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Notre Dame brings four-game win streak into matchup vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Notre Dame aims to extend its win streak and stay unbeaten at home when it hosts Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.,The Fighting Irish (9-3) have won four in a row and are 7-0 at home this season after beating Evansville, 82-58, on Dec. 13 behind a career-high 26 points from j...
Ole Miss, NC State need breakthrough win as they square off in Greensboro
There have been results to celebrate recently for Mississippi and North Carolina State, but both teams need breakthroughs.,They'll look to achieve that when they meet Sunday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C., in what is officially a neutral-site game.,Both teams missed chances for notable victories acro...
Best NFL Player Props for Week 16: Top Bets and Value Picks
Top NFL player prop bets for Week 16, including Saquon Barkley, D’Andre Swift, De’Von Achane, and Phillip Rivers....
Anthony Joshua Knocked Out Jake Paul in a Fight That Made No Sense
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul, but the fight was filled with bizarre moments, MMA-style takedowns, and referee controversy....
College Football Playoff Continues to Bend Over Backward for the SEC
The SEC once again benefits from favorable College Football Playoff matchups, proving the league still wins more hypotheticals than games....
Mammoth, Jets finding points hard to come by
When the Winnipeg Jets face the Utah Mammoth on Sunday in Salt Lake City, both teams enter the matchup looking to improve their position in the Western Conference standings.,Winnipeg has struggled over the last month, with just three victories in its last 15 games.,The Jets are coming off a 3-2 loss...
Riding high, Timberwolves wary of letdown vs. Bucks
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their biggest win of the season.,Now, the challenge is to avoid an emotional letdown in their follow-up performance.,Minnesota will go for back-to-back victories when it tips off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves ...
No. 6 Purdue has no issues routing No. 21 Auburn
Point guard Braden Smith recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 assists and added five rebounds and three steals as No. 6 Purdue rolled to an 88-60 victory over No. 21 Auburn on Saturday in the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.,In avenging an 87-69 loss to then-No. 2 Auburn one year ago, the Boi...
Dallin Hall's second-half surge helps No. 23 Virginia past Maryland
Dallin Hall made all eight of his shots and scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half as No. 23 Virginia overcame an ugly start to pull away from Maryland in a 80-72 victory Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Jacari White contributed 12 of his 15 points after intermission as the Cavaliers (10-1) w...
Penn State seeks win over in-state rival Pitt in Hershey
Penn State is coming off two defeats of very different natures and will certainly be hungry for a win Sunday when it takes on Pitt in Hershey, Pa.,The Nittany Lions (8-3) will show up at the neutral site following losses in each of their first two Big Ten contests. The first setback was a 41-point p...
Saquon Barkley, Eagles clinch NFC East title with win over Commanders
Saquon Barkley ran for 132 yards and a touchdown, and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched their second straight NFC East title with a 29-18 win over the Washington Commanders in Landover, Md.,The Eagles (10-5) became the first team to repeat as NFC East champions since 2004.,Jalen Hurts completed 22-of...
Knicks aim to rebound against shorthanded Heat
There will be no NBA Cup banner hanging at Madison Square Garden in honor of the New York Knicks' tournament title.,But there has been an NBA Cup hangover for the Knicks, who will look to further shake off the cobwebs Sunday night when they host the Miami Heat in a battle of longtime rivals.,Both te...
Iowa forces 25 turnovers in 55-point rout of Bucknell
Alvaro Folgueiras scored 17 points off the bench and Iowa's defense overwhelmed Bucknell en route to a 94-39 rout on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (10-2) held the Bison to just 15-of-41 shooting (37%) on its way to holding an opponent to fewer than 40 points for the first time since a N...
No. 8 Houston snaps No. 14 Arkansas' four-game streak
Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points and freshman guard Kingston Flemings added 21 as No. 8 Houston rode a first-half rally to a 94-85 victory over No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Sharp drilled three 3-pointers, including one early in the second half that served as a response to a 3...
Sabres blow early lead, top Islanders in shootout
Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in the shootout Saturday for the host Buffalo Sabres, who squandered a two-goal lead before continuing their resurgence with a 3-2 win over the struggling New York Islanders.,Mathew Barzal scored in the first round of the shootout for the Islanders and the Sabres...
Multiple questions remain in plane crash that killed NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, 6 others
The identity of the pilot and other questions remained Saturday as investigators searched through wreckage of the private plane crash that killed seven people, including 55-year-old NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, two days earlier in Statesville, N.C. ,Biffle, his wife Cristina, and their children Emma a...
Kevin Durant, Rockets surge ahead, hold off Nuggets
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard went 6-for-9 on 3-pointers on his way to 28 points and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday.,Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson contributed 16 points and Steven Adams pulled down 12 rebounds f...
Team Kuchar leads Team Daly halfway through PNC Championship
Matt Kuchar and his son, Cameron, teamed up to fire a 15-under-par 57 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead in the PNC Championship in Orlando, Fla.,John Daly and John Daly II will enter Sunday's play in the 36-hole event two shots back at 13 under while Team Love, Team Stricker and Team Korda share thi...
Braden Huff seeks suitable encore as No. 7 Gonzaga faces Oregon
Braden Huff attempts to follow up a near-perfect outing when No. 7 Gonzaga faces off with Oregon on Sunday on a neutral floor in Portland.,Huff scored a career-high 37 points on 16-of-18 shooting during Wednesday's 98-70 home rout of Campbell. He made all 12 of his first-half attempts.,Huff's output...
No. 6 Ole Miss begins Pete Golding era with CFP rout of No. 11 Tulane
Trinidad Chambliss threw for 282 yards and accounted for three touchdowns that combined with No. 6 Ole Miss' strong defensive performance for a 41-10 victory over No. 11 Tulane under new coach Pete Golding in a College Football Playoff first-round game Saturday at Oxford, Miss.,Golding's first game ...