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Blue Jackets aim to brush off 'slow' effort, visit Maple Leafs
The Columbus Blue Jackets watched a seven-game points streak come to an end on Monday, and their coach wasn't keen on offering up silver linings.,Columbus will continue a four-game road trip Wednesday against the rising Toronto Maple Leafs.,Dean Evason didn't mince words after his Blue Jackets fell ...

Pistons chasing rare road win against Hawks
The Detroit Pistons will try to carry their success on the road to a place where they've struggled when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,The Pistons are 12-10 away from home after Monday's 107-96 victory at Houston, the first leg of a five-game road trip. But Detroit has lost seven in a ro...

Short-handed Georgia Tech looks to halt skid vs. Virginia Tech
With each team trying to inch back to the .500 mark, Georgia Tech hosts Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (8-11, 2-6 ACC) enters play reeling and undermanned, having dropped four in a row while playing without several key pieces. In its 91-78 loss ...

Elite defenses clash as Xavier visits No. 20 St. John's
The long climb back to national relevance has finally ended for No. 20 St. John's.,But Rick Pitino and the Red Storm are nowhere near satisfied.,St. John's will look to win in its first game since returning to the Top 25 when it hosts Xavier in a Big East Conference clash Wednesday night in New York...

Boston Fleet deal Taylor Girard to New York Sirens for Jill Saulnier
The Boston Fleet have acquired Jill Saulnier from the New York Sirens for Taylor Girard in an exchange of forwards.,Following two seasons with the PHF, the 26-year-old Girard was drafted by Boston with the 51st overall pick in the inaugural PWHL draft. She has scored six goals in 28 career games wit...
2025-26 College Football National Championship Best Bets
Ohio State won the 2024-25 National Championship, but these college football teams are the best bets to win the 2025-26 National Championship next January....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA, Australian Open, College Basketball Bets on January 21st
College football season is over, but January 21st's slate of sports include NBA and college basketball along with a thrilling Australian Open tennis match....

Knicks' Mikal Bridges takes aim at former team in Brooklyn
Mikal Bridges represents the present for the New York Knicks, who are competing in the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference and aspire to make a lengthy playoff run.,Bridges also is a part of the recent past, and what the Brooklyn Nets hope is a productive future for a team that is approaching th...

Utah glides past Winnipeg for rare home win
Barrett Hayton had a goal and two assists in the Utah Hockey Club's 5-2 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Monday in Salt Lake City.,Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist, while Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each had two assists for Utah. Olli Maatta, Logan Cooley and Matias Maccelli also scored...

Ohio State favored to repeat as Big 10, SEC dominate odds
Fresh off the program's first national title since 2014, Ohio State has been installed as the favorite to repeat as the College Football Playoff champions next season.,The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday night and are already the +450 favorites at DraftKings to repeat the feat.,Texas, w...

Islanders' special teams comes up big in win over Blue Jackets
Bo Horvat scored twice in the second period Monday night for the host New York Islanders, who beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Simon Holmstrom's short-handed goal in the second proved to be the game-winner for the Islanders, who have won two straight to improve to 2-2-0 on a season...

76ers hurting in more ways than one, with Nuggets up next
The Philadelphia 76ers are hurting right now, and it doesn't appear to be getting better soon.,Philadelphia had eight players listed on the injury report for Sunday's loss at Milwaukee, and the situation could be similar when the Sixers play at the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.,The Sixers, who ha...

Penn State ends skid, outlasts Rutgers in battle of Aces
Ace Baldwin Jr. recorded 22 points and eight assists as Penn State held off Ace Bailey and Rutgers for an 80-72 home victory Monday in University Park, Pa.,Yanic Konan Niederhauser chipped in 18 points for the Nittany Lions (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Nick Kern added ...

Georgetown shocks Villanova on Micah Peavy's game-winning floater
Micah Peavy hit a floater from the left edge of the paint with 1.7 seconds left to cap a furious rally as visiting Georgetown stunned Villanova 64-63 on Monday night.,Peavy hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Hoyas (13-6, 4-4 Big East) rallied from eight points down in the final 2:...

Cade Cunningham leads Pistons past Rockets
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter while Jalen Duren added a double-double without missing a shot as the visiting Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 107-96 on Monday afternoon.,Cunningham added nine rebounds and seven assists to his ledger to offset his 1...

Hornets extend winning streak to season-best 3 at Mavs' expense
LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets notched their first three-game winning streak of the season, defeating the visiting Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday afternoon.,Nick Smith Jr. finished with 19 points and Mark Williams scored 10 of his 13 points in the f...

Red Wings aim to put 'foot back on the gas' against Flyers
The Detroit Red Wings' four-game road swing got off to a strong start, but the momentum hasn't translated to the remainder of the trek as the team heads into Tuesday's trip to face the Philadelphia Flyers.,The Red Wings improved to 8-1-0 in their previous nine games when they topped the Florida Pant...

No. 10 Marquette vows not to overlook struggling Seton Hall
No. 10 Marquette was knocked off its perch atop the Big East standings when Xavier ended the Golden Eagles' six-game winning streak Saturday.,The Golden Eagles will try to carry lessons learned from that loss when they travel to Newark, N.J., to face woeful Seton Hall on Tuesday.,Marquette (15-3, 6-...

Maple Leafs F Max Pacioretty (upper body) ruled out vs. Lightning
Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury.,Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said after Pacioretty missed practice on Monday morning that the 17-year veteran won't play and his status...

Report: Aaron Glenn to have second Jets interview
The New York Jets will have a second, in-person interview with Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, NFL Network reported Monday.,Glenn, 52, conducted a virtual interview with the Jets regarding their head coaching vacancy on Jan. 9. He is also expected to meet in person with the New Orle...