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Browns RB Quinshon Judkins on IR after fibula/ankle surgery
Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins was placed on injured reserve following successful surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured fibula and ankle dislocation.,Judkins sustained the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's 23-20 home loss to the Buffalo Bills, coach Kevin Stefanski told...

Austin FC acquire Joseph Rosales from MNUFC for $1.5M
Austin FC acquired defender/midfielder Joseph Rosales from Minnesota United FC in exchange for $1.5 million, the clubs announced Tuesday.,Minnesota retained a percentage of any future trade or transfer fee if the player is traded or sold above a certain monetary amount.,Rosales, 25, signed a new con...

Plenty of opt-outs as underachievers Penn State, Clemson battle in Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State and Clemson had playoff-sized expectations when this season began.,Instead, both teams nearly missed bowl season altogether until they saved themselves with season-ending winning streaks. One school fired its coach midway through the season, while fans of the other wondered aloud how hot ...

Departures may hurt East Carolina facing Pitt in Military Bowl
Pitt missed out on bigger things late in the regular season, but the Panthers still can capture a nice finishing prize.,Pitt takes on East Carolina in the Military Bowl on Saturday at Annapolis, Md.,The roster for East Carolina (8-4) looks ravaged by departures, but that can't be a concern for the P...
NBA Picks Tuesday Dec. 23rd: Best Bets for Bulls-Hawks, Nuggets-Mavs, Pistons-Kings
Three NBA best bets for tonight’s loaded slate, including Bulls vs. Hawks total, Jamal Murray prop bet, and Pistons vs. Kings....
NHL Picks Tuesday Dec. 23rd: Red Wings vs. Stars, Flyers vs. Blackhawks
Two NHL picks for the final full slate before the Christmas break, including Red Wings value vs. Stars and Flyers against the Blackhawks....

Report: NBA thinking anti-tanking, considers setting lottery order March 1
Changes to the NBA draft lottery are expected as the league aggressively attempts to find deterrents to teams losing intentionally in a bid to manipulate the league lottery.,ESPN reported the Board of Governors, which met Friday, has multiple options on the table.,The end goal is not to punish rebui...

Kraken, Kings eager to overcome stretch of adversity
For all the Seattle Kraken have gone through in the past month, they still have a chance to reach the holiday break with a record better than the NHL's version of .500.,The Kraken "evened" their record at 14-14-6 with a 3-1 victory Monday at Pacific Division-leading Anaheim and will try to sweep the...

Kings, in search of rare consecutive wins, shake up rotation vs. Pistons
Having surprised one of the best teams in the West, the Sacramento Kings will look to duplicate their success against the Eastern Conference leader when they host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.,The Kings had lost five games in a row, including the opener of a four-game homestand to the Portla...

Caleb Wilson's 21-point night carries No. 12 UNC past East Carolina
Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over visiting East Carolina on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He is the first North Ca...

Blue Jackets net 3 power-play goals, dump Kings
Mason Marchment scored two power-play goals in the first period and the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets finished off a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,Krill Marchenko added a power-play goal and Jet Greaves made 23 saves as the Blue Jackets won for just the second time in nine games...

Hannes Steinbach scores 21 as Washington rolls over San Diego
Hannes Steinbach had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Washington in an 86-56 win against San Diego in a nonconference game on Monday night in Seattle.,Zoom Diallo scored 17 points and Desmond Claude added 13 points for Washington (8-4), which shot 1-for-15 from 3-point distance in a 70-66 loss to Seatt...

Tua Tagovailoa Next Team Odds: Patrick Mahomes stop-gap?
Fresh off Tua Tagovailoa being a healthy scratch for the first time in his NFL career, oddsmakers are already looking ahead to where the Miami Dolphins' benched quarterback might suit up in 2026.,The perennially quarterback-starved Cleveland Browns and New York Jets have been installed with the shor...

AJ Dybantsa's triple-double leads No. 10 BYU past Eastern Washington
AJ Dybantsa scored 33 points, collected 10 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists to lead No. 10 BYU to a 109-81 victory over Eastern Washington in Provo, Utah, on Monday night.,Dybantsa was the first BYU player to record a triple-double since Kyle Collinsworth posted one against UAB on March 16, 2016....

Brock Purdy's 5-TD night powers 49ers past Colts
Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to running back Christian McCaffrey, and the San Francisco 49ers remained in the thick of the NFC West title chase with a 48-27 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night.,McCaffrey rushed for 117 yards and hauled in TD passes ...

Chiefs leaving Arrowhead for Kansas, to open dome stadium in 2031
After more than five decades at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., the Chiefs are expected to cross the border to play at a proposed new stadium in Kansas.,"Today is an extraordinary day in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said Monday. "We are excited to partner...

Caleb Wilson's 21-point night carries No. 12 North Carolina past East Carolina
Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over visiting East Carolina Monday night in Chapel Hill.,The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He's the first freshman to...

No. 20 Illinois grabs Braggin' Rights with blowout of Missouri
Keaton Wagler had 22 points, four assists and two steals as No. 20 Illinois rolled past Missouri 91-48 Monday night in their annual Braggin' Rights Game in St. Louis.,Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points and Tomislav Ivisic 14 added for the Fighting Illini (9-3).,Illinois shot 15-for-33 from 3-point r...

Wisconsin uses depth to take down struggling Central Michigan
Nolan Winter and Austin Rapp had 18 points apiece to pace Wisconsin to an 88-61 nonconference victory over visiting Central Michigan on Monday night in Madison.,Winter, who entered averaging 13.7 points and a team-best 9.5 rebounds, limped off the court with just under six minutes and did not return...

Lightning cruise past Blues behind 3 points from Darren Raddysh
Darren Raddysh produced three points, Oliver Bjorkstrand reached a milestone of international proportions, and the Tampa Bay Lightning capped their four-game homestand with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.,Raddysh, a defenseman, tallied on a power play and dished out two assis...