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HOUSTON — C.J. Stroud threw for 260 yards and a touchdown and Ka′imi Fairbairn kicked four field goals to help the Houston Texans top the Chicago Bears 19-13 on Sunday night. Fairbairn connected from 56, 47, 59 and 53 yards, and Houston’s defense put heavy pressure on Caleb Williams for much of the game. Stroud’s … Read more

Gary Lineker was impressed with Arsenal’s defensive resolve (Picture: YouTube) Gary Lineker described Arsenal match-winner Gabriel as a ‘warrior’ after he starred in the north London derby victory over Tottenham. In a hard-fought and tight derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Gabriel’s second-half header earned Arsenal three points and bragging rights over their fierce rivals. … Read more

City have won the last four Premier League titles (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) The hearing into the Premier League’s 115 charges against Manchester City over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules will finally get underway today. Pep Guardiola’s side were charged by the Premier League in February 2023 but fans have been … Read more

The Calgary Roughnecks selected eight players in the 2024 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft held virtually on Sunday. With the fifth overall pick, Calgary selected forward Brayden Mayea from High Point University in North Carolina. The Windsor, Ont., native broke numerous records during his final season at High Point, finishing with 46 goals to lead … Read more

Yes, it’s good to have Aaron Rodgers on the team, and if you’d forgotten that, then Robert Saleh would soon remind you, no fewer than a half-dozen times, that “we feel we can score anytime we touch the ball.” And even if that’s still more a theory than a reality: Sure, it’s good to have … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Jets’ 24-17 win over the Titans on Sunday: Hero Aaron Rodgers didn’t post prolific numbers (18 of 30, 176 yards, 2 TDs, no turnovers), but he calmly led the team through a series of tough patches on offense and ultimately engineered the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, going … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Giants’ 21-18 loss to the Commanders on Sunday: Hero Kicker Austin Seibert, who was signed earlier in the week, went 7-for-7 on field goals and kicked the game-winning 30-yard field goal as time expired. Zeroes General manager Joe Schoen, head coach Brian Daboll, kicker Graham Gano and punter Jamie … Read more

It was a scary day for chain gangs all over the NFL. The third quarter of the Bears-Texans “Sunday Night Football” game in Houston was paused after a member of the chain gang tripped and hit his head violently on the ground. Tough day for NFL Chain Gang. Another Chaingang member had a cardiac attack … Read more

A collection of Bears players weren’t thrilled by the way Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair hit quarterback Caleb Williams as he was going out of bounds, and it led to a small scuffle that even included Al-Shaair throwing a punch. Neither Al-Shaair nor anyone else was flagged for unnecessary roughness — or anything else — during … Read more

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder at the Stadium once Gerrit Cole had his No Mas moment with Rafael Devers in Saturday’s fourth inning, there was Boston manager Alex Cora blithely admitting prior to Sunday’s game that the Red Sox had tried to hit Aaron Judge with a pitch in the sixth … Read more