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Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers to return for final season
First-team All-SEC tight end Eli Stowers will return to Vanderbilt for the 2025 season instead of heading to the NFL. ,The 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior began his career at Texas A&M (2021-22), played at New Mexico State in 2023 and transferred to the Commodores in 2024.,Stowers told ESPN he is staying...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula moves on to semis in Adelaide
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula cruised into the semifinals of the Adelaide International after Ashlyn Krueger was forced to retire due to a right thigh injury on Thursday in Australia.,Pegula was ahead 6-4, 2-0 when Krueger called for the trainer. Krueger opted to call it a day, ending the match after 49...
ATP roundup: Nishesh Basavareddy reaches Adelaide semifinals
American teen Nishesh Basavareddy defeated countryman and No. 8 seed Alex Michelsen 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.,At 19, Basavareddy became the youngest U.S. male to reach a tour-level semifinal on a hard court since Reilly Opelka did so ...
Why the Detroit Lions Have the Most Pressure on Them in NFL Playoffs
The Detroit Lions have been winning their own way all season, and that's why they face the most pressure in the NFL Playoffs this year. ...
Notre Dame vs. Penn State Orange Bowl Promises To Be Historic in More Ways Than One
The Orange Bowl semi-final matchup between Notre Dame and Penn State seems to be the best game scheduled in the new 12-team format....
Commanders' Jayden Daniels looks to keep emotions in check vs. Bucs
Jayden Daniels' rookie season is going so well that it makes sense that he sees Sunday night's playoff contest as "just another game.",Perhaps Daniels will feel differently once the ball is kicked off as he attempts to lead the sixth-seeded Commanders past the third-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Football Orange Bowl, NBA, NHL January 9
January 9th's sports slate is packed, highlighted by Notre Dame vs. Penn State in the Orange Bowl with NBA and NHL slates as well. These are today's best bets....
Eagles, Packers renew acquaintances in wild-card round
The last time the Packers and Eagles tangled in the postseason, Green Bay won a wild-card game in Philadelphia before capping the 2010 campaign with a victory at Super Bowl XLV.,The first time these franchises ever met in the playoffs, the Eagles defeated Vince Lombardi's Packers to capture the 1960...
Still without star, Wild aim to 'rise to the occasion' vs. Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild will be without their best player for the seventh game in a row when they face off against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild know they cannot replace Kirill Kaprizov with one single player. It takes a team effort, and so far they have been prov...
C.J. Stroud, Texans face tough test vs. Chargers' defense
Three wins in the final six regular-season games led the Houston Texans to a home playoff game nonetheless.,As they prepare to face the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC wild-card round on Saturday, the fourth-seeded Texans realize the urgency ramps up in January and beyond. That especially rings true...
NBA roundup: Cavs prevail in showdown with Thunder
Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle of the NBA's top two teams.,Evan Mobley contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who have won 11 in a row...
Top 25 roundup: Villanova ends No. 9 UConn's win streak
Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to propel host Villanova to a 68-66 upset of No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night.,In a raucous atmosphere in Villanova's on-campus gym, Wooga Poplar added 18 points as the Wildcats (11-5, 4-1 Big East) snapped the Huskies' eight-game winning streak...
NHL roundup: Another big game for Jesper Boqvist in Panthers' win
Jesper Boqvist scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen also scored and Matthew Tkachuk had two assists for the Panthers, who have alternated losses and wins for si...
Vegas hope return home means more wins, starting with Islanders
The Vegas Golden Knights have parlayed a 22-3-2 mark against Western Conference competition and a 17-4-0 home record into the top spot in the NHL standings with 59 points.,But one of the few blemishes for Bruce Cassidy's squad at the halfway mark of the season has been a so-so 6-6-1 record against E...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 USC hands No. 8 Maryland first loss
Kennedy Smith produced a personal 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter, and No. 4 Southern California rallied for a 79-74 win over No. 8 Maryland on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins led 68-61 before Smith sank two layups, then drilled a 3-pointer to level the game wi...
Stanford tops Va. Tech in first ACC home game
Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers each scored 19 points to help Stanford beat Virginia Tech 70-59 on Wednesday in the Cardinal's first Atlantic Coast Conference home game.,Raynaud grabbed 14 rebounds and Jaylen Blakes tallied 17 points for Stanford (10-5, 2-2), which defected from the Pac-12 after l...
No. 18 Gonzaga makes it 19 straight wins over San Diego
Five players scored in double figures and No. 18 Gonzaga outgunned visiting San Diego 93-80 in a West Coast Conference matchup Wednesday night in Spokane, Wash.,Ben Gregg pumped in a game-high 23 points for the Bulldogs (13-4, 4-0), while Khalif Battle added 20. Graham Ike made just 1 of 5 field goa...
Balanced Providence attack overpowers struggling Butler
Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph each scored 18 points to help Providence snap a four-game losing streak with an 84-65 win over visiting Butler on Wednesday night.,Joseph netted 13 of his points in the second half to help the Friars (8-8, 2-3 Big East) in a complete effort, which included 48.6 perce...
Hideki Matsuyama seeks Hawaii sweep at Sony Open
Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour season in record-breaking style last weekend at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.,The Japanese star will ride a wave of birdies to Honolulu this week as he tries to make it a two-week sweep at the Sony Open in Hawaii, beginning Thursday at Waialae Country...
Tyrese Maxey delivers late as Sixers get by Wizards
Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points, including the go-ahead basket with 24 seconds remaining, to elevate the undermanned Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting Washington Wizards 109-103 on Wednesday. ,Maxey's driving finger roll to break a 103-103 stalemate made up for the previous possession when the game...