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CFP's 12-team format produces major ratings drop
Television ratings for the College Football Playoff semifinals were down about 17 percent in the first season of the expanded 12-team format.,Taking place later in January than under the previous four-team CFP, last weekend's games averaged 19.2 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.,That mar...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Basketball, NBA Predictions for January 15th
January 15th's sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis for the Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers game and college basketball's slate....
No. 17 Purdue, leaning on Braden Smith, visits Washington
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith might be the top passer in college basketball.,But sometimes he falls into periods where he is too unselfish.,No. 17 Purdue will be looking for all of Smith's talents to be on display when it battles Washington in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Seattle.,The B...
Bucks ride massive first quarter to victory over Kings
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 25 points during a 47-point first quarter that propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-115 win over the visiting Kings on Tuesday night, snapping Sacramento's seven-game winning streak.,Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 33 points and Lillard...
Jeremy Swayman (43 saves), Bruins avenge loss to Lightning
David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday night.,Reaching the 20-goal plateau for the ninth time in his 11-year NHL career, Pastrnak scored his...
Sharks snap Red Wings' seven-game winning streak
William Eklund had a goal and two assists as the visiting San Jose Sharks snapped Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday.,Nico Sturm, Jan Rutta, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro had the other goals for San Jose, which snapped a three-game...
No. 19 Illinois uses explosive first half to rout Indiana
Kylan Boswell scored 22 points and backcourt mate Kasparas Jakucionis added 21 as No. 19 Illinois racked up 60 first-half points to spark a 94-69 Big Ten rout of Indiana Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind., ,Tomislav Ivisic posted 17 points and 11 rebounds and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 12 points as the...
Patrick Mahomes, wife celebrate Golden moment, welcome third child
Patrick Mahomes has a new fan in the house as he leads the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs against the fourth-seeded Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round on Sunday.,Brittany Mahomes announced on her Instagram account that she and her husband welcomed their third child, Golden Raye Mahomes, on Su...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Basketball, NBA on January 14th
January 14th's best sports betting picks and predictions are all about basketball, as we lock in some top college basketball bets and NBA predictions on Tuesday....
Stuart Skinner, Oilers hush Kings
Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout to power the host Edmonton Oilers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse picked up assists as McDavid scored on his 28th birthday.,Skinner made 30 saves for his second sh...
Rams, behind 9 sacks and defensive TD, shut down Vikings
Matthew Stafford threw two first-half touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams' defense had nine sacks to tie the NFL playoff record in a 27-9 wild-card-round victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz.,The Rams' home game originally was scheduled for Inglewo...
With Bucks up next, Kings eye eighth win in a row
The Sacramento Kings seek to close out an unbeaten road trip and extend the league's longest winning streak when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.,The Kings have won seven in a row, including triumphs at Boston and Chicago to start their current three-game trip, but haven't won at Mil...
Vikings RB Cam Akers (illness) set to play vs. Rams
Minnesota Vikings backup running back Cam Akers is active for Monday night's NFC wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams in Glendale, Ariz.,Akers has been battling an illness and missed practice on Saturday. The Vikings listed him as questionable for the game.,Akers has rushed for 297 yards and ...
Hosting Sharks, Wings aim to make it eight straight wins
Making up ground in a playoff race is a difficult climb. The Detroit Red Wings have won seven straight games but, as coach Todd McLellan said, they still have a lot of work to do.,They'll look to make it eight in a row when they wrap a four-game homestand against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Desp...
Losing streak over, Bruins aim for revenge vs. Lightning
After snapping a six-game losing streak over the weekend, the Boston Bruins will bid to keep the momentum going when they return home to meet the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second time in less than a week on Tuesday night.,The Lightning -- who are 3-0-1 in their last four following a four-game skid...
Penn State’s top two RBs commit to return for 2025
Penn State got some encouraging news from some of its top offensive players Monday.,The Nittany Lions' top two rushers from 2024, Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton, will return to Happy Valley for the 2025 season rather than declare for the NFL draft.,Their decisions came four days after Penn Sta...
Liverpool won't be surprised by Nottingham Forest again
League leaders Liverpool look to avenge their lone defeat of the season when they return to Premier League action on Tuesday evening, visiting a Nottingham Forest side that has emerged as a surprising title challenger.,Back in September, Callum Hudson-Odoi's 72nd-minute winner at Anfield completed w...
NFL WCW: Vikings-Rams Preview, Props & Prediction
The Cardinals failed to make the postseason, but Arizona unexpectedly found itself as the host of Monday night's highly-anticipated conclusion to Wild Card Weekend.,Due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles areas, the NFL made the proactive decision to move the game from Inglewood, Calif., to State Fa...
No. 19 Illinois, Indiana dealing with similar setbacks
Don't tell Illinois and Indiana -- two bitter rivals who have despised each other for generations -- that they're looking awfully similar heading into their Big Ten showdown Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind.,The No. 19 Fighting Illini (12-4, 4-2) owned a five-game winning streak until they suffered...
Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark
Indianapolis police have arrested a 55-year-old Texas man on charges of stalking WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark.,Michael Lewis allegedly sent threats and sexually violent messages to the Indiana Fever guard on social media. He was arrested on a Level 5 felony stalking charge at an Indianapolis hotel o...