Giants vs. Bengals (Week 10) | Game Highlights | NFL
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. For most of the past two years, the New York Giants" offense has consisted of Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. If the quarterback-wide receiver tandem didn"t play well or put up big numbers, the Giants didn"t have a chance. New York"s offense would sputter, and its defense wouldn"t be strong enough to carry it.
That no longer appears to be the case. The Giants have another weapon -- rookie wide receiver Sterling Shepard -- who is developing into a serious threat. He may not be at the level of Beckham, but Shepard is a quality player out of the slot -- another playmaker to complement Beckham.
Shepard caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game in Sundays 22-16win over the Chicago Bears at MetLife Stadium. He finished with five catches for 50 yards and 1 touchdown.
On a day when Beckham was held to 5 catches on 7 targets and just 46 yards, the Giants (7-3) still managed to do enough offensively to win their fifth straight game. That was just fine with Beckham.
No, Im happy we won, he asked if he was frustrated by the lack of touches.
It helped that Shepard was a major factor. He was targeted 11 times, and came through with two of the Giants biggest plays in the contest.
The second-round pick out of Oklahoma caught a fourth-down pass in the red zone on the Giants opening drive, and he had what proved to be the game-winning score in the third quarter. He used a nasty double-move to get wide open down the seam for the easy touchdown catch.
Manning was impressed.
Sterling is playing well. Hes just getting better on some routes and adding more to his arsenal of routes that hes winning, Manning said after finishing 21-of-36 passing for 227 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He had a nice third-down conversion on a crossing route. Obviously the touchdown, he had a double move and I think killed the guy. I think the guy was still running the shallow route thinking thats what hes running.
Hes done a good job just understanding the offense, understanding the timing of certain routes, how to set up things. Weve got to keep going with that.
Shepard also caught the game-winning touchdown last Monday night on a fourth-down play in the fourth quarter against Cincinnati. Hes been making catches, and doing it in the clutch.
With Shepard becoming a more consistent threat and veteran wide receiver Victor Cruz chipping in with the occasional big play (he had a key 46-yard reception prior to Shepard"s touchdown grab), the Giants are no longer so reliant on just one playmaker. Its no longer Beckham or bust.
Were up for the challenge. This is why were here and why we play, Cruz said. We understand that theres going to be games where Odell is going to be seeing a lot of coverage and attention. Shep and I and the entire receiving corps, were ready to step up and make plays. When the time comes, we have to be ready.
It"s part of why the Giants won their fifth straight game despite a slow start and poor defensive performance in the first half. The Giants trailed 16-6 before slowly taking over against the inferior Bears (2-8).
It doesnt really matter how you do it or whom you do it against. Five straight wins in the NFL is impressive. The Giants are doing it with an improved defense and an opportunistic offense that now has a second consistent playmaker.
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Selena Gomez Makes First Public Appearance at AMAs Since Announcing "Time Off" Nearly 3 Months Ago
After taking a break from the spotlight in August, Selena Gomez made her triumphant return to the public eye at the American Music Awards red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The "Hands to Myself" singer -- who took "time off" from her career a few months ago to deal with issues of depression and anxiety stemming from her battle with lupus -- couldn"t have looked healthier or happier in a fiery red sleeveless Prada gown.
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The Artist of the Year nominee happily posed for photos with fans as she made her way down the red carpet.
Hours before Gomez made her surprise appearance at the AMAs, the 24-year-old singer"s makeup artist, Hung Vanngo, gave fans a glimpse of Gomez" glam style with a picture posted to Twitter.
"Reunited w/ this amazing lady today for the #AMAs," Vanngo tweeted.
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Last month, Gomez made a rare public outing in Alcoa, Tennessee, when she stopped by the Texas Roadhouse for a meal and she took time to snap some selfies with a crowd of excited fans. Check out the video below for more.
A.J. Green vs. Josh Norman (Week 8) | Redskins vs. Bengals | NFL in London
Bengals Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green suffered a hamstring injury minutes into Sunday"s game against the Bills and had to be taken off the field to the locker room on a cart.
