Jets players rally around OC Nathaniel Hackett ahead of return to Denver: 'He got thrown under the bus'

All the coaches involved in Sunday’s New York Jets-Denver Broncos tilt have downplayed Sean Payton’s training camp comments on Nathaniel Hackett. That doesn’t mean players have forgotten about the slight. Jets center Connor McGovern told ESPN’s Rich Cimini players want to get “payback” for their offensive coordinator. “He got thrown under the bus — and …

Power Rankings Notebook: Zion Williamson with the ball, plus most improved offenses and defenses

Zion Williamson has averaged 32.4 points over his last five games. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. 1. Zion …

Power Rankings Notebook: Zion Williamson with the ball, plus most improved offenses and defenses

Zion Williamson has averaged 32.4 points over his last five games. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. 1. Zion …

'Stars aligned' for DJ Moore on 230-yard, three-TD night in Bears' win over Commanders 

The Chicago Bears traded for DJ Moore for nights like Thursday. The receiver was the best player on the field in Chicago’s 40-20 blowout win in D.C., generating eight catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns. “It was just fun,” Moore said. “Football is fun. We’re out there playing a kid’s game at the end …

Power Rankings Notebook: Zion Williamson with the ball, plus most improved offenses and defenses

Zion Williamson has averaged 32.4 points over his last five games. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. 1. Zion …

Commanders HC Ron Rivera says change has to start 'at the top' after loss to Bears: 'It's not good enough'

The Washington Commanders got blown out of their building Thursday night, getting walloped 40-20 by the previously winless Chicago Bears. “It’s not good enough,” head coach Ron Rivera said after the loss. “It starts with me and we’re going to go back and look at a lot of things and we’re going to get some …

Power Rankings Notebook: Zion Williamson with the ball, plus most improved offenses and defenses

Zion Williamson has averaged 32.4 points over his last five games. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. 1. Zion …

Bears QB Justin Fields on passing of Dick Butkus: 'This one's for him tonight'

A model of might and dominance across nine Chicago autumns, Dick Butkus embodied fearsome and brutish play as a true Monster of the Midway. Perhaps the greatest middle linebacker of them all and a Bears legend for the ages, Butkus died on Thursday — which was also game day for a previously winless Chicago squad. …

Power Rankings Notebook: Zion Williamson with the ball, plus most improved offenses and defenses

Zion Williamson has averaged 32.4 points over his last five games. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. 1. Zion …