(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Four wins in a row has the Minnesota Vikings thinking playoffs. Getting victory No. 5 last week restored division title focus for the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings (5-4) are introducing a new quarterback to the home fans following an improbable comeback to victory last week. Joshua Dobbsmakes his first start for his new team as the Vikings host the Saints (5-4) on Sunday in
London [UK], November 9 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed guests from the Hindu community to Downing Street ahead of Diwali. "Tonight Prime Minister @RishiSunak welcomed guests from the Hindu community to Downing Street ahead of Diwali - a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness," as per the UK Prime Minister's office's official handle on 'X'. Visuals shared by Downing Street on X showed the UK PM an
(Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports) Not to be confused with Brady vs. Manning, NFL fans in Germany will be treated to another matchup of popular NFL teams when the sub-.500 New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts play Sunday in Frankfurt. After the NFL came to Germany for the first time last season, Frankfurt received a turn with games in consecutive weeks. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs beat th
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) The Dallas Stars will look to snap their first two-game losing streak of the season when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. After winning three straight games, the Stars were blanked 2-0 by the Vancouver Canucks and then dropped a 3-2 decision to the visiting Boston Bruins onMonday. Dallas fell behind 2-0 against Boston and a rally fell short. Poor start
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson will miss Wednesday night's road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to personal reasons. This is the second contest Williamson will miss this season. He was held out for rest against the Detroit Pistons last Thursday. In the offseason, Williamson revealed that his girlfriend was slated to give birth in November
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Red Wings started the season 5-1. The last two weeks have been a much tougher stretch, as they've gone 2-4-1. They will host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, and the outcome could alter their goaltending situation. Ville Husso has received a majority of the starts, but he has a3.57 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. James Reimer, who has a 1.5
(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) The early season contest between the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic will have a different perspective with a visit to Mexico City on Thursday night. According to the NBA, it marks the first time the Hawks will play in Mexico. The Magic played games against the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz in Mexico in December 2018. Orlando won both games on that visit and will look to bounce
(Photo credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports) On an evening when two players had memorable outings, the Tampa Bay Lightning closed out an erratic four-game road trip in Montreal on Tuesday with a win before a brief two-game homestand. Tampa Bay will host the young Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night -- two clubs who famously met in the 2015Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning lost that championship series in six games, and t
(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco 49ers All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams missed his seventh consecutive practice on Wednesday due to what has been reported as a low-ankle sprain. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that there's more to the injury. "Yeah, I think obviously there is," Shanahan told reporters. "I mean, he's got a lot of history in there with stuff. It didn't show up as a high or any
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Scoreless in the season-opening loss to the Cowboys, the Giants lost six of their past seven games and are preparing their third starting quarterback in as many games for Sunday's rematch in Dallas. New York (2-7) has scored only eight offensive touchdowns in nine games and crash-lands into theNFC East matchup with more concerns than can be counted. The worries start with roo
(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday named Ron Washington their new manager, giving the club its fourth skipper since Mike Scioscia was not brought back after the 2018 season. Washington, who served as the Atlanta Braves' third-base coach the past seven seasons, will be tasked with leading the Angels to their first winning season since 2015, when the club went 85-77. That
(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) New York Giants undrafted rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito will start Sunday's road game against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday. Daboll also said outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari will be designated to return from injured reserve, thereby opening his 21-day practice window. Ojulari was placed on IR on Oct. 15 due to an ailing ankle. DeVito, 2
(Photo credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Rangers sustained their worst showing of the early season when they blew a three-goal last weekend on the road against the Minnesota Wild. Five days later, the Rangers are coming off another win and attempting to continue one of the best starts in team history Thursday night when they host the Wild. At 9-2-1, the Rangers are off to a start that has seen them accu
(Photo credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK) All of a sudden, Michigan's schedule appears even easier than it did before the season kicked off. A Who's Who? Nope. More of a Who's That. East Carolina, UNLV, Bowling Green, Rutgers, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State and Purdue. Whew. The Wolverines can't control what schools they play (other than scheduling a more difficult nonconference slate, of co
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka assistant coach Naveed Nawaz talked about Kusal Mendis' not performing to potential after a blistering start in the tournament and said he has been given the freedom to go about in his preferred fashion. Sri Lanka will take on New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. Mendis kicked off the World Cup with eye-catching knocks of 79 and 122 against South
(Photo credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports) The Minnesota Wild acquired one defenseman and sent another away in two different trades on Wednesday. The Wild picked up the services of Zach Bogosian from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. That deal came a few hours after Minnesota shipped Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Adam Raska and a fif