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Best Sports Betting Picks Today: 4 Nations Face Off, College Basketball Bets for February 17th
February 17th's top sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis for Monday night's slate of college basketball and 4 Nations Face Off....

Avidity put together sweep in NA Stage 1 action
Avidity rolled to a 3-0 victory over Shikigami on Sunday in NA Stage 1 action of the Overwatch Champions Series.,With wins on Nepal (2-0), Esperanca (1-0) and Dorado (2-1), Avidity improved to 3-2 in the standings and bounced back from a 3-0 loss to NTMR on Friday.,The $100,000 tournament, played on...

Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes scores freshman-record 55 points in OT win
Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes added to her record-setting season by scoring 55 points, the most in women's Division I basketball by a freshman, in the Commodores' 98-88 overtime win against Auburn on Sunday. ,The 5-foot-8 guard raised her scoring average to 23.0 points per game by going 15-for-28 from...

Jayson Tatum, Stephen Curry lead Team Shaq's All-Star clincher
Jayson Tatum scored 15 points and Stephen Curry added 12 on four 3-pointers as Team Shaq posted a 41-25 victory over Team Chuck on Sunday night to win the All-Star Game tournament in San Francisco.,Tatum made 6 of 7 shots and converted the decisive dunk to end the easy victory for Team Shaq, coached...

Mavs assistant coach arrested on assault charge
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested Saturday and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.,The Dallas Police Department confirmed the arrest Sunday. The Mavericks said in a statement that they had suspended an unidentified employee.,"The Dallas Mavericks ...

Louisville knocks off Notre Dame, reaches 20-win mark
Chucky Hepburn poured in 16 points and dished out six assists as Louisville hit the 20-win mark for the first time in five seasons by beating Notre Dame 75-60 in an Atlantic Coast Conference battle on Sunday night in South Bend, Ind.,Four other scorers finished in double figures for the Cardinals (2...

Damian Lillard calls game, Team Shaq tops Team Candace
Damian Lillard scored nine points on three 3-pointers, including the game-ending one, as Team Shaq produced a 42-35 victory over Team Candace in a semifinal contest on Sunday night as part of the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.,Team Shaq advances to face Team Chuck in the upcoming championship g...

Trio of teams perfect in Group A to start DreamLeague Season 25
HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion and Tundra Esports each earned a pair of 2-0 sweeps in Group A on Sunday to open DreamLeague Season 25.,Sixteen teams divided into two round-robin groups of eight are competing in Group Stage 1, with each match consisting of two games. The top four squads from Group A and t...
Draymond Green Is Right, the NBA All-Star Game Sucks
Draymond Green popped off on the TNT broadcast about the new NBA All-Star Game format, which is receiving a lot of criticism from fans around the league....

Late run gets Team Chuck past Team Kenny as part of All-Star Game
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting to lead Team Chuck to a 41-32 victory over Team Kenny in a semifinal contest on Sunday night as part of the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.,Gilgeous-Alexander drove for a dunk for the game-ending points as Team Chuck prevailed by being ...

Pirates sign OF Tommy Pham to 1-year deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Tommy Pham to a one-year deal on Sunday.,Pham, 36, had a combined nine home runs, 39 RBIs, 49 runs and a .248 batting average across 116 games with the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals in 2024.,In 1,121 games across 11 major leagu...

LeBron James to sit out All-Star Game, citing ankle ‘discomfort’
LeBron James revealed a few hours before the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday that he will not play due to ankle and foot pain.,"You won't see anything from me tonight, unfortunately. I will not be in uniform tonight," James said at a pregame press conference. "Still dealing with ankle and foot discomfor...

No. 9 St. John's downs No. 24 Creighton for 2-game Big East lead
Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during the decisive second-half run Sunday afternoon, and No. 9 St. John's took a commanding lead in the Big East with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York.,RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a career...

No. 3 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
For Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida, much has changed since New Year's Day when both teams were 13-0.,While the Sooners have lost nine of their last 12, the Gators have won nine of their last 12, including two upsets of No. 1-ranked teams.,Tuesday night, when Oklahoma visits Florida at Gainesville, Fla.,...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 UConn makes statement vs. No. 4 S. Carolina
Azzi Fudd poured in 28 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, Sarah Strong added 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 7 UConn steamrolled No. 4 South Carolina 87-58 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.,Paige Bueckers tallied 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in a supporting role and Kaitlyn Chen ...

Wichita State upsets No. 14 Memphis in OT
Quincy Ballard scored 19 points, Corey Washington added a double-double and host Wichita State upset No. 14 Memphis 84-79 in overtime on Sunday in an American Athletic Conference matchup.,Washington finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC), hitting both ends of a one...

Alex Bregman on Red Sox: 'This is a winning organization'
It apparently wasn't money alone that drove infielder Alex Bregman to choose the Boston Red Sox as he weighed his options in free agency.,The former Houston Astros third baseman signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday, rejecting offers from other teams, including the...

Report: 7 more women accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Seven more women have come forward in accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior during massage-therapy sessions, The Baltimore Banner reported Sunday.,Per the report, the total number of alleged victims stands at 16. All of the incidents involving Tucker alleged...

UCLA named No. 1 seed in women's early bracket
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee tabbed UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame as the No. 1 seeds in its early projection of the top 16 seeds in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.,The committee revealed its early bracket Sunday and kept UCLA at the top, despite the Bruins' 71-60 loss ...

Report: Seven more accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Seven more women have come forward in accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior during massage-therapy sessions, the Baltimore Banner reported on Sunday.,Per the report, the total number of alleged victims reached 16. All of the incidents involving Tucker allege...