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59 Prop Bets for Super Bowl LIX
It is common practice for sportsbooks to post a couple of hundred prop bets for games during the regular season and playoffs. ,But for the Super Bowl, no amount of bets seem to be enough. You can put money down on just about every aspect of the game -- plus what happens off the field.,Sportsbooks ha...
John Tonje scores 27 as No. 17 Wisconsin beats Northwestern
John Tonje had 27 points and reserve Carter Gilmore added a career-high 15 as No. 17 Wisconsin overcame a sluggish first half to salvage a 75-69 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Max Klesmit added 11 points and Nolan Winter 10 for Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which av...
Caleb Grill, No. 20 Missouri pull upset at No. 14 Mississippi State
Caleb Grill scored 20 points in 22 minutes off the bench to lead No. 20 Missouri to an 88-61 upset of No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,Tamar Bates added 14 points and Josh Gray had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (17-4, 6-2 Southeastern Conference).,Josh Hubbard sco...
No. 10 Purdue slides past Indiana for 9th win in 10 games
Trey Kaufman-Renn sank the go-ahead hook shot with 11.9 seconds as part of a 23-point effort to help No. 10 Purdue post an 81-76 victory over visiting Indiana in Big Ten play on Friday night at West Lafayette, Ind.,Braden Smith recorded 24 points, seven assists and a season-high six steals as Purdue...
Jets keep poaching Lions, hire Tanner Engstrand as OC
The New York Jets announced the hiring of Tanner Engstrand as their next offensive coordinator on Friday, continuing to raid the Detroit Lions' cupboard in the process.,Engstrand, 42, was on the Lions' staff since 2020 and served as their passing game coordinator for the past three seasons.,He follo...
Revisiting New Orleans' Super Bowls: Ravens turn lights out on 49ers
NEW ORLEANS -- When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans will make history by tying Miami for the most Super Bowls hosted (11).,But it's the games themselves that have produced plenty of history for the Crescent Cit...
No. 17 Wisconsin looks to snap road skid at Northwestern
Wisconsin looks to avoid a third consecutive Big Ten road loss when the 17th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4) lost at Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday. Prior to that, the Badgers trounced Nebraska 83-55 at home last Sunday, coming off an 85-83 loss on t...
Johni Broome and No. 1 Auburn visit No. 23 Ole Miss
Top-ranked Auburn has withstood the best shots the Southeastern Conference has had to offer through seven games, managing to remain perfect in the nation's best basketball conference.,The Tigers (19-1, 7-0 SEC) will look to keep it that way Saturday when they face No. 23 Ole Miss (16-5, 5-3) in Oxfo...
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart suspended, fined after flagrant foul
The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart for one game without pay after he tallied his sixth flagrant foul point of the regular season.,In the second quarter of the Pistons' 133-119 road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Stewart was called for a flagrant foul 2. ,Becaus...
Report: Cards' Klayton Adams to interview for Cowboys OC
Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams will have an in-person interview with the Dallas Cowboys for their vacant offensive coordinator position, NFL Network reported on Friday.,He had a remote interview earlier this week with the Cowboys, who are filling a vacancy left open when then-o...
No. 14 Mississippi State bids to keep guard up vs. No. 20 Missouri
No. 14 Mississippi State has suffered two close losses at home this season against top-tier Southeastern Conference teams.,But the league will provide the Bulldogs (16-5, 4-4) many more opportunities to win at home, such as Saturday afternoon against No. 20 Missouri in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs...
NFL reports ‘historic low’ for concussions in 2024
In announcing injury data for the 2024 season Thursday, the NFL said that concussions had decreased to a "historic low" as helmet safety continued to rise.,Concussions were down 17 percent from the 2023 campaign and 12 percent compared to the 2021-23 three-year average.,"Today is an important milest...
Star-laden Nashville group submits bid for expansion franchise
A group including Candace Parker, Peyton Manning, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill submitted a bid on Thursday to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to Nashville.,Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who is slated to become the majority owner of the NHL's Nashville Predators in July, and his wife Crissy would ...
USL deals NWSL blow by signing Texas' all-time leading scorer
The USL scored arguably the upstart league's biggest victory to date with the announcement that Texas Longhorns All-American Lexi Missimo has signed with the Dallas Trinity FC.,The No. 1 recruit out of high school, Missimo passed on opportunities from England's Manchester United and Arsenal WFC to t...
10 storylines to follow for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season has a plethora of storylines to follow before cars even hit the track. The fourth season of NASCAR's Next-Gen car is sure to provide plenty of parity, and every driver in the field has a unique outlook for their 2025 campaign.,Here are 10 storylines and questions to...
No. 10 Purdue bracing for Indiana's 'best effort'
No. 10 Purdue looks to record its ninth victory in 10 games when it hosts Indiana on Friday night in Big Ten play at West Lafayette, Ind.,The Boilermakers are looking to beat the rival Hoosiers for the 16th time in the past 20 meetings.,Purdue (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) is 1 1/2 games behind first-place Mi...
Denver to join NWSL as 16th franchise in 2026
The National Women's Soccer League officially announced on Thursday that Denver will join the league as its 16th team in 2026.,"As the NWSL continues its rapid growth, we knew it was critical to launch our 16th team in a city with a passionate sports culture and vibrant fan base -- and Denver is the...
No. 4 Alabama wins shootout against No. 14 Mississippi State
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 23 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers to help No. 4 Alabama squeeze out an 88-84 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Mark Sears had 17 points and nine assists and Grant Nelson registered 15 points, seven rebounds a...
Maryland stays hot, knocks off No. 17 Wisconsin
Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers, leading a long-range assault by the Te...
No. 1 Auburn cruises past LSU for 12th straight win
Johni Broome had 26 points and 16 rebounds and No. 1 Auburn won its 12th consecutive game by defeating LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Miles Kelly added 13 points, Chad Baker-Mazara scored 11 and Tahaad Pettiford had 10. ,Auburn (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) had an easier time...