The Bengals ruled Green out for the game, which made sense when you heard reports like this from the stadium:
The Bengals lost to the Bills 16-12 to fall to 3-6-1 on the year, and now the fear, at least according to Bengals.com writer Geoff Hobson, is that Green"s season could be over, though the team will know more after an MRI:
Green entered Sunday"s game with 66 receptions for 964 yards and four touchdowns. And according to Football Outsiders" metrics, he was the NFL"s No. 2 wide receiver behind only Julio Jones. Put another way: If he"s sidelined for any length of time, that"s a huge blow to an offense in desperate need of playmakers.
Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Third Debate Cold Open - SNL
UPDATED: The weekend"s highlights include an expanded "Walking Dead," comedy from "Saturday Night Live" and Bill Maher, and a "60 Minutes" interview with President-elect Donald Trump and his family.
The longer-than-usual "Walking Dead" episode is called "Service" and places Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) at Alexandria. The episode starts at 9 p.m. Sunday on AMC; "Talking Dead" is set for 10:25 p.m. The guest list: executive producer David Alpert, comedian Ron Funches and actor Lou Diamond Phillips discuss the episode with host Chris Hardwick.
"Saturday Night Live" offers its first episode since Trump was elected, and fans will expect Alec Baldwin as the Republican winner. But what will Kate McKinnon be doing as Hillary Clinton? Dave Chappelle hosts at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC. A Tribe Called Quest is the musical guest.
Bill Maher is likely to be in furious form after his candidate, Clinton, lost. You can catch his monologue at 10 p.m. Friday on HBO. Former Attorney General Eric Holder and comedian Trae Crowder are the interview guests. The panel will be CNN commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod, Ana Marie c*x of MTV and The New York Times and Times columnist Thomas Friedman. Maher is concluding his 14th season on HBO with the episode and starts season 15 in January. Programming note: Late Friday, HBO said the show will be livestreamed on the program"s YouTube channel (YouTube.com/RealTime) and will be available there after the livestream.
Trump can weigh in on the protests, the election results and the future in a Lesley Stahl interview at 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS" "60 Minutes." The interview will be conducted Friday in New York. Melania Trump, the new first lady, also talks to Stahl, and so do Trump"s four grown children: Ivanka, Tiffany, Eric and Donald Jr.
ABC"s "20/20" offers "Donald Trump: The Making of a President" at 10 p.m. Friday (today). The interviews include Kellyanne Conway, Trumps campaign manager; Lara Trump, Eric Trump"s wife; and Omarosa Manigault, former contestant on "The Apprentice."
NBC"s "Dateline" explores how its reporting helped reopen a murder case at 9 p.m. Friday. The report, by Keith Morrison, is called "The Man Who Knew Too Much." NBC News says: "A son enlists the help of his attorney father after he watches a "Dateline NBC" report on the murder of college student Michelle O"Keefe. They soon discover disturbing questions that help reopen the case in a way no one saw coming."
CBS" "48 Hours" looks at alleged serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, a South Carolina real estate broker, in "Buried Truth" at 10 p.m. Saturday. His mother tells the newsmagazine that her son was "very misunderstood."
Sunday"s most-watched telecast is likely to be "Sunday Night Football." The Seattle Seahawks visit the New England Patriots, who tend to be ratings magnets. Coverage starts at 7 p.m.
Because we are in the November ratings period, episodes of most scripted series on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW will be new.
Fans of musical theater will want to catch the recent London production of "Gypsy" at 9 p.m. Friday on PBS" "Great Performances." Imelda Staunton plays Rose. She is supported by Lara Pulver as Louise and Peter Davison as Herbie. The score includes "Everything"s Coming Up Roses," "Some People," "Let Me Entertain You," "Together, Wherever We Go" and "Rose"s Turn," a showcase for the actress playing Rose.
