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Bombers seek home field for playoffs as Als chase momentum
When the CFL season started in June, the schedule-makers went for an instant Grey Cup rematch, sending the Montreal Alouettes to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,Montreal won that night 27-12, launching a 10-1 stretch to open the season. But as the Alouettes (12-4-1) prepare for a rematch with visiting Wi...
World Series G1: Yankees-Dodgers Preview, Props & Prediction
LOS ANGELES -- A World Series from Major League Baseball's wildest dreams is set to begin Friday when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers take the field for Game 1.,ODDS AND TRENDS,The Dodgers are consensus 1.5-run favorites at home, and have been backed by 61 percent of the run-line money ...
J.B. Bickerstaff, Rebuilding Detroit Pistons Perfect Pair
J.B. Bickerstaff was hired as the head coach of the rebuilding Detroit Pistons, and that might just be a perfect pair....
Friday October 25 Best Sports Betting Picks For World Series Game 1, NBA Predictions
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the World Series Game 1 between the New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers as well as some NBA bets....
UFC 308: Preview, Odds & Trends
The UFC is heading back to the Middle East for UFC 308 on Saturday, with a card featuring a featherweight title fight between champion Ilia Topuria and former champ Max Holloway.,Fight Island is the site for the event, specifically the Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It will be the second U...
Tundra, Falcons advance at Betboom Dacha Belgrade
Tundra Esports and Team Falcons rolled to 2-0 sweeps on Thursday and moved within one victory of reaching the final at the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,In the upper-bracket semifinals, Tundra downed BetBoom Team before Team Falcons defeated Team Spirit.,Lower-bracket action got...
Jets lone unbeaten in NHL after topping Kraken in OT
Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 1:26 of overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets, who are the lone undefeated team remaining in the NHL this season, earn a 4-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,Nino Niederreiter tallied twice and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who improved to ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander helps Thunder cruise past Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-87 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.,Aaron Wiggins contributed 15 poi...
Ja back, Grizzlies going deep as they hit Houston
Memphis guard Ja Morant proved the anticipation over his return to the Grizzlies was justified in the season opener on Wednesday.,Morant lost 73 games last season to suspension and injury last season but it was hard to tell he'd been away with 22 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in a 126-124 roa...
Small steps for Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher with Hornets up next
No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher will attempt to get more involved offensively when the Atlanta Hawks collide with the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,Risacher made his NBA debut on Wednesday, coming off the bench to supply seven points on 2-of-8 shooting in Atlanta's 120-116 victor...
Devils expecting season debuts of D Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce
New Jersey Devils defensemen Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce are expected to make their season debuts against the host Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.,Hughes, 21, injured his left shoulder last month in offseason training and was expected to be out six to eight weeks.,"Yeah, I mean, it's definitely...
Magic shoot for a little history at Nets' expense
Expectations are rising for the Orlando Magic.,After the winningest season in well over a decade, Orlando's first game of the season went exceedingly well, especially in the third quarter.,Now, the Magic attempt to start 2-0 in consecutive seasons for the first time in over 30 years on Friday night ...
NFL suspends Lions WR Jameson Williams 2 games for violating PED policy
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will not appeal a two-game suspension for two games for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy, but said he the failed test leading to his second league-imposed ban was a "complete surprise.",The official NFL announcement on Thursd...
Week 8 TNF: Preview, Props & Prediction
The Los Angeles Rams host Minnesota on Thursday night seeking consecutive victories for the first time this season, while the Vikings try to rebound from their first loss of the campaign.,Los Angeles (2-4) snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Las Vegas Raiders 20-15 last weekend....
World Series Best Sports Betting Picks for New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The much-anticipated New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers World Series gets started on Friday October 25th, these are our top betting picks and predictions....
Patriots eager to display toughness in rematch with Jets
A 1-6 start has New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo questioning his team's toughness.,Mayo believes there still is time to flip the script, though, and New England will have a chance to do just that when it faces the New York Jets on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.,The Patriots were called out by Mayo...
Trae Young's 30 points help Hawks hold off Nets
Trae Young collected 30 points and 12 assists, reserve Onyeka Okongwu added a career-high 28 points as the Atlanta Hawks surged ahead in the fourth quarter and held on for a 120-116 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday.,Young scored 12 points in th...
LaMelo Ball puts up 34 as Hornets run down Rockets
LaMelo Ball paired 34 points with 11 assists and eight rebounds as the visiting Charlotte Hornets opened the season by erasing an 18-point, first-half deficit to claim a 110-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.,Ball carried the Hornets home down the stretch, following his errant 3-poin...
Thunder, Nuggets tip off in battle of title contenders
Oklahoma City and Denver were on a collision course to meet in the Western Conference finals last spring, but neither team made it out of the second round.,It was a disappointing end for teams with championship aspirations, but that's in the past. Both squads are now focused on their respective 2024...
Kraken aim to end Jets' unbeaten start
Last Saturday, the Seattle Kraken handed the previously undefeated Calgary Flames a 2-1 overtime defeat.,The Kraken will strive to hand another team its first blemish on Thursday when they host the Winnipeg Jets, who have won their first six games.,The Jets opened a three-game trip with a 3-2 victor...