER -- TheDenver Broncos (7-2) are hosting the Las Vegas Raiders (2-6)in a showdown of AFC West rivals going in opposite directions. br/>The division-leading Broncos have won six games in a row since a 1-2 start, with four of those victories coming in fourth-quarter comebacks. The Raiders have lost six of their last seven, including an overtime defeat to the Jaguars in which their game-winning two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful. Our two team reporters -- Ryan McFadden for the Raiders and Jeff Legwold for the Broncos -- were at Empower Field at Mile High and provided updates on all the biggest plays and highlights. Chase…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (1280+ words) A full week of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season is in the books, which means it's time for the first AP Top 25 poll! Purdue entered the season as the No. 1 team over Houston and Florida. The Cougars instead have the top spot over the Boilermakers despite receiving 18 fewer first-place votes. The reigning champion Gators fell seven spots to No. 10. Joining the Cougars and Boilermakers in the top 5 are UConn, Duke and Arizona. The biggest risers from the Oct. 13 preseason poll were Arizona (eight spots to No. 5), Alabama (seven spots to No. 8) and North Carolina (seven spots to No. 18). St. John's saw the steepest drop of eight spots (to No. 13), followed by the Gators, Arkansas (seven spots to No. 21) and Kansas (six spots to No. 25). Let's take a look at the top 25 teams of the first week of 2025-26, how they got…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (140+ words) UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will not play Saturday against No. 1 Ohio State because of a concussion, sources confirmed to ESPN. Iamaleava was injured during last week's loss to Nebraska. He began experiencing concussion symptoms after the game, according to On3, which first reported that Iamaleava would not play. With Iamaleava out, redshirt sophomore Luke Duncan will make his first career start. Duncan has not attempted a pass in college as he tries to take down the top-ranked Buckeyes. Iamaleava has thrown for 1,659 yards with 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in his first year with the Bruins after transferring from Tennessee. He led UCLA to three straight wins in October, including a victory over then-No. 7 Penn State, but the Bruins (3-6) have lost two straight and need to win out to become bowl eligible....

3+ week, 6+ day ago (414+ words) Nebraska (6-3) at UCLA (3-5), Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. EST. How to watch: FOX Overall: 344.1 yards per game (104th in FBS) Passing: 183.5 yards per game (110th) Rushing: 160.6 yards per game (62nd) Scoring: 20.4 points per game (115th) Overall: 378.6 yards per game (79th in FBS) Passing: 183.1 yards per game (24th) Rushing: 195.5 yards per game (126th) Scoring: 31 points per game (114th) Overall: 388.6 yards per game (66th in FBS) Passing: 253.2 yards per game (42nd) Rushing: 135.3 yards per game (94th) Scoring: 33 points per game (40th) Overall: 291.4 yards per game (13th in FBS) Passing: 128.3 yards per game (2nd) Rushing: 163.1 yards per game (96th) Scoring: 19.8 points per game (27th) UCLA ranks 93rd in third down percentage, converting 36.8% of the time. Nebraska ranks 24th on defense, allowing its opponents to convert at 32.8%. UCLA ranks 90th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Nebraska's 40th-ranked +3 margin. UCLA is 133rd in the FBS averaging 74.6 penalty yards per game, compared to Nebraska's 25th-ranked 43.8 per-game average. Nebraska is 128th in FBS in red zone defense,…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago (538+ words) INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Davante Adams caught two of Matthew Stafford's three touchdown passes during the Rams' 31-point first half, and Los Angeles moved into sole possession of the NFC lead with a 34-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night. Cobie Durant returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown to kick-start a dominant performance in the sixth consecutive victory by the Rams (9-2). Colby Parkinson also caught a TD pass from Stafford, who went 25 of 35 for 273 yards in his eighth consecutive interception-free game. Jared Verse and Kobie Turner had two sacks apiece for the Rams, who haven't lost since Oct. 2 and haven't trailed since the second quarter of a win over Baltimore in Week 6. Los Angeles has also jumped over defending champion Philadelphia (8-3) for the first overall seed with six games to play. Baker Mayfield had 60 total yards and threw two…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (1070+ words) Week 9 of the2025 NFL seasonkicked off Thursday with the Ravens defeating the Dolphins. Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson delivered four touchdown passes in his return from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for three games. In the late window, the Rams dominated against the Saints in rookie quarterbackTyler Shough'sdebut. Bills quarterback Josh Allen won his fifth straight regular-season matchup against Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. And the Raiders lost by one point to the Jaguars after failing to score on a 2-point conversion in the final seconds of overtime. And in the evening, Sam Darnold threw four first-half touchdowns in a dominating Seahawks win that saw Washington quarterbackJayden Danielsleave the game because of a leftelbow injury. To close Week 9, on MNF theArizona Cardinalsended their five-game losing streak against the Dallas Cowboys, winning 27-17. Most surprising performance: Marvin Harrison Jr. set a career high Monday…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (266+ words) The Las Vegas Raiders are trading wide receiver Jakobi Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Multiple teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, had shown interest in Meyers, who is scheduled to become a free agent after his contract expires this season. Meyers had said multiple times this season that he wanted to be traded, including last week when he told reporters that he wants "to be in a good spot." He now lands in Jacksonville, which placed rookie Travis Hunter(knee) on injured reserve last week and saw Brian Thomas Jr. suffer an ankle injury in Sunday's overtime win against the Raiders. Meyers is in the final year of a three-year, $33 million deal that he signed in 2023, after four seasons with the New England Patriots. He has…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago (1823+ words) The Big Ten has a lot going for it. It has the sport's richest TV contract. It has three teams in the top 10. It is the sport's chief exporter of cheese, beef and punts. What is often missing from Big Ten games, however, is drama. It's not that the Big Ten doesn't have good games, necessarily. It's just the drama often feels more "Masterpiece Theater" than "Alien vs. Predator" -- a slow burn built upon subtle character studies and power run games. Like a 20-year cheddar, it's made for refined tastes. On Saturday, the Big Ten delivered not just one of those unexpected classics, but two. No. 2 Indiana was on the brink of disaster until Fernando Mendoza took the Hoosiers on another trip down the field for a game winner. No. 9 Oregontoyed with becoming the latest victim of Kirk Ferentz's uncanny…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago (780+ words) LOS ANGELES -- - The Coliseum's mood was as dark as the halftime sky when Southern California went to the locker room soaked in nonstop rain and trailing Iowa by 11 points. With their postseason hopes under a serious cloud, the Trojans gathered themselves and responded with a rally that didn't stop until they had secured a rarity in coach Lincoln Riley's tenure - a comeback win over a quality opponent. Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 USC scored 19 straight points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over the Hawkeyes on Saturday. Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for the Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 17 CFP), who have won four straight Big Ten games for the first time. "We don't want to play catch-up," Maiava said. "But this…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago (207+ words) LAHAINA, Hawaii -- - Chad Baker-Mazara scored 23 points, Jaden Brownell added 16 points, and USC claimed the Maui Invitational championship with an 88-75 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday. Baker-Mazara won the tournament championship for the second straight year after scoring 14 points in Auburn's 90-76 victory over Memphis last season. Baker-Mazara finished 9 of 16 from the field against Arizona State with four 3-pointers. USC took the first double-digit lead of the game at 77-66 with 5:14 remaining on a basket by Ezra Ausar. The Trojans drew an offensive foul under the ASU basket and Jordan Marsh sank a jumper from the free-throw line to make it 81-69. Marsh sealed it with a long 3-pointer for an 86-71 lead. Ausar, coming off a 25-point performance in the semifinals, finished with 14 points for USC (7-0), which was without leading scorer Rodney Rice. Jacob Cofie had 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and Marsh…...