Terrell Suggs led an aggressive defense that kept Houston out of the end zone for the final 51 minutes, and the Ravens forced two turnovers in the final 5 minutes to secure a 23-16 victory on Monday night.
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The NFL handed Raiders WR Michael Crabtree a two-game suspension Monday for his role in fight with Denver’s Aqib Talib. The Broncos cornerback also was suspended for two games.
A Northern California man accused of flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets has been arrested in a case that raised concerns about security at professional sports events, police said Monday.
Week 12 of the NFL regular season wraps up tonight with the Houston Texans visiting the Baltimore Ravens for “Monday Night Football.”
The popular favorite-and-over parlay has cashed in the last six “Monday Night Football” games.
Ty Detmer, who won the 1990 Heisman Trophy with the Cougars, completed his second season with the team.
The Eagles, Patriots and Falcons all covered double-digit spreads and the Panthers delivered a last-minute cover as favorites went 9-3 against the spread Sunday and Las Vegas sports books were thrown for a loss.
The Raiders returned to Oakland Coliseum for the first time in five weeks and won a game they absolutely needed, 21-14 over the Denver Broncos.
How the Raiders performed (three A’s and a B) in Sunday’s 21-14 victory against visiting Denver.
Texas A&M has fired coach Kevin Sumlin after six winning seasons. The first black head coach in program history was 51-26 and never had a losing season. But his first year at A&M was his best, and he never could come close to matching it.
Chip Kelly is headed to UCLA with plans to create another Pac-12 powerhouse. The coach who helped changed college football with his groundbreaking offense at Oregon agreed to a five-year, $23.3 million deal on Saturday to return to the sideline with the Bruins.
Clemson is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, taking a close vote with Oklahoma after the top two teams in the rankings lost in the same weekend for the first time since 2012.
Former Chicago Bears defensive end John Thierry died, the team announced Saturday.
The Jaguars’ defense is flirting with greatness after a dominant 10 games to start the season.
