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Why the Anthony Davis Trade to Washington Wizards Feels Like a Dead End
Anthony Davis reportedly wasn’t thrilled about being traded to the Wizards. Here’s why the deal feels like a loss for the former All-Star....
Super Bowl 60 Prop Bets: 10 Best Bets for Patriots vs. Seahawks
Our top Super Bowl 60 prop bets for New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, including player overs, unders and value picks backed by matchup analysis....
Swiss skier wins first gold of Games in men's downhill
BORMIO, Italy -- Swiss young gun Franjo von Allmen produced a stunning descent of the fearsome Stelvio slope to win the Olympic Alpine skiing men's downhill on Saturday as illustrious teammate and race favorite Marco Odermatt missed the podium.,The 24-year-old von Allmen barely put a ski off line as...
Three Ways the Seahawks Can Beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LX
The Seahawks enter Super Bowl LX with strength on offense, defense and special teams. Here’s how Seattle can beat New England on Sunday....
Lindsey Vonn finishes third in final downhill training run
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champion Breezy Johnson led a weather-interrupted final training for the women's Olympic downhill on Saturday but injured U.S. teammate and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn was again the talk of the slopes with the third-fastest time.,Johnson set the pace with a time of ...
No. 13 Texas Tech skids into meeting with West Virginia
Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland has not pressed the panic button ahead of the No. 13 Red Raiders' Big 12 Conference matchup against West Virginia on Sunday in Morgantown, W.Va.,While every game in the conference offers a stern test, McCasland is confident the Red Raiders (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) will bou...
Ohio State eager to derail No. 2 Michigan's historic run
No. 2 Michigan will look to continue its historic winning ways by completing a season sweep of rival Ohio State on Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.,The Wolverines (21-1, 11-1 Big Ten) demolished visiting Penn State 110-69 on Thursday for their seventh win in a row, and they set the program record...
Manchester City arrive at Liverpool amid EPL road losing streak
Manchester City will try to keep their Premier League title hopes alive when they visit a resurgent Liverpool in the late afternoon kickoff on Sunday at Anfield.,Pep Guardiola's City squad (14-5-5, 47 points) enter the weekend in second place, six points behind an Arsenal side that could add to thei...
James Harden questionable to debut for Cavs vs. Kings
As they await the debut of the recently added James Harden, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue a five-game Western Conference road swing on Saturday when they visit the Sacramento Kings.,Cleveland traded for the eight-time All-NBA selection and former Most Valuable Player in a move announced on Wednes...
Scoot Henderson, Blazers shoot for 2-game sweep of Grizzlies
Scoot Henderson watched the first 51 games of the season from the bench, eagerly wanting to get back out on the floor with his Portland Trail Blazers teammates.,The third-year pro finally is healthy after being derailed by a torn left hamstring and hopes to make another solid contribution when the T...
FURIA, MOUZ cruise into semifinals at IEM Krakow
The road to the semifinals was a rather easy one for a pair of teams Friday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,Next up, the Friday winners will oppose the two best teams in the tournament thus far.,After FURIA swept Aurora Gaming 2-0, MOUZ did the same to G2 Esports as the pai...
Norway team reacts with skepticism to bizarre penis-enhancement claims
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Norwegian ski jumpers greeted with skepticism suggestions that anti-doping officials must now police their anatomy as well as their equipment after regulators said they would stay alert to rumors of athletes artificially enlarging their genitals to exploit suit rules at the Milan ...
Tom Brady reverses course, sends support to Patriots
A few days after taking a diplomatic stance on the upcoming Super Bowl, Tom Brady changed his approach and sent support to his longtime team on Friday.,Brady won six Super Bowls as New England's quarterback, but he said earlier this week regarding the Patriots' pending matchup with the Seattle Seaha...
Drini claims Madden Bowl title with last-second field goal
A last-second 52-yard field goal lifted Drini "Drini" Gjoka to a 30-27 win over Jaylen "Astro" Morrow-Reynolds in the Madden Bowl final on Friday in Redwood City, Calif.,Drini, a McKinney, Texas, resident, joins Henry "Henry" Leverette as the only two-time winners in the 10 editions of the event fea...
NHL stars arrive in Milan for first Olympics since 2014
MILAN, Italy -- The NHL's biggest stars began their long-awaited return to the Olympic stage on Friday, as players battled exhaustion to join their national teams at the Milan Cortina Games five days before their competition begins.,The National Hockey League began its Olympic break on Friday, freei...
UCLA out to extend home dominance vs. Washington
With a pivotal road trip on the horizon, UCLA first strives to defend its home court against former Pac-12 Conference counterpart Washington on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten Conference) travel to nationally ranked Michigan and Michigan State in the coming week for a pair of ...
Will Colorado go small for third straight game against Arizona State?
Colorado coach Tad Boyle gambled with his starting lineup the past two games, yielding mixed results.,Starting smaller players and four freshmen, the Buffaloes (13-10, 3-7 Big 12) beat TCU 87-61 on Sunday. Boyle rolled the dice with the smaller lineup again Wednesday against a larger Baylor team but...
Georgia Tech or Stanford will snap extended skid in ACC clash
Two struggling ACC teams will battle to get back into the win column when Stanford hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday.,Atlantic Coast Conference play hasn't been kind to the Cardinal (14-9, 3-7 ACC), who find themselves marred in a five-game skid. After being dominated 80-50 by then-No. 6 Duke on Jan. 1...
New Orleans rallies to beat Minnesota, end skid
Saddiq Bey scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans rallied for a 119-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Zion Williamson added 29 points on 11-for-13 shooting for New Orleans, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Trey Murphy III...
Suns, Sixers aiming for better finishing ability after close losses
The host Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers enter their game Saturday looking to regain their touch on the offensive end after near-misses Thursday.,The Suns scored only 15 points in the fourth quarter and could not hold a 14-point lead in the final 10 minutes of a 101-97 home loss to Golden State....