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Super Bowl LIX Eagles vs. Chiefs Expert Sports Betting Picks, Predictions, Prop Bets
These are Deadspin's expert betting picks for Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, including our top predictions and player prop bets....
Lightning look to break jinx vs. Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to close out a strong week before the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament when they travel to meet the Montreal Canadiens on Super Bowl Sunday afternoon in the NHL's last match before the break.,It will be the final of three meetings between the Atlantic Division clubs. M...
Spacestation Gaming tops standings in OCS NA Stage 1
Sweeps were the order of the day in the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 on Saturday. ,Spacestation Gaming's win moved them atop the standings, with the other two victors, NTMR and Team Liquid, also in the top four. ,The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The...
Kings top Pelicans to halt 2-game skid
Zach LaVine had 22 points in the second game for his new team, Domantas Sabonis led the way with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings brought a two-game losing streak to an end with a 123-118 come-from-behind victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.,Keegan Mur...
No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas, joins Auburn atop SEC
Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood scored 15 points apiece to help No. 3 Alabama post an 85-81 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark.,Mouhamed Dioubate had 14 points and Mark Sears added 11 as the Crimson Tide (20-3, 9-1 SEC) moved into a first-p...
Report: Saints set to hire Eagles OC Kellen Moore as head coach
The last head coaching vacancy in the NFL will be filled after the Super Bowl, as the New Orleans Saints plan to hire Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, per an ESPN report on Saturday night.,Moore, 36, has never been a head coach, but in his lone season guiding Philadelphia's of...
Undermanned Suns no match for Jamal Murray, Nuggets
Jamal Murray made a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets roll to a 122-105 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded 26 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and didn't play in the final quarter as he missed out on a triple-doubl...
No. 3 Alabama holds off late Arkansas rally to tie Auburn atop SEC standings
Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood scored 15 points apiece to help No. 3 Alabama post an 85-81 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark.,Mouhamed Dioubate had 14 points and Mark Sears added 11 as the Crimson Tide (20-3, 9-1 SEC) moved into a first-p...
Samuel Ersson's 31 saves help Flyers hold off Penguins, end 5-game skid
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday in both teams' final game before the league takes a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.,Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to 31 saves from ...
Wake Forest puts away Cal to sweep West Coast trip
Cameron Hildreth completed a productive California swing with a game-high 23 points and Wake Forest tightened the defensive screws on host Cal in the second half en route to a 76-66 ACC victory Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Efton Reid III hit eight of his nine shots en route to 19 points an...
New Orleans reveling in Super Bowl after challenging events
NEW ORLEANS -- Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX.,Murals have sprung up all over downtown, along with big, bold placards and advertisements, signaling that the city with a reputa...
Golden Knights rally past Bruins on late goal from Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 1:10 remaining as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,Hertl netted a turnaround wrister from the left circle past Boston's Jeremy Swayman to win the...
UCLA uses active defense to overwhelm Penn State
Kobe Johnson scored 15 points, Skyy Clark and Sebastian Mack each netted 14 and UCLA dominated the turnover battle to roll past Penn State 78-54 on Saturday in Los Angeles.,Tyler Bilodeau added 11 points for the Bruins (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten), who forced 18 giveaways while committing just four. UCLA als...
Reports: Clippers to add G Ben Simmons from buyout market
Point guard Ben Simmons is set to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after securing a contract buyout from the Brooklyn Nets, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,The Nets requested waivers on Simmons on Saturday, according to reports, ending a disappointing, injury-marred three-year stay with the cl...
WTA roundup: New mom Belinda Bencic wins Abu Dhabi title
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title since returning from maternity leave, defeating American Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in Saturday's final at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.,In her fourth tour-level event since giving birth to her daughter Bella last April, the 27-year-old Bencic wo...
Kansas State stays hot, takes down No. 16 Kansas
David N'Guessan had 20 points, joining three other Wildcats in double figures as host Kansas State defeated No. 16 Kansas 81-73 on Saturday in the Sunflower Showdown in Manhattan, Kan. ,The Wildcats have won five straight games, including three against ranked teams and two on the road., ,Kansas Stat...
Jake Allen (34 saves), Devils blank fading Canadiens
Jake Allen made 34 saves -- including one on a penalty shot -- to help the visiting New Jersey Devils cruise to a 4-0 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens Saturday afternoon.,Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which defeated Montreal for the 10th straight ...
Jaylen Carey's career night lifts Vanderbilt over Texas
Jaylen Carey recorded career highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds to help Vanderbilt notch an 86-78 victory over Texas on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville.,Jason Edwards scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and Tyler Nickel also scored 17 as Vanderbilt (17-6, 5-...
No. 21 Wisconsin uses late surge to down Iowa
John Tonje scored a game-high 22 points Saturday and No. 21 Wisconsin rallied in the second half for a 74-63 Big Ten Conference road win over Iowa in Iowa City.,Tonje did his key damage late in the second half, scoring seven straight points to help Wisconsin flip a one-point deficit into a 65-59 lea...
Ben Simmons waived, ending his Nets career
The Brooklyn Nets requested waivers on guard/forward Ben Simmons on Saturday, ending a disappointing, injury-marred three-year stay with the club.,Simmons joined the Nets on Feb. 10, 2022, acquired in the five-player trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. ESPN reported Saturday that...