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The Buccaneers took their stunning first-half lead to 24-0 with 8:31 left in the half on a play that managed to drag Kirk Cousins into the mess, even though he hadn’t been the worst culprit for the home team at that point. Down 17-0, Cousins dropped back, was hit by defensive end Jacquies Smith almost before he could raise his arm, and fumbled. MORE: Must-see Week 7 images | Live Sunday NFL scoreboard Fellow defensive end Howard Jones picked up the ball and ran 43 yards untouched into the end zone, stunning the FedEx Field crowd into silence, just minutes after it had booed Washington following Winston’s second touchdown pass....

“I wouldn’t trade him for another quarterback in the league,” Bucs’ GM Jason Licht told NFL.com. MORE: Fantasy QBs ranked for Week 15 | Winston’s rise, in photos Winston has led Tampa Bay to six wins (matching the team’s total in the previous two seasons combined) so far in 2015 while throwing for 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Though Winston’s touchdown numbers match those of Brian Hoyer, Kirk Cousins an Tyrod Taylor — guys rarely mentioned in the “franchise QB” conversation — his relatively low interception rate has Licht pleased....

MORE: Rare photos of Ali from Ebony magazine Evans is such a big fan of Ali, he got a large tattoo of the boxer on his left arm about a month ago. He shared an image of the tattoo on Twitter shortly after news of Ali’s death broke late at night. Evans talked to the Tampa Bay Times on Saturday about his admiration for Ali, who was 74. MORE: Classic photos of The Greatest...

The woman, identified as Carolyn Eubanks, 63, died as her son, Antwaine Parker, and his stepbrother, Kenneth Johnson, attempted to move her from her home on Christmas Eve, The Buffalo News reported. Western New York was gripped by blizzards that made travel difficult and caused multiple homes to lose both electricity and heating ahead of Christmas. At least 28 people have died in western New York. Parker and Johnson decided to travel to Eubanks’ home in Lovejoy due to concerns about her health during the winter storm....

England claimed a 6-0 win but the match was marred by incidents in the stands, which were reported to officials and resulted in two delays to the action before half-time. UEFA opted to charge the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) for “racist behavior (chants, Nazi salutes)”, with local reports indicating four people have been arrested in connection. BFU president Borislav Mihaylov resigned under pressure from Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov in the wake of the furor....

The Texans quarterback struggled mightily against Denver’s top-ranked pass defense in a 27-9 Broncos victory at Mile High. PHOTOS: Best images from Week 7 Osweiler, who left Denver in March to sign a four-year, $72 million contract with the Texans, finished Monday’s game 22 of 41 for only 131 yards. He also had the ball slip from his grasp on the first play of the fourth quarter. The ball was pushed forward, but ruled a fumble recovered by the Broncos....

Outside of his 48-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Peterson was held in check by the Broncos, rushing for only 81 yards on 16 carries in a game the Vikings never led. MORE: NFL Week 4 photos | Broncos debating free beer vending machine Despite a pair of interceptions thrown by Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Denver’s defense again came through to help the Broncos advance to 4-0. The Vikings (2-2) moved the ball, but couldn’t get any consistency on the ground, and had drives stall deep inside Broncos territory....

Annalisa Castagna and Claudio Parravano, from the province of Frosinone, Italy, recounted their experience in a post on the Sei di Pescosolido se community Facebook page on October 31. “Tonight at 00.30 my husband and I had a close encounter with the bear,” Castagna wrote. “Hearing noises coming from the terrace of the bedroom on the first [floor], unwary, unconscious thinking of some malicious person, we went out with the lights of the mobile phones....

But that is apparently news to Brown. “I’m in Florida recruiting,” Brown told Bobby Burton of 247Sports.com after reports of his resignation surfaced Tuesday afternoon. “If I had decided to step down I sure wouldn’t be killing myself down here. I have not decided to step down.” Earlier Tuesday, Orangebloods.com reported that two high-level sources confirmed that Brown will step down at Texas and that he is expected to make an announcement by the end of the week....

