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NBA fines Nets C Nic Claxton $25K for throwing ball into stands
Brooklyn center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for throwing a basketball into the stands during the Nets' 101-94 victory over the host Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,Claxton received a technical foul and was ejected from the game for the incident with 8:46 left in the second quar...

NBA fines Celtics' Joe Mazzulla $35K for actions toward official
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.,Mazzulla charged the court to voice his displeasure with official Justin Van Duyne near the conclusion of the Celtics' 117-108 l...

Report: UCF hires ex-Appalachian State coach Shawn Clark as OL coach
Former Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark has been hired as UCF's offensive line coach, ESPN reported on Saturday morning.,Clark, 49, was fired earlier this month after compiling a 40-24 record with the Mountaineers, including 5-6 in 2024 -- his first losing season. Clark had a 3-1 record in b...

Chiefs WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown active vs. Texans
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown will make his season debut on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Houston Texans.,Brown, who was listed as active for the game, has worked his way back after being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 13 with a sternoclavicular joint inju...

Lindsey Vonn, 40, finishes 14th in return to World Cup skiing
Lindsey Vonn returned to World Cup skiing after a six-year retirement and recorded a 14th-place finish in a super-G on Saturday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.,Vonn, 40, displayed a cautious approach and sailed across the line 1.18 seconds behind Austrian winner Cornelia Huetter.,Vonn, however, was plea...

Capitals place F Lars Eller (illness) on injured reserve
Washington Capitals placed Lars Eller on injured reserve due to illness on Saturday and have recalled fellow forward Henrik Rybinski from Hershey of the American Hockey League.,The move to injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 17. The Capitals acquired Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 12 ...

Liverpool, with shrinking lead in EPL, face Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool had a commanding lead in the Premier League only a few weeks ago but must win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to guarantee keeping hold of the top spot through the weekend. ,After a 2-0 victory over defending champion Manchester City to begin the month, Liverpool (11-1-3, 36 points) have dr...
Improved Notre Dame “Greedy” for More After First Playoff Win
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman got a taste of victory against Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff, and now the Fighting Irish are greedy for more....
Indiana's Curt Cignetti Learned Valuable Lesson in Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti did a lot of talking all season long, but when the lights were the brightest, he learned that he needs to keep his mouth shut....
College Football Playoff Saturday December 21st Best Betting Picks
Saturday December 21st's slate of college football games is a fun one, and these are our top first-round sports betting picks and predictions....

No. 6 Alabama keeps guard up for encounter vs. Kent State
Alabama just survived a scare from a mid-major program, and the No. 6 Crimson Tide hope they don't face another one on Sunday afternoon.,Alabama will seek its fourth straight win as it tries to avoid an upset from Kent State at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Crimson Tide (9-2) were pushed to the limit before ...

Wild look for elusive win vs. Jets
The Minnesota Wild will face a challenging task when they visit Winnipeg on Saturday evening to take on the Central Division-leading Jets.,While Winnipeg will be well-rested and awaiting the Wild after two days off, Minnesota will be coming off a game on Friday, arriving late in Winnipeg from Minnes...

League-best Cavaliers face improving Sixers
After recording another statement win, the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to avoid a letdown when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.,Cleveland improved to a league-best 24-4 with a 124-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. The Bucks trailed by as many as 36 points in their ...

Anthony Duclair expected to return as Isles battle Leafs
The New York Islanders expect to have Anthony Duclair back in the lineup on Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The forward was activated from injured reserve on Friday after being out with a lower-body injury since Oct. 19. He has two goals and an assist in five games.,The Islan...

Bengals seek first sweep of rival Browns since 2017
The Cincinnati Bengals will look for a season-best third straight win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Both teams had high expectations when the NFL schedule came out in May. But both have endured disappointing seasons, and the game was flexed ou...

Nathan MacKinnon's 3-point outing lifts Avalanche past Ducks
Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and an empty-net goal in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,The Avalanche have won their last two games, while the loss ended Anaheim's own two-game win streak.,Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar each had a goal and an assist, and M...

UCF looks to extend home win streak vs. Jacksonville
UCF looks to extend a pair of lengthy home-court winning streaks on Saturday evening when the Knights play Jacksonville in the final nonconference game of the regular season for both schools.,UCF (8-2) owns a 7-0 mark at Addition Financial Arena this season, the second-longest home winning streak un...

Yankees trade C Jose Trevino to Reds for RHP Fernando Cruz, C Alex Jackson
The New York Yankees acquired right-handed reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson on Friday night in exchange for veteran catcher Jose Trevino.,Cruz, 34, went 3-8 last season with a 4.86 ERA, 35 walks and 109 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings over 69 games (three starts). His average of 14.72 st...

Cavs run out to big lead, coast past Cup champion Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 124-101 home win over the Bucks on Friday, swiftly bringing Milwaukee down from its NBA Cup-championship high.,Five other Cavs scored in double-figures, with Darius Garland putting up 16 and Evan Mobley and Dean Wade adding 15 ea...

Kanon Catchings' 21 points lead BYU past Florida A&M
Freshman Kanon Catchings scored a career-high 21 points to lead BYU to a 103-57 victory over Florida A&M on Friday night in Provo, Utah.,Catchings, a highly touted NBA prospect, hit 8 of 12 shots with four 3-pointers to help the Cougars (9-2) finish their nonconference schedule on a three-game winni...