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NHL Betting Picks Dec. 30th: Hurricanes, Islanders Target Struggling Teams
Two NHL picks for tonight as the Penguins and Blackhawks continue to slide. Hurricanes and Islanders moneyline bets explained....

Final 15 revealed for Hall of Fame Class of '26
Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Drew Brees and Eli Manning and one of the most clutch kickers in league history, Adam Vinatieri, are among 15 finalists up for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.,The Hall of Fame's Selection Committee meets prior to Super Bowl LX, and any pla...

Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers
Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.,The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games headin...

Timberwolves ride huge second half to blowout of Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...

Connor Zary pots OT power-play goal as Flames squeak by Bruins
Connor Zary scored a power-play goal at 1:53 of overtime to propel the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Monday night.,After Boston's Jonathan Aspirot was penalized for high-sticking as the regulation buzzer sounded, Zary was credited with the winning goal after a deflec...

Steven Stamkos' 599th goal propels Preds past Mammoth
Steven Stamkos scored twice in the third period to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 comeback win over the Utah Mammoth on Monday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased three separate Utah leads, with Stamkos recording the final equalizer with a power-play tally 11:39 into the third period. Just 1...

Falcons blow 3-TD lead, edge Rams on late field goal
Zane Gonzalez drilled a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to help the Atlanta Falcons stave off the visiting Los Angeles Rams for a 27-24 victory on Monday.,Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown while hauling in five catches for 34 yards and a score for the Falcons (7-9), who won...

Anthony Roy's 27 help Oklahoma State separate from Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Vyctorius Miller added 18 as Oklahoma State fought off a sluggish first half to defeat Bethune-Cookman 103-77 Monday in a nonconference game in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (12-1) outscored the Wildcats (3-10) 53-39 in the second half for the comfortable win.,Roy wa...

Timberwolves ride huge second half to thump Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...

No. 14 Alabama dominates Yale with 3-point barrage
Aden Holloway scored 26 points and made five of Alabama's season-high 22 3-pointers as the No. 14 Crimson Tide smashed visiting Yale 102-78 on Monday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama (11-3) finished 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the 3-point line en route to its seventh win in eight games. Eight different player...

Meleek Thomas has career night as No. 18 Arkansas blasts James Madison
Meleek Thomas set career highs with 28 points and six 3-pointers, Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 points and six assists, and the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks beat James Madison 103-74 in their final nonconference game Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.,D.J. Wagner had 14 points and four threes and Malique Ewin had...

Kuol Atak's 24 points lead Oklahoma past Mississippi Valley State
Kuol Atak scored a career-high 24 points and Xzayvier Brown recorded 22 to lead Oklahoma to a 93-69 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (10-3) have won four consecutive games and eight of their last nine heading into SEC play.,The Delta Devils have dropped 12...

Josh Hubbard paces Mississippi State in blowout of Alabama State
Josh Hubbard scored 22 points to lead Mississippi State to a 94 -56 win over Alabama State on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Hubbard made 9 of 13 shot attempts and connected on 4 of 7 3-pointers.,King Grace contributed 14 points, and Ja'Borri McGhee added 10 points, both in a reserve role. Achor Achor ...

Denny Hamlin's father dies after fire at NASCAR star's home
NASCAR driver/owner Denny Hamlin's father, Dennis, died from injuries suffered in a fire at his son's house, Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services announced Monday.,The fire in Stanley, N.C., which was reported at 6:19 p.m. ET on Sunday, led to Dennis Hamlin, 75, and his wif...

Jizzle James makes impact as Cincinnati handles Lipscomb
Jizzle James scored 16 points in his first start since his return to lead Cincinnati to a 89-62 rout of Lipscomb Monday night in Cincinnati.,Baba Miller had another powerful all-around game, falling just three assists shy of Cincinnati's first triple-double in 20 seasons. Miller grabbed a career-hig...

Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...

Report: Denver Summit FC adding Ayo Oke for NWSL record fee
Ayo Oke, a defender for Mexico's Pachuca, is joining Denver Summit FC for what would be an NWSL record transfer fee for an American player, according to an ESPN report Monday.,Denver, a 2026 expansion squad, will pay Liga MX Femenil's Pachuca nearly $450,000 for Oke, per the report. By comparison, i...

No. 22 Florida gears up for SEC play with rout of Dartmouth
Alex Condon scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 22 Florida closed out its nonconference schedule Monday night with its fourth straight win, a 94-72 domination of Dartmouth in Gainesville, Fla. ,Condon was 4 of 9 from the field and 9 of 12 at the free throw line, adding nin...

Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC
Southern California coach Lincoln Riley said Notre Dame is to blame for the longtime rivalry between the two schools coming to at least a temporary pause.,The schools, which first faced off in 1926, have met every season since 1947 with the exception of the 2020 season that was disrupted by COVID-19...

Improving under new coach, Miami opens ACC slate vs. Pitt
Jai Lucas will have a second debut in his inaugural season as the Miami Hurricanes' head coach.,Nine weeks after guiding the Hurricanes in their season opener and the start of their nonconference schedule, Lucas will experience another first on Tuesday. Winners of six straight, the Hurricanes open A...