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The AFC is a very tight race as the season begins to round to a close and numerous teams are still fighting for a playoff spot. CBS Sports and former special teams ace Steve Tasker spoke on the match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins on "Thursday Night Football."
The Cowboys are 8-4, but if the season ended today they would not be in the playoffs. After Thursday's visit to Chicago, they go to Philadelphia, host Indianapolis, and finish at Washington.
That would best describe this Sunday night's much anticipated meeting between the 9-3 New England Patriots and the host 8-4 San Diego Chargers.
There are lots of lists the 2014 Oakland Raiders would just as well not be part of, but they'll need a win in December to avoid being the 10th NFL team to lose 15 games in a season.
The Los Angeles Angels have declined to offer contracts to infielder Gordon Beckham, right-hander Yoslan Herrera and left-hander Wade LeBlanc.
Infielder Darwin Barney has agreed to a $2,525,000, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that avoided salary arbitration.
Jonathan Quick made 31 saves in his 34th career shutout, carrying the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant scored 12 straight points for Los Angeles in an impressive flurry in the third quarter, and the Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 106-96 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired outfielder Chris Heisey in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Anaheim Ducks have reassigned center Rickard Rakell and defenseman Jesse Blacker to their AHL affiliate in Norfolk, Va.
The Los Angeles Kings have been fined $100,000 for allowing suspended defenseman Slava Voynov, who is facing a domestic violence charge, to skate with the team, league officials announced Tuesday.
The College Football Playoff will determine college football's first national champion in the new playoff model in January, but the real playoff begins this weekend.
Well, the San Diego Chargers will face that task at home this Sunday evening when they host the 9-3 Patriots, a team that just had its seven-game winning streak snapped this past Sunday in Green Bay (26-21).
Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 23 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers returned from the most successful road trip in franchise history with a 127-101 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
