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Clean sweep gets G2 Esports past elimination round in Shanghai
G2 Esports swept FaZe Clan 2-0 on Saturday in a Round 4 high match to get out of the elimination stage at the Perfect World Shanghai Major in China. ,With the victory, G2 Esports secured a spot in the playoff stage, where the top eight teams from elimination play will be gunning for the first-place ...

First-half burst carries Colorado past Colorado State
Bangot Dak scored 16 points off the bench as host Colorado rolled to a 72-55 win over in-state rival Colorado State on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (7-2) effectively put the game out of reach early with a 16-0 first-half run and built a double-digit lead they carried the rest of th...

Penguins ride Michael Bunting's 3rd-period goal to win over Maple Leafs
Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Michael Bunting, Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang also scored and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who have won five of six games...

49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa to miss third straight game
San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa will miss his third straight game after being downgraded to out for Sunday's contest against the Chicago Bears.,Bosa has been sidelined by hip and oblique injuries. He didn't practice at all this week.,Bosa has seven sacks in 10 games. He won the NFL ...

NC State opens ACC play with OT win over Florida State
Marcus Hill scored 23 points and Dontrez Styles exploded for a season-high 21 as North Carolina State pulled away from Florida State in overtime to win 84-74 in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Styles, who was averaging 8.8 points per game, shot 7-of-13 f...

Justin Thomas leading, Tom Kim surging at Hero World Challenge
Justin Thomas carded a bogey-free 66 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.,A field of 20 players is at Albany Golf Club for the exclusive exhibition event hosted by Tiger Woods. Thomas finished Saturday at 6-under par 66 and is 17-under...

Stanford knocks off Cal in both teams' ACC opener
Jaylen Blakes, Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers combined for 35 points in a 47-point, first half explosion Saturday afternoon and Stanford ran away from California for an 89-81 Atlantic Coast Conference road win in Berkeley, Calif.,Raynaud and Blakes finished with 20 points apiece for the Cardinal ...

FGCU faces LSU team not afraid of comebacks
LSU has made a habit of playing its best in the second half.,The Tigers (7-1) are 5-0 in games in which they have trailed at halftime as they prepare to face Florida Gulf Coast University on Sunday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.,They trailed visiting Florida State 35-32 at halftime, scored the first ...

Utah HC's big 2nd period extends Sabres' skid to six
Michael Kesselring and Mikhail Sergachev scored 24 seconds apart in the second period to spur the Utah Hockey Club past the host Buffalo Sabres 5-2 in a Saturday matinee., ,For the third straight game, the Sabres led after the first period. However, they again failed to maintain that advantage in lo...

Chiefs place WR Mecole Hardman (knee) on IR
The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Mecole Hardman on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury.,Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters Friday that Hardman suffered the injury before the team's on-field work when his "knee locked up on him.",The earliest Hardman can return is Week 18 a...
Jon Heyman's Crashout on WFAN's Keith McPherson Was Iconic
Top MLB insider Jon Heyman had an iconic freakout on WFAN's Keith McPherson when questioned about his journalistic integrity when breaking stories about Juan Soto....
Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes Stagger Into Playoffs With Redemption as Only Lifeline
Ohio State's only path at redemption against Michigan is winning the National Championship this season, which seems unlikely unless Ryan Day can convince his team to win....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Football, College Basketball Predictions for December 7th
Our best sports betting picks and predictions on Saturday December 7th include college football championship bets with a bonus college basketball wager....

Leafs, Penguins eye bounce-back performance
The Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the hottest teams in the NHL, get a chance to shake off a rare recent loss when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Toronto had won three in a row and 10 of 12 to take over the top spot in the Atlantic Division before the momentum was halted in a 3-1...

Colorado State out to halt rival Colorado's home success
Colorado looks to continue its home-court dominance against in-state rival Colorado State on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes are 5-0 at home this season, have won eight straight in Boulder and are 21-1 on their court since the start of last season. Although the Buffaloes hold a 92-41 ...

Southern California, Washington eye first win in Big Ten
Their first games as members of the Big Ten Conference didn't go as planned for USC or Washington.,The Trojans (5-4, 0-1) lost at home to No. 12 Oregon 68-60 on Wednesday, a night after the Huskies (6-2, 0-1) fell 69-58 across town at UCLA.,The former Pac-12 rivals are scheduled to meet Saturday aft...

Caps top Leafs for franchise-record 8th straight road win
Connor McMichael scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night, notching their franchise-record eighth consecutive road victory.,Nic Dowd added a goal and an assist and Aliaksei Protas (empty net) also scored for Washing...

Valkyries select 11 players in WNBA expansion draft
Las Vegas Aces guard Kate Martin and New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton headlined the group of 11 players selected by the Golden State Valkyries in Friday's WNBA expansion draft.,Golden State also drafted Iliana Rupert (Atlanta Dream), Maria Conde (Chicago Sky), Veronica Burton (Connecticut Sun...

Report: Valkyries to select Kate Martin in expansion draft
The Golden State Valkyries are set to select Kate Martin in Friday's WNBA expansion draft, according to a report from The Athletic.,Martin averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds across 34 games (two starts) last season as a rookie for the Las Vegas Aces. The 18th overall pick of last year's draft play...

Scottie Scheffler (64) grabs lead at Hero World Challenge
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded the round of the day Friday to surge atop the leaderboard after Day 2 at the Hero World Challenge in Albany, New Providence, the Bahamas.,A field of 20 players is at Albany Golf Club for the exclusive exhibition event hosted by Tiger Woods. ,Scheffler, the event'...