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Vikings QB Sam Darnold stars in win over Falcons, Kirk Cousins
Sam Darnold completed 22 of 28 passes for 347 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jordan Addison had eight catches for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Minnesota (1...

Saints hand Giants eighth consecutive loss
Derek Carr passed for 219 yards and a touchdown before being injured and the New Orleans Saints defeated the reeling New York Giants 14-11 on Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,Carr completed 20 of 31 passes, but left the game late in the fourth quarter after apparently injuring his left arm ...

Vikings QB Sam Darnold has huge day in win over Falcons, Kirk Cousins
Sam Darnold completed 22 of 28 passes for 347 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jordan Addison had eight catches for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Minnesota (1...

Huge second half lifts No. 14 Cincinnati past Howard
Simas Lukosius scored 18 points for No. 14 Cincinnati, which used a second-half surge to beat visiting Howard 84-67 on Sunday.,Coming off a loss at former Big East-rival Villanova on Tuesday, the Bearcats (7-1) faced a struggle early on against the Bison (3-6), the two-time defending Mid-Eastern Ath...

Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell (knee) carted off
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell was carted to the locker room with an air cast on his left leg after being pushed from behind by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Calijah Kancey in the third quarter on Sunday.,The Raiders soon ruled O'Connell out for the rest of the game with a kn...

Braden Smith powers No. 8 Purdue past Maryland
Braden Smith paired 24 points with 10 assists on Sunday to help No. 8 Purdue fend off visiting Maryland 83-78 in Big Ten play in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith led the Boilermakers with five 3-pointers and made 4 of 5 in the second half to help Purdue (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) pick up its first conference win ...

Giants star WR Malik Nabers active for game against Saints
New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers, who sustained a hip flexor injury on Thursday, is active for the team's game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J.,Nabers was listed as questionable after the injury at practice and he received an MRI. He did not participate i...

Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving active vs. reeling Raiders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Bucky Irving is active for Sunday's game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders.,Irving, the reigning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, was listed as questionable for Sunday's game due to hip and back injuries. ,Irving, 22, has team-leading totals in carries ...
NFL Week 14 Best Betting Picks for Sunday December 8th
These are our best NFL Week 14 sports betting picks and predictions for Sunday December 8th's slate of football games....

No. 23 Ole Miss turns narrow halftime lead into rout of Lindenwood
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions 47-20 in the sec...

Kings, Jazz face off in search of some momentum
The Sacramento Kings and visiting Utah Jazz will each be seeking their second straight win when the teams face off Sunday. ,The Kings have won two of their past three games, including a 140-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Domantas Sabonis was the driving force in the victory, tallying ...

App State hires Dowell Loggains as new coach
Dowell Loggains has been hired as Appalachian State's next football coach, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Saturday.,Loggains was inked to a five-year deal that runs through the 2029 campaign. He is the 23rd coach in program history.,App State will formally introduce him on Monday. ,"We are ...

Pair of Kings reach milestones in win over Wild
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals in the opening two periods as the Los Angeles Kings extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. ,Trevor Moore scored two empty-net goals and Anze Kopitar recorded an assis...

No. 23 Ole Miss turns narrow halftime lead into rout of Lindenwood to improve to 8-1
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions (3-6) 47-20 in t...

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...

Alexandar Georgiev recovers in goal as Avalanche edge Wings
Alexandar Georgiev bounced back from his worst outing of the season by making 29 saves and the visiting Colorado Avalanche defeated the slumping Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night.,Georgiev was pulled from his previous start after giving up four goals in less than 12 minutes against the Buffalo...

Paulius Murauskas' 3-point shooting leads Saint Mary's past Utah
Paulius Murauskas finished with 29 points and hit a game-clinching 3-pointer to lift Saint Mary's to a 72-63 win over Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Murauskas went 6-for-10 from 3-point territory, including a clutch trey with 28 seconds left that ended the Utes' second-half rally. The sophomore...

Timberwolves look to complete road sweep of Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves seek a repeat performance when they go for a second win in three days over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,In the first game of the back-to-back set, the Timberwolves beat the Warriors 107-90 on the road Friday night. Anthony Edwards finished wi...

Old Pac-12 foes UCLA, No. 12 Oregon reconvene for Big Ten bout
Former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Oregon will collide for the first time as Big Ten foes on Sunday when the Bruins visit the 12-ranked Ducks in Eugene, Ore.,UCLA (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Washington 69-58 on Tuesday and Oregon (9-0, 1-0) beat USC 68-60 on Wednesday.,The Bruins have won six consecutive...

Shorthanded USC has no problems defeating Washington
Wesley Yates III, making his first collegiate start, scored a career-high 19 points against his former team as injury-riddled USC trounced Washington 85-61 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.,Desmond Claude scored a game-high 20 points and Saint Thomas added 19 points with tw...