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Duke shrugs off health questions, sets sights on Siena
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Duke enters the 2026 NCAA Tournament with a familiar goal and matching expectations as the No. 1 overall seed.,Atlantic Coast Conference champions during the regular season and last week's tournament, Duke (32-2) earned a No. 1 seed in consecutive seasons for the first time since...
Michigan State shifts into March mode, 14th-seed North Dakota St. eyes upset
Michigan State knows the NCAA Tournament drill more than many programs.,The third-seeded Spartans are preparing for their NCAA record-tying 28th consecutive March Madness with Thursday's East Region first-round matchup against No. 14 North Dakota State in Buffalo, N.Y.,For seniors Carson Cooper and ...
White Sox RHP Mike Vasil to have Tommy John surgery
Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil will have Tommy John surgery in the coming weeks, the team announced Tuesday.,Vasil, who turns 26 on Thursday, will miss the entire 2026 season.,He departed Saturday's preseason game with right elbow soreness after throwing 3 2/3 scoreless innings against th...
Best 12 vs 5 NCAA Tournament Upset Picks for 2026 March Madness
Looking for 12 vs 5 upsets in March Madness? Here’s a breakdown of the best underdog picks in the first round....
March Madness Cinderella Picks: Three Teams Ready to Bust Brackets
Looking for Cinderella teams in March Madness? Here are three underdogs that could bust brackets this NCAA Tournament....
Top NBA Picks for Today: Thunder vs Magic, Cavs vs Bucks, Nuggets vs 76ers
Looking for NBA best bets? Check out top picks for Thunder vs Magic, Cavs vs Bucks, and Nuggets vs 76ers....
Best Future Bets for MLB Strikeout Leader: Crochet, Gilbert, and Cease
Looking for value in MLB strikeout leader props? Here are three pitchers worth betting on for the 2026 season....
Luka Doncic puts up 36 as Lakers power past Rockets
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 36 points as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday.,The Lakers evened the season series with the Rockets ahead of the third and final meeting between the teams on Wednesday in Houston. Los Angeles also extended its ...
Zion Williamson, Pelicans down Mavs to continue winning ways
Zion Williamson scored 27 points and Saddiq Bey added 23 as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Monday for their third win in four games.,Trey Murphy III and Jeremiah Fears contributed 17 points each for the Pelicans, while Karlo Matkovic produced 13 points and 10 ...
Hawks capture 10th straight win, end Magic's run at 7 games
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their 10th consecutive game, a 124-112 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday.,Atlanta owns the longest active winning streak in the NBA and the club's longest winning streak since its franchise-record 19-ga...
Panthers, Canucks clash with both teams stuck in division cellar
A pair of last-place teams will try to find some positives when the Vancouver Canucks host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.,The Canucks haven't won two straight since a four-game winning streak from Dec.14-20 and sit last in the Pacific Division.,Florida, the two-time defending Stanley Cup cha...
Kraken test Lightning's perfect record in Seattle as wild-card race heats up
For the Seattle Kraken to be effective, they need to have four lines rolling.,They showed that again Sunday when their third and fourth lines did most of the damage in a 6-2 victory against Florida, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.,The Kraken, who moved past San Jose into the second wil...
Contrasting styles on tap as Oklahoma State, Davidson open NIT
Oklahoma State will be in familiar territory as it tries to cap a solid campaign with an NIT run. The Cowboy open by hosting Davidson on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,The clash will be a battle of contrasts as the Cowboys (19-14) play at the nation's ninth-fastest pace, per KenPom.com, while th...
Sharks' late-game execution in spotlight vs. Oilers
San Jose has had no problem scoring goals and taking leads against Edmonton this season.,Holding on to those leads, however, has been another story.,The Sharks conclude a five-game road trip in Edmonton on Tuesday night.,San Jose sits one point out of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot af...
Bucks try to build off skid-snapping win against Cavaliers
A lost season for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks continues Tuesday, when they host the stumbling Cleveland Cavaliers.,Antetokounmpo is a game-time decision for the Central Division matchup after injuring his left knee while landing on a spinning dunk in the third quarter of ...
Miami (Ohio)'s storybook season takes underdog angle against SMU
DAYTON, Ohio -- College basketball's biggest storybook tale this season seizes the national spotlight as Miami (Ohio) takes on SMU in a clash of No. 11 seeds in the final First Four game Wednesday night.,The RedHawks (31-1) will have a decided home-court advantage from the sellout crowd as they try ...
Knicks endeavor to remain focused against NBA-worst Pacers
The New York Knicks know they shouldn't have any reason to lose focus Tuesday night.,But the last three games serve as a reminder that staying on task has been easier said than done for the Knicks, who aim to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the Indiana Pacers in the final ma...
Oklahoma headlines 8-team College Basketball Crown field
Oklahoma, the top team excluded from the NCAA Tournament field, accepted an invite Monday to play in the second edition of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Oklahoma will face Colorado in the first game April 1. Baylor, Creighton, Minnesota, Rutgers, Stanford and West Virginia also said yes...
Plagued by early deficits, Wild turn page to meet Blackhawks
A three-game winless streak has done little to compromise the Minnesota Wild's solid playoff positioning.,Still, the locker room knows better than to get complacent as the stretch run nears.,A visit Tuesday to the slumping Chicago Blackhawks offers a chance for Minnesota to snap the skid and move cl...
Nate Diaz to make MMA return on Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano undercard
Nate Diaz is stepping back into an MMA cage for the first time in nearly four years as he has agreed to face Mike Perry in a five-round welterweight bout on May 16 in Los Angeles, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced Monday.,The fight will take place on the card headlined by Ronda Rousey v...