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Matt Eberflus Needs To Start Skimming Job Boards and Get Out of Football
After another late-game brain fart that cost the Chicago Bears a victory against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, it's time for Matt Eberflus to hang up the headset....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Football, NFL, NBA Predictions for November 29
These are our top sports betting picks and predictions for November 29th, including bets for college football, the NBA, and NFL Black Friday game....
After statement win, No. 3 Gonzaga sets sights on Davidson
No. 3 Gonzaga and Davidson were curious about what their responses would be in the wake of disappointing performances during the first day of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,After strong follow-up performances, the teams will meet in the tournament's fifth-place game on Friday nig...
UNLV, Northwestern see room for improvement
Northwestern and UNLV will try to bounce back from different types of losses when they meet Friday in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off at Tempe, Ariz.,Both teams need to win to avoid an 0-2 trip for this tournament, and whichever side can get cranked up on offense might emerge in a better...
No. 13 Purdue, No. 23 Ole Miss test mettle in title game in San Diego
No. 13 Purdue did a lot of good things on the first day of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego, but the Boilermakers might need more in Friday's championship game.,Purdue will look to put its best foot forward on Friday against No. 23 Ole Miss in the final.,The Boilermakers (6-1) defeated ...
Louisville takes aim at Oklahoma in tournament final in Bahamas
Coming off its two worst seasons since the 1940s, Louisville is one win away from capturing the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.,Under first-year coach Pat Kelsey, the Cardinals (5-1) will square off against Oklahoma (6-0) in the championship game of the tournament on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas...
TCU aims for better effort in encounter vs. Colorado State
TCU and Colorado State will face each other knowing they probably can't perform any worse to start Friday than they did down the stretch of their games the previous day. ,Both teams will look to bounce back from disappointing defeats when they meet in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitationa...
No. 18 Florida aims to keep pressure on Wichita State in title game
Asked about playing for the championship of the ESPN Events Invitational Friday, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. wasted little time making his feelings known.,"Any time you can play for a championship of any fashion is great," he said. "Obviously, we came here to win, so it will be a good Thanksgiv...
No. 14 Indiana looks to rebound vs. Providence in Bahamas
With No. 14 Indiana coming off two humbling losses in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Hoosiers are relegated to the seventh-place game as they face Providence on Friday morning in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,It's been a mortifying two games for Indiana (4-2). In the opening round, it trailed by as many as ...
Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 24 Arizona in Atlantis semis
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears sank two free throws with 20 seconds left after gathering a rebound following a missed...
No. 22 UNLV controls its destiny when rival Nevada visits
No. 22 UNLV can clinch its first 10-win season since 1984 when it faces Nevada in the Battle of the Fremont Cannon on Saturday in Las Vegas.,A win will also put the Rebels back in the Mountain West title game for the second straight season, giving them the opportunity for a rematch with Boise State....
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona, reach Atlantis final
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears went 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklah...
PARIVISION, Gladiators reach quarters at BLAST Slam I
PARIVISION and Gaimin Gladiators advanced to the quarterfinals of the BLAST Slam I with victories Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARIVISION rallied for a 2-1 victory over HEROIC and will face Team Liquid in Friday's quarters. Gladiators swept Team Falcons 2-0 and will draw Xtreme Gaming in the nex...
NFL roundup: Lions end Thanksgiving skid, improve to 11-1
Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to a franchise-record-tying 10 games by holding off the visiting Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thursday.,The Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak in their annual Thanksgiving Day game. Goff pass...
No. 25 Mississippi State trounces UNLV in Arizona semis
KeShawn Murphy scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 Mississippi State dominated UNLV inside in an 80-58 victory in the Arizona Tip-Off on Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,Josh Hubbard added 11 points before being sidelined by an apparent ankle injury midway through the second half, and ...
Thunder face Lakers in Cup game, eye perfect road trip
The Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder will take a three-game winning streak, and a perfect road trip so far, into Los Angeles on Friday for an NBA Cup group-play game against the Lakers., ,The Thunder have a 1-1 record in West: Group B, with a path toward advancing by earning victorie...
Davidson hands Providence second straight loss in Battle 4 Atlantis
Connor Kochera scored 22 points as Davidson started fast and recorded a 69-58 victory over Providence in the consolation bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas on Thursday night.,Bobby Durkin tied a career high with 20 points and Reed Bailey contributed 18 and 11 rebounds as Da...
Jahmyl Telfort, Butler top Northwestern at Arizona Tip-Off
Jahmyl Telfort scored nine of his 23 points in the final 6:12 to help Butler hold on to a 71-69 victory over Northwestern in an Arizona Tip-Off semifinal Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,After Boden Kapke sank a free throw with 5.8 seconds left to give Butler the two-point edge, Brooks Barnhizer drove...
Jets, Knights clash in matchup of weary division leaders
There is no room to debate "rest versus rust" when two road-weary teams meet on Friday in Las Vegas, as the host Golden Knights welcome the Winnipeg Jets in a battle of division leaders.,For Vegas, this is its first game back from a long five-game road trip, while the Jets are in the middle of a str...
Washington fends off Colorado State in Acrisure Invitational play
Tyler Harris scored 24 points and Washington used a late run to fend off Colorado State 73-67 Thursday afternoon at the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif.,The Huskies (5-1) won their fourth straight and also got 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists from center Great Osobor, a transf...