Charlie Strong post game press conference - West Virginia [Nov. 12, 2016]
Ten takeaways from a college football weekend that set the table for what could be an epic closing week of the regular season:
No. 1: Charlie Strongs tenure at Texas is near an end, and it could be part of massive coaching turnover in the Lone Star State in the coming weeks.
But it would cost a lot of money.
Strong, Texas Techs Kliff Kingsbury and Texas A&Ms Kevin Sumlin are sitting on seats of varying degrees of heat. Rices David Bailiff and UTEPs Sean Kugler also could be gone. And it is highly likely that Houston will have a position to fill when Tom Herman upgrades.
Yet the amount of money it would take to make the first three go away is pretty staggering. Strongs buyout is $10 million Texas boosters will take care of that one. But it would also cost a ton to get rid of Kingsbury (a reported $9.4 million) and Sumlin would be owed even more money than either Strong or Kingsbury if A&M were to fire him.
Kansas likely applied the final blow to Strong on Saturday night, beating the Longhorns in overtime. It was the Jayhawks first Big 12 win since 2014 and snapped a 23-game losing streak to FBS opponents.
Simply put, it is a humiliating loss for Texas. It left the Longhorns 5-6, and dropped Strongs Texas record to 16-20. The remainder of his tenure could be measured in hours at this point. Stay tuned Sunday.
Then get ready for Herman Watch in Austin.
Kingsbury experienced his own humiliation Saturday, watching his horrendous Red Raiders defense surrender 66 points to 3-8 Iowa State. It was the most points the Cyclones have scored in 36 years, and their 608 yards total offense will keep Texas Tech 128th and last in the nation in total defense.
Sumlin at least got a victory Saturday, beating UT-San Antonio in unimpressive fashion, 23-10. The Aggies Friday game against LSU is likely to have a far greater impact on Sumlins approval rating with boosters and administration than this outcome. If A&M wins that game to get to 9-3, and given the colossal buyout, it seems highly likely hed be back in 2017.
Charlie Strong is 16-20 at Texas. (Getty)
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No. 2 : College Football Playoff winners from the weekend: Washington (10-1), which bounced back from its loss to USC by walloping Arizona State 44-18, and could well move up to No. 5 in the CFP rankings in place of Louisville; Colorado (9-2), which beat Washington State by two touchdowns and will clinch the Pac-12 South with a home victory over Utah next week; the Big Ten, which saw its chances of a second team in the bracket stay intact with wins by Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Penn State; and, if you insist, the Big 12, which is now headed for a Bedlam showdown between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Dec. 3 for the league title.
The further inflation of Team Helium, Oklahoma, was proceeding full-speed Saturday night after the Sooners blew out West Virginia in Morgantown. Yet I cant think of a single reason to rank Oklahoma higher than eighth at this juncture. You certainly cannot put the Sooners ahead of Penn State, which has the same record (9-2) with a three-point victory over a team that beat Oklahoma by 21 (that would be Ohio State) and I would slot Penn State seventh this week.
Oklahoma State (9-2) has its own issue: a home loss to Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference. No other playoff contender has anything remotely as damning on its rsum as a defeat at the hands of the fourth-place team in the MAC West. There were mitigating factors to that loss, of course the game should have been over before the Chippewas winning play, but the officials screwed it up. Yet Oklahoma States go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter never should have stood, either the Cowboys were flagged on a blatant hold on the scoring play, yet the officials somehow picked up the flag.
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What was true in September remains true in late November: the Big 12 isnt good enough to make the playoff. Just because the Sooners and Cowboys have beaten up on the league doesnt suddenly eliminate what happened in non-conference play.
No. 3: There is one other team that saw its playoff hopes remain alive Saturday: Florida.
Yes, Im serious.
The Gators (9-2) won the Relocation Bowl, stopping LSU at the goal line as time ran out for a 16-10 triumph in Baton Rouge. This was a game that was supposed to be played in Gainesville in October but was re-scheduled into a road game, amid great acrimony between programs and fan bases. And the fact that Florida won it means that it simply needs to win its next two games to crash the playoff: at Florida State and over No. 1 Alabama in the SEC championship game Dec. 3.
