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Ranking the Group of Five Teams Fighting for the Final College Football Playoff Spot
The ACC could miss the playoffs entirely. Here’s how JMU, North Texas, and Tulane stack up for the final Group of Five playoff spot....
Lightning carry 7-game win streak into meeting with banged-up Isles
The New York Islanders will continue their seven-game homestand Tuesday with a matchup likely to conjure up memories of their consecutive trips to the NHL semifinals in 2020 and 2021.,Unfortunately for the Islanders, their current prospects are far cloudier now than at the start of the homestand.,Th...
Carter Hart set to make Golden Knights debut vs. Blackhawks
Goaltender Carter Hart will make his controversial return to the NHL for the first time in 22 months on Tuesday when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks.,Now the question is, will he start or back up Akira Schmid?,Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said he wouldn't announce his starter until...
Stanford's 3-point prowess, balance too much for Portland
One of six Cardinal players to score in double figures, Jeremy Dent-Smith led a barrage of first-half 3-pointers en route to a season-high 16 points as Stanford overwhelmed visiting Portland 94-72 in a nonconference game Monday night.,Benny Gealer and Oskar Giltay finished with 15 points apiece, Chi...
Denny Hamlin takes stand as NASCAR antitrust trial begins
With NASCAR's revenue-sharing model at the forefront of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports' antitrust lawsuit, 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin took the stand as the first witness Monday in Charlotte, N.C. and testified that it costs $20 million to bring a single car to the track over a 38-race season....
Lane Kiffin: Leaving Ole Miss for LSU was 'excruciating'
Admitting he struggled with the decision to walk away from playoff-bound Ole Miss, new LSU coach Lane Kiffin vowed Monday to make his new team "the best program in all of college football.",Kiffin asserted that he tried hard to convince Ole Miss officials to let him coach the Rebels in the postseaso...
Villanova tested by Temple before win streak hits 6
Tyler Perkins scored 19 points and Duke Brennan added 14 to headline Villanova's 74-56 home win over Temple on Monday., ,Perkins shot an efficient 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-point range for the Wildcats (6-1). Brennan added eight rebounds for Villanova, which pulled down 21 offensive bo...
Adam Foote in familiar environs when Canucks visit Avalanche
Adam Foote's time playing for the Colorado Avalanche was filled with success. He's not having the same experience in his first season as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.,Foote, who won two Stanley Cups and reached six conference finals with Colorado, brings his scuffling Vancouver squad to Denve...
Lowly Flames, Preds showing improvement entering clash
It will be a battle to avoid the league basement when the Nashville Predators play host to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,The Predators (20 points) sit last in the 32-team NHL, two points back of the Flames. Calgary has played two more games heading into the clash of the cellar-dwellers, who are bot...
Oklahoma State eyeing rare 8-0 start as Sam Houston visits
Oklahoma State will strive to keep its best start in six years going when it hosts Sam Houston on Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys have opened their season with seven straight wins, their best start and longest winning streak since the 2019-20 season. With a win against Sam Houston (5-2), Ok...
Laurie Canter turns down PGA to sign with Majesticks GC for 2026
After a top-10 finish on the DP World Tour which earned him a 2026 PGA Tour card, English golfer Laurie Canter has instead decided to return to LIV Golf next season.,Canter, who competed in LIV's first three seasons from 2022-24 as a member of Gleeks GC and as a league reserve, will compete for what...
Maryland vying for improvement on the glass vs. Wagner
One of the traditional hallmarks of Maryland coach Buzz Williams' teams has been their relentlessness on the boards. In each of the last two seasons at Texas A&M, Williams' Aggies ranked in the top six nationally in rebounding margin.,There was no evidence of this trait, however, for the Terrapins i...
Surging Lightning seek 8th straight win vs. banged-up Islanders
The New York Islanders will continue their seven-game homestand Tuesday with a matchup likely to conjure up memories of their consecutive trips to the NHL semifinals in 2020 and 2021.,Unfortunately for the Islanders, their current prospects are far cloudier now than at the start of the homestand.,Th...
Raptors, Trail Blazers plan to learn from respective losing streaks
The Toronto Raptors aim to regain their winning touch during a five-game homestand that starts Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.,The Raptors have dropped two in a row after losing 116-94 to the New York Knicks on Sunday. Their nine-game winning streak crashed to a halt on Saturday wh...
Wake Forest faces Oklahoma with familiar faces all around
Nijel Pack has some experience against Wake Forest.,Oklahoma doesn't.,Pack and the Sooners will travel to take on the Demon Deacons on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. It will be the first meeting between the programs.,Pack played against Wake Forest three times durin...
Playoff Picture: Bears at Packers center of seismic Sunday ahead
New England, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Denver. Those are the first-place teams in the AFC, and we'd like to connect the polygraph machine if you claim these were your preseason division winner picks. ,Spoiler alert: this isn't how it ends. ,That's because as division matchups ramp up in December, ...
How Bo Nix and a Rising Broncos Offense Changed the AFC Playoff Picture
The Denver Broncos’ defense has dominated, but Bo Nix’s late-season surge may be the key to locking up the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Here’s what’s changed....
Orlando City D Robin Jansson signs extension
Orlando City re-signed captain Robin Jansson to a contract extension through the 2027 season on Monday.,The 33-year-old Swedish defender has been with the club since 2019, recording six goals and four assists in 193 MLS matches. He is the club's all-time leader with 238 appearances across all compet...
Ottawa coach Carla MacLeod battling breast cancer
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod plans to remain with the PWHL team while battling breast cancer.,MacLeod, 43, shared the news of her recent diagnosis through the team's website on Sunday.,"Hearing those words was incredibly difficult, but I want everyone to know that I'm going to be okay," Ma...
LSU deal boosts Lane Kiffin's salary $4M per year
Lane Kiffin added at least $4 million to his annual salary in the move from Ole Miss to LSU, according to his contract term sheet published by NOLA.com on Monday.,Kiffin's contract is for $91 million over seven years, an average annual salary of $13 million per year that would make him the No. 2 ear...