Here’s another fact: West should be the feature back for this team in 2014. IYER: Top 10 offensive rookie of the year candidates | FANTASY: Running back draft strategy Last season, West was one of the best college backs at any level playing at Towson, an FCS program down the road from Cleveland’s AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens. West’s approach at Towson mirrors what Pettine will demand, making West a great fit in Cleveland....

Pretty high, probably. MORE: NFL Sunday scoreboard | Must-see action photos from Week 5 Barnidge’s 18-yard catch, which used his legs and feet more than his hands, gave the Browns a 22-21 lead with 12:23 left in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. The tight end leaped with safety Will Hill for Josh McCown’s pass at the goal line; it was knocked down around Barnidge’s feet as he fell....

Gordon, who has played two seasons for the Browns and led the NFL in receiving yardage last year, had appealed the league’s decision to ban him for a year after failing multiple drug tests while in the testing program. MORE: Gordon’s DWI hearing continued until to November | Players suspended for substance abuse | Browns fantasy preview Gordon issued a statement through the NFL Players Association: Gordon and his lawyer, Maurice Suh — the same lawyer who represented Seattle’s Richard Sherman when he got his 2012 PED suspension overturned — appealed the original ruling during a two-day hearing in the NFL’s New York office in early August....

While most attention settled on the drama between rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield and former Cleveland coach Hue Jackson, Zegura zoned in on something else when Mayfield walked off the field and questioned Freddie Kitchens’ play call after a scoring drive. It’s not what you think. “You know you’re lucky you have me to make you look good, right?” Mayfield said. “No, I made you look good,” Kitchens replied. BENDER: Why Browns’ fun is just beginning...

Kizer (8-of-17 passing, 87 yards, INT, fumble lost, 62.6 rating) was terrible in the first half of Sunday’s eventual 17-14 loss to the Jets and their underrated pass defense. His two turnovers deep in the red zone prompted coach Hue Jackson to turn to Kevin Hogan in the second half. The numbers will show that Hogan (16 for 19, 194 yards, two TDs, INT, 144.3 rating) did very well vs....

Boston failed to win a single game on the road, falling in Game 7 3-2 in Carolina. The team went into the playoffs as the No. 1 wild-card team in the Eastern Conference, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 51-26-5. Once again, Boston relied on its core group of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy, but lack of depth scoring was a major issue....

““Once Again, Gingrich Is Redefining His Role,’’ you could read in The Washington Post last week, ““After Surviving Latest Crisis, Speaker May Adopt Old-Fashioned Approach to Leadership.’’ The new Gingrich, it turned out, who loves to liken himself, sequentially, to different, exalted business, military and political types in each newly adopted role, was, this time, by conscious design, about to become Tip O’Neill. Better, I suppose, than Pitt the Elder or Kublai Khan, but to my mind no more plausible....

Guevara won his title in a ladder match on the “Beach Break” edition of AEW Dynamite, where he defeated Cody Rhodes in what would prove to be Rhodes’ final match in AEW. While impressing fans with his athleticism in the ring, Guevara has also consistently been entertaining people with his weekly vlogs. These videos may be fun for some, but Bryan Danielson doesn’t care for them. Speaking with Renee Paquette on “Throwing Down w/Renee and Miesha,” Danielson highlighted Guevara as a young talent who would benefit from focusing more on his work and less on his hobbies....

Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, was arrested at his parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, authorities said. Kohberger was taken into custody almost seven weeks after the students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin—were found stabbed to death in a rental house in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said investigators believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home in the early hours intending to commit murder....

By the time the dust settled, one thing was clear: Kobe’s legal team was doing a skillful job of getting him back in the game. In the three weeks since prosecutors introduced damning testimony that Bryant had grabbed his accuser by the neck, bent her over a chair and raped her, the defense team of Pamela Mackey and her mentor Hal Haddon has succeeded in shifting attention to the young woman’s credibility....

With this notice, the group has confirmed its participation at music’s biggest night, the 64th Grammy Awards. The group made history as the only K-pop group to be nominated at the Grammys twice. The ceremony will be held on April 3 EST, days before the group performs in front of fans in the same area. BTS adds international concert dates for Permission to Dance On Stage concert According to the Weverse notice, BIGHIT MUSIC has extended BTS’ Permission to Dance On Stage concert (henceforth called PTD concert) to Las Vegas....