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Knicks pull away from Magic, remain almost perfect at home
Jalen Brunson scored eight points during a decisive run to open the second half for the New York Knicks, who earned a 106-100 win over the Orlando Magic after the visitors lost forward Franz Wagner to a lower leg injury.,Brunson finished with 30 points and nine assists and Josh Hart (17 points, 12 r...
Oklahoma-Alabama rematch to kick off CFP slate of games
Multi-time national championship winners Oklahoma and Alabama will square off in the opening game of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 19.,As the No. 8 seed, the Sooners will host the No. 9 Crimson Tide in a first-round game at Norman, Okla.,It will be a rematch of a Southeastern Conference clash...
Why Kansas City Chiefs Aren't Done Yet Despite 6-6 Record
The Chiefs sit at 6–6 and outside the AFC playoff picture, but Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid aren’t ready to fold. Here’s why KC still has life....
NBA Best Bets Today: Sunday Dec. 7th Top NBA Picks
These are Deadspin's top sports betting picks and predictions for the entire slate of NBA games on Sunday December 7th....
Ducks' Beckett Sennecke bids to stay hot vs. Blackhawks
Intent on breaking free from an up-and-down run of late, the Anaheim Ducks will complete a stretch of home games that has not gone quite as planned when they play host to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. ,The Ducks have played eight of the past 10 games at home and have one more remaining before he...
Fresh off wild game, Jackets face quick turnaround vs. Capitals
The Columbus Blue Jackets do not have a long time to stew about a disappointing setback with Sunday's clash at the Washington Capitals on the docket.,The Blue Jackets arrive in Washington, D.C. after dropping a wild 7-6 overtime decision to the Florida Panthers on Saturday,,"That's the beauty of the...
Former Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks dies at 79
Texas businessman and philanthropist Tom Hicks, who simultaneously owned NHL, Major League Baseball and English Premier League soccer clubs, died Saturday. He was 79.,Hicks formerly owned the Dallas Stars from 1995-2011 and the Texas Rangers from 1998-2010. He also acquired 50% ownership of Liverpoo...
Canes eye another victory while Sharks seek turnaround
The Carolina Hurricanes have won three of their last four games and look to ride that momentum into Sunday night's game against the visiting San Jose Sharks.,It will be the second of a back-to-back for the Hurricanes, who defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 6-3 on Saturday night.,Jackson Blake...
Arizona State gets off to fast start in triumph over Oklahoma
Arizona State got off to a hot start on offense and built a 19-point halftime lead, then cruised the rest of the way to an 86-70 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night in the second game of the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix at the home of the NBA's Suns.,Moe Odum led the Sun Devils (7-2) with 17 p...
Aatu Raty's 3-point night boosts Canucks over Wild
Aatu Raty scored twice and added an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks doubled up the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night., ,Tom Willander scored and added an assist and defenseman Elias Petterson also found the back of the net for the Canucks, which snapped a four-game winless skid (0-3-1) and w...
Patrick Kane scores last as Red Wings edge Kraken
Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:31 of the third period as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday night.,Emmett Finnie, Andrew Copp and James van Riemsdyk also scored and Simon Edvinsson had two assists for the Red Wings, who won for the second time in t...
Duke proves spoiler, edging No. 17 Virginia in OT for ACC title
Darian Mensah threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns to Jeremiah Hasley to lead Duke to a 27-20 overtime win over No. 17 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.,After Mensah found Hasley for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 1 in overtime, ...
No. 2 Indiana deals No. 1 Ohio State first loss for Big Ten crown
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fernando Mendza passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and the Indiana defense came up with two late stands as the No. 2 Hoosiers defeated No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday.,The Hoosiers (13-0) won their first conference title since 1967 and beat the B...
Backed by Kings' 6 goals, Darcy Kuemper blanks Blackhawks
Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-0 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,It's the second shutout of the season for Kuemper and the 38th of his NHL career, which is eighth on the NHL active list.,Brandt Clarke scored two goals, Mikey Anderson and A...
NJ Benson (26 points) leads DePaul to comeback win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
NJ Benson poured in a career-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds as DePaul rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to claim a 76-72 nonconference victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday night in Chicago.,The Blue Demons trailed for 19 consecutive minutes before going on an 11-0 run mid...
Third-quarter surge sparks Mavericks over Rockets
Anthony Davis scored 29 points on 14-of-19 shooting and collected eight rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks post a solid 122-107 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday night.,Brandon Williams matched his season high of 20 points and Cooper Flagg added 19 points as Dallas won for the...
Pistons top Bucks behind balanced scoring attack
Cade Cunningham led seven Detroit players in double figures with 23 points and 12 assists as the host Pistons rolled past Milwaukee, 124-112, on Saturday night.,Isaiah Stewart had 19 points and Jalen Duren powered for 16 points and 16 rebounds. Ausar Thompson supplied 13 points, eight assists and si...
Oklahoma State stays unblemished with win over Grand Canyon
Parsa Fallah scored 25 points and Christian Coleman added 16 as Oklahoma State remained undefeated with an 84-78 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday as part of the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix, Ariz.,Anthony Roy and Jaylen Curry both had 14 points for the Cowboys (9-0).,The Lopes (5-4) were led ...
Jalen Johnson's triple-double helps Hawks handle Wizards
Jalen Johnson recorded his second consecutive triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists as the visiting Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 131-116 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,Onyeka Okongwu scored 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 17 and L...
Nebraska aims for 9-0 start vs. in-state foe Creighton
In-state bragging rights are on the line when Nebraska hosts Creighton in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln.,The Cornhuskers (8-0) are off to their best start since beginning the 1977-78 season with a school-record 10 straight wins. Nebraska has won 12 in a row dating back to last ...