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The Raiders’ Jack Jones pursues Quentin Johnston after a catch by the Chargers receiver. Johnston had a career-high 13 catches for career-high 186 yards. (Associated Press) Justin Herbert flailed his arms in mock frustration as teammates pulled him to his feet. Even a 41-yard scramble couldn’t satisfy the Chargers quarterback. Stopped four yards short of … Read more

Seahawks tight end Noah Fant catches the deciding touchdown against Rams safety Jaylen McCollough (39) in the fourth quarter. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Rams left SoFi Stadium on Sunday not knowing who they will play in an NFC wild-card game. The Rams ensured their waiting game by losing to the Seattle Seahawks, … Read more

Aaron Rodgers made some history before his season — and possibly his Jets career — become history. After a zero-TD, two-interception performance in last week’s ugly loss to the Bills, the 41-year-old Rodgers managed his 500th career touchdown pass — joining Tom Brady (649), Drew Brees (571), Peyton Manning (539) and Brett Favre (507) in … Read more

Grading the Giants’ 20-13 loss to the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday: Offense Yes, that stunning big-play attack from last week was a mirage. Drew Lock (22 of 29, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) could not get the ball down the field, other than a 45-yard scoring toss to wondrous rookie Malik … Read more

Jonathan Owens isn’t going to win any gold medals for his leaping display on Sunday. The Bears safety and husband of superstar gymnast Simone Biles attempted to leap into the stands at Lambeau Field during his team’s 24-22 win over Green Bay, with Fox commentators Daryl Johnston and Kevin Kugler quipping how the 11-time Olympic … Read more

It’s mostly the bed.  For much of the past two months, the Knicks have toured NBA cities with seven road trips spanning countless single-serving beds and hotel rooms, leaving them, as Tom Thibodeau pointed out, with six more road games than home games.  That’s about to change.  3Karl-Anthony Towns looks on during the Knicks-Bulls game … Read more

CHICAGO — It’s counterproductive to put stock in a win over the last-place team in the NHL, but there’s significance to a much-needed blowout victory.  The Rangers’ 6-2 win over the lowly Blackhawks on Sunday evening at United Center was exactly that.  Facing only 13 shots through the first two periods and just seven high-danger … Read more

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is reportedly attracting attention from NFL teams. This is according ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who indicated on “Sunday NFL Countdown” that teams are expecting to contact Sarkisian following a strong season at Texas. Sarkisian, 50, led the No. 3-seeded Longhorns to a win over Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, … Read more

Mike Evans made history — and big money — with just seconds to spare.  Evans surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the season with less than a minute left in the Buccaneers’ season finale against the Saints on Sunday. It marks the 11th consecutive season he’s done so, tying Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the … Read more

The Jerod Mayo era is already over in New England. He was fired as the team’s head coach on Sunday after just one season in charge, the team announced. The Patriots earlier in the day beat the Bills, 23-16, to move out of the No. 1 pick in the draft down to No. 4. 4Jerod … Read more