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NBA Picks December 28th: Three Best Bets for Sunday’s Slate
Looking for free NBA picks today? We break down three best bets for Sunday, including Pistons vs. Clippers and Grizzlies at Wizards....
Best NFL Player Props for Sunday: Top 10 Picks for Week 17
Looking for the best NFL player props this Sunday? Here are 10 top picks for Week 17, including Brissett, Rivers, and McCaffrey....
Ravens Keep Playoff Hopes Alive, Now Need Browns to Save Their Season
The Ravens crushed the Packers, but their playoff hopes now rest with the Browns in a dramatic AFC North Week 17 scenario....
Kyle Whittingham Isn’t Michigan’s Curt Cignetti
Indiana nailed its Curt Cignetti hire. Michigan hopes Kyle Whittingham can do the same — but his ceiling may be much lower....
Bears vs 49ers Week 17 Sunday Night Football Betting Picks
San Francisco hosts Chicago in a crucial Sunday Night Football matchup. Here’s why the spread at three points is the best betting value....
Flames keep rolling on home ice, down rival Oilers
Blake Coleman scored the eventual game-winner as the Calgary Flames edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.,Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored for the Flames, who split the home-and-home with the Oilers. Edmonton thumped Calgary 5-1 on Tuesday.,With the victory, Calgar...
Cam Thomas' 30-point return boosts Nets over Wolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Alex Laferriere nets hat trick as Kings pound Ducks
Alex Laferriere notched his first career hat trick for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.,Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar had the secondary assist on each of Laferriere goals and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves for the Kings, ...
Cam Thomas' big return boosts Nets to win over Timberwolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Heat set team mark with 83-point 2nd half, rout Pacers
Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points apiece as the Miami Heat pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 140-116 on Saturday.,Norman Powell had 23 points, Nikola Jovic scored 19 and Pelle Larsson added 16 for Miami, which led 98-94 at the end of th...
No. 25 North Texas edges San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...
No. 25 North Texas outscores San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...
Scuffling Oregon hosts Omaha in non-conference finales for both
Oregon will play Omaha on Sunday night at Eugene, Ore., in the final nonconference matchup of the season for both programs.,Oregon (6-6) enters as a 20.5-point favorite, but Omaha (7-7) is riding a four-game winning streak entering the game.,Oregon has lost six of its last eight games, including a 9...
No. 18 Arkansas continues tough schedule with contest vs. James Madison
With Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. dominating the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Award, the No. 18 Razorbacks and their emerging star turn their attention to the next opponent in what has been a testing schedule.,The Razorbacks (9-3) will host James Madison (7-6) in Fayetteville, Ark...
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to starting lineup vs. Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a right calf strain on Saturday night, starting against the host Chicago Bulls.,The two-time MVP forward needed to clear pregame testing before he would play for the first time in 24 days, and the team confirmed his availability shortly before...
Yale looms as imposing threat to No. 14 Alabama
No. 14 Alabama looks to shake off a seven-day layoff Monday when it takes on a dangerous Yale team in the final nonconference tuneup for both squads in Tuscaloosa, Ala., ,The Crimson Tide (9-3) took a 21-point loss to No. 1 Arizona on Dec. 13, but have rebounded with consecutive wins in which they'v...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back) inactive for game vs. Packers
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has been downgraded from doubtful and is inactive for the Ravens' game Saturday night at Green Bay because of a back contusion.,The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player missed practice all week after being kneed in the back in the first half of the 28-24 loss Sunday ...
Dominant defense leads Fresno State over Miami (Ohio) in Arizona Bowl
E.J. Warner threw for 214 yards and a touchdown and the Fresno State defense held Miami (Ohio) to 192 total yards in an 18-3 win at the Arizona Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Tucson.,Warner, the son of NHL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, completed 16 of 23 passes without a turnover.,Josiah Free...
Keon Ellis' season-best 21 points key for Kings' victory vs. Mavericks
Keon Ellis had a season-best 21 points, Russell Westbrook matched it with 21 of his own and the Sacramento Kings held off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 113-107 on Saturday afternoon to win for just the second time in their last eight games.,Rookie Maxime Raynaud chipped in with 19 points for the Kin...
No. 12 BYU rallies late to beat No. 22 Georgia Tech in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Jovesa Damuni scored the go-ahead touchdown with two minutes remaining as No. 12 BYU rallied for a 25-21 victory over No. 22 Georgia Tech on Saturday at the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Fla.,Damuni's 4-yard run capped a 15-point fourth quarter flurry for the Cougars (12-2), who earned their first 12-w...