Thats all. Nothing too terribly difficult.
If the Gators somehow finish with three wins over ranked teams away from home, capped off by slaying the Bama dragon, they could not be denied a place in the four-team bracket. And Alabama likely couldnt be, either. If the SEC back-doored its way into having half the CFP field there would be no end to the caterwauling but there is a scenario in which it happens, no matter how unlikely.
No. 4: The happiest man in college athletics Saturday probably was a man who is no longer in college athletics recently retired Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley.
It was Foley and Florida who stood firm about postponing the original LSU date due to Hurricane Matthew, and it was Foley who bore the brunt of the barbs from LSU people over that decision. He also was the man who agreed to a rescheduling that turned that contest into a road game.
To see his school pull off the upset, despite a rash of injuries, had to be rewarding.
The bad feelings between the two programs were evident before kickoff, when a brief skirmish between sides took place on the field. That included star LSU running back Leonard Fournette shoving Florida assistant coach Torian Gray twice and then Fournette suited up and played when he was not expected to due to a nagging ankle injury.
Fournette finished with 40 yards on 12 carries. He was not in the game at the end when LSU was stacked up at the 1-yard line. Instead that was backup Derrius Guice, who appeared to start out in the wrong direction when taking a pitch from quarterback Danny Etling on the final play. Guice tried to go over the top and was stopped, resulting in a huge victory for the Gators.
Florida coach Jim McElwain now has taken the Gators to the SEC title game each of his first two seasons, another reason why Foley had to be a happy man Saturday. His hiring of McElwain was questioned by some Florida fans, but it has worked out well. Now wait until he gets a quarterback who can play.
No. 5: Mark Dantonio is the closest thing to a nemesis Urban Meyer has had in five years at Ohio State.
Meyer is now 3-2 against Dantonio, with two season-ruining losses and a pair of one-point victories. The latest one-point escape was Saturday, when the Buckeyes barely got out of East Lansing with their playoff hopes intact after holding off the 3-8 Spartans.
Dantonio coached a gusto-filled game, with reverses and a fake punt and other high-risk decisions. The most prominent of those decisions was to go for two after scoring with 4:41 remaining, when an extra point would have tied the game.
I had less of a problem with that decision it was consistent with his approach to the entire game than with the play call. After riding running back L.J. Scott downfield, Michigan State opted for a pass by Tyler OConnor who would finish the day 6-for-16 for 105 yards, with two interceptions. His pass into double coverage was picked off, and Ohio State survived.
No. 6: Dantonio wasnt the only coach to roll those two-point dice and see them come up snake eyes. San Diego States Rocky Long did it, too.
Longs gamble came at the end of a wild sequence of events. The Aztecs trailed Wyoming in Laramie by seven points with 1:07 left and were on their own 1-yard-line yet they somehow drove 99 yards for the score. The touchdown came when Quest Truxton captain and MVP of the All-Name Team made a diving catch of a deflected pass in the end zone. The play originally was ruled incomplete but correctly overturned upon review.
That gave Long the chance to go for the win. Like Dantonio, the fatal flaw was the play call. San Diego State went away from the nations leading rusher, Donnel Pumphrey, and instead tried a throwback to the tight end. It fell incomplete, and Wyoming moved a step closer to a wholly unforeseen Mountain West Conference divisional title.
No. 7: Michigan beat Indiana, but did little in the process to ease concerns about its quarterback situation.
With Wilton Speight out for the game (the year?) with a shoulder injury, John OKorn got his first start since October 2014, when he was at Houston. In precarious weather conditions, OKorn was less than OK he threw for just 59 yards and ran for 19, completing just 7 of 16 passes.
Michigan still is playing cute with Speights availability or lack thereof heading into the showdown at Ohio State on Saturday, but this much seems clear: if the Wolverines dont get more productivity out of the QB position in the Horseshoe than in the past two games (18-42 for 162 yards), they have little chance of winning.
No. 8: The Colorado renaissance is the biggest surprise in college football in 2016.
