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NFL's wild-card drama scores huge ratings
The NFL's blockbuster regular season rolled straight into wild-card weekend, and the audiences followed.,Fox opened Saturday with the Rams' 34-31 victory over the Panthers drawing 28 million viewers, up 7% over last year in the same time slot for the biggest Saturday afternoon wild-card audience on ...
Zac Taylor Somehow Survived Insane AFC North Shake Up
Mike Tomlin steps down in Pittsburgh as the AFC North faces massive coaching turnover and Cincinnati stands pat with Zac Taylor....
Dustin Johnson confirms Thomas Detry joining 4Aces
New LIV Golf signing Thomas Detry of Belgium is joining Dustin Johnson's 4Aces GC.,The captain revealed the roster move on Tuesday at a preseason press conference.,"Thomas Detry is going to be on the team this year, another Belgian, so excited about that. I think he's a really good player," Johnson ...
LIV Golf's Stingers GC rebrands as Southern Guards GC
LIV Golf's South African team announced a rebrand from Stingers Golf Club to Southern Guards Golf Club.,The new logo unveiled on Tuesday features a rhino, a "powerful symbol deeply rooted in South African culture," the league said in a statement. The green design is also shaped by South African text...
Panthers picking up QB Bryce Young's 5th-year option
The Carolina Panthers will pick up quarterback Bryce Young's fifth-year option, general manager Dan Morgan said Tuesday.,The option will pay the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft a guaranteed $26.5 million in 2027.,Young, 24, led the Panthers to an NFC South title this season while setting ca...
Vikings' Mike Pettine, former Browns head coach, retiring
Minnesota Vikings assistant head coach and former Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine is retiring after 25 seasons on NFL sidelines.,Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell made the announcement on Tuesday.,Pettine, 59, has been with Minnesota since 2022, also coaching the outside linebackers the pa...
Matias Maccelli, Leafs strive for 'fun' outing vs. Mammoth
The Toronto Maple Leafs will seek their fifth straight victory when they visit the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night. ,The Maple Leafs are coming off potentially their biggest win of the season on Monday.,William Nylander capped a 4-3 victory against the league-leading Colorado Avalanc...
Best NBA Bets Tuesday January 13th: Three Picks for Today's Slate
Free NBA picks for Tuesday, January 13, featuring Miami Heat vs Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves, and OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs....
Best NHL Bets Tonight: Three Picks for a Loaded January 13th Slate
Three NHL betting picks for Tuesday night's packed 10-game slate, including Canucks, Red Wings, and Stars....
Pascal Siakam's floater lifts Pacers past Celtics
Pascal Siakam scored a go-ahead basket with 6.8 seconds left on Monday night to propel the Indiana Pacers to a 98-96 victory over the Boston Celtics in Indianapolis.,Siakam produced 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists while Jay Huff scored 20 points and Andrew Nembhard chipped in 13 points and...
Celtics star Jaylen Brown fined $35K for officiating criticism
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said he'd pay the fine for his postgame rant against the officiating crew after Boston's 100-95 loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,The time has come to pay up, as the NBA on Monday fined Brown $35,000 for his public criticism of the officiating.,The fine c...
NFL Playoffs: Texans-Steelers Preview, Props, Prediction
The first round of the NFL postseason concludes with what should be a defensive slugfest with the Houston Texans visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.,The Steelers (10-7) were the last team into the postseason when they survived a missed field goal by Baltimore on the final play of the r...
Wolves C Rudy Gobert suspended 1 game for flagrant foul accumulation
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended one game without pay after he sustained his sixth flagrant foul point of the season in Sunday's 104-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.,Gobert will sit out Tuesday's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks.,Gobert, 33, is averaging 11.0 ...
Pirates All-Star, World Series winner Dave Giusti dies
Pirates All-Star and World Series champion reliever Dave Giusti died on Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 86.,In 1971, the right-hander led the National League with 30 saves and helped the Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. He made the NL All-Star team in 1973.,"We are saddened by th...
Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez in concussion protocol
New England Patriots standout cornerback Christian Gonzalez will begin the week of the team's divisional round matchup in the concussion protocol, coach Mike Vrabel told reporters Monday.,Gonzalez sustained the injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday night's 16-3 wild-card win over the Los Angele...
Former World No. 3 Milos Raonic retires at 35
Former World No. 3 Milos Raonic of Canada announced his retirement from the ATP Tour on Monday.,The eight-time tournament winner, who turned 35 in December, earned more than $20 million in prize money.,Raonic lost to Britain's Andy Murray in the 2016 Wimbledon final, the closest he came to a Grand S...
NBA Best Bets Monday: Jazz vs Cavaliers, Lakers vs Kings, Hornets vs Clippers
Monday NBA betting picks featuring Jazz vs Cavaliers, Lakers vs Kings, and Hornets vs Clippers with spreads and player props....
Texans vs Steelers Wild Card Pick: Top Monday Night Football Playoff Predictions
A breakdown of Steelers vs Texans in the NFL Wild Card, including key matchup edges and a betting pick on Houston -3....
Maxim Naumov makes U.S. Olympic team after family tragedy a year ago
While winners from the U.S. figure skating national championships over the weekend in St. Louis had locked up spots to compete in the Winter Olympics, there still was drama in Sunday's announcement of the U.S. Olympic team.,U.S. Figure Skating revealed the 16 athletes to represent the country at the...
Anthony Edwards punctuates Timberwolves' comeback win over Spurs
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points on 10-for-21 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 104-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.,Donte DiVincenzo scored 19 points for Minnesota, which won for the fifth time in its past six games. Naz Reid posted a double-d...