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Notre Dame Being Ranked Over Miami Makes No Sense
Notre Dame ranks ahead of Miami in the latest CFP rankings despite an 8–2 record and a head-to-head loss. We break down the committee’s logic and inconsistencies.d...
Week 13 College Football Expert Betting Picks, Predictions
These are Deadspin's expert betting picks and predictions for Saturday November 22nd's entire college football slate....
Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Nov. 21st Betting Picks, Predictions
These are Deadspin's expert betting picks and predictions for Friday November 21st's NHL contest between the Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins....

Kansas State, Nebraska put undefeated records, regional bragging rights on the line
The final of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday will be a local affair and a reunion of an old conference rivalry, as Kansas State and Nebraska will square off for the championship after Thursday night victories.,Neither campus is more than 200 miles away from T-Mobile Arena, as...

Panthers ready for rare big game on Monday night vs. 49ers
Without many opportunities for what would qualify as a significant game in recent seasons, this is about as big as it gets for the Carolina Panthers.,The San Francisco 49ers are more accustomed to these assignments.,Monday night's matchup between the teams at Santa Clara, Calif., could have ramifica...

Stanford aims to preserve spotless record vs. Seattle
Ebuka Okorie looks to stay hot and keep Stanford out of the loss column as the Cardinal welcome Seattle University to Maples Pavilion on Friday.,Okorie ranks third in the country and first among freshmen averaging 25.5 points per game. He is coming off a 26-point outing in a 93-66 win against Louisi...

Jason Robertson extends goal streak, Stars top Canucks
Colin Blackwell scored the winner and Jason Robertson extended his scoring streak to five games as the Dallas Stars kicked off a four-game Western road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,Robertson now has nine goals in that five-game span and he stretched his point strea...

PJ Haggerty nets 37 as Kansas State runs past Mississippi State
PJ Haggerty has a knack for scoring, as he displayed once again with his second-straight 30-point game in leading Kansas State to a 98-77 win over Mississippi State at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo. Thursday night.,The Wildcats advanced to the championship game of the event, where they...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Iowa knocks off No. 7 Baylor
Iowa held Baylor to one point over the final 5:49 of the game and closed on a 9-1 run as the 19th-ranked Hawkeyes knocked off the No. 7 Bears 57-52 in a battle of early-season unbeatens at the WBCA Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday.,Iowa (5-0) held Baylor (4-1) without a field goal for...

Avalanche win 7th straight; score 4 in third to vanquish Rangers
Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar recorded two goals and an assist each, Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Colorado Avalanche scored three unanswered third period goals to defeat the visiting New York Rangers 6-3 in on Thursday night.,Martin Necas registered three assists and Sc...

Defense racks up 8 sacks as Texans shut down Bills
Davis Mills threw two touchdown passes, Caden Bullock had two interceptions and a forced fumble and the Houston Texans racked up eight sacks while notching a 23-19 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.,Will Anderson had 2 ½ sacks and Danielle Hunter had two as Buffalo's Josh All...

No. 19 UCLA shakes up rotation ahead of Presbyterian matchup
No. 19-ranked UCLA readies for a road swing through the Pacific Northwest with a final home-court tune-up on Friday, welcoming Presbyterian to Los Angeles.,The Bruins (4-1) host a Blue Hose team that is at the end of a three-game California road trip. Presbyterian (3-4) is on a three-game losing ski...

Max Shabanov strikes twice as Islanders blank Red Wings
Max Shabanov produced two goals and one assist in his ninth career game as the New York Islanders rolled past the host Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Thursday night.,Ilya Sorokin recorded his second shutout this season by making 29 saves as the Islanders completed their seven-game road trip with a 6-1 rec...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU hits triple digits again
Fifth-ranked LSU continued its run of triple-digit-scoring games to open the season, hitting the century mark for the sixth consecutive time with a 112-49 rout of visiting Alcorn State in Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday night.,Flau'jae Johnson and MiLaysia Fulwiley led the latest onslaught for LSU (6-...

Ohio State relies on first-half run to cruise past Western Michigan
Christoph Tilly led five Ohio State players in double figures with 17 points and the Buckeyes routed Western Michigan 91-58 in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday.,John Mobley Jr. had 15 points, Amare Bynum had 12 and Devin Royal added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes (5-0).,Ohio State senior guar...

Alex Ovechkin's 33rd hat trick lifts Capitals over Canadiens
Alex Ovechkin scored his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Canadiens 8-4 in Montreal on Thursday night.,Ovechkin extended his goal streak to four games in the first meeting between the teams since Washington eliminated Montreal four games to one in a Sta...

Sergei Bobrovsky, Sam Reinhart carry Panthers to 1-0 win over Devils
Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and Sam Reinhart scored a highlight-reel goal in the Florida Panthers' 1-0 shutout over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers are 4-1-0 in their last five games, and 8-2-1 in 11 home games.,The Devils are on a two-game losing streak, ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Maryland overwhelms Bethune-Cookman
Eight Maryland players scored at least seven points and every Terrapin who saw the floor scored as the ninth-ranked team in the nation routed Bethune-Cookman 95-49 in College Park, Md., on Thursday.,Kyndal Walker, Oluchi Okananwa and Kaylene Smikle led the balanced scoring effort for Maryland (6-0) ...

SMU's balanced, high-scoring attack awaits Arkansas State
SMU looks to continue its perfect start to the season and build on a dominant win Friday when Arkansas State visits Dallas for the schools' first meeting.,The Mustangs (5-0) rarely have been challenged during their season-opening seven-game homestand -- with their latest triumph being Tuesday's 106-...

Miami’s starting five excels in runaway win over Elon
Tru Washington finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead a balanced effort by host Miami in a 99-72 win over Elon on Thursday night in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (4-1) bounced back from a loss Sunday against Florida by pulling away in the second half from the Phoenix (3-2), who lost for...