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Follow live: Boswell helps Steelers increase advantage
Chris Boswell has hit four straight field goals as Pittsburgh takes control against Cincinnati in the third quarter.
Bengals
NFL
Andy Dalton's pass to A.J. Green was bobbled and intercepted by Joe Haden. This has been a weird occurrence the last two games, with two passes to Green deflecting off his hands for an interception.
Suns
NBA
Sources: Suns fire head coach Watson
Earl Watson leaves with a 33-85 record as coach. Watson replaced former Suns coach Jeff Hornacek as interim coach in 2016, and eventually was promoted to head coach for the start of the 2016-17 season.
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Injuries of Week 7
NFL
Biggest NFL injuries of Week 7
Dolphins QB Jay Cutler, Browns LT Joe Thomas and Cardinals QB Carson Palmer are 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.
Sunday's Top Plays
Dolphins
NFL
Stills make tremendous juggling catch.
Kenny Stills juggles the pass from Jay Cutler while falling down to make a great catch deep in Jets' territory.
Bears
NFL
Jackson records 2 defensive TDs for Bears.
Eddie Jackson scoops and scores a fumble, taking it 75 yards to the house. He follows it up with a 76-yard INT return for a TD.
More from Sunday
Packers
NFL
Hundley picked off late in the fourth.
Trying to close the gap on the Saints, Brett Hundley overthrows a pass and is intercepted by Kenny Vaccaro.
Hundley makes plays with his feet but not his arm in Packers loss
The backup QB couldn't come through in clutch situations, and the Packers have to wonder when they'll win a game without the injured Aaron Rodgers.
Decision Day
Regular season ends today
Major League Soccer
ESPN FC
MLS Cup playoffs: Who's in?
Who has qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs? We break down the clubs that can clinch this weekend and how they can book their places in the postseason.
Decision Day
Sunday's matches
Formula 1
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.
Fantasy Football
Week 7 fantasy football winners and losers
In a week in which 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.
Vikings
NFL
Murray scores first TD with Vikings.
Latavius Murray gets the handoff and dives in for a 29-yard touchdown to help Minnesota beat Baltimore.
Ravens' season beginning to unravel due to a painfully sad offense
The Ravens' loss to the Vikings can be chalked up to another futile performance by QB Joe Flacco and a thinned-out supporting cast.
Sunday's game reaction
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.
Vikings
NFL
How Blair Walsh's missed FG helped save a life.
Walsh's pivotal missed field goal in the 2015 NFC wild-card game cost the Vikings a chance to advance in the postseason, but his positive attitude afterward helped save the life of a young fan struggling with depression.
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.
Kane punishes shambolic Reds.
Liverpool gave a masterclass in poor defending as Tottenham took full advantage at Wembley Stadium.
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.
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.
College Football
College Football Playoff picks after Week 8
Penn State made an enormous playoff statement with its dominant win over Michigan, solidifying its No. 2 spot among our experts' picks. And Alabama just keeps rolling along, looking like the clear-cut No. 1.
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.
NASCAR
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.
Warriors
NBA
Warriors
NBA
Curry ejected for throwing mouthpiece.
Steph Curry is ejected for tossing his mouthguard, and Kevin Durant is ejected soon after for his choice words. On his way to the locker room, Durant flashes his ring finger to the crowd.
NBA
Stephen Curry tells ESPN: "I didn't throw my mouthpiece at the ref. I got better aim than that. I threw it out of frustration."
Astros
MLB
MLB
The defining moments of the Astros' Game 7 win.
Although it appeared the Astros were in control the entire game, there were several pivotal plays that could have swung momentum to the Yankees.
Astros
MLB
Led by Jose Altuve, Astros' journey to World Series shows the heart of a champion
Houston's roster might have been assembled with a healthy dose of new-age analytics, but there's no underestimating the importance of tenacity and togetherness in its run through October.
Olney: Verlander regains his fastball, his dominance and his destiny
The former Cy Young winner hasn't just recaptured his 95 mph velocity, he's added new wrinkles to his game to refresh his rep for postseason dominance.
Yankees
MLB
Yankees
MLB
Aaron Judge's rookie run for the ages ends one win shy of World Series
He was the Home Run Derby champ. He'll be the Rookie of the Year. But he won't win a ring. Said the Baby Bomber: "I'm not satisfied with that."
Yankees
MLB
The end came for the 2017 Yankees, but it might be the start of a dynasty
An ALCS Game 7 loss stings, but with a young core, a deep farm system and money to spend, make no mistake: The Baby Bombers will be back.
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.
United States
Soccer
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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.
Boxing
Murata too much for N'Dam.
Ryota Murata stops Hassan N'Dam in the seventh round by TKO to become the new WBA middleweight champion.
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.
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.
Kings
NBA
Boucek: 'I want to become the best coach I can become'
Jenny Boucek has a passion for women's basketball and hopes to see more women elevated in pro men's sports. But for Boucek, becoming an assistant for the Kings is the next step in her journey.
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.
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On This Date: Oct. 22, 2016
- Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports
Cubs advance to first World Series since 1945
Chicago broke a decadeslong World Series slump with its NCLS Game 6 win, and Dan Shulman had the play-by-play.
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'
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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.
