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Brady throws one of the easiest TD passes of his career.
With Brandin Cooks in motion before the snap, Tom Brady quickly tosses the ball to Cooks, who follows Rob Gronkowski to the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown.
Patriots
NFL
The 2017 Patriots finally look as good as Tom Brady
It took seven weeks, but with the defense seemingly turned around, New England looks like itself again -- a serious contender.
Top Headlines
NFL
Reasons for hope for every NFL team
It was an ugly Week 7: The Cardinals lost Carson Palmer; the Browns lost Joe Thomas; and the Broncos and Colts lost their 20-plus-year shutout streaks. But don't fret about this season just yet.
Week 7 Injuries
NFL
Biggest NFL injuries from Sunday
Dolphins QB Jay Cutler, Browns LT Joe Thomas and Cardinals QB Carson Palmer were among the players knocked out of Sunday's games. Get caught up on all the key injuries of Week 7 here.
Cardinals
NFL
Cardinals QB Carson Palmer broke his left arm and will have surgery when the team returns to Arizona, coach Bruce Arians said. Arians expects Palmer to miss anywhere between eight weeks and the rest of the season.
Top Contenders
Vikings
NFL
The NFC North is up for grabs, and it's going to be ugly
The Vikings are 5-2, but they know this division is going to have to be won ugly. And they're prepared to do it.
Steelers
NFL
Don't look now: Steelers dangerous again after dismantling of Bengals
Pittsburgh looked as crisp as it has all year, ripping off 251 first-half yards against the NFL's second-ranked defense and never looking back.
Saints
NFL
First-place Saints sitting pretty after surviving ugly start at Green Bay
New Orleans did everything it could to give Green Bay momentum, with Drew Brees throwing two interceptions, but it managed to regroup and pull away.
San Jose Earthquakes
Soccer
ESPN FC
San Jose celebrates in dramatic Decision Day
Decision Day lived up to its billing, delivering goals, action and plenty of drama as San Jose secured its playoff place with a stoppage-time winner.
Decision Day
Sunday's matches
NFL
NFL players who protested during national anthem in Week 7
Many players have continued to protest before games since Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the anthem in 2016. Here's the list for Week 7.
Week 7 Highlights
Raiders
NFL
The craziest win-probability swings
A last-gasp winner in Oakland. Two crucial mistakes in Buffalo and New Jersey. A rookie's history-making day in Chicago. These are the plays that swung Week 7 in the NFL.
NFL
Big plays, fun in the end zone highlight Sunday.
Watch the top moments from Week 7, including Ezekiel Elliott running over the 49ers and a pair of Steelers creatively celebrating a touchdown.
Fantasy Football
Week 7 fantasy football winners and losers
In a week when less popular players stood out, Josh McCown, Kenny Stills, O.J. Howard and the Chicago Bears' defense might have made the difference in many fantasy matchups.
Sunday's game reaction
World Series
Begins Oct. 24
MLB
World Series questions: Do the energized Astros have an edge over the Dodgers?
Jose Altuve and the Astros' offense snapped back to power Houston against a Dodgers team armed with intimidating pitching. In this matchup, every possible advantage could come into play.
MLB
Dodgers vs. Astros: Star-studded World Series will hinge on depth
This is one Fall Classic that has a great chance to live up to its name, but the key to a championship might not come down to Jose Altuve or Clayton Kershaw.
Dodgers
MLB
Prices skyrocket for World Series tickets at Dodger Stadium
Asking prices for games in Los Angeles have reached an average of $3,164 a ticket and could climb.
U.S. Grand Prix
Formula 1
Hamilton beats Vettel in tactical Austin duel
Lewis Hamilton was made to work for his victory at the U.S. Grand Prix in an absorbing contest that saw him forced to catch and pass Sebastian Vettel in the early stages of the race.
Formula 1
Story of the race: Let's get ready to grumble
ESPN rounds up the major talking points from a thrilling U.S. Grand Prix.
Kane punishes shambolic Reds.
Liverpool gave a masterclass in poor defending as Tottenham took full advantage at Wembley Stadium.
United States
Soccer
United States
Soccer
ESPNW
U.S. women's past, present collide in North Carolina
North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance, who guided the U.S. women to the 1991 World Cup title and helped build the program into a world power, was on hand Sunday as the United States routed South Korea 6-0.
Soccer
USWNT rolls past South Korea.
Five players combined for six goals as the United States made easy work of South Korea in a friendly in North Carolina.
United States
Soccer
- ESPN FC
Gans, Wynalda begin their USSF campaigns
With the USSF election just over three months away, Steve Gans and Eric Wynalda made their formal pitches to replace Sunil Gulati as president.
