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How the Commanders’ defense went from No. 3 in yards allowed in the 2022 to the fourth-worst entering Week 11 remains one of the questions Washington is actively working to answer with seven games to play in 2023. Identifying reasons for the freefall isn’t easy. The unit, guided by the same coordinator, Jack Del Rio, was bolstered by first- and second-round selections in the 2023 draft and has remained relatively injury free. But here sits

Indiana and Army have been playing basketball for more than 120 years. But the Hoosiers and the Cadets have never met on the court until Sunday, just 11 days after Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight’s passing. Knight launched his college coaching career at West Point in 1965 before moving to Indiana in 1971 and claiming 659 wins and three national championships in 29 seasons. The Hoosiers, who wear jersey patches with the initials “RMK”

Arizona State will try to rebound from a 15-point loss in its season opener to Mississippi State when it hosts Texas Southern on Saturday at Tempe, Ariz. The Sun Devils (0-1), in Bobby Hurley’s ninth season as the head coach, struggled from 3-point range (shooting 5 of 21) and shot 32.1 percent from the field overall in the 71-56 loss to the Bulldogs in Chicago. Hurley’s team includes only three returnees from last season and

After they both endured disappointing season openers, the Bellarmine Knights and Kansas State Wildcats square off Friday night in Manhattan, Kan. Bellarmine was not expected to win at Washington on Monday, but the Knights weren’t pleased with their effort against the Huskies, a 91-57 defeat. Bash Wieland led Bellarmine (0-1) with 14 points, but he was the only Knight to score in double figures. The Knights feature a five-guard rotation, which cost them on the

Winners of back-to-back games for the first time since September 2022, the Denver Broncos are about to find out of they are ready for primetime. The Broncos (3-5) celebrated their most recent win over the Kansas City Chiefs during their bye week and come out of the break to face another AFC championship contender at Buffalo on Monday night. The Bills (5-4) seek redemption from a primetime loss at Cincinnati last Sunday. And a solution

The Las Vegas Raiders enjoyed rare success on offense in their most recent game, while the New York Jets continued to sputter on that side of the ball. With rookie Aidan O’Connell at the controls, the Raiders (4-5) will look for a fourth win in six outings on Sunday night when they host Zach Wilson and the Jets (4-4). O’Connell recorded his first career win as a starter last Sunday, completing 16 of 25 passes

The football world will be watching this week to see what rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud can do for an encore as his Houston Texans visit the red-hot Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon. Last week, the rookie quarterback out of Ohio State led the Texans (4-4) past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39-37, authoring a game-winning, six-play, 75-yard drive that took all of 40 seconds, capped by a 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Tank Dell. Stroud

The powerful San Francisco 49ers have gone a month without a victory. Meanwhile, the ever-improving Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t lost since Sept. 24. The Jaguars (6-2) put their impressive five-game winning streak on the line Sunday when they host the 49ers (5-3), a team that has lost three straight following a 5-0 start. Both teams are well-rested after a bye last week. Jacksonville has its sights set on winning a sixth straight regular-season game for the