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NCAA Basketball Picks Tonight: December 30th ACC Openers and More
College basketball betting picks for Tuesday featuring Gonzaga vs. San Diego and two ACC openers, including Florida State vs. UNC....
NHL Betting Picks Dec. 30th: Hurricanes, Islanders Target Struggling Teams
Two NHL picks for tonight as the Penguins and Blackhawks continue to slide. Hurricanes and Islanders moneyline bets explained....

Final 15 revealed for Hall of Fame Class of '26
Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Drew Brees and Eli Manning and one of the most clutch kickers in league history, Adam Vinatieri, are among 15 finalists up for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.,The Hall of Fame's Selection Committee meets prior to Super Bowl LX, and any pla...

Nathan MacKinnon, Avs top Kings as win streak hits 8
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 21 shots for Colorado, which...

Brock Nelson, Nathan MacKinnon guide Avalanche past Kings
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for Colorado, which...

Falcons blow 3-TD lead, edge Rams on late field goal
Zane Gonzalez drilled a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to help the Atlanta Falcons stave off the visiting Los Angeles Rams for a 27-24 victory on Monday.,Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown while hauling in five catches for 34 yards and a score for the Falcons (7-9), who won...

Gunner Stockton, No. 3 Georgia return to playoff in rematch with No. 6 Ole Miss
Ole Miss did just fine in its first rematch of a regular-season game in the College Football Playoff.,But the No. 6 Rebels find themselves in a much different situation in their CFP quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Ole Miss (12-1), which def...

Cavaliers shoot past Spurs thanks to 4th-quarter outburst
Jarrett Allen amassed 27 points and 10 rebounds and helped key a decisive fourth-quarter run as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers emerged with a 113-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.,San Antonio led by a bucket heading into the final period but came unraveled during a stretch when the Cav...

No. 14 Alabama dominates Yale with 3-point barrage
Aden Holloway scored 26 points and made five of Alabama's season-high 22 3-pointers as the No. 14 Crimson Tide smashed visiting Yale 102-78 on Monday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama (11-3) finished 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the 3-point line en route to its seventh win in eight games. Eight different player...

Kuol Atak's 24 points lead Oklahoma past Mississippi Valley State
Kuol Atak scored a career-high 24 points and Xzayvier Brown recorded 22 to lead Oklahoma to a 93-69 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (10-3) have won four consecutive games and eight of their last nine heading into SEC play.,The Delta Devils have dropped 12...

Third-period surge propels Panthers past Capitals
Aaron Ekblad scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart also scored twice, including an empty-netter with 35 seconds left that clinched the win.,The Panthers, who are 9-3-0 ove...

Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...

Cal has concerns to fix ahead of ACC opener vs. No. 16 Louisville
Cal is off to its best start in more than 65 years. However, coach Mark Madsen's team faces its biggest test of the season so far when No. 16 Louisville travels to Berkeley, Calif., for both schools' Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Tuesday.,Neither team has played in more than a week. The Golden...

Marquette, moving on with Zaide Lowry, tangles with Seton Hall
After a long Christmas break -- and a roster shake-up -- Marquette hosts Seton Hall in a Big East Conference tilt Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles (5-8, 0-2 Big East) have lost four in a row and made news over the weekend with the announcement that guard Zaide Lowery was no longer on th...
Trae Young Trade Rumors: Three Teams That Make Sense If the Hawks Move On
The Atlanta Hawks may be ready to move on from Trae Young. Here are three NBA teams that make sense as trade suitors this season....

Everything you need to know about the Cotton Bowl
COTTON BOWL,College Football Playoff quarterfinal,No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) vs. No. 10 Miami (11-2),Wednesday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET,Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium),Consensus odds: Ohio State -9.5, Total 41.5 points,Defending national champion Ohio State returns to the College Football Playoff for the...

Georgia Southern downs rival App State in Birmingham Bowl
JC French IV threw for 171 yards and a touchdown as Georgia Southern defeated rival Appalachian State 29-10 on Monday afternoon in the JLab Birmingham Bowl in Alabama.,In the third postseason meeting of the longstanding "Deeper Than Hate" rivalry, French guided the Eagles' offense efficiently by com...

South Carolina hopes to find shooting stroke vs. Albany
South Carolina knows its postseason hopes will ultimately come down to how the team performs in Southeastern Conference play, which begins Saturday with a home showdown against No. 11 Vanderbilt.,But before the Gamecocks (8-4) can test themselves against the SEC gauntlet, they have one more opportun...

Bengals QB Joe Burrow to play in season finale vs. Browns
Joe Burrow is in the game plan for the Cincinnati Bengals in the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday.,The Bengals are not planning to rest or preserve Burrow, the oft-injured starting quarterback who played in his seventh game of the season in Week 1...

Penn State's strong 2nd half buries North Carolina Central, snaps skid
Kayden Mingo scored 19 points and Eli Rice pitched in with 18 as Penn State pulled away for a 90-67 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday afternoon in University Park, Pa., ,Dominick Stewart added 11 points for the Nittany Lions (9-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak in their final tu...