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C.J. Stroud threw two long touchdown passes and the Houston Texans clinched a playoff berth with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Satu

Keon Ellis had a season-best 21 points, Russell Westbrook matched it with 21 of his own and the Sacramento Kings held off the visiting Dallas Maverick

Jovesa Damuni scored the go-ahead touchdown with two minutes remaining as No. 12 BYU rallied for a 25-21 victory over No. 22 Georgia Tech on Saturday

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they have signed defenseman J.J. Moser to an eight-year extension worth $54 million (average annual value of $6.75 m

Following the Christmas break for both teams, Kent State and No. 5 Purdue hope their high-scoring and winning ways will continue when they hook up for

Judging by their recent performances, the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken both enjoyed their holiday break.,The Flyers have won two games in a

Old Dominion coach Mike Jones returns to his stomping grounds when his team faces Maryland on Sunday night in College Park, Md.,Less than two miles aw

Nearly finished with a solid but unspectacular nonconference showing in the new season, Florida will conclude its play outside the Southeastern Confer

BOSTON -- Freshman running back Godspower Nwawuihe and junior quarterback Cale Hellums each rushed for two touchdowns as Army rolled to a 41-16 win ov

After a rare bump in the road, the Detroit Pistons will be out to regain their stride against the suddenly resurgent Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at

The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting right guard Kevin Dotson for Monday night's road game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Sean McVay

The Cincinnati Reds are acquiring outfielder Dane Myers from the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder Ethan O'Donnell.,Myers has appeared in 172 t

Pittsburgh Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt is set to miss his third straight game Sunday vs. Cleveland while recovering from surgery to repair a p

In the middle of their toughest stretch of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't about to panic.,The Thunder have dropped back-to-back games fo

The Las Vegas Raiders placed Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby on injured reserve with a knee injury Saturday, ending his season one day after Crosby

Mike Vrabel leads a crowded NFL Coach of the Year race after turning the New England Patriots from a four-win team into an AFC contender.

Michigan reportedly hires longtime Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to steady a program rocked by scandals, transfers and recruiting uncertainty.

The Toronto Raptors need to use their five-game homestand that opens Sunday afternoon against the Golden State Warriors to regain the consistency they

Baltimore Ravens vs. Green Bay Packers Packers has playoff math, backup quarterbacks, and injured stars. All signs point to one wager: the point total

Los Angeles Chargers leading rusher Kimani Vidal will miss Saturday's game against the visiting Houston Texans due to a neck injury.,Vidal was placed

Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 23 of 34 throws for 262 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 22-10 victory over Clemson in the

The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting right guard Kevin Dotson for Monday night's road game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Sean McVay

The Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal with right-handed pitcher Hunter Harvey pending a physical, The Athletic reported Saturday.,Harvey, 31, went 1-0 wit

Aryna Sabelenka promises complete confidence. Nick Kyrgios offers uncertainty.,In that sense, it will be business as usual when Sabalenka faces Kyrgio

The Indianapolis Colts activated wide receiver Ashton Dulin from injured reserve amid a series of roster moves on Saturday.,Dulin, 28, was placed on I

SMU looks to make one more push for momentum before beginning Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts Cal State Fullerton on Sunday afternoon in

The Cincinnati Reds reached a one-year deal with outfielder JJ Bleday, multiple outlets reported on Saturday.,Bleday, 28, is a former No. 4 overall dr

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer recalls attending the 2011 Music City Bowl as his hometown university, Mississippi State, participated in the game i

Teams headed in opposite directions as the regular season ended will meet in the Independence Bowl on Tuesday as Coastal Carolina faces Louisiana Tech

Georgia Tech looks to earn its fourth straight win to finish nonconference play as it hosts Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.,The Yellow Jac

No. 7 Gonzaga will seek to defeat Pepperdine for the 50th consecutive time when they meet Sunday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both te

The San Antonio Spurs will look to continue their hot streak and move closer to the top spot in the Western Conference when they host the Utah Jazz on

Amid an impressive stretch against fellow Eastern Conference clubs, the red-hot Chicago Bulls will look to extend their winning streak to six games wh

There is a lot of shared history between the football teams at Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.,On Monday, a new chapter in the rivalry both si

Few players are playing better basketball as of late than Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.,Over his past five games, Booker is averaging 28.2 points on

Pelle Larsson is emerging as a key contributor for the Miami Heat, who face the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,Indiana owns the league's worst r

The New York Knicks, riding the momentum of a comeback win on Christmas Day, open a three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to play the struggling

The Denver Nuggets finished up a tough slate of games and now start a season-high seven-game road trip when they face the Orlando Magic on Saturday ni

Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 victory over New Mexico in t

Brook Lopez sank a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored a season-best 31 points to spark the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-103 victory over the host

Keyonte George capped a 31-point performance with a go-ahead floater with 2.1 seconds remaining, Lauri Markkanen chipped in with 30 points and the Uta

Owen McCown passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA rallied from an early 14-point deficit Friday n

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on F

Texas Tech went into the holiday break on a massive high, but now it's back to work with the Big 12 Conference season just around the corner.,The 15th

With Kyle Whittingham taking over at Michigan immediately, Utah defensive coordinator and head-coach-in-waiting Morgan Scalley will coach the No. 15 U

Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-

Michigan officially hired Utah coach Kyle Whittingham on Friday to guide its recent national-championship-winning program out of a period marked by sc

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points and blocked five shots, Cam Spencer added 19 points and Ja Morant made a triumphant return for the Memphis Grizzlie

The Las Vegas Bowl was initially billed as the final game in the long and successful Utah coaching tenure of Kyle Whittingham, who was set to lead the

Coby White scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and Zach Collins and Tre Jones had 15 points apiece to lift the streaking Chicago Bulls