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Maryland aims to sharpen skills vs. winless Alcorn State
Maryland will dip its toe in Big Ten play next week, but first comes one final nonconference tune-up against Alcorn State on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins (6-1) open their conference slate at home against Ohio State on Wednesday before traveling to face No. 13 Purdue on Dec. 8....

Cardinals RB James Conner signs 2-year extension
Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner signed a two-year contract extension on Saturday. ,Financial terms were not announced by the team, however multiple media outlets reported the deal was worth $19 million.,Conner, who will turn 30 in May, will be under contract through the 2026 season. He w...

Manchester City aim to halt slide in clash vs. Liverpool
Manchester City will try to halt their stunning slide and boost their Premier League title hopes when they visit league leader Liverpool on Sunday.,City are the four-time consecutive champions and have come from behind to win the league on multiple occasions in that stretch.,But after a six-match wi...

Stanford football names alum Andrew Luck its GM
Stanford has done what the Indianapolis Colts couldn't do. Lure Andrew Luck out of retirement.,The university announced Saturday that Luck has been named the general manager of Stanford football, effective immediately. He will oversee all aspects of the program at his alma mater.,"I am a product of ...
Kansas City Chiefs Clutch Up, Las Vegas Raiders Collapse: A Tale as Old as Time
The Kansas City Chiefs came up clutch in their victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, who completely collapsed late in the game, and that's the story for both these teams....

Avalanche acquire G Scott Wedgewood from Predators
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for fellow goaltender Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Wedgewood, 32, is 1-2-1 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage in five games (four starts) th...
Week 14 College Football Betting Picks, Predictions for November 30, 2024
November 30th's college football slate gives us a juicy array of bets to choose from, these are our top betting picks for Week 14 of the college football season....

Knights, Utah HC put early end to season series
Thanks to the quirks of the NHL schedule, the Utah Hockey Club and the Vegas Golden Knights will play each other for the third time in November and also for the final time in the regular season on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights have won both of the first t...

Oilers, Avalanche set to test mettle in Denver
A team usually is at a disadvantage playing the second night of a back-to-back set, but the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche are on equal footing for their game in Denver on Saturday night.,Both teams played road games on Friday night, but the Oilers are the ones who experienced a pleasant fli...

Predators go on hunt for offense vs. Wild
The Minnesota Wild will go for wins on back-to-back days when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. ,Minnesota is coming off a 3-2 win on home ice against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Captain Jared Spurgeon scored twice and Marco Rossi scored once for Minnesota, which...

Sabres aim to end modest skid in clash vs. struggling Islanders
The Buffalo Sabres have gotten off to a solid start that's put them in a position to potentially end one of the most ignoble streaks in NHL history.,The New York Islanders are getting to the point where they're having a hard time imagining anything other than recent painful history repeating itself....

Resurgent Blues bid to take down ascending Flyers
The St. Louis Blues will go for their third straight victory under new head coach Jim Montgomery when the Philadelphia Flyers visit on Saturday night.,Since Montgomery replaced the fired Drew Bannister last weekend, the Blues have responded with two wins by a combined margin of 8-2. They blanked the...

Flames look for elusive road win in matchup vs. Penguins
The season was going well for the Calgary Flames one week ago. Less so for the Pittsburgh Penguins. ,Seven days later, the tide has turned for each team before Saturday night's contest in Pittsburgh. ,Last Saturday, the Flames concluded an undefeated four-game homestand with a 4-3 shootout triumph a...

Capitals aim to stay hot in conclusion of season series vs. Devils
The Washington Capitals will look to continue a pair of streaks when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,Washington has won six straight road games and three games in a row overall, while the Devils have won four of their last five and 11 of their last 15.,The teams wi...

Maple Leafs meet Lightning, look to split Florida swing
The Toronto Maple Leafs will finish their swing through the Sunshine State when they face Atlantic Division rival Tampa Bay on Saturday night. ,In a strong November that saw coach Craig Berube's group move near the top of the division standings, the Leafs were slowed Wednesday night by the defending...

PARIVISION, Xtreme charge into BLAST Slam I semis
PARIVISION and Xtreme Gaming rolled to quarterfinal sweeps in the BLAST Slam I on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARIVISION move on to oppose BetBoom Team in the semifinals on Saturday, while Xtreme Gaming advance to face Tundra Esports.,The 10 teams in the $1 million Dota 2 event were divided into ...

New Mexico sends USC to last-place finish in Palm Desert
Tru Washington scored 20 points to help New Mexico post an 83-73 victory over Southern California on Friday night in the third-place game of the Acrisure Classic at Palm Desert, Calif.,Donovan Dent recorded 17 points and 11 assists for his third double-double of the season and also collected six reb...

Jaxson Dart, No. 14 Ole Miss fend off Miss. State in Egg Bowl
Jaxson Dart broke Eli Manning's school passing record, Ulysses Bentley IV had the SEC's longest run this season and No. 14 Ole Miss beat visiting Mississippi State 26-14 in the 121st annual Egg Bowl in Oxford, Miss., on Friday. ,In eclipsing Manning's mark of 10,119 yards set from 2000-03, Dart was ...

Deandre Ayton, Trail Blazers breeze past Kings
Deandre Ayton recorded 26 points and nine rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers cruise to a 115-106 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night in NBA Cup action.,Anfrenee Simons had 21 points, nine assists and five rebounds and Deni Avdija added 20 points, nine rebounds and fiv...

No. 7 Georgia outlasts Georgia Tech in 8-overtime thriller
Nate Frazier's two-point conversion in the eighth overtime gave No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 win over rival Georgia Tech in the second-longest game in FBS history in Athens, Ga., on Friday.,After forcing Haynes King's incomplete pass to begin the eighth free period, Frazier staved off the massive upset for...