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Damian Lillard idle as Bucks streak into Charlotte
LaMelo Ball has been scoring at a rapid clip for the Charlotte Hornets, who could need another enormous output from their star guard with the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo visiting Saturday afternoon., ,Antetokounmpo's 59-point outing in Milwaukee's 127-120 overtime victory against visit...
Bettors slap money on Mike Tyson to take down Jake Paul
Mike Tyson beating Jake Paul by knockout or disqualification is the leading bet in Friday's modified pro boxing bout in Arlington, Texas. ,About 52 percent of the total fight handle was backing Tyson by TKO/KO/DQ at DraftKings with odds of +250 at midday on Friday, eight hours before the card was sc...
Chase Elliott 'really proud' of strong close to '24 season
Chase Elliott finished seventh in the Cup Series standings and fell a round short of NASCAR's Championship 4 in 2024, an effort he scored as "probably a B, B-plus.","I'm trying to grade that really honestly," the former Cup Series champion recently told NASCAR.com when asked to assess his performanc...
Wake Forest visits Xavier in early battle of undefeated squads
Wake Forest has been through a couple of contests that required late-game execution.,Xavier could be next in line for such a challenge when the Demon Deacons visit for Saturday afternoon's game in Cincinnati.,"We're still a team that needs to learn to play 40 minutes," Xavier coach Sean Miller said....
Teresa Weatherspoon among 6 Unrivaled coaches for debut season
Basketball Hall of Fame member Teresa Weatherspoon is one of six coaches who will lead teams this winter in Unrivaled, the upcoming 3x3 women's basketball league.,Fired in September after one season with the Chicago Sky, Weatherspoon previously worked as an assistant coach and a player development c...
Niko Medved, Colorado State expect tough test vs. No. 25 Ole Miss
Niko Medved can claim his 200th career victory as a head coach on Saturday when he leads Colorado State against No. 25 Ole Miss in Southaven, Miss.,The Rams (3-0) are coming off a 74-65 win over Denver on Tuesday. Medved, however, said competing against the Rebels is another level.,"It's a great opp...
Week 11 NFL Capsules
Green Bay Packers (6-3) at Chicago Bears (4-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Green Bay hopes to roar out of the bye week and keep its dominance of the Bears on trend. Head coach Matt LaFleur is 10-0 against the Bears and counterpart Matt Eberflus is 0-4 in his career against the Packers. Since their bye week, the...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins (quad) to return vs. Chargers
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is expected to return from a three-game absence Sunday night when Cincinnati visits the Los Angeles Chargers. ,Head coach Zac Taylor said Friday that he anticipates having Higgins in the lineup after he was a limited participant in practice this week due to a quad i...
Prospect Jett Williams injures ankle, Mets optimistic
New York Mets prospect Jett Williams injured his ankle running into the outfield wall in the Arizona Fall League's regular-season finale Thursday.,Mets officials are optimistic that their No. 2-ranked prospect's sprained right ankle won't have a significant impact on his offseason, according to MLB....
Bills' Dalton Kincaid out, Amari Cooper questionable vs. Chiefs
Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid has been ruled out for Sunday's showdown with the visiting Kansas City Chiefs due to a knee injury.,Bills coach Sean McDermott also announced on WGR 550 Friday that wide receiver Amari Cooper (wrist) and right tackle Spencer Brown (ankle) will be listed as ques...
Ferrari to release Carlos Sainz early for Williams testing
Carlos Sainz will get a jump start on his transition to Williams, with Ferrari agreeing to release the Spaniard early from his commitments with the team so Sainz can participate in the end-of-season test at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit.,Sainz agreed to join Williams in July, more than five months ...
Chiefs K Harrison Butker undergoes surgery on left knee
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker reported Friday that surgery on his left knee was done and was a success.,"Surgery went great! Thank you for the prayers," Butker wrote on X.,The Chiefs announced Friday they had placed Butker, 29, on injured reserve and confirmed the signing of kicker Spenc...
Bruins open homestand vs. Blues, look for consistency
Four days after riding a memorable third-period comeback to victory in St. Louis, the Boston Bruins begin a three-game homestand Saturday with a rematch against the Blues.,The Bruins could not carry over the momentum of their 3-2 win versus the Blues on Tuesday. They became the second straight team ...
Florida QB DJ Lagway (hamstring) to return vs. No. 22 LSU
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is expected to start against No. 22 LSU on Saturday, recovered from the hamstring injury he sustained two weeks ago.,Coach Billy Napier made the announcement Thursday on his radio show.,Lagway was injured in the second quarter of the Nov. 2 loss to then-No. 2 Georgia an...
Antoine Rozner takes lead as Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton lurk in Dubai
Antoine Rozner carded a bogey-free 65 to move to 9-under par and into the lead of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Friday.,Now, the Frenchman will head into the third round with a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton, who both finished with a 69 at Jumeriah Golf Estates in th...
No. 16 Indiana seeks proper 'mindset' in clash vs. South Carolina
Indiana coach Mike Woodson will be looking for more consistency, especially on the defensive end, when the No. 16 Hoosiers host South Carolina on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.,In its 90-55 rout against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Indiana (2-0) actually trailed 37-36 at intermission and was down 43-3...
No. 6 Duke looks for reset against Wofford after disappointing loss
After falling to No. 19 Kentucky in the Champions Classic earlier this week, No. 6 Duke will be back home on Saturday in a get-right game against visiting Wofford in Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday in Atlanta, falling 77-72 to the Wildcats in a b...
Ryan Kalkbrenner, No, 14 Creighton take aim at Kansas City
Creighton star big man Ryan Kalkbrenner has missed just three field-goal attempts in three games.,The nearly perfect Kalkbrenner will aim to continue his early-season run when No. 14 Creighton battles Kansas City on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner has been hotter than lava by making 35 of ...
Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic end layoffs with UFC 309 clash
Jon Jones returns to the Octagon for the first time in 20 months when he puts his heavyweight title on the line against Stipe Miocic in UFC 309 on Saturday in New York.,Jones (27-1 MMA) last fought in March 2023, when he won the then-vacant heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane with a first-round sub...
Wake Forest, UNC gear up for another tight scrap
Tight finishes have defined recent meetings between Wake Forest and North Carolina. Another thriller could unfold Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,"We've had some unbelievable games with Wake Forest since we've been back," said North Carolina coach Mack Brown, who is in his second stint with the ...