Los Angeles smothered Pittsburgh 25-10 on Sunday night, leaning on a relentless defense and timely strikes from Justin Herbert. Khalil Mack’s strip-sack safety set the tone, and RJ Mickens’ interception set up a Herbert-to-Ladd McConkey touchdown. After three red-zone incompletions by Aaron Rodgers, McConkey ripped a 58-yard catch-and-run to set...
Justin Herbert threw for 220 yards and a touchdown as the Chargers beat the Steelers 25-10 in Inglewood, their third straight win. Los Angeles’ defense hounded Aaron Rodgers, holding him without a TD until 2:57 left; he went 16-of-31 for 161 yards with two interceptions and three sacks. A Khalil...
In Chicago, the Giants blew another late lead, falling 24-20 to the Bears in their third fourth-quarter collapse of the season, a defeat that imperils Brian Daboll’s tenure. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart left with a concussion after taking repeated designed runs; he briefly remained in before evaluation, despite earlier signs...
The Big Ten said USC should have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after a reserve quarterback wore the same jersey number as the Trojans’ punter during a successful fake punt against Northwestern. Early in the second quarter in Los Angeles, third-string QB Sam Huard, wearing No. 80, took the snap...
Virginia Gov-elect Abigail Spanberger urged Senate Democrats to join Republicans in voting to reopen the government, saying the shutdown is harming more than 300,000 Virginians and the broader state economy. Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation before senators reached a potential agreement, she rejected the idea that recent Democratic wins...
Lenny Wilkens, the Brooklyn native enshrined in the Hall of Fame as both player and coach, died Sunday at 88. A nine-time All-Star and Providence College standout, he later guided Seattle to its lone NBA championship in 1979 and amassed a then-record 1,332 coaching wins, once honoring Red Auerbach with...
Buffalo’s season wobbled with a 30-13 loss to Miami, its worst margin against a losing team since Josh Allen’s rookie year. Now 1.5 games behind the Patriots, the Bills faced more injuries: top target Dalton Kincaid left with a hamstring issue and rookie end Landon Jackson exited with a knee,...
Four years ago at Soldier Field, a lifeless 29-3 loss to the Bears effectively ended Joe Judge’s run as Giants head coach. Nine days before his official firing, Judge delivered an 11-minute, defiant monologue in a dimly lit room beneath the stadium, blaming predecessor Pat Shurmur for a poor culture...
The US Senate moved to advance a Republican stopgap funding package after centrist Democrats struck a deal to reopen the government through January in exchange for a December vote on expiring ACA subsidies. Eight Democrats backed cloture, providing the 60 votes to break the impasse, though the measure still needs...
Frustration boiled over in Washington as Detroit seized control early. After Jahmyr Gibbs’ second touchdown in the second quarter, Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne punched Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and was ejected. Detroit capitalized, as David Montgomery ran in the two-point try to make it 22-3. More turmoil followed...
