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Philip Rivers threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns, and the San Diego Chargers beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 on Monday night. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for San Diego (5-7). Rivers completed 22 of 28 passes, including touchdowns to Vincent Brown and Vincent Jackson in the last 1:26 of the first half, after Jacksonville (3-9) had taken a 14-10 lead on Blaine Gabbert’s 5-

LSU is in the national championship game, and Oklahoma State certainly made a strong case that they should be there as well. Now its up to the poll voters and the BCS computers to decide whether the Cowboys will get a shot at former coach Les Miles, or if the Tigers will indeed have a rematch with Alabama. Elsewhere, Montee Ball and Robert Griffin III continued their late-season pushes for the Hei

The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers clinched division titles and playoff berths on Sunday, while the chase for the final AFC wild card spot became a four-team race. Here are all the NFL scores and action from Week 13: Green Bay 38 – N...

As the NFL heads into the final five weeks of the 2011 season, several teams are looking to get wins to keep their postseason hopes alive, while two NFC squads look to clinch a playoff spot. Here’s a preview of all the scheduled action for Week 13: Sun. Dec.... Read More ...

Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks – 8:20 PM Week 13′s Thursday night game features a matchup of 2010 NFC playoff teams who are both having disappointing 2011 seasons. Despite numerous off-season acquisitions, Philadelphia (4-7) is only mathematically alive in the NFC East. The ...

As we enter the final week of college football’s regular season, we already have a good idea of what the national championship game will look like. Barring a colossal upset in the SEC title game and a whole lot of poll voters changing their minds and moving Oklahoma State up, LSU and Alabama will play a rematch of their earlier overtime game in the BCS National Championship. After the title game,

New Orleans 49 – N.Y. Giants 24 Drew Brees threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score, and the New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 49-24 on Monday night. The loss was the third in a row for New York (6-5), which dropped a game behind first-place Dallas in the NFC East ...

San Diego Chargers’ kicker Nick Novak’s desire to empty his bladder made for an awkward television moment after CBS cameras caught him relieving himself on the sidelines late in the fourth quarter of his team’s loss to the Denver Broncos.

Tim Tebow’s magic continued in Denver, while several other teams rallied for key victories. Here are the NFL scores from Sunday and a recap of all the action from Week 12: Denver 16 – San Diego 13 (OT) Matt Prater kicked a 37-yard field goal with 29 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers 16-13. The ...

Last week was the final bye week of the 2011 NFL season. All of the teams have now played 10 games of the 16-game season. Six teams got an early start on the playoff push with Thanksgiving Day games, the rest play Sunday and Monday. Here’s a rundown of all the scheduled action for Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 27 H...

For many schools across the country, this is rivalry week: the game that determines bragging rights and, in many cases, a coach’s future employment. But after last week’s chaotic BCS shakeup, a slew of one-loss teams are suddenly back in the national title mix, anxiously hoping for some SEC upsets to give them a shot. Combine that intrigue with a slew of heated rivalries and teams jockeying for co

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – 12:30 PM In a key NFC North game, Detroit (7-3) plays host to the undefeated Packers (10-0). With an NFL-best quarterback rating of 128.8, Aaron Rodgers is the leader of Green Bay’s offensive attack, which averages a league-best 35.5 poi ...