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Xavier looks to burnish tourney resume vs. No. 25 Marquette
NEW YORK -- Many bracketologists are describing Xavier with the phrases "last four in" or "first four out.",A well-timed seven-game winning streak gives Xavier a chance at being the fifth team from the Big East to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.,The fifth-seeded Musketeers' next chance to enhance t...

2025 The Players Championship: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The unofficial "fifth major" of the 2025 PGA Tour season kicks off on Thursday with the first round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,Contested on the famed Stadium Course, one of the year's deepest fields will vie for one of the tour's most coveted trophies. Can Scottie Scheffl...

Happy trails: Jets officially release QB Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was officially released by the New York Jets on Wednesday, and a short queue led by the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants reportedly formed for a chance to sign the 41-year-old quarterback. ,Jets General manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn met with Rodgers in what th...

Report: Eminem joins potential WNBA ownership group in Detroit
Count rapper Eminem as part of a group with deep Detroit ties attempting to bring a WNBA franchise back to the city.,Sportico reported Wednesday that Eminem, raised in Detroit, is joining local sports team owners, athletes and business leaders in the bid for a WNBA expansion team.,The WNBA could sel...

Jets keep league-best pace with win over Rangers
The Winnipeg Jets secured their NHL-leading 45th victory with a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,Vladislav Namestnikov and Gabriel Vilardi provided the scoring for Winnipeg, while Cole Perfetti contributed two assists. Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor also added assists. Co...

Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes lead Devils past Blue Jackets
Jesper Bratt collected a goal and two assists and defenseman Luke Hughes had one of each, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,New Jersey's Paul Cotter scored his career-high 14th goal and captain Nico Hischier and Timo Meier also t...

Cavaliers overtake Nets for record-tying 15th straight win
Darius Garland had team highs of 30 points and eight assists as Cleveland rallied for a 109-104 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' 15th consecutive win.,Jarrett Allen added 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland matched the longest win streak in franchise history, whi...

Timberwolves look to stay hot as they visit Nuggets
The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals a year ago, but this season, they are fighting just to get into the playoffs.,Minnesota has helped its cause with five straight wins and will look to make it six when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,The Timberwolves wo...

Jalen Green assists short-handed Rockets as they prepare for Suns
With both second-year wing Amen Thompson and veteran point guard Fred VanVleet sidelined by ankle injuries, the Houston Rockets were pressed into unusual rotations against the Orlando Magic on Monday and desperate to uncover primary ball-handling options.,Guard Jalen Green helped fill that void in a...

Seton Hall must find an answer for Villanova's Eric Dixon
NEW YORK -- Villanova's Eric Dixon is the nation's top scorer and the Big East's top 3-point shooter.,Despite Dixon's individual success, the sixth-seeded Wildcats are barely on the NCAA Tournament bubble heading into Wednesday night's Big East tournament opener against 11th-seeded Seton Hall.,If th...

DePaul, Georgetown look to extend much-improved seasons
NEW YORK -- Georgetown showed major improvement in coach Ed Cooley's second season as Micah Peavy earned a spot on the All-Big East first team and injured center Thomas Sorber made the third team and the conference's all-rookie team.,Still there were moments of inconsistency for the seventh-seeded H...

Red Wings look to bust slump as Sabres visit
Another agonizing loss pushed the Detroit Red Wings further down the Eastern Conference standings. ,Their losing streak has ballooned to six games, something they'll try to pop when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.,Detroit tested Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark with a whopping 49 sho...

Hawks and Hornets have hot streaks in common
The suddenly hot Charlotte Hornets will try to slow down the streaking Atlanta Hawks when they meet on Wednesday in Atlanta.,The Hornets, who are next-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings, have won two straight games and stunned the playoff-bound Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday. It was Charlotte...

Georgia Tech, Virginia aim to start ACC tournament run
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Georgia Tech and Virginia have pieced together enough stretches during the season to provide doses of encouragement.,They'll need to show the ability for sustained batches in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, beginning with their meeting in a second-round game on Wednesday...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA Predictions for March 11th
March 11th's top sports betting picks include our expert predictions for Tuesday night's slate of basketball games including the Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers and more....

Cavaliers host Nets, look to seal another 15-game win streak
Looking to match their franchise-record 15-game winning streak that began the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.,Cleveland, which picked up its 14th consecutive win Sunday in Milwaukee, hasn't lost since Feb. 4. ,In a 112-100 victory over the Bucks, Clevela...

Nikola Jokic (35), Jamal Murray (34) lift Nuggets over Thunder
Nikola Jokic scored 35 and Jamal Murray added 34 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 140-127 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.,The result snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Thunder and gave the Nuggets a tie in the season series, with each team winning two games.,On Sunday, the...

Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray combine for 69 pts, as Nuggets beat Thunder
Nikola Jokic scored 35 and Jamal Murray added 34 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 140-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Monday.,The Nuggets' win snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Thunder and gave Denver a tie in the season series, with each team winning two games each.,The ...

Strong defense carries Rockets past Magic
Jabari Smith Jr. scored a team-high 20 points, Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams recorded double-doubles, and the Houston Rockets turned a stifling defensive performance into a 97-84 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday.,Smith nailed five 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds. He stroked ...

Miles Bridges' 35 points, late 3-pointers lift Hornets over Heat
Miles Bridges scored a game-high 35 points as the Charlotte Hornets upset the host Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday night.,The Heat have now lost four straight games and fall to 15-15 at home. They also lead the league with 17 losses during games which they led by double digits.,Bridges drained 5 of 11 ...