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Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field
Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power. ,Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it's announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl sel...
Auston Matthews gets Leafs going in win over Blackhawks
Auston Matthews scored for the first time since returning from an injury and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday night.,John Tavares, Fraser Minten and Matthew Knies also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Mitch Marner added two...
Celtics keep rolling at home, club Heat
Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 points and also had seven rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Miami Heat 108-89 on Monday night.,Payton Pritchard added 25 points while hitting five 3-pointers for the Celtics, who received 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds from Derrick White...
No. 25 UConn working on climbing back up poll, faces No. 15 Baylor
UConn head coach Dan Hurley insists he's not overvaluing Wednesday night's game between his 25th-ranked Huskies and No. 15 Baylor in Storrs, Conn.,Sure, it comes on the heels of the two-time reigning national champion Huskies (5-3) responding to losing all three games during the Maui Invitational wi...
Bears keep GM Ryan Poles in driver's seat for coaching search
Bears general manager Ryan Poles was granted a reprieve complete with a second swing at hiring a head coach in Chicago.,Poles will interview candidates and select a replacement for Matt Eberflus, who was fired Friday after the Bears' sixth consecutive loss and fourth of the season decided on a final...
Saints say season over for TE Taysom Hill (knee)
Versatile New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is done for the season due to a knee injury sustained during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Saints confirmed Monday.,NFL Network reported Hill has a torn left ACL and "additional damage" before Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi confirmed the se...
Bears announce coaching assignments after Eberflus firing
The Chicago Bears promoted wide receivers coach Chris Beatty to interim offensive coordinator on Monday and announced that defensive coordinator Eric Washington will be the defensive play caller in the wake of last week's firing of head coach Matt Eberflus. ,Interim head coach Thomas Brown will cont...
No. 14 Cincinnati expecting tough test from Villanova
The No. 14 Cincinnati Bearcats look to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they travel to Philadelphia Tuesday night for a showdown with the inconsistent Villanova Wildcats. The two teams are taking part in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.,The Bearcats (6-0) are coming off a 77-59 home win o...
Reports: Saints fear season over for Taysom Hill (knee)
The New Orleans Saints fear versatile tight end Taysom Hill's season is over with a knee injury sustained during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, per multiple reports Monday.,The team is awaiting MRI results Monday to confirm the initial diagnosis. ,Hill was carted off the field with 4:36 rema...
Reports: OC Chad Scott to coach WVU bowl game
West Virginia offensive coordinator Chad Scott will be the interim coach for the Mountaineers' bowl game, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The school parted ways with head coach Neal Brown on Sunday, one day after a lopsided 52-15 loss to Texas Tech.,West Virginia finished the regular season with a...
Louisville F Kasean Pryor (torn ACL) out for season
Louisville forward Kasean Pryor will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the school confirmed Monday.,The fifth-year senior sustained the injury during Friday's 69-64 loss to Oklahoma in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.,The university's statement said the 6...
Bo Nix Proving To Be Perfect Match With Sean Payton's Denver Broncos
The NFL world was skeptical of Bo Nix in the 2024 NFL Draft, but Sean Payton knew that the former Oregon quarterback could be the savior for the Denver Broncos....
Celtics, Heat look to get back to winning ways
The Boston Celtics will try to avoid back-to-back losses when they take on the visiting Miami Heat on Monday.,Cleveland beat a short-handed Boston team 115-111 at home Sunday night. The Celtics played without starters Jaylen Brown (illness) and Derrick White (foot). Brown is averaging 24.7 points pe...
Maple Leafs open 3-game home stretch vs. Blackhawks
After the successful return of Auston Matthews, the Toronto Maple Leafs look forward to playing three consecutive home games starting Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks.,Matthews had two assists Saturday night in a 5-3 road win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after he been sidelined nearly fou...
RJ Barrett (37 points), Raptors fend off Heat
RJ Barrett scored 37 points and the Toronto Raptors held on to defeat the visiting Miami Heat 119-116 on Sunday night.,The Raptors led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter but had to stave off Miami's late charge.,Scottie Barnes added 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Raptors,...
Mikal Bridges, Knicks hammer woeful Pelicans 118-85
Mikal Bridges tied a career-high with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 31 points Sunday night for the New York Knicks, who led nearly wire-to-wire in a 118-85 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans.,Bridges sank seven 3-pointers in a game twice previously, most recently for the Brooklyn...
BetBoom takes down Tundra to win BLAST Slam I
BetBoom Team pulled away from Tundra Esports for a 3-1 victory in grand final of the BLAST Slam I on Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,BetBoom Team won the $400,000 grand prize at the inaugural event, while Tundra had to settle for $200,000 as runners-up.,The grand final was tied 1-1 after BetBoom Team...
Seahawks get past Jets in error-filled game
Zach Charbonnet scored on an 8-yard run with 5:31 remaining as the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a 26-21 victory against the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,The NFC West-leading Seahawks (7-5) won their third consecutive game while the Jets (3-9) lost for the eighth time in...
Titans RB Tyjae Spears (concussion) to return vs. Commanders
Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears is out of concussion protocol and will play Sunday afternoon against the host Washington Commanders.,Spears was injured late in a Week 11 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He rushed three times for zero yards and had two catches for eight yards. ,Spears previo...
Jets RB Breece Hall (knee) active vs. Seahawks
New York Jets running back running back Breece Hall is active and will play on Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Seahawks in East Rutherford, N.J.,Hall was listed as questionable to play in the game due to a knee injury he sustained in New York's 28-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 17. T...