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Reports: Bobby Petrino to become Bill Belichick’s OC at UNC
Bobby Petrino is expected to join Bill Belichick's staff and become the next offensive coordinator at North Carolina, several reports said Monday.,The longtime college and NFL head coach will try to help Belichick turn around a program that went 4-8 in its first season under the six-time Super Bowl ...
Reports: Alabama co-OC Nick Sheridan leaving for Michigan State
Nick Sheridan will depart Alabama following the College Football Playoff to become Michigan State's offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported.,Sheridan, 37, is wrapping up his second season with the Crimson Tide. He is the quarterbacks coach and shares offensive coordinator duties with ...
Which College Football Playoff Teams Are Most Vulnerable in the Quarterfinals?
Breaking down College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups to identify which contenders — including Ohio State and Alabama — show signs of vulnerability....
Monday College Basketball Best Bets: Top CBB Picks Before Christmas Break
Three college basketball best bets for Monday’s packed slate, including Davidson vs Kansas, Missouri vs Illinois, and Northern Iowa vs Saint Mary’s....
49ers vs Colts Week 16 Monday Night Football Betting Picks
The San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts clash on Monday Night Football with playoff seeding at stake. Defensive strengths point toward the total as the best bet....
Steelers WR DK Metcalf involved in altercation with fan
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf appeared to take a swipe at a fan in the front row at Ford Field during the second quarter of Sunday's 29-24 win over the Detroit Lions.,Metcalf was spotted talking to the fan, who was sporting a blue wig and hanging over the first-row railing. The two-ti...
Washington, San Diego coming off rivalry games in West Coast matchup
Both San Diego and Washington played for city bragging rights Friday night.,The Toreros earned them and the Huskies didn't.,The teams, coming off the thrill of rivalry games, will meet Monday in Seattle.,The Toreros won 82-80 at UC San Diego as Ty-Laur Johnson banked in a 3-pointer in the final seco...
Team Yandex ralliy past Team Spirit for DreamLeague Season 27 title
Team Yandex fell behind early before surging past Team Spirit 3-1 in the grand final on Sunday in the DreamLeague Season 27 playoffs.,Team Spirit advanced to the best-of-five final round by sweeping PARIVISION 2-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier Sunday.,The championship was worth $214,000 in priz...
Prairie View attempts to place first blemish on LSU's home record
LSU will try to stay perfect at home when the Tigers host Prairie View A&M, which is winless on the road this season, on Monday evening in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (10-1) are 6-0 this season at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, while the Panthers (5-6) enter Monday's matchup with a 0-5 mark away...
Wisconsin aiming to get right at home against Central Michigan
Wisconsin will be looking for home-court advantage to get back on track when the Badgers host Central Michigan in a nonconference game Monday night in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (7-4) lost 76-66 in overtime to Villanova in a nonconference game Friday in Milwaukee. The Badgers trailed by 15 early in the...
Filip Forsberg-led Predators hang on to defeat short-handed Rangers
Filip Forsberg extended his point streak to eight games, and Steven Stamkos inched closer to 600 career goals for the host Nashville Predators, who held on to beat the depleted New York Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night.,Justus Annunen only needed to stop 16 shots and was less than a minute from his first...
Avalanche overwhelm Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...
Struggling Magic, Warriors try to build on recent victories
Each having stalled a recent slump with a nail-biting victory in its last game, the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors seek a winning streak at the other's expense when they meet Monday night in San Francisco.,The contest is a rematch of a 121-113 Magic home win Nov. 18 in which superior depth ...
Suddenly solid Pelicans try to take down Mavericks
Escaping from the Western Conference basement, the New Orleans Pelicans look to extend their winning streak to five games on Monday when they host the Dallas Mavericks.,After dropping 22 of 25 games to begin the season, New Orleans has won four straight with a chance to post its longest winning stre...
Filip Forsberg-led Predators hang on to defeat shorthanded Rangers
Filip Forsberg extended his points streak to eight games, and Steven Stamkos inched closer to 600 career goals for the host Nashville Predators, who held on to beat the depleted New York Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night.,Justus Annunen only needed to stop 16 shots and was less than a minute from his firs...
Penguins earn rare shootout win, edge Canadiens
Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night.,Rakell beat Jakub Dobes with a backhand deke in the third round for the win as the Penguins won for the first time in a shootout this season (1-5).,Rakell and Sidney Crosby...
Spurs pull away from Wizards for 6th straight regular-season win
De'Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in fourth quarter to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlast the Washington Wizards 124-113 on Sunday.,Not counting their loss to New York in the NBA Cup final last week, the Spurs captured their sixth straight game for ...
Syracuse aims for third straight victory as Stonehill visits
A season-long six-game homestand has featured plenty of peaks and valleys but little consistency for Syracuse.,The Orange will get one more chance to steady themselves in nonconference play Monday night, when Syracuse hosts Stonehill.,Syracuse earned its second straight win Saturday by beating North...
Avalanche overwhelms Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...
Texans hand Raiders ninth straight loss, keep pace in division chase
Dalton Schultz caught a touchdown pass and set the Houston Texans' single-season record for catches by a tight end as they stopped the visiting Las Vegas Raiders 23-21 on Sunday to stay in contention for the AFC South title.,Schultz's 1-yard catch from CJ Stroud with 7:41 left in the game gave Houst...