NFL-SCHEDULE
The Redskins earned an ugly 20-10 win over the New York Giants, leaving Washington tied with Dallas for second place in the NFL East. Kirk Cousins put the Redskins ahead to stay with his second touchdown pass of the night, a 14-yarder to Josh Doctson with 3:31 remaining. Cousins also threw an interception that was returned 53 yards by Janoris Jenkins for the Giants' lone TD.
The 2-9 Giants had the ball for just over 25 minutes and compiled only 170 yards on 51 plays. Eli Manning was 13 of 27 for 113 yards and one interception.
The Minnesota Vikings have a stronger hold on first place in the NFC North after knocking off the second-place team.
The Vikings also have a seven-game winning streak after Case Keenum threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 30-23 win at Detroit. He was 21 of 30 for 282 yards, including a pair of TDs to Kyle Rudolph that put Minnesota ahead 20-3 in the first half.
Latavius Murray had 84 yards rushing and a 2-yard score, giving the Vikings a 27-10 lead early in the third quarter.
The Lions pulled within four points early in the fourth quarter on Matthew Stafford's second TD pass to Marvin Jones. Nevin Lawson later returned a blocked kick 77 yards for an apparent TD, but it was called back on an offside call on Detroit.
The outcome gives the 9-2 Vikings a three-game lead over the Lions.
The Dallas Cowboys continued to play themselves out of playoff contention with their third consecutive loss of at least 20 points.
Philip Rivers threw for 434 yards and three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Chargers coasted to a 28-6 win at Dallas. Keenan Allen grabbed a scoring pass and had a career-high 172 yards on 11 catches, giving him 23 receptions for 331 yards and three TDs in the past two games.
Desmond King returned an interception 90 yards for a game-clinching TD midway through the fourth quarter, just over two minutes after Dallas finally reached the end zone. The Cowboys went a team-record 10 quarters without a touchdown before Rod Smith's two-yard scoring run early in the final period, which got Dallas within 16-6.
Both teams are now 5-6. The Chargers will be one game off the AFC West lead if the Chiefs lose to Buffalo Sunday. Dallas is currently 1 ½ games behind Seattle for the final NFC wild-card spot.
NFL-NEWS
— Bears outside linebacker Leonard Floyd has been placed on injured reserve because of a knee injury suffered in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Lions.
The Bears have promoted outside linebacker Howard Jones from their practice squad to take Floyd's spot on the 53-man roster.
Here are some Sunday NFL Matchups to watch:
The Buffalo Bills will travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs at 1:00 p.m.
Miami will play the New England Patriots at 1:00 p.m.
The Carolina Panthers will play the New York Jets at 1:00 p.m.
And the Chicago Bears will battle the Philadelphia Eagles at 1:00 p.m.
T25 FOOTBALL-MISSISSIPPI/MISS. ST.
Unranked Mississippi has won the Egg Bowl for the fourth time in six seasons.
Jordan Ta'amu threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns as the Rebels surprised No. 16 Mississippi State 31-28 in Starkville. Ole Miss led 10-6 in the third quarter until Ta'Amu tossed scoring strikes of 77 yards to A.J. Brown and 63 yards to D.K. Metcalf. Brown had six receptions for 167 yards.
Jordan Wilkins ran for 110 yards and a pair of TDs to help Mississippi become bowl eligible at 6-6.
The Bulldogs played most of the game without starting quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, who suffered a right leg injury in the first quarter.
Mississippi State hurt itself with two interceptions and three fumbles in falling to 8-4.
T25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
West Virginia defeated Marist 84 to 78.
Today, University of New Hampshire will take on Furman at 1:00 p.m.
Toledo will play at Cornell at 4:00 p.m.
Nebraska will take on Cornell at 7:30 p.m.
On the Women’s side:
Syracuse beat Wisconsin 77 to 74.
UBuffalo topped Nebraska 82 to 72.
Today, the Marist women’s team is taking on Hawai’i at 10:30 p.m. EST.
University of Vermont is hosting American University at 5:00 p.m.
