Connor Cook looked like a rookie quarterback making his first career start Saturday, but the Raiders’ coaching staff didn’t think a switch to Matt McGloin would have made things much different.
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The formula that has led the Seattle Seahawks to unmatched success over the past five seasons returned. A few timely throws by Russell Wilson helped by some remarkable catches. This felt great,” Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman said.
The formula that has led the Seattle Seahawks to unmatched success over the past five seasons returned. A few timely throws by Russell Wilson helped by some remarkable catches. This felt great,” Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman said.
When coaches try unconventional plays in big situations and the call works out, they are praised. For Lions coach Jim Caldwell, this was not one of those times.
Russell Westbrook was scary enough already. Westbrook had 32 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-106 on Saturday night. Westbrook made 7 of 12 3-pointers after hitting a career-high eight 3s on Thursday at Houston.
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For the first 40 minutes Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets looked like the team that piled up 16 straight wins during one impressive streak. Then the third period started, and the Blue Jackets looked like the team that got pounded by Washington in its previous game. Michael Grabner scored on a breakaway with 17 seconds left, and the New York Rangers rallied for a dramatic 5-4 victory over Columbus that included four unanswered goals – three in the final period.
Thomas Rawls’ record night has propelled Seattle into a matchup with the Falcons. The running back broke a franchise playoff rushing record during the Seahawks’ 26-6 win over the Lions.
Out of the Top 25 when the season started, new point guard Manu Lecomte and the Baylor Bears are on the verge of the first No. 1 ranking in school history. Lecomte scored 17 points, Johnathan Motley had 13 and second-ranked Baylor came through for a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate a rise to the top of the poll, beating Oklahoma State 61-57 on Saturday night. It was significant even for first-year Cowboys coach Brad Underwood, who has some roots in the Big 12 and remembers where the scandal-plagued Baylor program was when coach Scott Drew took over 13 years ago.
