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Sawyer Robertson, Baylor bid to subdue TCU
Something has to give when longtime rivals Baylor and TCU square off on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas.,Both the Bears (4-4, 2-3) and Horned Frogs (5-3, 3-2) carry two-game winning streaks into the clash. ,Saturday's meeting will be the 120th all-time in the series, maki...
No. 24 Illinois' Bret Bielema out to remain perfect vs. Minnesota
Illinois coach Bret Bielema will strive to maintain his stranglehold over Minnesota when the No. 24 Fighting Illini host the Golden Gophers on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.,Bielema is 10-0 in his coaching career against Minnesota, including a 3-0 mark since he took over at Illinois in December 2020. H...
Pacers seek to stop skid vs. unbeaten Celtics
The Indiana Pacers hope to end a three-game losing streak Wednesday night when they host the undefeated Boston Celtics in a matchup between teams that met in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.,Indiana opened this season with a victory over Detroit, but Monday's 119-115 setback against Orlando ...
Raptors exercise options for Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick
The Toronto Raptors exercised team options for guards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick on Tuesday.,It will be a fourth-year option for Agbaji and a third-year option for Dick, who were first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, respectively.,Both players are now signed through the 2025-26 season. Financial ter...
World Series G4: Dodgers-Yankees Preview, Props & Prediction
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of the franchise's eighth World Series title, with an opportunity to close out the Yankees in New York in Game 4 on Tuesday night.,Los Angeles, attempting to secure the first World Series sweep since the 2012 San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, will...
Rudy Gay retires after 17 seasons with five NBA teams
Veteran forward Rudy Gay announced in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday that he is retiring after 17 NBA seasons.,Gay, 38, last played for the Utah Jazz in 2022-23. He signed with the Golden State Warriors in September 2023 but was waived prior to the start of last season.,He owns career averages of 1...
What We Learned During First Week of the NBA Season
The first week of the NBA season is already in the books, and while the Boston Celtics look like they're still the team to beat, here are some other learnings from the first week of basketball....
Tuesday October 29 Best Sports Betting Picks for World Series Game 4, NBA, NHL
The sports calendar is absolutely packed on Tuesday, October 29th so these are our top sports betting predictions for the Dodgers vs. Yankees Game 4, NBA, and NHL....
Payton Pritchard's 3-point shooting powers Celtics past Bucks
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to make eight 3-pointers and score 28 points in 28 minutes as the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten after four games with a 119-108 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.,Pritchard made 10 of his 14 field-goal attempts, including 8 of 12 from long dis...
Yamil Asad lifts Cincinnati to Game 1 win over NYCFC
Yamil Asad scored his first career playoff goal to lift FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 win over visiting New York City FC in the opener of their MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series on Monday.,MLS regular season assist co-leader Luciano Acosta set up Asad's 51st minute goal, the first the Arge...
Steelers QB Justin Fields (hamstring) inactive for MNF
Steelers quarterback Justin Fields is inactive for Pittsburgh's Week 8 game against the visiting New York Giants on "Monday Night Football.",Kyle Allen will back up Russell Wilson, who is making his second straight start after Fields started the Steelers' first six games.,Fields (hamstring) popped u...
Tight Ends Steal the Spotlight on National Tight Ends Day
Tight ends around the NFL balled out on National TE Day, outscoring talented receivers across the league 17-4....
Dillon Gabriel regains Heisman Trophy lead as Travis Hunter soars
No one claimed winning a Heisman Trophy as a running back would be an easy task -- or even necessarily a fair one.,Boise State's Ashton Jeanty rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos handed UNLV only its second loss of the season Friday night in Las Vegas. He now has racked up an FBS-lea...
World Series G3: Dodgers-Yankees Preview, Props & Prediction
The New York Yankees came tantalizingly -- and agonizingly -- close to wresting home-field advantage away in Game 1 of the World Series but now return home for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night with their backs firmly against the proverbial wall.,Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run in Game ...
Week 8 MNF: Giants-Steelers Preview, Props & Prediction
Week 8 of the NFL regular season comes to a close with Russell Wilson's return to primetime as the Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the New York Giants on "Monday Night Football.",Wilson is looking to build on a come-from-behind victory in his first start for the Steelers as Pittsburgh improved to 5...
Hoosiers coach optimistic on QB Kurtis Rourke's return
Indiana is optimistic about quarterback Kurtis Rourke's progress as he recovers from a thumb injury that required surgery last week, coach Curt Cignetti told reporters Monday.,Cignetti said the redshirt senior has been "throwing the past few days.",The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big...
Facing Bucks, Celtics look for another fast start
The Boston Celtics will attempt to remain unbeaten when they meet the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night., ,Strong starts have carried Boston to a 3-0 record this season. ,The Celtics have scored 118 points in the first quarter of their three games, including 42 in a 124-118 victory over the D...
Camdin Portis, son of Clinton, commits to Miami
Four-star cornerback Camdin Portis, the son of former NFL star and Miami product Clinton Portis, will be following in his father's footsteps, as the younger Portis committed to the Hurricanes on Sunday.,A member of the 2026 class, Camdin is considered a four-star player by 247sports and Rivals, and ...
USWNT escapes early deficit to defeat Iceland
The U.S. women's national team faced a deficit for the first time in 12 matches under coach Emma Hayes, but that problem was solved when Lynn Williams and Lindsey Horan scored four minutes apart late in the second half as part of a 3-1 victory over Iceland on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,Williams tied...
FC Cincinnati try to shore up details ahead of NYCFC playoff opener
Pat Noonan hopes the urgency of the MLS Cup playoffs will bring the best out of his third-seeded FC Cincinnati when they host sixth-seeded New York City FC in their Round 1 series opener on Monday night.,FC Cincinnati have home-field advantage in the series based on their higher finish in the Easter...