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Cardinals look to continue pre-bye-week, high-flying ways at Seahawks
When a team is going bad, a bye week is a welcome respite.,But what about when a team is going good?,The Arizona Cardinals (6-4), who have a one-game lead over the three other teams in the NFC West, had last week off in preparation for Sunday's divisional showdown at Seattle (5-5).,"When you're in a...
Buccaneers try to end four-game losing streak against host Giants
With a merciless stretch of the schedule concluded and a bye week to freshen up, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers go on the road Sunday and will attempt to end a four-game losing streak against a New York Giants team either in transition or a freefall.,Tampa Bay (4-6) was two games over .500 and challenging...
Rockets use third-quarter surge to top struggling Pacers
Alperen Sengun had 31 points and 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets used a third-quarter surge to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 130-113 on Wednesday.,Sengun, who notched his 12th double-double of the season, helped the Rockets reclaim control midway through the fourth quarter after the Pacers sl...
Jason Robertson logs three points as Stars beat Sharks
Jason Robertson scored once in a three-point outing while Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston both collected one goal and one assist to pace the host Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars, who have won four of five ga...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks take control late vs. Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 of his 41 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away in the final minutes to beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 122-106 on Wednesday.,Brook Lopez had 21 points and Damian Lillard added 20 points and 10 assists for Milwaukee, which shot a season-high ...
No. 24 Rutgers pulls away from pesky Merrimack
Ace Bailey recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds, Dylan Harper scored 14 points and No. 24 Rutgers remained unbeaten thanks to a 74-63 win over visiting Merrimack on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Rutgers (4-0) didn't lead by double digits until the second half, and the Scarlet Knights allowed Merrima...
UConn's Geno Auriemma becomes all-time winningest D-I coach
Geno Auriemma became the all-time winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division I college basketball, men's or women's, on Wednesday night as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 in Storrs, Conn.,Auriemma's 1,217th victory pushed him one win past his former adversary, recently retired Stanf...
Jacksonville surges past Virginia Tech for road victory
Dayton transfer Zimi Nwokeji came off the bench and scored a season-high 19 points and Jacksonville overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to beat host Virginia Tech 74-64 on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Trailing 39-29 at halftime, the Dolphins (3-2) stepped up the defensive pressure and the res...
Braves' Chris Sale, Tigers' Tarik Skubal collect Cy Young Awards
Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers culminated dominant seasons by winning the Cy Young Awards of their respective leagues, as announced Wednesday night by Major League Baseball.,Both left-handers won the pitching Triple Crown, with Sale leading the National Leagu...
Xavier runs win streak to five by routing Siena
Ryan Conwell scored 16 points in just 25 minutes while Marcus Foster added 12 points, five assists and five rebounds to lead the Xavier Musketeers to a comfortable 80-55 win over the visiting Siena Saints Wednesday night in Cincinnati.,The game was an on-campus opener of the Fort Myers Tip-Off tourn...
Lions speed into Indianapolis with win streak at 8
It's up to Shane Steichen and his Indianapolis Colts staff this week to figure out ways to neutralize the steamrolling Detroit Lions. ,The Lions head into Indiana on Sunday with an eight-game winning streak, their longest since their first season in Detroit in 1934. They carved up Jacksonville 52-6,...
Braves' Chris Sale, Tigers' Tarik Skubal collect Cy Young Awards for dominant seasons
Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers culminated dominant seasons by winning the Cy Young Awards of their respective leagues, as announced Wednesday night by Major League Baseball.,Both left-handers won the pitching Triple Crown, with Sale leading the National Leagu...
Italy beats Slovakia for first Billie Jean Cup title since 2013
Jasmine Paolini defeated Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in straight sets on Wednesday to secure Italy's first Billie Jean King Cup championship in 11 years in Malaga, Spain.,Paolini's 6-2, 6-1 triumph in 66 minutes over Sramkova came after Lucia Bronzetti dispatched Viktoria Hruncakova 6-2, 6-4 in one ...
Blue Jackets hunting rare win streak as Lightning surge into Columbus
The Tampa Bay Lightning have bounced back nicely from their longest losing streak of the young season. ,Meanwhile, it's been nearly a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets won back-to-back games. ,After losing four straight, the Lightning will aim to notch their fourth straight win when they visit t...
49ers hit Green Bay with Packers in pursuit of NFC leaders
A victory against the visiting San Francisco 49ers on Sunday would bolster the Green Bay Packers' playoff chances, send a conference rival below .500 and avenge a bitter playoff defeat.,Those seemingly rank in no particular order for the Packers (8-3), although they don't shy from living at least pa...
Utah HC in town for Joe Sacco's Bruins coaching debut
Stuck in a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) for the second time this season, the Boston Bruins begin a new chapter as Joe Sacco debuts as interim head coach Thursday in a three-game homestand finale against Utah Hockey Club.,Something had to give amid Boston's current sluggish start. The Bruins were...
Chiefs move past first loss, place target on Panthers
Rested and ready, the Carolina Panthers might find a testy crew of Kansas City Chiefs when Patrick Mahomes plays in Charlotte for the first time Sunday afternoon., ,The Panthers (3-7) have won two games in a row and are coming off an open week., ,The Chiefs (9-1) don't have a winning streak for the ...
Blackhawks D Seth Jones (foot) out 4 weeks
The Chicago Blackhawks will be without top defenseman Seth Jones for four weeks after he sustained a right foot injury against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14.,Jones, 30, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. He may have been hurt while blocking a shot in Chicago's 3-1 loss to Seattle, coach Luke...
South Carolina, hoping to recapture magic, meets Mercer
After going 26-8 and gaining a berth in the NCAA Tournament in a magical season in which it was picked to finish last in the Southeastern Conference, South Carolina is struggling to rediscover the same cohesion.,The search continues Thursday night when the Gamecocks (2-2) host Mercer (2-2) in Columb...
Bucs WR Mike Evans (hamstring) on track to return
Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans participated in parts of practice on Wednesday and is planning to suit up Sunday for the first time since a Week 7 hamstring injury. ,Evans and Chris Godwin (ankle) were injured in the same 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 21. Godwin, still the team lead...