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Cade Cunningham nets triple-double, Pistons down Raptors
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and the host Detroit Pistons held off the Toronto Raptors 123-114 on Saturday night.,Hardaway made all but one of his eight 3-point attempts. Cade Cunningham notched a triple-double with 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds as the Pistons won for the ...

Bensley Joseph's career night lifts Providence over Seton Hall
Bensley Joseph went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to a career-high 28 points, leading host Providence to a 91-85 win over Seton Hall on Saturday.,Three of Joseph's career-best 3-pointer total came in a span of 2:24 late in the second half. Those makes from deep highlighted a 17-6 outburst tha...

SMU uses explosive first half to rout Georgia Tech
Chuck Harris scored a game-high 21 points, helping lead SMU to a 93-71 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas.,B.J. Edwards added 19 points, six assists and six steals, while Yohan Traore added 13 points and Kario Oquendo netted 12 as the Mustangs (12-4...

Xavier holds DePaul scoreless in stretches in 14-point win
Zach Freemantle had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Ryan Conwell scored 19 points to lift visiting Xavier to a 77-63 victory against DePaul on Saturday in Chicago.,Jerome Hunter added 10 points and six boards for the Musketeers, who shot 48.1 percent compared to 39.6 percent for the Blue Demons.,DePau...

Second-half run pushes No. 9 UConn past Georgetown
Alex Karaban scored 19 points as No. 9 UConn used a strong second-half run to defeat Georgetown 68-60 on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,Karaban scored 12 in the second half, connecting on 3 of 3 3-point attempts, as UConn (13-4, 5-1 Big East) bounced back from a 68-66 loss at Villanova on We...

Report: Raiders to interview Pete Carroll for HC position
Former Super Bowl winner Pete Carroll will interview on Monday with the Las Vegas Raiders for the vacant head coaching position, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Carroll already interviewed for the same post with the Chicago Bears earlier this week.,The Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesd...

Fnatic add casle, Independent to CS2 coaching staff
Peter "casle" Ardenskjold and Miks "Independent" Silins were named the head coach and assistant coach, respectively, of the Fnatic Counter-Strike 2 team on Saturday.,"With this duo leading the charge, we're excited to see what 2025 has in store for us," Fnatic said on social media.,casle's previous ...

Rockets-Hawks game postponed due to icy conditions in Atlanta
Severe weather and hazardous icy conditions in the Atlanta area forced the postponement of the game scheduled for Saturday afternoon between the host Hawks and Houston Rockets.,The NBA announced the postponement and said the game would be rescheduled for a date to be announced later.,"Stay safe, ATL...
NFL Wild Card Saturday Top Betting Picks, Predictions January 11, 2025
The 2025 NFL Playoffs get underway on Saturday, and these are our top sports betting picks and predictions for Chargers vs. Texans and Steelers vs. Ravens....

Avalanche aim to gain ground on Central-leading Jets
The Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of a sterling 8-1-1 stretch that has put them in the thick of the Central Division race.,The Avalanche look to take another step forward on Saturday night when they visit the first-place Winnipeg Jets, who have lost four of their past five games (1-2-2).,Mikko...

Nuggets get two triple-doubles, thrash Nets
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday.,Jokic recorded his league-leading 15th triple-double of the season and the 145th of his career after missing th...

NBA postpones two L.A.-area games due to wildfires
Two NBA games scheduled for Saturday in the Los Angeles area were postponed due to the wildfires that continue to rage in the region.,The San Antonio Spurs were due to oppose the Lakers in Los Angeles, and the Charlotte Hornets were set to face the Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,No makeup dates were ...

Kings edge Jets in OT, run win streak to 5 games
Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the opener of a five-game road trip.,Kempe brought the puck down the left side and scored with a wrist shot from the left circle for the seventh regular-season ove...

Blue Jackets, Blues face off again in potential high-scoring affair
A week ago, the Columbus Blue Jackets earned a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues to continue their high-scoring hot streak.,The Blues will try to slow their roll when the teams stage a rematch Saturday night in St. Louis.,The Blue Jackets have won six of their last eight games. They scored four o...

DePaul close to breaking through in Big East ahead of hosting Xavier
DePaul encountered further Big East frustration this week, yet it still produced a bright spot.,That's what those are called, right?,The Blue Demons certainly hope so as they prepare to host Xavier on Saturday in Chicago after Troy D'Amico's encouraging effort Wednesday night.,D'Amico swished four t...

SMU looks to get back on track hosting Georgia Tech
Meeting in Dallas for the first time since 1971, Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU will look to get back on track when it hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday.,The Mustangs (11-4, 2-2 ACC) got off to a hot start in league play, beating Virginia 63-51 and routing Boston College 103-77, but ran into pe...

Seton Hall, Providence believe they can build on recent wins
Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway is confident that his team can string a few wins together as it heads into a meeting with host Providence on Saturday.,The Pirates (6-9, 1-3 Big East) had dropped five games in a row before beating DePaul 85-80 in overtime on Wednesday, a victory that has Holloway l...

Alperen Sengun, Rockets carry road momentum into Hawks clash
The Houston Rockets and Alperen Sengun will try to keep their hot road streak alive when they travel to play the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,The Rockets have won three in a row -- the last two on the road -- and Sengun has been at the heart of it with 72 points over that time. He scored 32 in Thursda...

No. 9 UConn, Georgetown both looking to return to winning ways
After No. 9 UConn and Georgetown each had their winning streaks ended earlier this week, both will be eager for quick bounce-back performances when they meet Saturday in Washington, D.C.,On Wednesday, UConn (12-4, 4-1 Big East) nearly earned a second straight double-digit comeback win but ultimately...

UFC Fight Night 249: Amanda Ribas favored in rematch vs. Mackenzie Dern
The UFC returns from a three-week break over the holidays with Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,The main event features a long-awaited strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Amanda Ribas (12-6, 7-5), who handed Dern her first professional d...