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Bradley Beal scored 44 points and Moritz Wagner finished with a career-high 30 points and 15 rebounds as the Washington Wizards recorded a 137-116 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis. Beal, who had 44 points in Washington's 140-133 loss at Boston on Wednesday, shot 15 of 22 and made 13 of 14 from the foul line to help the Wizards avenge a 131-109 loss to Minnesota on Nov. 2. Karl-Anthony Towns celebrated his 24th birthday by collecting 36 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without star Andrew Wiggins. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 10:43:pm EST

The Philadelphia Eagles signed Super Bowl-winning running back Jay Ajayi on Friday. Ajayi last played in the NFL in Week 5 of the 2018 season, when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the Eagles' loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The 26-year-old has returned to Philadelphia, who confirmed his signing as Darren Sproles (hip) was placed on the injured reserve after being ruled out for the rest of the season. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 7:00:pm EST

Tackling Dalvin Cook has been a challenge this season. The Minnesota Vikings running back has vaulted to the top of the league's rushing list while leaving behind a trail of defenders who have either bounced off his 5-foot-10, 210-pound frame or simply been left in his wake. How has Cook has made so many defenders miss? Continue to Article

November 13, 2019 5:10:pm EST

Take Meter level: 10 After the Dallas Cowboys — “his” Dallas Cowboys — played poorly in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and Dallas Pro Bowl back Ezekiel Elliott was held to 47 rushing yards on 20 carries, Bayless turned up the Take Meter to 10. Just before kickoff, Bayless posted this photo of himself to Twitter, saying it was going to be “Zeke's Night”: But as Elliott struggled, Bayless had a Twitter meltdown. A sampling: “Well, here we go again: The Cowboys come out for a huge national TV home game NOT READY TO PLAY on offense or defense. Continue to Article

November 12, 2019 5:36:pm EST

For the NFL and NBC, last night's SNF was steady and strong in the ratings, as everyone has come to expect from a game with Dallas on the field. Drawing in a 5.9/25 rating among adults 18-49 and nearly 20 million viewers, the game that started at 8:15 PM ET nearly matched a season high for NBC's flagship NFL series. In line with the key demo fast affiliates for last week's New England Patriots' loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the key demo, and last year's comparable Week 10 win by the Cowboys over the Philadelphia Eagles, last night's game is up 3.4% in terms of audience. Continue to Article

November 11, 2019 1:19:pm EST