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Georgia Tech closes out long homestand with Central Arkansas
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wrap up their season-opening seven-game homestand when they host the Central Arkansas Bears on Saturday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (3-3) hasn't had to leave McCamish Pavilion yet this year, but Saturday will mark its final game in its friendly confines until a Dec. 18 m...

Cowboys finally win at home, hand Giants seventh straight loss
Rico Dowdle ran for 112 yards and a touchdown while the Dallas Cowboys' defense came up with six sacks and a pick-6 Thursday in a 27-20 win over the visiting New York Giants in Arlington, Texas.,Cooper Rush completed 21 of 36 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown as Dallas (5-7) became the last franc...

Broncos look to continue surge against upset-minded Browns
The Denver Broncos can take a major step toward a postseason berth when they host the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.,Denver (7-5) has won two straight games since falling to division rival Kansas City on a last-second blocked field goal. The Broncos enter Week 13 holding the seventh and final AFC...

New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...

‘Farmageddon’ could help decide Big 12 championship
"Farmageddon" has never been bigger.,The rivalry between No. 24 Kansas State and No. 18 Iowa State is one of the longest continuously played series in college football. The two schools have played each other every year since 1917, making this the 108th straight season and the eighth-longest uninterr...

Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown, David Montgomery to play vs. Bears
Detroit Lions star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back David Montgomery are active for Thursday afternoon's game against the visiting Chicago Bears.,St. Brown (knee) and Montgomery (shoulder) were both listed as questionable to play for the Lions (10-1), who have won nine games in a row...

Top 10 CFB Player Props For Rivalry Weekend
It's Saturday. ,You have a big ol' turkey sandwich in front of you. ,You finished your Christmas shopping on Black Friday, and now you're ready to win the money to pay for all those gifts by betting on a few college football player props from one of the many intense rivalry games on the schedule.,Th...
Thanksgiving Football Games Are Just Really Bad This Year
The NFL plagued us with an underwhelming slate of games, including a snooze-fest between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the day....

NFL Thanksgiving: Giants-Cowboys Preview, Props, Prediction
A matchup between teams with a combined six wins through 22 games probably wasn't what the NFL envisioned when scheduling the New York Giants at the Dallas Cowboys for the second of three Thanksgiving Day games.,No matter the records, the matchup between bitter NFC East rivals always draws national ...

Winless at home, Cowboys shoot for eighth consecutive victory over Giants
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants stumble onto center stage for a Thanksgiving Day battle of backup quarterbacks, as the out-of-contention NFC East rivals have served up a combined six wins and 16 losses in 2024.,Cooper Rush helped the Cowboys (4-7) return to the win column at Washington before...

No. 5 Iowa State drubs Colorado on 60 percent shooting
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and No. 5 Iowa State rolled to a 99-71 victory over Colorado in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at Lahaina, Hawaii., ,Curtis Jones scored 19 points and Keshon Gilbert had 15 with six assists as the C...
Five Alternatives to Watching New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving
Nobody wants to watch Tommy DeVito vs. Cooper Rush on Thanksgiving, so try these five alternatives to keep yourself occupied on Turkey Day. ...

Colorado eyes another Maui upset in clash vs. No. 5 Iowa State
Perhaps anxious to get life in the Big 12 Conference started ahead of schedule this season, Colorado pulled off a major upset and will face No. 5 Iowa State on Wednesday in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii.,Colorado's official debut Big 12 game still is scheduled to t...

No. 5 Iowa State needs late surge to nip Dayton
Keshon Gilbert scored six of his 24 points in the final 44 seconds to propel No. 5 Iowa State to an 89-84 win over Dayton in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Curtis Jones delivered 19 points off the bench as Iowa State (4-1) recovered from an agonizing ...

Brock Harding's career night lifts Iowa past South Carolina Upstate
Brock Harding notched a career-high 20 points and dished out 10 assists and Owen Freeman scored 17 points as Iowa routed South Carolina Upstate 110-77 on Tuesday in Iowa City.,Harding shot 9-for-13 from the floor and Freeman was 8-for-12 to help the Hawkeyes top 100 points for the first time this se...

Georgetown's defense clamps down on Wagner
Malik Mack scored 16 points and Micah Peavy added 15 points as Georgetown dominated Wagner with suffocating defense in a 66-41 win Tuesday in Washington.,Thomas Sorber stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks as Georgetown (5-1) won its third straight gam...

Winless at home, Cowboys grateful for holiday pairing with inept Giants
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants stumble onto center stage for a Thanksgiving Day battle of backup quarterbacks, as the out-of-contention NFC East rivals have served up a combined six wins and 16 losses in 2024.,Cooper Rush helped the Cowboys (4-7) return to the win column at Washington before...

Take 5: Candidates to replace Mack Brown at UNC
North Carolina will usher in a new era after announcing Tuesday that head coach Mack Brown will not return next season.,So, where do the Tar Heels turn next as they move on from the winningest coach in program history?,Athletic director Bubba Cunningham got a head start on the process with the Tar H...

Kings coach Mike Brown fined $35K for pursuing official
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for aggressively pursuing a game official during live play.,The fine stems from Brown charging the refs after a foul was not called following Colby Jones' drive to the basket in the second quarter of the Kings' 108-103 lo...

Jerry Jones: Mike McCarthy contract extension 'not crazy at all'
Widely presumed to be coaching to the end of his existing contract in January, Mike McCarthy might have more life with the Dallas Cowboys than expected. ,Owner Jerry Jones not only said the Cowboys (4-7) are not planning to fire McCarthy during the season, he left open the idea Dallas and McCarthy c...