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Top 4 unchanged, Vandy ranked for first time since '14
UCLA and South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday, with Vanderbilt joining the party for the first time since 2014.,The Bruins (20-0) received 31 first-place votes as the only remaining unbeaten team and the Gamecocks (19-1) got the remainin...
Bengals hire two defensive assistants for DC Al Golden
The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Monday the hiring of Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach/run game coordinator and Mike Hodges as linebackers coach.,They will work under defensive coordinator Al Golden, who joined head coach Zac Taylor's staff last week.,Montgomery, 45, was the defensive lin...
Report: Thomas Brown joining Patriots' coaching staff
Former Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown is joining Mike Vrabel's coaching staff in New England, NFL Network reported Monday.,Brown, 38, will become the Patriots' tight ends coach and passing game coordinator, per the report.,Brown began the 2024 season as Chicago's passing game coordina...
Super Bowl: Early line, MVP odds and general betting primer
We have a sequel, football fans! Either that or a remake/reboot, take your pick. The two teams playing in Super Bowl LIX should look familiar because they are the same two that played in Super Bowl LVII: the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.,Now that the Feb. 9 Big Game is set, it is time ...
Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley Run Philadelphia Eagles Back to the Super Bowl
The powerful run game of the Philadelphia Eagles fueled by Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley were the engines to get their organization back into the Super Bowl....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA, College Basketball, NHL Predictions for January 27th
Monday January 27th's expert sports betting picks and predictions include our top NBA, college basketball, and NHL bets....
Bills’ Breakthrough Fails, Buffalo Left Broken After AFC Championship
The Buffalo Bills breakthrough against the Kansas City Chiefs fell tragically short in the AFC Championship game, leaving Bills Mafia to wonder what comes next....
No. 8 Michigan State meets Minnesota, aims to keep home dominance
One might think Tom Izzo would offer glowing praise of his players amid No. 8 Michigan State's 12-game winning streak.,But Izzo spotted some bad habits in the Spartans' most recent performance, an 81-74 victory at Rutgers on Saturday.,Izzo will look for improvement when Michigan State (17-2, 8-0 Big...
No. 25 Louisville puts win streak on line vs. pesky Wake Forest
Wake Forest had a difficult weekend task by taking on No. 2 Duke.,It might look just about as challenging with Tuesday night's visit to No. 25 Louisville for an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,"The games are coming at you in rapid-fire here," Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. "But it's a great...
Upper-bracket semis set at Championship of The Americas North Split 1
Team Liquid and 100 Thieves claimed the final two spots in the upper-bracket semifinals of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 1 in Los Angeles on Sunday.,Both teams won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches 2-0. Liquid defeated Dignitas, and the Thieves disposed o...
Reports: Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum on move in 3-team trade
Six-time All-Star guard Jewell Loyd and three-time honoree guard Kelsey Plum are on the move in a three-team trade involving the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks, according to multiple media outlets.,The transaction, which cannot be made official until Feb. 1, also includes signi...
NHL roundup: Avs score with 15 seconds left to edge Rangers
Cale Makar scored twice and set up the tiebreaking goal by Artturi Lehkonen with 15 seconds remaining as the revamped Colorado Avalanche blew a pair of two-goal leads before earning a dramatic 5-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.,Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood (33 sa...
Chiefs early 1.5-point favorites against Eagles in Super Bowl
Oddsmakers at three leading sportsbooks have listed the Kansas City Chiefs as 1.5-point favorites to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.,BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel also all have the total at 49.5 points. The game is a rematch of Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 20...
Adin Hill, Golden Knights have little trouble with Panthers
Adin Hill made 32 saves and Brayden McNabb had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into first place in the Pacific Division with a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Tanner Pearson and Tomas Hertl also scored goals, Nicolas Roy had thr...
No. 3 Iowa State, Arizona soar into Big 12 showdown
After starting at their respective programs in 2021-22 and achieving a high level of success, Arizona's Tommy Lloyd and No. 3 Iowa State's T.J. Otzelberger will coach against each other Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Lloyd recently matched his former mentor at Gonzaga, Mark Few, by reaching 100 caree...
Wild build big lead, extend mastery of Blackhawks
Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek scored to give the visiting Minnesota Wild a three-goal edge, and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday.,Marcus Foligno scored once in a two-point game and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 18 saves for the Wild, who snapped ...
Xtreme Gaming, Tundra post sweeps at Fissure Playground
Xtreme Gaming and Tundra Esports earned 2-0 victories in matchups between 1-2 teams on Sunday at the Dota 2 Fissure Playground event in Belgrade, Serbia.,After surviving an elimination match on Saturday, Xtreme Gaming took down Aurora Gaming on Sunday in 34 minutes on red and in 41 on green behind a...
West-leading Thunder halt Blazers' win streak
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Jalen Williams added 24 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland 118-108 on Sunday to snap the Trail Blazers' season-high four-game winning streak.,Isaiah Joe had 16 points off the bench for Oklahoma City, which led by as many as 19 in the seco...
Reports: Florida State loses commitment from 4-star QB Brady Smigiel
Quarterback Brady Smigiel, a four-star quarterback in the Class of 2026, decommitted from Florida State on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.,A three-year starter at Newbury Park (Calif.) High School, Smigiel had verbally committed to the Seminoles in June 2024 over finalist Michigan and m...
Hurting Mavs hope to capitalize on Wizards' leaky defense
The injury-plagued Dallas Mavericks are looking to build momentum in the weeks ahead of the All-Star break when the slumping Washington Wizards visit Monday.,Dallas, already without superstar Luka Doncic since late December due to a calf strain, added Maxi Kleber to its growing list of players sidel...