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NFL playoff standings, big picture entering Week 14
All eyes are on the NFC North pecking order with a Thursday showdown between the Lions and Packers in Detroit kicking off Week 14. ,The Lions (11-1) already registered a win over Green Bay (9-3) at Lambeau Field and begin their second pass through the division with a 3-0 record in the North. The Vik...

Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, longtime college coach, dies
Dana Dimel, an assistant coach at Illinois and formerly the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday morning, his family announced. He was 62.,Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, said on social media that Dimel passed away in his sleep.,The coach spent this season as a senior offensive assista...

Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field
Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power. ,Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it's announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl sel...

Louisville F Kasean Pryor (torn ACL) out for season
Louisville forward Kasean Pryor will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the school confirmed Monday.,The fifth-year senior sustained the injury during Friday's 69-64 loss to Oklahoma in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.,The university's statement said the 6...
Did the New College Football Playoff Help or Hurt the 2024 Regular Season?
College Football expanded their playoff to 12 teams, but did this decision help or hurt their product throughout the 2024 regular season? Let's take a look....

Islanders avoid recent third-period woes, finish off shutout of Sabres
Anders Lee scored a power-play goal with 12:37 remaining in the second period and added an assist a little more than two minutes later as the New York Islanders avoided another collapse in the third period and earned a 3-0 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Elmont, N.Y.,Si...

Orlando City in uncharted territory in Eastern final vs. Red Bulls
Orlando City will make their first appearance in an Eastern Conference final on Saturday when they host a New York Red Bulls side few expected to be there.,Fourth-seeded Orlando dispatched ninth-seeded Atlanta 1-0 in their conference semifinal on Sunday via a late first-half goal from Ramiro Enrique...

Top 10 CFB Player Props For Rivalry Weekend
It's Saturday. ,You have a big ol' turkey sandwich in front of you. ,You finished your Christmas shopping on Black Friday, and now you're ready to win the money to pay for all those gifts by betting on a few college football player props from one of the many intense rivalry games on the schedule.,Th...
Thanksgiving Football Games Are Just Really Bad This Year
The NFL plagued us with an underwhelming slate of games, including a snooze-fest between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the day....

Connor Essegian scores 29 as Nebraska rolls past South Dakota
Connor Essegian had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Nebraska hit 13 3-pointers in a 96-79 nonconference win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, a junior guard who transferred from Wisconsin, was 10-of-22 from the field and 6-of-15 from outside. Brice Williams ad...

Playoff-clinching scenarios for Bills, Chiefs and Lions
Buffalo, Kansas City and Detroit have a chance to punch their playoff tickets in Week 13.,The Bills (9-2) have the least complicated scenario. They can clinch the AFC East by beating the San Francisco 49ers at home on Sunday night, paired with a loss Thursday night by the division rival Miami Dolphi...
Five Alternatives to Watching New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving
Nobody wants to watch Tommy DeVito vs. Cooper Rush on Thanksgiving, so try these five alternatives to keep yourself occupied on Turkey Day. ...
Why the New York Knicks Are Cheering the Return of Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis’ journey from the Knicks to the Celtics was complicated. How can his health and performance impact Boston and the Knicks' NBA Finals strategy?...

Grand Canyon sends Stanford to first loss of season
Collin Moore led a balanced attack with 15 points and Grand Canyon overcame a 29-point performance from Maxime Raynaud for a 78-71 victory over previously unbeaten Stanford in Palm Desert, Calif., on Tuesday night.,Fellow starters Duke Brennan (14), Ray Harrison (13) and JaKobe Coles (10) also score...

Clemson, Alabama first two out of CFP picture in latest rankings
Tuesday's penultimate in-season College Football Playoff rankings reveal did not feature much movement near the top, with the top four remaining Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State and Notre Dame moving into the top five.,However, Alabama is now projected to miss the field of 12 after taking it...

Stanford puts unbeaten mark on line vs. Grand Canyon
Unbeaten Stanford goes up against a 30-win team from a year ago when the Cardinal take on Grand Canyon in Palm Desert, Calif., on Tuesday night.,The Cardinal (6-0) recorded their most impressive victory of the season Saturday, rallying from 11 points down for a 71-69 triumph at Santa Clara.,Star cen...

Hurricanes G Pyotr Kochetkov in concussion protocol
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov is out indefinitely after entering concussion protocol, the team confirmed Monday.,Kochetkov left the ice after a collision with teammate Sean Walker during overtime of Saturday night's game at Columbus, which the Blue Jackets won in a shootout.,"You se...

Galaxy blast Minnesota, advance to West finals
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored twice -- with one goal in each half -- and the LA Galaxy earned a 6-2 victory over visiting Minnesota United in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal in Carson, Calif.,Paintsil also had an assist for the second-seeded Galaxy, who will host ...

Ashton Jeanty hits 2,000-yard mark as No. 12 Boise State tops Wyoming
Ashton Jeanty became Boise State's first 2,000-yard rusher by collecting 169 yards on 19 carries as the 12th-ranked Broncos beat Wyoming 17-13 on Saturday night in Laramie, Wyo. ,Jeanty, who also found the end zone once on the ground, entered the contest as the nation's leading rusher with 1,893 yar...
It Feels Like Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets Are Heading For Divorce
Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets seem to be headed for a split, as the future Hall of Fame quarterback will be looking for a new team in 2025....