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The Washington Commanders will try to protect quarterback Sam Howell and slow down Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown when the NFC East rivals meet for the second time this month Sunday in Landover, Md. Howell has been sacked 40 times through seven games, a record-setting pace that includes five takedowns during Washington’s 34-31 overtime loss in Philadelphia in Week 4. Brown caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles

Set to play on their own field for the first time in four weeks, the Dallas Cowboys are as healthy as they have been all season ahead of a meeting with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The Cowboys earned a 20-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 16 then went into their bye week savoring their ability to regroup and recover, one week after they were blown out on the road against

Neither the New York Islanders nor the Ottawa Senators are ready to worry over their defensive struggles in the early weeks of the season. A pair of teams looking to shore things up in their own zones and end losing streaks are slated to meet Thursday night, when the Islanders host the Senators in a battle of Eastern Conference rivals in Elmont, N.Y. Both teams were off Wednesday after losing at home on Tuesday, when

Perhaps more than usual, the Carolina Hurricanes sure are happy to be preparing for a home game as the Seattle Kraken visit Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night. The Hurricanes are coming off a six-game road stretch in which they went 2-4. “We’ve got to find that team game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s what we’ve done so well over the years and I don’t think we have to reinvent it. “It’s not really that,

A team that has scored 10 goals over its past two games squares off against one struggling to find the net when the New Jersey Devils face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday in Newark, N.J. Both teams will be playing the second of back-to-back nights after the visiting Devils defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Tuesday while the host Capitals dropped a 4-1 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Toffoli had a hat trick

Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II is averaging 176.8 yards rushing over his last four games in the ultra-competitive Big 12, and Cincinnati’s run defense is giving up just 100.7 yards per contest this season. When the teams meet Saturday night in Stillwater, Okla., Oklahoma State’s ground game will face its biggest test since settling on Gordon as the main man when conference play began. The sophomore picked up 121 yards on 18 carries against Iowa

After absorbing an upset loss in their latest outing, the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels will aim to bounce back when they travel to Atlanta on Saturday to face Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels (6-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) saw their unbeaten record blemished and their hopes of making the College Football Playoff diminished when they lost 31-27 to visiting Virginia last week. North Carolina was just 4-of-15 on third- and fourth-down conversions in

Two offensively challenged teams will hook up when Auburn hosts Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon. After a 7-3 road win over Arkansas last week, Zach Arnett’s Bulldogs (4-3, 1-3 SEC) enter the matchup with the Tigers ranked 12th in the 14-team SEC in total offense (351.1 yards per game) and 11th in scoring offense (26.9 points per game). With starting quarterback Will Rogers out last week due to a shoulder injury, backup Mike Wright got

Cal and No. 24 Southern California both come into their Saturday Pac-12 Conference matchup in Berkeley, Calif., looking to pull out of two-game losing streaks. USC (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) followed its first defeat of the 2023 season — a 48-20 rout on Oct. 14 at then-No. 21 Notre Dame — with its first conference loss last week, falling 34-32 to then-No. 14 Utah. The Trojans fought back from a 14-point, third-quarter deficit to pull ahead

Two teams looking to get back on track go head-to-head when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The Sabres arrive in Ottawa after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, their fourth loss in six games to start the season. “It’s frustrating, but I think as soon as you let frustration set in, negativity, you’re never going to get out of it,” Buffalo center Tage Thompson said. “I