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Report: Bucs WRs Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan returning to practice
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are designating wide receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan to return from injured reserve on Wednesday, NFL Network reported.,Evans was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 22, two days after he broke his collarbone in the Buccaneers' 24-9 loss to the host Detroit Lions. ,McM...
Playoffs, Big 12 title in balance for No. 11 BYU, No. 4 Texas Tech
BYU understands the task at hand facing Texas Tech in Saturday's Big 12 championship game at Arlington, Texas.,The No. 11 Cougars need to beat No. 4 Texas Tech to earn the conference's automatic berth to be part of the College Football Playoff. Lose to the Red Raiders (11-1) for a second time this s...
North Texas, Tulane to slug it out in American final
North Texas and Tulane are both losing their coaches., ,But before they leave Eric Morris will coach the No. 24 Mean Green (11-1, 7-1) and Jon Sumrall will coach the No. 20 Green Wave (10-2, 7-1) in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game on Friday night in New Orleans., ,And the winner's...
No. 25 James Madison out to freeze Troy in Sun Belt title game
There's plenty at stake for James Madison in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.,The No. 25 Dukes are in the College Football Playoff rankings with an outside shot at reaching the final bracket.,But that will require defeating visiting Troy on Friday night at Harrisonburg, Va., and a little m...
Mountain West Championship Preview: UNLV-Boise State, The Trilogy
Mountain West Championship,UNLV (10-2, 6-2) at Boise State (8-4, 6-2),Friday, 8 p.m. ET (Las Vegas), ,UNLV and Boise State will meet for the Mountain West title for the third consecutive season, thanks to a composite average of four nationally recognized metrics used to settle a four-way, first-pla...
Stars ride 7-game point streak into contest with Devils
The Dallas Stars' winning streak is over, but they will take a seven-game point streak into their game Wednesday night against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The four-game winning streak was snapped by a 3-2 overtime loss to the host New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Still, the Stars are 5-0...
Capitals pursue sixth straight win in showdown vs. Sharks
The Washington Capitals head into Wednesday's game at San Jose with a share of first place in the Metropolitan Division.,The Capitals' 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night served as their fifth straight win and eighth in the last nine games. Washington is tied with the Carolina Hu...
Skidding Jets chase tighter defensive performance vs. Canadiens
The Winnipeg Jets and host Montreal Canadiens are both coming off defensive letdowns as they head into Wednesday's game against each other.,After snapping a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory on Saturday in Nashville, the Jets took a step back Monday in a 5-1 loss to Buffalo. The host Sabres scored t...
Knicks eager to put forth complete effort vs. Hornets
Despite the season being just six weeks old, the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets already are separated by 7 1/2 games in the Eastern Conference standings.,They also are bonded by the belief that their efforts in their most recent games left a lot to be desired.,The Knicks and visiting Hornets ...
Undermanned Spurs set sights on surging Magic
Starters Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama were left behind when the San Antonio Spurs boarded a plane Tuesday night to begin a three-game road trip.,While neither player will be available to face the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, both could return to the lineup as soon as Dec. 10, when San Antonio...
Jaylon Tyson, Cavaliers ready to bring intesity vs. Blazers
Jaylon Tyson called out his Cavaliers teammates, then backed up his words with the best all-around performance of his professional career Monday in Cleveland's 135-119 road win over the Indiana Pacers.,Cleveland returns home on Wednesday to oppose the Portland Trail Blazers, hoping to build off its ...
Clippers release G Chris Paul in late-night move
With the Los Angeles Clippers struggling and veteran guard Chris Paul making little impact, the team released the 12-time All-Star in the wee hours Wednesday morning.,The Clippers (5-16) informed Paul of his release in Atlanta, where the club will look to snap a five-game losing skid on Wednesday ag...
Passion UA sneak into Stage 3 at StarLadder Budapest Major
Passion UA rallied for a 2-1 win over M80 on Tuesday to earn one of the last three Stage 3 berths at the StarLadder Budapest Major event in Hungary.,In the other Round 5 matches in Stage 2, Team Liquid swept Astralis 2-0 and 3DMAX got past Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1...
After Thanksgiving week woes, Ga. Tech, Mississippi St. square off
With both teams looking to flush disappointing Thanksgiving week efforts, Georgia Tech hosts Mississippi State in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (5-3) dropped both of its games in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., losing 75-61 to DePaul and 84-74 to Dr...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Duke pulls out last-minute win over No. 15 Florida
Isaiah Evans connected on a go-ahead 3-point shot with 21 seconds remaining and Cameron Boozer scored 29 points as No. 4 Duke won its first high-profile home game of the season, topping No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,After Evans' basket, his first made...
NHL roundup: Carter Hart (27 saves) makes return in Knights' shootout win
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...
Thunder dump Stephen Curry-less Warriors for 13th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-112 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in San Francisco.,The Thunder have won 13 consecutive games, their second-longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City. The franchise recor...
NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown (42), Celtics hold off Knicks
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season. The Celtics r...
Capitals dump Kings for 5th straight victory
Tom Wilson scored in his third straight game and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Anthony Beauvillier and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won five straight and eight of nine. Alex Ovechkin had two assists, and Logan Thompson mad...
Carter Hart, back from acquittal, leads Knights past Blackhawks in SO
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...