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Kansas seeks fifth straight win in Big 12 opener at UCF
Big 12 play begins Saturday afternoon when No. 17 Kansas plays its conference opener against UCF in Orlando, Fla.,Kansas (10-3) has earned four consecutive victories and looks to open the competitive conference schedule with another one when facing the Knights (11-1), who have a bit of history on th...
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Shooting stars on display in No. 10 BYU's matchup with K-State
A pair of elite scorers will be on display as No. 10 BYU takes on Kansas State to open Big 12 Conference play Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.,How each standout performs may determine which team begins 1-0 in the Big 12 race.,The Cougars are paced by true freshman AJ Dybantsa, and the Wildcats ...
Improving Suns head home to oppose stumbling Kings
The Suns, coming off a successful road trip, can clinch their season series against the Sacramento Kings when the teams meet on Friday in Phoenix.,The Suns had a four-game winning streak snapped the last time out, a 129-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on New Year's Eve that completed a 3-1 trip....
Kris Letang's OT tally lifts Penguins past Red Wings
Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who persevered to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.,Letang tallied his third goal of the season in his 1,200th career game. Sidney Crosby scored twice and assisted on the game-winner.,Pittsburgh's Blake Lizotte got hi...
Canadiens rally past Canes, spoil Sebastian Aho's big game
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period as the Montreal Canadiens came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Lane Hutson, Sammy Blais and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist, while Nick Su...
Canadiens rally past Hurricanes to spoil Sebastian Aho's big game
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period as the Montreal Canadiens came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Lane Hutson, Sammy Blais and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist, while Nick Su...
Pistons' rally falls short as Heat win 4th straight
Norman Powell poured in 36 points as the visiting Miami Heat downed the Detroit Pistons 118-112 on Thursday night.,Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points off the bench while Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and seven rebounds in the Heat's fourth straight victory. Bam Adebayo supplied 15 points and grabbed 1...
Zion Williamson peaking in lineup as Pelicans host Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers begin their 2026 schedule on Friday when they continue a three-game road trip against the slumping New Orleans Pelicans. ,New Orleans put together a season-best five-game winning streak from Dec. 11-22 - a run that began with the Pelicans' 143-120 rout of Portland - but th...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back) states he'll play vs. Steelers
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson indicated Thursday that he will play in Sunday night's pivotal AFC North contest against the host Pittsburgh Steelers.,Jackson (back) practiced in full for the second straight day without incident.,"One hundred percent," Jackson said on whether he'll play i...
Dominant No. 2 Michigan resumes Big Ten play vs. No. 24 USC
A Top 25 showdown ushers in 2026 and the meat of this season's Big Ten schedule when second-ranked Michigan hosts No. 24 Southern California on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (12-0, 2-0 Big Ten) aim to extend their best start for the program since the 2018-19 team won 17 straight to open ...
Senators edge Capitals 4-3 to halt losing spell
Fabian Zetterlund scored with 2:22 remaining to lift the host Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,Zetterlund scored on a one-timer from just below the left hash marks after receiving a backhand pass from Thomas Chabot on the rush, shortly after Aliaksei Protas h...
AFC North title on the line when Steelers host Ravens
Sunday marks the fourth time in seven seasons that the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens close the regular season against one another.,The stakes haven't been higher than they are for this Week 18 clash.,Pittsburgh (9-7) can clinch the AFC North title with a win or tie, while Baltimore (8-8) ...
With win over Dolphins, Patriots can stay in No. 1 seed chase
The New England Patriots clinched the AFC East championship last week and have a chance to lock up the conference's top seed -- and with it a first-round bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl -- if it can beat division rival Miami on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,The Patriots (13...
Chiefs, Raiders ready to wrap up forgettable seasons
A nightmare season for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the host Las Vegas Raiders will conclude on Sunday, offering reprieve to two franchises that had seasons marked by disappointment after entering with high expectations.,When the Raiders (2-14) hired Pete Carroll in January, the expectation was t...
Dolphins sign QB Cam Miller off Raiders' practice squad
The Miami Dolphins are signing rookie quarterback Cam Miller off the Las VegasRaiders' practice squad to their active roster.,Miller's representatives at JL Sports confirmed the transaction on Thursday.,Las Vegas selected Miller, 24, in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of North Dakota State...
Florida State WR Duce Robinson to forgo NFL draft
Florida State wide receiver Duce Robinson will forgo the 2026 NFL Draft and return for another season with the Seminoles, he announced Thursday.,"This has truly been one of the best years of my life," he said in an Instagram post. "I'm really excited to be able to be a Seminole again in 2026.",Robin...
Bears playing for seeding, Lions for pride in Week 18
The Chicago Bears, surprisingly, are playing for a higher playoff seed with the NFC North title already clinched. The visiting Detroit Lions, unexpectedly, are playing for pride.,That's where things stand in the final game of the regular season Sunday. It's a scenario few would have predicted after ...
Red-hot Texans focused on Colts with division control out of their hands
The Houston Texans will take aim at their ninth consecutive victory when they close the regular season against the sinking Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Houston (11-5) is one game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) in the AFC South, but can claim the division crown with a home victory over the C...