Week 11 delivered late drama and sharp turns in the CFP chase. Indiana stayed perfect as Fernando Mendoza led an 87-yard, all-air drive to beat Penn State 27-24, and Oregon answered Iowa’s go-ahead score with a last-minute field goal. Texas Tech beat previously unbeaten BYU, while Alabama controlled LSU and...
Inactives were listed across Sunday’s slate. Buffalo will be thin at cornerback against Miami: Christian Benford and Taron Johnson are both inactive with groin injuries. Wide receiver Joshua Palmer is also out with knee and ankle issues, while defensive lineman DaQuan Jones will play after being listed as questionable. The...
In a late-night memo, the USDA told states to immediately undo any steps taken to provide full SNAP benefits, warning of financial penalties for noncompliance. The directive followed a federal judge’s order that prompted some states to issue full benefits, which Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson then temporarily paused...
After seizing a narrow championship lead in Mexico City, Lando Norris kept control at Interlagos, topping sprint qualifying, winning the sprint, and taking P1 in race qualifying. His sprint win puts him nine points ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who crashed in the sprint but qualified P4. Max Verstappen...
After a wholesale Jets sell-off five days ago, the line flipped from Jets -1 to +2 for Sunday. Their defense is rated No. 30 in DVOA and allows 5.5 yards per play (23rd), and trading an All-Pro cornerback may not help now. Despite ugly weather, Cleveland has surrendered 32 to...
Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, died this week in an apparent suicide. The NFL has asked teams to hold a pregame moment of silence; the Broncos did so Thursday against the Raiders, and the Falcons-Colts game in Berlin followed suit. Both tributes were accompanied by messages about suicide-prevention resources....
Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Coach Aaron Glenn again withheld a public announcement during the week after previously leaning toward Tyrod Taylor, who was a late scratch before Fields led New York’s first...
An Arizona high school was engulfed in threats after a Halloween photo of Cienega High math teachers in blood-blotched Problem Solved T-shirts spread online and was falsely tied to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Despite the district’s explanation that it was a math joke, right-wing influencers and...
Three days after his win, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrived at New York’s post-election retreat in Puerto Rico to a sudden embrace from rivals who once vilified him. In packed ballrooms and poolside receptions, union leaders, lobbyists and lawmakers sought meetings as he preached a “united front,” even as chants of...
The NFL’s second half opens with tight division races and big stakes. In Berlin, Indianapolis seeks a reset after Pittsburgh’s beatdown, boosted by new cornerback Sauce Gardner, while a revamped Colts secondary challenges careful Michael Penix Jr. Baltimore visits Minnesota behind Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and a resurgent defense against...