49ers
NFL
While fighting ALS, Dwight Clark just wanted to see his teammates once more
The 49ers honored Dwight Clark, who addressed the Levi's Stadium crowd from a suite, at halftime of Sunday's game against the Cowboys.
Eagles
NFL
SC Featured: 'The Dutch Destroyer.'
Tom Rinaldi explores the special connection between a 10-year-old football player, nicknamed "The Dutch Destroyer," and Eagles QB Carson Wentz.
MLB Offseason
Red Sox
MLB
Alex Cora just got the best-worst job in baseball
Boston's new manager inherits a talented roster, but in order to succeed, he'll need to navigate the stifling pressure that comes with the position.
Cubs
MLB
After coming up short, Cubs face a winter's worth of changes
Letting coach Chris Bosio go created one more question for a pitching staff facing turnover, but that isn't Chicago's only area to make a few fixes.
College Football
NCAAF
Power Rankings Week 8: Penn State, Notre Dame make strong statements
The Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish both enjoyed definitive wins that showed they belong in the College Football Playoff conversation. Alabama, meanwhile, keeps its spot atop the rankings.
Notre Dame
NCAAF
Here come the Irish, there goes the Pac-12 and more CFP lessons
Notre Dame was an afterthought heading into the season. But it's time to take the Irish seriously as a College Football Playoff contender, and that's one of many lessons learned in Week 8.
Golf
Weekly 18: 'Certain' wins with a dash of stunning developments
For all the "expected" happenings in golf this week -- another Justin Thomas victory, anyone? -- there were plenty of head-scratchers across the globe that proved golf continues to provide the unexpected.
NASCAR
NASCAR
Truex earns emotional victory at Kansas
Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing team learned hours before the race that crew member Jim Watson had died the previous night of a heart attack, overcame two early mistakes to win a wild playoff elimination race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson spun twice but is still eligible to win the NASCAR Cup championship as he finished 11th Sunday at Kansas. Martin Truex Jr. won the race. Advancing: Truex, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Johnson. Eliminated: Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Jamie McMurray.
Chris Paul's Chapter 3
NBA
Chris Paul's Chapter 3
NBA
CP3 evolving style with All-Star pickup game.
Chris Paul understands that he's expected to shoot more in Houston so he courts some friends to get some work in.
Rockets
NBA
The inside story of how the Rockets landed Chris Paul
As last season ended, Chris Paul and James Harden had the same revelation: They could not beat the Warriors alone. In this ESPN the Magazine cover story, we ask: Can they beat them together?
NBA
Who had the best sneakers during NBA's opening week?
From political statements to fashion statements, NBA players brought out their finest footwear for the league's return to action.
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
The NBA's 50 Greatest Players list: The remix
New times call for new players -- and farewells to some old stars.
NBA
Updating the NBA's 50 greatest players.
Twenty years after the original list was released, The Undefeated swaps in 14 new players to round out the league's best ever, including LeBron James and Steph Curry.
NHL
Wyshynski: Bring back the glow puck; no, I'm serious
Universally criticized as one of the worst ideas in sports history, it might actually be time to consider bringing back the infamous glow puck introduced to the game more than 20 years ago.
High School Football
- ESPNW
Homecoming queen kicks game-winning field goal
Claire Jeffress was named Dawson High School homecoming queen last week. On Friday, she kicked the game-winning field goal in a 38-35 thriller.
Top Headlines
- Steelers WR Bryant 'wants out,' source affirms
- Mixon irked by lack of carries, cites Bell's 35
- Bell lauds own savage stiff-arm to Bengals CB
- Suns fire Watson, name Triano interim coach
- Jerry Jones says NFL 'suffering' from protests
- Hilton calls out Colts' O-line after loss to Jags
- Why the Suns didn't succeed under Watson
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On This Date: Oct. 23, 2000
- Corey Sipkin/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images
Jets complete 'Monday Night Miracle'
Down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, the Jets pulled together a rapid and improbable comeback with four touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter, eventually defeating the Dolphins in overtime.
Lonzo Ball vs. the NBA
- Aaron Dana
Got Beef? The guide to all of Lonzo Ball's must-see matchups
For the past year, LaVar Ball has been making plenty of boastful claims about his oldest son. Now the NBA gets a chance to line up and prove him wrong.
Waffle House gatherings
- Kevin D. Liles for ESPN
Is this heaven? No, it's a Waffle House
It's more than just another breakfast joint. For years, college football fans of all stripes all across the South have made pregame and postgame pilgrimages to celebrate and commiserate over eggs, hash browns and, yes, waffles.
Watch: Chris Paul's 'Chapter 3'
- Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images
Paul's road to Houston
Go behind the scenes as Chris Paul and his representatives worked to put the star guard on a team capable of contending for an NBA title.
