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Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 5 Texas
5. Texas Longhorns,11-2 (7-1 SEC regular season),What's next: vs. No. 12 Clemson, Austin, Texas, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET,Head coach: Steve Sarkisian (fourth season, 36-16 at Texas),About Sarkisian: The former Southern California head coach revived his career by calling plays for Nick Saban and national t...
Report: Pelicans' Brandon Ingram (ankle) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a low left ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Ingram rolled his ankle when he landed on the foot of Oklahoma City's Lu Dort during the Pelicans' 119-109 loss to the Thunder on Saturday.,That game was the secon...
Giants star WR Malik Nabers active for game against Saints
New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers, who sustained a hip flexor injury on Thursday, is active for the team's game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J.,Nabers was listed as questionable after the injury at practice and he received an MRI. He did not participate i...
Steelers WR George Pickens (hamstring) inactive vs. Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns due to a hamstring injury that led to his addition to the injury report on Friday.,Pickens, who was questionable to play in Sunday's game, was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduc...
Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi GP as McLaren seals title
Lando Norris held off a pair of Ferrari drivers to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, giving McLaren its first constructors' championship since 1998.,McLaren entered the race with a 21-point lead over Ferrari, and Norris did enough to hold on as his teammate, Oscar Piastri, endured a rough race...
NFL Week 14 Best Betting Picks for Sunday December 8th
These are our best NFL Week 14 sports betting picks and predictions for Sunday December 8th's slate of football games....
Spurs host hapless Pelicans, look to snap losing streak
The San Antonio Spurs will try to get back on the winning track when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday in a Western Conference clash.,The possible return of Victor Wembanyama to the lineup would help.,The Spurs have dropped a season-worst three straight games -- the past two without Wemba...
Magic host Suns in first game without Franz Wagner
The Orlando Magic have dealt with the loss of one star and, starting Sunday night, they have to deal with the loss of another.,The Magic will meet the visiting Phoenix Suns without forward Franz Wagner, who tore his right oblique in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Wagner joins Paolo Banc...
No. 23 Ole Miss turns narrow halftime lead into rout of Lindenwood
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions 47-20 in the sec...
App State hires Dowell Loggains as new coach
Dowell Loggains has been hired as Appalachian State's next football coach, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Saturday.,Loggains was inked to a five-year deal that runs through the 2029 campaign. He is the 23rd coach in program history.,App State will formally introduce him on Monday. ,"We are ...
Bam Adebayo posts 25 points to carry Heat past Suns
Bam Adebayo had game highs with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-111 on Saturday night.,Adebayo had 12 of his points in the third quarter, when Miami surged ahead for a lead it never relinquished.,Jimmy Butler had 24 points, including nine...
Cade Cunningham's triple-double helps Pistons down Knicks
Cade Cunningham finished with 29 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 120-111 win over the host New York Knicks on Saturday. ,Cunningham shot 9 of 17 from the field and went 5-of-8 from three-point range. Malik Beasley added 23 points off the bench, making 7 of 10 atte...
Capitals beat Canadiens to extend road win streak to 9
Tom Wilson scored two third-period goals and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who extended the franchise record with their ninth straight ...
No. 23 Ole Miss turns narrow halftime lead into rout of Lindenwood to improve to 8-1
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions (3-6) 47-20 in t...
Penguins ride Michael Bunting's 3rd-period goal to win over Maple Leafs
Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Michael Bunting, Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang also scored and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who have won five of six games...
First-place Thunder take charge early, coast to win over struggling Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder never trailed while defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 119-109 on Saturday night.,Jalen Williams scored 27 points, Luguentz Dort and Alex Caruso had 14 each, Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds and Ajay Mi...
Old Pac-12 foes UCLA, No. 12 Oregon reconvene for Big Ten bout
Former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Oregon will collide for the first time as Big Ten foes on Sunday when the Bruins visit the 12-ranked Ducks in Eugene, Ore.,UCLA (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Washington 69-58 on Tuesday and Oregon (9-0, 1-0) beat USC 68-60 on Wednesday.,The Bruins have won six consecutive...
No. 5 Georgia overcomes QB injuries to beat No. 2 Texas in OT
ATLANTA -- Trevor Etienne rushed for a game-winning four-yard score in overtime, clinching the Southeastern Conference Championship for the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs with a 22-19 win over No. 2 Texas.,Etienne rushed for 94 yards and two scores, as Georgia (11-2) won despite starting quarterback Carson ...
Shorthanded USC has no problems defeating Washington
Wesley Yates III, making his first collegiate start, scored a career-high 19 points against his former team as injury-riddled USC trounced Washington 85-61 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.,Desmond Claude scored a game-high 20 points and Saint Thomas added 19 points with tw...
No. 25 UConn hoping Alex Karaban returns vs. Texas
After missing two games with a head injury, UConn's Alex Karaban is expected to return to the lineup when the No. 25 Huskies battle the Texas Longhorns on Sunday in Austin, Texas.,Karaban was injured against Dayton in the final game of the Maui Invitational. Earlier this week, UConn head coach Danny...