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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Despite throwing a career-high five interceptions, Jared Goff led the Detroit Lions to a come-from-behind 26-23 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football at NRG Stadium. With the score tied 23-23, Lions kicker Jake Bates nailed a 52-yard field goal at the buzzer as the Lions extended

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t just the Dallas Cowboys’ blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that made headlines on Sunday. It was the sun. The sun caused a stir following the 34-6 loss to their divisional rivals to drop the team’s record to 3-6. Cowboys’ wide receiver Ceedee Lamb voiced support for

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Joey Logano took home his third career NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on Sunday. Logano held off teammate and last year’s champion Ryan Blaney for the final 20 laps to take the checkered flag. Blaney was looking to become the first back-to-back champion since

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off another unlikely victory on Sunday, blocking a 35-yard field goal attempt by Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz as time expired, to win 16-14 and improve to an undefeated 9-0 record this season. With the victory, the Chiefs extended their win streak

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Big 12 conference fined Utah athletic director Mark Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand for his actions after the team’s 22-21 loss to Brigham Young University on Saturday. Following the rivalry game between the two Utah schools, Harlan criticized the officiating crew and Big 12 conference after

By Jacob Lev and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffered a shock elimination in the first round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs on Saturday, losing 3-2 to No. 9 seed Atlanta United on home soil in the best-of-three series decider. Miami midfielder Matías Rojas opened the scoring in

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — No. 15 LSU has been criticized for unveiling a live caged tiger in its stadium for the first time in almost a decade before they were routed 42-13 by No. 11 Alabama in their SEC showdown. Ahead of “The First Saturday in November,” a live tiger

By Sam Joseph and Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — We’re now officially past the halfway point of the NFL season and the playoff picture is becoming clearer with each passing week. A handful of other teams are attempting to maintain their status in the league’s upper echelons, while some are already looking forward to next

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Dillon Gabriel made NCAA history in No. 1 Oregon’s 39-18 win over Maryland in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday. The 23-yard-old broke the NCAA record for total career touchdowns on a three-yard pass to offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson in the third quarter. With the touchdown, he passed Case Keenum’s previous

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 86, the auto racing body announced Saturday. Allison died peacefully at his home in Mooresville, North Carolina, according to NASCAR. No cause of death was given. One of the founding members of NASCAR’s “Alabama Gang,” Allison hold

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — No. 16 Ole Miss pulled off their most high-profile victory in the Lane Kiffin era, strengthening their case for a spot in the College Football Playoffs with a upset 28-10 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Saturday at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss fans