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NFC West leads Super Bowl odds; 4 road teams favored in opening round
While 14 teams from all eight divisions made this year's NFL playoffs, the betting market has a lot of belief behind an NFC West team bringing home the title.,The Seattle Seahawks (+340 on DraftKings, +420 on FanDuel) and Los Angeles Rams (+425, +430) are the teams with the best odds to win Super Bo...
Bears home dogs, Rams biggest wild-card favorite
The Los Angeles Rams will travel cross country as the No. 5 seed in the NFC to play at a division champion in the wild-card round, and they will do it as a double-digit favorite.,The Carolina Panthers (8-9) backed into the playoffs courtesy of Atlanta's win over New Orleans, and their reward as the ...
NFL roundup: Steelers edge Ravens in wild finish for playoff berth
Aaron Rodgers connected with Calvin Austin III for a go-ahead 26-yard touchdown with 55 seconds remaining as the host Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night to clinch the AFC North title and No. 4 seed in the conference playoffs.,Pittsburgh (10-7) will host the fifth-se...
NHL roundup: Panthers stifle Avs, snap Colorado's 10-game win streak
Aaron Ekblad scored the eventual game-winner at 18:12 of the second period as the Florida Panthers edged Colorado 2-1 on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla., to end the Avalanche's 10-game winning streak and send the NHL's top team to only its third regulation loss of the season.,Sam Bennett also scored for the...
Last-second Devin Booker 3 completes Suns' late comeback over Thunder
Reserve guard Jordan Goodwin had career highs of 26 points and eight 3-pointers, Devin Booker hit a 3-pointer with seven-tenths of a second remaining and the host Phoenix Suns avenged the worst loss in franchise history with a 108-105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.,Booker fi...
Indiana's efficient shooting fuels win over Washington
Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as Indiana held off Washington 90-80 Sunday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Bloomington, Ind.,Tayton Conerway added 20 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts. Conor Enright scored 12 with nine assists and Trent Si...
Tyler Bertuzzi scores all 3 Blackhawks goals in OT win over Knights
Tyler Bertuzzi registered a hat trick, including the game-winning goal 1:18 into overtime, to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.,Chicago extended its winning streak to three games while sending Vegas to its fifth straight defeat and ei...
NFL roundup: Broncos stuff Chargers, clinch top seed in AFC
Ja'Quan McMillian returned an interception 45 yards for the only touchdown of the day, Wil Lutz kicked four field goals and the host Denver Broncos secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a grinding 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.,It is the first time in 10 years that Denver (14-3) ...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves cruise past Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated in a 141-115 blowout of the host Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Playing the second leg of a back-to-back, the Timberwolves led for nearly the duration and by as...
Daniel Carlson's late 60-yard FG pushes Raiders over Chiefs
Daniel Carlson booted the game-winning field goal from 60 yards out with eight seconds remaining on Sunday, giving the host Las Vegas Raiders a 14-12 win over the backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs.,Carlson's counterpart Harrison Butker put the Chiefs ahead briefly on a 41-yard field goal with 1:01 rem...
Raiders claim No. 1 pick, Jets second in 2026 draft
The Raiders locked up the No. 1 overall pick and enter the offseason in the driver's seat of the NFL draft for the first time since selecting LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell in 2007.,Las Vegas defeated the Chiefs in Week 18 but clinched the top pick because the New York Giants defeated the Dallas C...
Colts to retain coach Shane Steichen, GM Chris Ballard
Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard will return for the 2026 season, the team announced after Sunday's season-closing 38-30 loss to the host Houston Texans.,Colts owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon will hold a news conference on Monday.,Steichen, 40, has posted a...
Daniel Carlson's 60-yd. FG with 13 ticks left gives Raiders win over Chiefs
Daniel Carlson booted the game-winning field goal from 60 yards out with 13 seconds remaining on Sunday, giving the host Las Vegas Raiders a 14-12 win over the backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs.,Carlson's counterpart Harrison Butker put the Chiefs back ahead briefly on a 41-yard field goal with 1:01 r...
Josh Johnson earns rare victory as Commanders nip Eagles
Josh Johnson earned his first NFL win since 2018 and the visiting Washington Commanders rallied to beat the playoff-bound Philadelphia Eagles 24-17 in Sunday's regular-season finale.,The NFC East champion Eagles (11-6) rested many of their starters, including Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown ...
Matthew Stafford reaches 46 TD passes as Rams handle Cardinals
Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams wrapped up the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 37-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Colby Parkinson had two TD receptions for the Rams (12-5), Puka Nacua and Tyler Higbee had one each and K...
Kings, Wild run it back after Saturday shootout
After putting on a show Saturday, the Los Angeles Kings and visiting Minnesota Wild will attempt to revisit the madness when they play for the second time in three days on Monday at Los Angeles.,The Wild extended their points streak to six consecutive games but the Kings earned the ultimate reward w...
Indiana gobbles up QB Josh Hoover, WR Nick Marsh among others in portal
Top-ranked Indiana plucked a collection of marquee talent out of the transfer portal Sunday, securing commitments from TCU quarterback Josh Hoover, Michigan State wideout Nick Marsh, Boston College running back Turbo Richard and Kansas State defensive end Tobi Osunsanmi.,Multiple outlets confirmed t...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Baylor stuns previously perfect No. 10 Iowa St.
Taliah Scott hit a tiebreaking jumper with two seconds left for the last of her 21 points and No. 22 Baylor picked up a key road victory by handing No. 10 Iowa State its first loss with a 72-70 decision in Big 12 Conference play on Sunday at Ames, Iowa.,Iowa State (14-1, 2-1 Big 12) had played only ...
Losing for winning, Giants (4-13) won't pick first, enter uncertain offseason
Giants nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, who missed some practice this week due to an illness, felt a certain way after New York knocked off the Dallas Cowboys to end the regular season with back-to-back wins. ,The victory handed the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders.,"Sick," Lawr...
Jets' Logan Stanley, Flames' John Beecher each suspended 1 game
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley was suspended one game by the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Sunday for roughing Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk on Saturday night.,Stanley was penalized for roughing and removing an opponent's helmet after getting entangled with Tkachuk and throwin...