The Buffaloes clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 South division by beating Washington State, although they would lose a tiebreaker with USC if they cannot beat Utah this week. Having a chance to win that division is amazing when you consider that the Buffs have finished last in it the previous four years.
Mike MacIntyre looks like the favorite for national Coach of the Year honors, having elevated Colorado to 9-2 in his fourth season. The home-field advantage is back at Folsom Field for a program that hasnt been good since the Gary Barnett era.
But in terms of in-season renaissance, its hard to beat Colorados competition for the Pac-12 South title, USC. The Trojans thumped crosstown rival UCLA late Saturday to improve to 8-3, after a 1-3 start. If Colorado loses to Utah and USC wins the South, then wins the Pac-12 title game, is there any chance a red-hot team with three losses against a rigorous schedule could wiggle into the College Football Playoff? Probably not, but nobody wants to play the Trojans the way they are performing lately.
No. 9: Rutgers is a member of the Big Ten East. Technically, at least.
In reality, the Scarlet Knights are the leagues scarlet letter, wearing an A for Awful. In five games against divisional opponents, Rutgers has been outscored 257-27, with four shutout losses. The latest of those was a 39-0 beating from Penn State on Saturday night.
But they can hold out hope of at least scoring in the season finale against Maryland. The Terrapins (5-6) have given up 38 or more points four times against division opponents.
No. 10: Remember how excited everyone was after the Texas-Notre Dame shootout on the opening weekend of the season? Yeah. The two teams now are a combined 9-13, with the Fighting Irish assured of a losing season after being beaten at home by Virginia Tech on Saturday. Notre Dame finishes the season 2-4 in South Bend.
Chattanooga vs Citadel football 2016 Week 8
This week"s episode of Inside Chattanooga Football includes highlights and commentary of the 38-25 win over WCU. We also have a closer look at Wrestling"s Blue-Gold match, which took place lastThursday evening on historic Chamberlain Field. As always, the Voice of the Mocs Jim Reynolds is our host and he is joined by head football coach Russ Huesman.
Inside Chattanooga Football is a production of Learfield Sports, Mocs Sports Properties and MocsVision.
CETTE FILLE DE 15 ANS EST LE SOSIE DE KYLIE JENNER ?
Kylie Jenner is building quite the beauty empire. From collaborations with her sisters to launching shades for a variety of skin tones and occasions (the holiday collection is high on our Christmas list and launches on Monday, Nov. 21), this is clearly more than a hobby for the 19-year-old; its a verified business. And now she seems ready for the next step.
About a week ago, Jenner took to Instagram to post two photos with little context. Soon. @KylieCosmetics, she captioned one. MY VISION. I cant wait for you guys to see what goes on inside my mind & what Ive been working on. 100% Kylie, she wrote in the other.
As the photos featured a team presumably discussing plansin an unfinished space, complete with a counter, it was easy to assume that Kylie was ready to open her first store. And now that assumption has been proved correct.
Kylie Cosmetics has announced that the first brick-and-mortar venture for the brand will be a pop-up to launchon Dec. 9. Afraid you might forget how far away that is? Well, the company hasbuilt a new website with a countdown as well as an Instagram account to keep you updated.
An image from Jenners new TheKylieShop Instagram account
The details so far are scarce. Reports say that the new shop, which will be at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, Calif., will be open only as long as it has aproduct. And if Kylies online releases are any indication, you may expect that to be less than a day!
Productwise, it should hold her full line. Whether that means it will hold such special collaborations asthe Koko Collection, which she made with her sister Kourtney, is still undetermined, but the shopshould hold the lines staples as well as the new Holiday Gift collection. There will even be exclusives for the store.
Choosing to kick it off with a pop-up shop is following in the steps of another fashion-centric family member. Brother-in-law Kanye West favors that format of physical store. And for good reason: He said he once sold $1 million worth of products at apop-up in New York over the span of a weekend. He followed it up with opening 21 pop-ups all over the world. Lip-kit fans are likely tohope that she follows in hisfootsteps.
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