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…...

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, 18+ 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…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1038+ words) What matchups stand out for the Cowboys and Lions, who are staples on Thanksgiving every season? Which famous players -- or one-hit wonders -- got a bite out of a turkey leg as their game's MVP? And what other quirky memories are there from the holiday contests? Let's get into it with the No. 1 team, which didn't change from lastweek's rankings. Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluated how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32. Jump to a team:br/>ARI |ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CINbr/>CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | INDbr/>JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MINbr/>NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SFbr/>SEA | TB | TEN | WSH Week 12 result: Beat the Buccaneers 34-7 >Week 12 ranking: 1 Thanksgiving game memory: Beating the Lions in 1975 The Rams have played only four…...

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, 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, 2+ day ago (279+ words) FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday morning, the team announced. "It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family," the team said in a statement. The team did not disclose any details of how Kneeland died. Kneeland was the Cowboys' second-round pick out of Western Michigan in 2024, No. 56 overall. In Monday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals, he scored the Cowboys' first touchdown, recovering a blocked punt in the end zone. The Cowboys are on their bye week and are not scheduled to return to practice until Monday. He missed two games this season due to injury and was credited with 15 tackles, a sack,…...

4+ week, 3+ hour 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, 11+ 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…...