Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers hit rock bottom after a 42-24 loss to the Washington Redskins on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 12. Rodgers wasn’t playing his best football and Green Bay’s playoff chances with a 4-6 record looked slim. They basically had to win out to have a good chance at reaching the NFL playoffs, and thanks to Rodgers’ excellent play at quarterback, that’s exactly what the Packers have done. The Packers beat the rival Minnesota Vikings 38-25 on Saturday behind Rodgers’ 347 yards and four touchdowns against an elite defense. The victory sets up a winner-take-all Week 17 showdown for the NFC North division title... NESN.com
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Juventus win Roma showdown as Paris falter
SATURDAY Juventus 1-0 Roma (Higuaín 14)Juventus are now seven points clear of second-placed Roma and confirmed as winter champions after Gonzalo Higuaín's goal proved enough for victory. Higuaín showed his strength to dispossess Roma captain Daniele De Rossi, beat a defender and then shot in from the edge of the box. Juventus have equalled their own record of 25 straight home Serie A wins.Guingamp 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain (Salibur 66, De Pauw 70; Cavani 80)Edinson Cavani managed his Ligue 1-leading 17th goal of the season and hit the crossbar in ad... UEFA.com - News
Watch Warriors Vs. Clippers NBA Game Online (Live Stream)
Share this: This one should be fun. The Golden State Warriors will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday night for a showdown with the Clippers at Staples Center. The two teams enter this huge Western Conference game on different trajectories, as the Warriors own the best record in the NBA and have won 14 of their last 15 games, while the Clippers are 2-4 in their last six matchups. But L.A. still is one of the NBA’s elite teams and can right the ship with a victory over its bitter rival. Here’s how you can watch Warriors vs. Clippers online: When: Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 10:30 p.m. ETLive Stream: WatchESPN Thumbnail photo via Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Lyon steeled for Sevilla showdown
A 3-1 defeat at home against Juventus in their last fixture put Group H's first place out of reach for Sevilla FC and they will miss out on second position if Olympique Lyonnais beat them by two goals or more.• Lyon gave themselves that opportunity with a 1-0 win at GNK Dinamo Zagreb, secured by Alexandre Lacazette's 72nd-minute goal. • The fixture on 27 September – the first competitive encounter between the teams – went Sevilla's way thanks to Wissam Ben Yedder's second-half goal. It was only their second victory in six encounters with Ligue 1 opponents.Previous meetingsUEFA.com - News
Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Coyotes Lines, Pair…
Share this: The Boston Bruins are heading west. The Bruins, fresh off a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, are hitting the road for three straight games, beginning with a Saturday night showdown in Arizona with the Coyotes. The B’s won’t play at the TD Garden until next Saturday, but their balanced attack of late should help them navigate the next week away from home. “I think it’s coming around,” coach Claude Julien told BostonBruins.com. “You’ve got some of those lines — David Krejci with David Backes back… Krejci is finding his stride as well. They have been a better line obviously. Ryan (Spooner) was good (Thursday), (Riley Nash) with (Austin) Czarnik and Matty Beleskey. Matty is playing better than he did
Klopp delighted with Dortmund showdown
Jürgen Klopp is looking forward to a tie "the whole world will watch" after his Liverpool side were pitted against his former club Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.Klopp spent seven years at BVB before his departure last summer, winning two Bundesliga titles and leading the team to the 2013 UEFA Champions League final. Appointed Liverpool manager in October, he now faces a return to Dortmund for the quarter-final opener on 7 April, before the second leg at Anfield the following week."I am really happy to show the boys this wonderful stadium and a great city," he told Liverpool's official website. "It's a story only football can write. We're all happy. Durin...
Bayern have history on side in Juventus showdown
Two of the great names of European football face off in Turin when Juventus host FC Bayern München in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.• Twice champions of Europe, Juventus have got to the semi-finals or beyond in each of the past two seasons, while Bayern won the last of their five titles in 2013 and were semi-finalists in 2014 and 2015.• Juventus qualified for the last 16 as Group D runners-up and have a strong record at home in Europe. However, Group F winners Bayern will not be daunted – they are the only foreign team to have beaten the Bianconeri on home soil in the past decade.• This first-leg match will provide