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Wake Forest puts strong ACC start up against Virginia Tech
While visiting Wake Forest has won four games in a row, Virginia Tech has created a recent stir as well as the teams get set to meet Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va.,Virginia Tech rose to the occasion with a sterling comeback earlier this week, overcoming North Carolina State 79-76 on Wednesday...
Bruins bid to build steam in matinee vs. Senators
Kicking off a busy end-of-January stretch for both teams, the Ottawa Senators host the Boston Bruins in a key Saturday afternoon clash of clubs on the Eastern Conference playoff bubble.,The game marks the first of seven in the final 13 days of the month on the teams' respective schedules, with anoth...
Florida State with 'a lot to prove' vs. Georgia Tech
Looking to match its best start in four seasons, Florida State hosts reeling Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (12-5, 3-3 ACC) will look to inch closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble as they try to pick up their fourth win in fi...
Michigan State welcomes 'NBA-caliber' test of talent-rich No. 19 Illinois
Since the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, No. 19 Illinois flipped a switch and pulled off two amazing feats on the road., ,On Jan. 2, the Illini set a national record for largest road win over an Associated Press Top 25 team when they trashed No. 9 Oregon by 32 points. On Tuesday night, the Illi...
No. 24 Wisconsin takes surge into L.A. to face USC
No. 24 Wisconsin takes a six-game winning streak to Los Angeles for a West Coast road swing, which tips off on Saturday at Southern California. ,The Badgers (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten Conference) kept their streak intact on Tuesday despite squandering a 17-point halftime lead vs. Ohio State. Wisconsin overc...
South Carolina's Dawn Staley inks historic $25M extension
South Carolina's Dawn Staley signed a contract extension Friday that makes her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history.,The four-time Naismith National Coach of the Year is signed through the 2029-30 season. Starting immediately, she will earn an annual salary of $4 million and ...
Heel turn? North Carolina football GM defends Bill Belichick over unsigned contract
Can a buyout be enforced if the original contract is unsigned? North Carolina might like to know. ,According to CBS Sports, new head coach Bill Belichick is operating in his role in every expected capacity but hasn't signed the contract he agreed to when athletic director Bubba Cunningham named him ...
No. 2 Iowa State meets WVU, seeks to remain 'in the moment'
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger is determined to avoid a letdown for his second-ranked Cyclones.,Iowa State (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) is coming off a 17-point win at home against No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday night. Iowa State has won 12 games in a row and holds the highest ranking in school history.,Next co...
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...
Madrid Dolphins a reality for one regular-season game in '25
The Dolphins are the designated team for the first-ever regular-season game in Madrid, Spain, next season. ,As part of the 2025 International Games, the Dolphins are the home team at the famed Bernabeu Stadium, where Spanish soccer team Real Madrid C.F. plays its home games. The NFL made the announc...
How Notre Dame Fighting Irish Can Win the National Championship
Here's the roadmap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to defeat Ohio State and win their first National Championship since Lou Holtz on Monday January 20th in Atlanta....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA, College Basketball Predictions for January 17th
Friday January 17th's expert sports betting picks include our top gambling predictions for the NBA and college basketball slate of games....
In wild finish, Kings hold on to defeat Rockets
DeMar DeRozan gave Sacramento the lead for good with 2:20 remaining, De'Aaron Fox made five free throws amid two controversial calls in the final 33 seconds, and the host Kings hung on to defeat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night.,DeRozan finished with 31 points and Domantas Sabonis had 2...
Alex Turcotte's two tallies take Kings past Canucks
Alex Turcotte had two goals and an assist while leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.,Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, Warren Foegele also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 20 saves for Los Angeles, which averted w...
Jannik Sinner says coach Darren Cahill will retire after season
Jannik Sinner will part ways with veteran coach Darren Cahill after this season, the world's top-ranked tennis player revealed Thursday in Melbourne, where Sinner advanced to the third round of the Australian Open.,Cahill, 59, is retiring after this year, Sinner said. Cahill joined Sinner's coaching...
Northwestern's Nick Martinelli beats OT buzzer, Maryland
Nick Martinelli caught an inbounds pass and made a 10-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to give Northwestern a 76-74 win against Maryland on Thursday in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli finished with 22 points. His decisive play came when the Wildcats inbounded from the offensive end line with 0.7 seconds...
Jake Guentzel, Lightning emerge with shootout win over Ducks
Jake Guentzel scored the only shootout goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,Guentzel, who had a goal in regulation, beat Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal (34 saves) between the pads to open the shootout.,Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves for the Lig...
Alex Ovechkin strikes in OT, Capitals beat Senators 1-0
Alex Ovechkin scored at 3:07 of overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Thursday night.,Ovechkin took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on the rush and beat Leevi Merilainen from the left circle for his 874th NHL goal. He is now 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's...
Red Wings' hot power play overwhelms Panthers
Cam Talbot made 41 saves and the Detroit Red Wings scored three power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Detroit's Jonatan Berggren, Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane each had a goal with the man advantage. Marco Kasper also scored, and Larkin added an a...
Minnesota's Dawson Garcia drills OT winner to beat No. 20 Michigan
Dawson Garcia hit a game-winning 3-pointer from near half-court just before the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Minnesota an 84-81 win over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday in Minneapolis.,After Michigan's Danny Wolf tied the game at 81-81 on a layup with seven seconds left in OT, Minnesota brough...