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Ranking NFL Head Coaches With the Most Pressure on Them in Divisional Round
Only eight teams remain in the NFL Playoff picture, so Deadspin ranked the head coaches that face the most pressure in the divisional round of the postseason....
No. 20 Michigan aims to limit turnovers vs. Northwestern
No. 20 Michigan suffered its first conference loss to a team that didn't have any Big Ten wins. ,The Wolverines will try to bounce back when they host Northwestern on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten) lost in overtime, 84-81, to Minnesota on Thursday, snapping M...
Gael Monfils, 38, upsets Taylor Fritz in Australian Open
Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.,Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.,When Monfils m...
Canucks try to end slump, cool off rival Oilers
Since the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks met in the postseason last spring, they have been heading in the opposite direction.,The Oilers eliminated the Canucks in the second round of the 2024 playoffs before coming within a whisker of claiming the Stanley Cup title. On Saturday night in V...
After rare road slip-up, Rockets try to regain form vs. Blazers
The Houston Rockets will seek to start a new road winning streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Houston won seven straight in visiting venues before succumbing 132-127 to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,It also was the end of a five-game overall winning streak for th...
Texas Tech aims to rediscover home form vs. rising Arizona
One team that survived a midseason hiccup to surge to the top of the Big 12 Conference tangles with another that has encountered some unexpected stumbles at home when Arizona visits Texas Tech on Saturday.,The Wildcats (11-5, 5-0 Big 12) are in a tie for the league lead with Iowa State and Houston. ...
Villanova hangs on for victory over Providence
Eric Dixon scored 23 points to lift host Villanova to a 75-73 victory over Providence on Friday.,Jhamir Brickus contributed 18 points and Wooga Poplar chipped in 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (12-7, 5-3 Big East). Jordan Longino notched 13 points for Villanova, while Tyler Perkins had a...
Wild getting healthier ahead of division clash vs. Predators
The Minnesota Wild will aim to end a two-game losing streak and potentially regain some key players when they visit the Nashville Predators in a Central Division clash on Saturday.,Defenseman Brock Faber, who has not played since Jan. 7 due to an upper-body injury, is making the trip to Nashville an...
Torrid No. 3 Duke seeks 12th straight win, visits Boston College
No. 3 Duke is intent on keeping its aggression and focus even as some lopsided results have piled up during Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Blue Devils meet another struggling conference opponent when it visits Boston College on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,"We want to play a whole 40 ...
Louisville, Virginia on divergent streaks entering rematch
When Virginia lost at home to Louisville two weeks ago, it began what is now a four-game losing streak for the Cavaliers.,They'll aim to snap the skid on Saturday afternoon when they travel to face a Cardinals team now streaking in the opposite direction.,The Cavaliers (8-9, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Confe...
Cincinnati, Arizona State searching for traction in Big 12 play
After promising starts for Cincinnati and Arizona State, conference play has not been kind to two of the newer members of the Big 12.,On Saturday afternoon, when the Bearcats (11-5, 1-4 Big 12) host the Sun Devils (10-6, 1-4), it will be a matchup of teams that have struggled since conference compet...
Flyers look to continue ascent in encounter vs. Devils
For a recent stretch, the Philadelphia Flyers felt they were doing the right things but weren't getting the results.,Now the results have been positive, and they'll look to keep those coming when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,The Flyers are 3-0-1 in their pas...
Bills rookie RB Ray Davis questionable vs. Ravens
Buffalo Bills rookie running back Ray Davis is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens.,Davis was a limited participant in practice for the third straight day on Friday. He is working his way through a concussion sustained during Buffalo'...
No. 6 Tennessee well aware of dangers vs. rival Vanderbilt
No. 6 Tennessee hits the road to face Vanderbilt on Saturday and does not have to go back far into its history to realize the dangers of a trip to Nashville.,It'll be the biggest home game of the year for the Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC), who have lost the last two in the series against the Volunteers...
Sixers C Joel Embiid (knee) out another 7-10 days
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will be sidelined at least another seven to 10 days with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Friday.,The former league MVP missed the past six contests with a left foot sprain and will not make the three-game road trip to Indiana (Saturday), Milwaukee ...
Racing Louisville sign Big Ten star Sarah Weber
Racing Louisville signed former Nebraska standout Sarah Weber to a two-year deal on Friday.,The three-time All-Big Ten forward tallied 43 goals and 16 assists in 78 matches with the Cornhuskers.,"Sarah has been a dynamic attacker through her college years, playing at a high level and scoring and cre...
No. 13 Oregon faces No. 17 Purdue in clash of hot teams
No. 13 Oregon will seek its first home win over a Top 25 team this season on Saturday afternoon against No. 17 Purdue in a Big Ten matchup in Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks (15-2, 4-2) are tied for fifth place in the conference, though they are one of only two Big Ten teams with 15 wins overall, joining Mic...
No. 9 Kansas bids to ride defense, limit turnovers vs. Kansas State
A presumably angry group of Jayhawks will take the floor when No. 9 Kansas hosts Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 game in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks, after all, saw their three-game winning streak end with a 74-57 loss at No. 2 Iowa State on Wednesday. ,With the Wildcats struggling to...
No. 8 Kentucky vies to KO another top foe in No. 4 Alabama
Kentucky owns a stellar 5-0 record against teams ranked in the top 15 this season.,The No. 8 Wildcats look to make it six straight wins over top-flight competition when they face No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky (14-3, 3-1 SEC) recorded a 95-90 roa...
Clippers claim another easy win, blast Blazers
Norman Powell scored 23 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers complete a perfect back-to-back set with a convincing 118-89 win over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.,James Harden added 19 points and six assists for Los Angeles before being rested for the entire fourth quarter for ...