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Diego Pavia, No. 14 Vanderbilt eager to tune out Kentucky
Star quarterback Diego Pavia will make perhaps his final home start when No. 14 Vanderbilt takes on Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Barring a surprise home playoff game, this figures to be the last time the Heisman Trophy candidate plays for the Com...

Arch Manning, No. 17 Texas take aim at reeling Arkansas
No. 17 Texas will look to keep its waning hopes alive for a return to the College Football Playoff when it hosts rival Arkansas on Saturday afternoon.,It will be the first time the teams have played in Austin with both as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns own a 57-23 edge in the ...
Lane Kiffin Rumors: The Case for Staying at Ole Miss Over Florida or LSU
Lane Kiffin is entertaining interest from Florida and LSU, but leaving Ole Miss could be the biggest mistake of his career. Here’s why the Rebels remain his best long-term fit....
NHL Best Future Betting Picks To Lock in Before December
A look at two plus-money NHL futures for sleeper teams to make the playoffs analyzing their strong defensive profiles, goaltending stability, and why their early-season performance could offer long-term betting value....

Cal takes charge late, avoids upset by Presbyterian
Dai Dai Ames' 3-pointer with 12:02 to play gave Cal the lead for good, John Camden led the way with 20 points and the Golden Bears survived a scare from Presbyterian in a 67-57 victory Tuesday night in the opening round of the Empire Classic in Berkeley, Calif.,Lee Dort aided the Cal cause with 15 p...

SMU hits 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...

Golden Knights hand Rangers rare road defeat
Akira Schmid made 17 saves and Tomas Hertl had two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped the New York Rangers' six-game road winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton and Shea Theodore scored the goals for Vegas, which snapped a four-game home ...

Ebuka Okorie, Stanford stroll past Louisiana, stay perfect
Freshman Ebuka Okorie scored a game-high 26 points and dished out five assists Tuesday night as Stanford improved to 4-0 with a 93-66 blowout of visiting Louisiana.,Okorie logged just 10 field-goal attempts but beat a steady path to the foul line, converting 11 of 13. Chisom Okpara added 22 points a...

Cal takes charge late to take down Presbyterian
Dai Dai Ames' 3-pointer with 12:02 to play gave Cal the lead for good, John Camden led the way with 20 points and the Golden Bears survived a scare from Presbyterian in a 67-57 men's basketball victory Tuesday night in the opening round of the Empire Classic in Berkeley, Calif.,Lee Dort aided the Ca...

No. 5 Duke pulls away from No. 24 Kansas in N.Y. showdown
Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night in New York.,The Blue Devils pulled away with a late 9-0 run, holding Kansas scoreless for more than four minutes.,Isaiah Evans pumped in...

Scott McTominay's bicycle kick helps Scotland secure World Cup spot
Scott McTominay scored the dramatic -- and ultimately decisive -- goal on a bicycle kick on Tuesday to secure Scotland's spot in the 2026 World Cup.,Less than three minutes into his team's final qualifying match in Group C, the Napoli midfielder took a cross from Ben Gannon-Doak in the middle of thr...

Isles survive as Stars' last-second goal is overturned
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead and game-winning goals in the third period Tuesday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who survived a chaotic late rally by the Dallas Stars to earn a 3-2 victory.,Calum Ritchie scored in the second for the Islanders, who improved to 5-1-0 on a ...

De'Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes lead late rush as Spurs surge past Grizzlies
De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 23 that included seven straight points in the final, decisive stretch as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs ran past the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 on Tuesday night.,Both teams were without superstar players as San Antonio was missing V...

No. 21 Arkansas ends game on 6-0 run to rally past red-hot Winthrop
Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his...

Texas A&M withstands late charge from Montana
Rylan Griffen scored 17 points and Ruben Dominguez added 12 to lift Texas A&M to an 86-81 victory against Montana on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (3-2) used crisp ball movement and quickness to build a big lead before exhaling to stop a two-game skid. The Aggies shot 53.7% but were a...

Deion Sanders insists Colorado has 'right man' despite losing season
The Colorado football team is headed for its second losing record in three years under Deion Sanders, but Coach Prime isn't about to concede defeat in the big picture.,Addressing questions about his job security, Sanders said Tuesday, "You've got the right man. I promise you, you do. And I'm going t...

SMU hits the 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...

Wild tab young F Danila Yurov for top line vs. Hurricanes
Danila Yurov's opportunity has arrived.,Yurov is slated to join the top line for the Minnesota Wild when they take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The highly touted 21-year-old forward has two goals and one assist in 15 games in his rookie season. The Ru...

CFP: Georgia joins Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M in top 4
The top three teams in the College Football Playoff rankings -- Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M -- remained unchanged while Georgia slid into No. 4 and the last first-round bye in the committee's latest rankings revealed Tuesday night.,Georgia capitalized on the biggest result of the weekend, riva...

Reserves play key roles in South Carolina's rout of Radford
Elijah Strong scored a team-high 15 points off the bench on Tuesday to help South Carolina earn an 87-58 victory over visiting Radford in Columbia, S.C.,Fellow reserve Eli Ellis added 14 points, while Mike Sharavjamts finished with a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for South Carolina (4-0), which...