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No. 17 Virginia and Duke chasing rare ACC championship
Whichever team comes out on top, we'll have a first-time Atlantic Coast Conference championship game winner this weekend.,No. 17 Virginia (10-2) has never won an outright ACC football title, last winning a share in 1995, a decade before the first ACC title game.,Unranked Duke (7-5) has won seven ACC...
Big Ten title, No. 1 playoff spot on line for Indiana, Ohio State
INDIANAPOLIS -- Never before in the 15-year history of the Big Ten Championship Game has there been more at stake than when No. 1 Ohio State plays No. 2 Indiana on Saturday.,This is the first time since its inception in 2011 that both teams enter the championship game undefeated with 12-0 overall ma...
No. 3 Georgia out for revenge in SEC title game vs. No. 9 Alabama
It's not every year that a college football team has the opportunity to exact revenge after an early-season loss. No. 3 Georgia will have that chance Saturday when it faces No. 9 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship in Atlanta.,Georgia (11-1) has rattled off eight straight wins since ...
Playoffs, Big 12 title in balance for No. 11 BYU, No. 4 Texas Tech
BYU understands the task at hand facing Texas Tech in Saturday's Big 12 championship game at Arlington, Texas.,The No. 11 Cougars need to beat No. 4 Texas Tech to earn the conference's automatic berth to be part of the College Football Playoff. Lose to the Red Raiders (11-1) for a second time this s...
North Texas, Tulane to slug it out in American final
North Texas and Tulane are both losing their coaches., ,But before they leave Eric Morris will coach the No. 24 Mean Green (11-1, 7-1) and Jon Sumrall will coach the No. 20 Green Wave (10-2, 7-1) in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game on Friday night in New Orleans., ,And the winner's...
No. 25 James Madison out to freeze Troy in Sun Belt title game
There's plenty at stake for James Madison in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.,The No. 25 Dukes are in the College Football Playoff rankings with an outside shot at reaching the final bracket.,But that will require defeating visiting Troy on Friday night at Harrisonburg, Va., and a little m...
Stars ride 7-game point streak into contest with Devils
The Dallas Stars' winning streak is over, but they will take a seven-game point streak into their game Wednesday night against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The four-game winning streak was snapped by a 3-2 overtime loss to the host New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Still, the Stars are 5-0...
Capitals pursue sixth straight win in showdown vs. Sharks
The Washington Capitals head into Wednesday's game at San Jose with a share of first place in the Metropolitan Division.,The Capitals' 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night served as their fifth straight win and eighth in the last nine games. Washington is tied with the Carolina Hu...
Skidding Jets chase tighter defensive performance vs. Canadiens
The Winnipeg Jets and host Montreal Canadiens are both coming off defensive letdowns as they head into Wednesday's game against each other.,After snapping a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory on Saturday in Nashville, the Jets took a step back Monday in a 5-1 loss to Buffalo. The host Sabres scored t...
Knicks eager to put forth complete effort vs. Hornets
Despite the season being just six weeks old, the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets already are separated by 7 1/2 games in the Eastern Conference standings.,They also are bonded by the belief that their efforts in their most recent games left a lot to be desired.,The Knicks and visiting Hornets ...
Undermanned Spurs set sights on surging Magic
Starters Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama were left behind when the San Antonio Spurs boarded a plane Tuesday night to begin a three-game road trip.,While neither player will be available to face the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, both could return to the lineup as soon as Dec. 10, when San Antonio...
Jaylon Tyson, Cavaliers ready to bring intesity vs. Blazers
Jaylon Tyson called out his Cavaliers teammates, then backed up his words with the best all-around performance of his professional career Monday in Cleveland's 135-119 road win over the Indiana Pacers.,Cleveland returns home on Wednesday to oppose the Portland Trail Blazers, hoping to build off its ...
After Thanksgiving week woes, Ga. Tech, Mississippi St. square off
With both teams looking to flush disappointing Thanksgiving week efforts, Georgia Tech hosts Mississippi State in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (5-3) dropped both of its games in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., losing 75-61 to DePaul and 84-74 to Dr...
Cooper Flagg’s growth encourages Mavericks ahead of Heat matchup
The Dallas Mavericks take aim at their first three-game winning streak of the season on Wednesday night when they host the Miami Heat.,Dallas lost 15 of its first 20 games before notching back-to-back victories over the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets to complete a 2-2 road trip.,The Maveric...
Beckett Sennecke's streak boosts Ducks as they welcome Mammoth
Just over two weeks after they needed overtime to settle their differences, the Anaheim Ducks will be at home again when they face the Utah Mammoth.,The Ducks pulled off an improbable 3-2 overtime victory over the Mammoth on Nov. 17 when Troy Terry tied it on a goal with 4.1 seconds remaining in reg...
Out to turn season around, Bucks face East-leading Pistons
The struggling Milwaukee Bucks face a tall task to get back on track as they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.,Just 11 days will separate matchups between these teams after Detroit handled the Bucks 129-116 in Milwaukee on Nov. 22. They will also face off in Det...
Rockets welcome Kings after splitting first back-to-back
Nearly six weeks elapsed during the 2025-26 season before the Houston Rockets had to play their first back-to-back contests, a scheduling quirk that was objectively favorable.,When the Rockets finally were tasked with playing on consecutive nights, the results were curious.,After throttling Utah on ...
Wisconsin, Northwestern enter Big Ten play after Power 5 losses
Wisconsin hopes its home-court advantage will provide a boost when the Badgers host Northwestern in a Big Ten opener on Wednesday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (5-2), who lost to TCU 74-63 on Friday in the Rady Children's Invitational title game in San Diego, have not played at home since Nov. ...
Bulls fight through growing pile of injuries as Nets visit
Losses and injuries continue to mount for the Chicago Bulls, who host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday after a winless four-game road trip.,Chicago squandered a 15-point lead in its latest defeat, Monday's 125-120 setback in Orlando, as injuries sidelined Coby White (left calf tightness) and Isaac Oko...
Led by dynamic duo, Hawks out to extend Clippers' woes
Atlanta may have found something in the combustible guard combination of Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.,The pair, who combined for 55 points on Monday, look to lead the Hawks when they begin a two-game homestand on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers.,Johnson scored 29 points -- ...