by Zack Cox on Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 12:08AM The Los Angeles Rams did the New England Patriots a solid Monday night. In one of the most highly anticipated regular-season NFL games in recent memory, the Rams outgunned the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 in a ridiculously entertaining affair at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The loss dropped the Chiefs to 9-2 on the season, putting them just 1 1/2 games ahead of the 7-3 Patriots in the race for home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. I... NESN.com
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FOX Reveals Troy Aikman, Joe Buck As ‘Thursday Night Football’ Announcers
Football fans will hear familiar voices on Thursday nights this season. FOX Sports president Eric Shanks revealed Monday Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will announce “Thursday Night Football” games in 2018, according to Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. Buck and Aikman, FOX Sports’ top football-announcing team, also will continue to call some games on Sundays “They will call all the doubleheader games, as well as the Thursday games,” Shanks said, per Ourand. FOX had explored hiring a new set of announcers for its first season of “TNF” games, with Jason Witten and Peyton Manning among the network’s rumored targets. But Manning... NESN.com
Ronaldo on THAT goal: ‘It was a great night’
After Cristiano Ronaldo had smashed the ball from high out of the rainy sky into the left-hand corner of Gianluigi Buffon's net for his second goal against Juventus on Tuesday, there was a stunned silence in Turin while the Real Madrid star wheeled away to celebrate, followed by spontaneous applause as home fans offered due respect. What a finish!"Well, for me it was an unbelievable moment," Ronaldo told UEFA.com after Madrid's 3-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg win. "I have to say thank you a lot – grazie – to all the Juventus supporters. What they did for me was amazing. I'm so happy – thank you. It
Milan and Arsenal cruise, tough night for Napoli
Watch highlights of all the first legs from 24:00CET Comfortable wins for AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético and Marseille Late strike earns Dortmund 3-2 win v Atalanta Aduriz strikes twice to move top of #UEL scorers table Leipzig take 3-1 lead at Napoli, Celtic get better of Zenit AC Milan, Arsenal Atlético Madrid and Marseille will feel they have one foot in the round of 16 after kicking off their ties with wins by three-goal margins, and things are looking pretty healthy for Athletic Club too after 3... UEFA.com - News
Shoot-out delights: the long and the short of it
Watched by a UEFA Youth League record crowd, Real Madrid last night edged past Krasnodar 3-0 on penalties, falling just short of the record for lowest scoring shoot-out. UEFA.com celebrates the pleasure and pain of spot kicks.Origin• FIFA adopted the shoot-out on 27 June 1970, as proposed by Israel Football Association (IFA) president Michael Almog after seeing his national team lose a 1968 Olympic quarter-final on the drawing of lots.First• The first shoot-out in UEFA competition came on 30 September 1970 when Budapest Honvéd beat Aberdeen 5-4 in the European Cup Winners' Cup first round.• T... UEFA.com - News
Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Capitals Lineups
In the second game of a back-to-back, the biggest change for the Boston Bruins will be their choice in goaltender, as Anton Khudobin will get the start Thursday against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. The decision had been made prior to Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, with Tuukka Rask getting Detroit, and Khudobin handling the Caps. It will be a big test for the Bruins’ backup. After winning four straight starts beginning Nov. 16, the 31-year-old was yanked in his most recent appearance, allowing four goals on 14 shots against the Nashville Predators on Dec. 4. Opposing Khudobin will be Caps netminder Braden Holtby, a wi... NESN.com
Drew Brees Lit Into ‘Thursday Night Football’ After Slew Of Saints Injuries
Drew Brees is not a fan of playing on Thursday night. The New Orleans Saints suffered a tough 20-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons Thursday, but as concerning for the Saints was the loss of five players due to injury. Having played just four days prior against the Carolina Panthers, the Saints quarterback was irate about the quick turnaround. “It’s 100 percent a product of playing on Thursday night,” Brees told reporters after being asked if the injuries could be attributed to the short rest. “Do you understand what guys’ bodies go through, you know, in a game? And to have to turn around four days later and to play, look at the injury studies,