The article argues that despite a changing of the guard, the NBA still leans on LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant for marquee TV slots, even as none has reached the last two conference finals. The author reviews past hits and misses, then unveils bold 2025-26 calls: no Americans...
The NFL’s 1,602-game streak of teams winning when up 18 in the final six minutes ended as the Broncos beat the Giants 33-32. New York led 19-0 entering the fourth behind rookie Jaxson Dart, but missed conversions and two failed PATs loomed. Denver erupted: a tipped TD to Troy Franklin,...
Tiki Barber sounded fed up as he dissected the Giants’ 33-32 collapse to the Broncos on WFAN, torching the late play call that put the ball in rookie Jaxson Dart’s hands with under five minutes left and a 26-16 lead. He argued they should have run to drain timeouts instead...
Christian McCaffrey ended his early-season lull with a throwback night, piling up 129 rushing yards and two scores plus seven catches for 72 as the 49ers beat the Falcons 20-10. He punched in a 1-yard TD before halftime and sealed it late, snagging a 17-yard third-and-3 and finishing with a...
Riding a 2-0 mark in night games, the Atlanta Falcons visit the 49ers on Sunday night carrying the NFL’s No. 1 total defense and No. 2 total offense. Atlanta is averaging 378.8 yards per game and allowing 253.4, making it just the second team in the past 15 seasons to...
Inglewood, Calif. — Shane Steichen’s return to Los Angeles ended with a win as the AFC South-leading Colts beat the Chargers 38-24 for their NFL-best sixth victory. Jonathan Taylor rushed for three untouched touchdowns (23, 8, 19 yards) and 94 yards, while Daniel Jones threw for 288 yards and two...
Inglewood saw the Colts rumble past the Chargers 38-24, as league rushing leader Jonathan Taylor scored three times — his third such game this season — pushing Indianapolis to a league-best 6-1. Taylor’s touchdown runs of 23, 8 and 19 yards capped drives of 75, 14 and 73, and his...
Rashee Rice marked his season debut with two touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs rolled past the Las Vegas Raiders, scoring on their first five drives before resting starters in the fourth quarter. Back from a six-game suspension and a late-September 2024 knee injury, Rice opened with a 2-yard red-zone...
In a bruising, defense-first night, the 49ers took a 10-3 halftime lead over the Falcons behind Christian McCaffrey’s goal-line score and a 43-yard Eddy Pineiro field goal. Bryce Huff punctuated San Francisco’s start with a strip-sack of Michael Penix Jr., while Mac Jones mixed timely third-down throws with an interception...
Leading 19-0 after three quarters in Denver, the Giants were stunned as Bo Nix engineered a chaotic fourth-quarter comeback and Wil Lutz hit a 39-yard field goal for a 33-32 Broncos win. Nix threw two touchdowns — including to rookie RJ Harvey — and ran for two more, capitalizing on...