It will be fifth-ranked Villanova taking on Northern Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
Jalen Brunson scored 25 points and the Wildcats rallied from 15 down to beat Tennessee 85-76. Mikal Bridges added 21 points for Villanova, which trailed 44-29 late in the first half before embarking on a 23-2 run.
The 5-0 Wildcats shot 52 percent after halftime and built a 15-point lead with 4:40 left before having to hold off a late rally by the Volunteers.
Northern Iowa earned a meeting with Villanova by holding off North Carolina State 64-60. Juwan McCloud hit the go-ahead driving layup with 1:08 left and Isaiah Brown added two clinching free throws to help the Panthers improve to 5-1.
Meanwhile, second-ranked Arizona dropped its second straight game in the tournament, falling to SMU 66-60. Ben Emelogu scored 20 points for the Mustangs, who blew an 11-point lead in the second half before a 10-2 run put them back in control.
SMU pulled off the upset despite shooting 31 percent.
Other Top 25 men's basketball finals :
— Trevon Duval had 22 points and No. 1 Duke improved to 6-0 by topping Portland State 99-81. Marvin Bagley III added 18 points while Grayson Allen chipped in 14 and nine assists to help the Blue Devils win their opener in the PK80 tournament.
— Matt McQuaid hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 20 points in No. 4 Michigan State's 73-51 thumping of DePaul in the PK80 Invitational. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Spartans overcome the absence of preseason All-American Miles Bridges because of a sprained left ankle.
— Egor Koulechov hit five 3-pointers on his way to a 26-point performance in seventh-ranked Florida's 108-87 pounding of Stanford. Jalen Hudson added 17 points and hit four treys for the Gators, who led by 38 before improving to 4-0.
— Ninth-ranked North Carolina also won its first game of the PK80 as Luke Maye contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 102-78 drubbing of Portland. Joel Berry II chipped in 18 points and Theo Pinson added 11, nine boards and seven assists for the 4-0 Tar Heels.
— Trevon Blueitt was good for 20 points and 15th-rated Xavier shot 58 percent in beating George Washington 83-64. The Musketeers saw a 14-point, second-half lead cut to six before Blueitt provided seven of Xavier's next nine points.
— Johnathan Williams had 21 points and No. 17 Gonzaga was boosted by an enthusiastic crowd in an 86-59 victory over Ohio State to open the Phil Knight Invitational tournament on Thursday night. Josh Perkins added 20 points for the Bulldogs, who improved to 4-0 to start the season after playing in last season's NCAA Tournament championship game. Gonzaga will go on to face No. 7 Florida.
— No. 18 Purdue lost for the second straight day as Darius Thompson scored 12 points and hit a pair of clinching free throws with 5.1 seconds left to push Western Kentucky past the Boilermakers 77-73. Justin Johnson led the Hilltoppers with 17 points, including a tough driving score for a five-point lead with 21 seconds left.
— Rhode Island pulled off a 75-74 upset of No. 20 Seton Hall on Jared Terrell's running layup with 5.2 seconds remaining. Terrell finished with 32 points and Stanford Robinson added 15 as the Rams dealt the Pirates their first loss in five games.
— Jock Landale scored 26 points and Emmett Naar almost had a triple-double in No. 21 Saint Mary's 89-71 win over Harvard in the Wooden Legacy. Naar contributed 11 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the 5-0 Gaels, who led by 26 in each half.
— Jevon Carter had 20 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5 1/2 minutes left to help No. 23 West Virginia escape with an 84-78 win over Marist at the Advocare Invitational. The Mountaineers turned the Red Foxes 24 turnovers into 26 points.
NHL-CANADIENS/KINGS TRADE
The Los Angeles Kings have added depth to their forward lines by getting Torrey Mitchell from the Montreal Canadiens for a conditional fifth-round pick in next year's NHL draft.
The 32-year-old Mitchell was scoreless in 11 games for the Canadiens this season after registering eight goals and 17 points in 78 games last season.
The Habs will get a fourth-round pick out of the deal if Los Angeles makes the playoffs next spring.
