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BYU bids for bounce-back performance vs. NC State
BYU and North Carolina State will look to rebound from their first losses of the season when they square off Friday afternoon in the third-place game of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,In Thursday's tournament opener, the Wolfpack (5-1) lost 71-61 to No. 13 Purdue in a rematch of thei...

Jordan Love tosses 2 TDs as Packers take down Dolphins
Jordan Love threw for 274 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Jayden Reed and Quay Walker made a key goal-line stop in the fourth quarter to help the host Green Bay Packers defeat the Miami Dolphins 30-17 on Thursday.,Green Bay (9-3) won for the third time in 11 days to remain two games behind the NFC...

Pacers out to extend win streak, dent Pistons' NBA Cup hopes
The defending NBA Cup runner-up gets an opportunity to play spoiler when the Indiana Pacers host the Detroit Pistons in tournament play Friday night.,The Pacers, while technically still alive for the Eastern wild-card spot in the quarterfinals, shot themselves to the bottom of the East Group B stand...

Emotional matchup for Flames, Blue Jackets
It will not be just another hockey game for the Calgary Flames when they visit Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Friday afternoon.,While the Flames are challenging the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights despite a recent 0-1-1 fall from a four-game win streak, this one has deeper meanin...

Chiefs activate RB Isiah Pacheco, DE Charles Omenihu from IR
The Kansas City Chiefs activated running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of Friday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.,Pacheco, Kansas City's starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team's victory over the Cincinnati Bengal...

Former Vols football coach Bill Battle dies at 82
Bill Battle, former Tennessee football coach and Alabama athletic director, has died at the age of 82.,The University of Alabama, where Battle played for Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1960-62 and served as AD from 2013-17, confirmed his passing on Thursday.,Battle compiled a 59-22-2 record over seven seas...

Blackhawks bring rare momentum into clash with Wild
Two teams at opposite ends of the NHL standings meet on Friday afternoon when the Minnesota Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both teams won Wednesday, albeit in vastly different fashion. The Wild won on the road for a league-leading 10th time this season by blanking Buffalo 1-0....

Perfect DePaul wants even more improvement vs. Valparaiso
DePaul has already doubled its win total from 2023-24 by sweeping all six games on its season-opening homestand. ,The Blue Demons (6-0) will look to continue their recent good fortune on Friday afternoon when it hosts Valparaiso (4-2) in Chicago.,"This group is always focused on looking forward, how...
Thanksgiving Football Games Are Just Really Bad This Year
The NFL plagued us with an underwhelming slate of games, including a snooze-fest between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the day....

Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks over Stars
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...

Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks to first 3-game point streak
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...

Nick Suzuki's OT tally lifts Canadiens over Jackets
Nick Suzuki scored 44 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night., ,Suzuki fired a wrist shot from the high slot on a three-on-two break that Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins blocked with his glove. However, the rebou...

Pascal Siakam helps Pacers hold off Trail Blazers
Pascal Siakam scored five of his season-high-tying 29 points in a key late 7-0 spurt and the Indiana Pacers came on strong at the end to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-114 on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Tyrese Haliburton played a supporting role with 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds an...

Donnie Freeman's double-double powers Syracuse past Cornell
Donnie Freeman had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead host Syracuse past Cornell 82-72 on Wednesday. , ,Elijah Moore added a career-high 19 points off the bench for the Orange (4-2), who ended a two-game losing streak. J.J. Starling finished with 12 points but shot 3 of 17 from the floor as Syracuse ...

Quarterbacks in spotlight when No. 6 Miami visits Syracuse
It didn't take Syracuse first-year coach Fran Brown long to figure out the key matchup for Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference game visiting Miami.,"Syracuse has a really good quarterback," Brown said of Kyle McCord, "and Miami has a really good quarterback (Cam Ward).",With a win on Satu...

Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu to play vs. Raiders
The Kansas City Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco and Charles Omenihu will play Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders, provided they don't aggravate the injuries that have kept them out, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday.,Pacheco, Kansas City's starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team's victory ...

Purdue embraces pressure in Final Four rematch with NC State
No. 13 Purdue fights another familiar power-conference opponent and North Carolina State will step out of its comfort zone for the first time this season in a holiday test in California.,A rematch from the 2024 Final Four, the Boilermakers (5-1) and Wolfpack (5-0) meet Thursday afternoon in the Rady...

Chiefs not discounting Raiders after holiday upset in '23
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves the winning part, but he's growing tired of close games decided as the clock expires.,The Las Vegas Raiders would be happy with any type of victory since they are winless since Sept. 29. But the Raiders (2-9) are hoping to pull another holiday sur...

Winners of 3 in a row, Blue Jackets look to solve Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets will put their three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens.,Columbus comes in off a 5-4 shootout victory over Carolina on Saturday. It marked the first time since March 11-16, 2022, that the Blue Jackets put together three con...

QBs headline Packers-Dolphins Thanksgiving night matchup
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love played interception-free football for the first time this season during a home rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.,The Packers' Thanksgiving night home clash with the Miami Dolphins offers a chance to be equally efficient. Just don't expect Love to sc...