10+ min ago (411+ words) De'Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, Riley Patterson kicked four field goals, and the host Miami Dolphins won their third straight game by holding off the New Orleans Saints 21-17 on Sunday afternoon. Achane scored on a 29-yard run on the first possession of the game, and the Dolphins (5-7) never relinquished the lead despite a shaky performance by Tua Tagovailoa, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards, with an interception. Rookie Tyler Shough passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints (2-10). On the first possession of the second half, the Saints drove 65 yards, the last 17 of which came on a touchdown pass from Shough to Chris Olave. Shough ran for a two-point conversion, New Orleans pulled to 16-8, and the score stayed that way through the end of the third quarter. Patterson kicked a 33-yard field goal to increase the…...

30+ min ago (444+ words) Nick Folk kicked a game-winning, 56-yard field goal as time expired on Sunday, giving the New York Jets a 27-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons in East Rutherford, N.J. Tyrod Taylor threw for 172 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for another score, as the Jets (3-9) won despite being outgained 389-269. Adonai Mitchell had 102 receiving yards and a score, and Breece Hall rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. For the Falcons (4-8), who have dropped six of their last seven games, Kirk Cousins threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, while Bijan Robinson totaled 142 rushing yards and a score. Atlanta opened the second half with an eight-play, 95-yard drive, scoring on Robinson's 5-yard run with 9:36 left in the third quarter. The Jets knotted the score two plays later, as Taylor found Mitchell for a 52-yard touchdown pass. Zane Gonzalez missed wide right on a 50-yard field-goal…...

30+ min ago (503+ words) Khris Middleton will be intent on slowing down old friends when the Washington Wizards play host to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Washington comes in off two NBA Cup group play games last week. After picking up just their second win of the season against the Atlanta Hawks 132-113 on Tuesday, they fell on the road to the Indiana Pacers 119-86 on Friday. Alex Sarr led Washington with 23 points and nine rebounds against Indiana, while Middleton added 12 points with four assists. "We couldn't get into our pace, we weren't getting stops. We weren't getting into our actions with thrust," Wizards coach Brian Keefe said. "We weren't sharp, we weren't flying around like we're capable of." Sarr leads the Wizards with 19.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. CJ McCollum is just behind him with 17.8 points per game. Antetokounmpo's return from an…...

30+ min ago (481+ words) Caught in a streak of surrendered leads, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to close out a victory when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark, N.J. The Blue Jackets are on a four-game (0-1-3) winless streak, and the team has led in the third period during each of their overtime losses. Over their last 11 games, the Jackets have held seven third-period leads, but they only have a 3-0-4 record in those games. Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins continued the trend. Columbus led 3-1 after two periods, only for the Penguins to equalize in the third and then complete the comeback on Kris Letang's overtime winner. Despite the "frustrating" stretch, defenseman Zach Werenski is encouraged by the fact that the Jackets have been "leading in almost every game." Werenski leads the Blue Jackets with 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) and…...

50+ min ago (413+ words) Ending weeks of speculation and reports, Lane Kiffin revealed his future coaching plans Sunday afternoon, announcing on Twitter that he was leaving Ole Miss for LSU. Kiffin, 50, has guided the Rebels to an 11-1 record and a likely spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff this season. Several reports mentioned his desire to coach the Rebels during what is expected to be a playoff run as a complication in his departure, and in his statement, Kiffin confirmed that he would not be coaching Ole Miss in the playoffs. "My request to do so was denied by (Ole Miss athletic director) Keith Carter, despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance. Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels." LSU, along with…...

50+ min ago (761+ words) All of a sudden, there is a race in the AFC South after the Houston Texans won their fourth consecutive game 20-16 on the road against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon. With quarterback C.J. Stroud back in the lineup, the two-time defending South champion Texans got back in the division race and bumped the Colts down a rung and into second place behind the Jaguars. The Texans are 7-5 and haven't lost a division game this season. Stroud completed 22 of 35 passes for 276 yards and one interception and Nico Collins caught five passes for 98 yards and ran for a score. Stroud was 9-of-13 passing in the second half, including 3 of 3 on third down. Houston's defense held the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense to under 20 points for the first time this season and kept Colts running back Jonathan Taylor out of the end zone. Taylor…...

50+ min ago (405+ words) Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 25-3 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. The win moves Jacksonville (8-4) into a tie with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South heading into the first of two matchups between the teams next week. The Jaguars outgained the Titans (1-11) 272-188. Tennessee was 2-for-12 on third downs and 1-for-4 on fourth downs. Jakobi Meyers had his best day since being traded to Jacksonville from the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 4 with six catches for 90 yards and a touchdown. The Jaguars sacked Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward three times, with Josh Hines-Allen collecting two sacks. Jacksonville scored two first-half touchdowns in 70 seconds to take an 18-3 lead at halftime. On the Jaguars' second drive, Lawrence took them 84 yards in seven plays for a 7-3 lead with 1:04 left in…...

50+ min ago (404+ words) De'Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, Riley Patterson kicked four field goals and the host Miami Dolphins won their third straight game by holding off the New Orleans Saints 21-17 on Sunday afternoon. Achane scored on the first possession of the game and the Dolphins (5-7) never relinquished the lead despite a shaky performance by Tua Tagovailoa, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards with an interception. Rookie Tyler Shough passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints (2-10). On the first possession of the second half the Saints drove 65 yards, the last 17 of which came on a touchdown pass from Shough to Chris Olave. Shough ran for a two-point conversion, New Orleans climbed within 16-8, and the score stayed that way through the end of the third quarter. Patterson kicked a 33-yard field goal to increase the lead to 19-8 with 9:39 remaining....

1+ hour ago (416+ words) Star left tackle Tristan Wirfs caught his first NFL touchdown pass and Bucky Irving had a touchdown run to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers post a 20-17 victory over the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Baker Mayfield completed 18 of 28 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown while playing through a left shoulder injury to help Tampa Bay (7-5) end a three-game slide. Irving rushed for 61 yards and a score on 17 carries in his return from a seven-game absence due to foot and shoulder injuries. Jacoby Brissett completed 29 of 40 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns against one interception for the Cardinals (3-9), who have lost four straight games and nine of their past 10. Arizona's Trey McBride caught eight passes for 82 yards and one touchdown. McBride has caught at least five passes in 14 straight games, breaking the club record set by Larry Fitzgerald. Bam Knight…...

1+ hour ago (355+ words) Brock Purdy passed for a touchdown and ran for another as the visiting San Francisco 49ers extended their winning streak to three games by beating the Cleveland Browns 26-8 Sunday. Purdy completed 16 of 29 passes for 168 yards. Christian McCaffery added a 1-yard TD run for San Francisco (9-4), which also received two field goals from Matt Gay. The Browns (3-9) fumbled the ball away twice, and San Francisco took advantage by scoring a touchdown following each turnover. The 49ers led 7-0 after one quarter, 10-8 at halftime and 17-8 entering the final 15 minutes. Cleveland quarterback Shedeur Sanders made his second NFL start and completed 16 of 25 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. San Francisco opened the scoring on McCaffrey's touchdown run with 8:12 remaining in the first quarter. The TD was set up by Skyy Moore's 66-yard punt return, which gave the 49ers possession on the Cleveland 16-yard line. The Browns got…...