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As the Houston Texans keep climbing, their playoff hopes are following suit.,The Texans have won six straight games as they prepare to host the skiddi

Neither the Atlanta Falcons nor the Arizona Cardinals have the record they thought they would have at this point of the season.,Ahead of their meeting

The Denver Broncos were considered an AFC front-runner entering the season. The Jacksonville Jaguars were not remotely on that radar.,And yet both tea

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart knows that he is in for a challenge Sunday against the visiting Minnesota Vikings and their aggressive defensi

The New Orleans Saints have gotten a lift since turning to rookie quarterback Tyler Shough as a starter., ,The New York Jets (3-11) are hoping to get

The Dallas Cowboys are well aware of the task they are facing with three regular-season games remaining.,The Cowboys must win all three and have the N

The Miami Dolphins are making a change at quarterback while the Cincinnati Bengals maintain they are not as the teams prepare to face each other on Su

The Buffalo Bills look to clinch a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season on Sunday when they visit the Cleveland Browns.,The Bills (10-4) a

OG and Team Falcons, two of the top three teams in the DreamLeague Season 27 group stage, dropped their openers in the double-elimination playoffs on

Jake Allen made 36 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wed

Kwame Evans Jr.'s 21 points and Nate Bittle's18 led another offensive outburst for Oregon in a 94-69 win over Portland on Wednesday night in Eugene,

Donovan Dent scored 20 points and UCLA continued its mastery of Arizona State with a wire-to-wire 90-77 victory on Wednesday night in nonconference pl

Jordan Burks led all scorers with 17 points and Riley Kugel added 16 to lead UCF to an 81-63 win over Mercer on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.,Themus Fulk

Joel Hofer made 24 saves for his fifth career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Wednesday night.,Justin Faulk s

The Dallas Stars are off to one of the NHL's hottest starts, but forward Matt Duchene still sees room for improvement heading into a road game against

Benny Gealer and Chisom Okpara led a balanced attack with 17 points apiece and Stanford held visiting Texas-Arlington at arm's length throughout the s

Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes, who extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the hos

The Miami Dolphins are benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and will start rookie Quinn Ewers on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, head coach Mike

Oklahoma State could be short-handed as it looks to rebound from its first loss of the season when it hosts Kansas City on Thursday in Stillwater, Okl

The New York Knicks will take a pass when it comes to raising a banner in the rafters of Madison Square Garden following their NBA Cup title on Tuesda

Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metellus and outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard were placed on injured reserve Wednesday due to their respective shoul

FC Cincinnati announced the transfer of defender Alvaro Barreal to Brazilian top-flight side Santos on Wednesday.,The 25-year-old Argentina internatio

Rashee Rice reported concussion symptoms to the Kansas City Chiefs and entered league-mandated protocol, putting his availability for Sunday's game at

Portland Thorns forward Sophia Wilson exercised her player option to return for the 2026 season on Wednesday.,ESPN and Sportico reported that her opti

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was running routes in practice on Wednesday, three days after he was taken to a Denver-area hospital

Inter Miami re-signed striker Luis Suarez through the 2026 season, the MLS Cup champs announced Wednesday.,The legendary Uruguay international had 17

FIFA will pay out a record $727 million to the 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup.,At its meeting in Doha, Qatar, the FIFA council agreed th

New York Jets tight end Jeremy Ruckert agreed to a two-year, $10 million extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The deal can be worth a maximum of $5.5 m

A numbers-based breakdown of the NBA MVP race after the NBA Cup, ranking SGA, Jokic, Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards and more.

College basketball betting previews for UCLA vs Arizona State, Alabama vs South Florida, and Creighton vs Xavier with point spread picks.

A short NHL slate features one strong betting angle as Carolina visits Nashville in a matchup trending toward another high-scoring game.

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has ended his partnership with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.,Ferrero coached Alcaraz, 22, for the past seven years, a

North Carolina State has momentum going into the Gasparilla Bowl, and would like to build more before the offseason.,The Wolfpack will take on a Memph

Kennesaw State and Western Michigan were somewhat surprising winners of their respective conferences this season.,Western Michigan (9-4) had a breakth

Boasting the nation's top scoring offense and a new national ranking, No. 25 Georgia is preparing for conference play in January with a game Thursday

No. 6 Ole Miss will try to win its first game under new head coach Pete Golding when it meets No. 11 Tulane in a College Football Playoff first-round

James Madison doesn't feel as if apologies are in order for crashing the College Football Playoff field.,It's not the fault of the Dukes that the syst

Just more than a month after meeting in the regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama square off again in the first round of the College Football Playoff.,

Home or away, the Detroit Red Wings continue to play well.,Meanwhile, the Utah Mammoth are still struggling to string together some victories.,The Red

The Los Angeles Rams have the NFL's touchdown-reception leader.,The Seattle Seahawks have the leader in receiving yards.,However, only one of those pl

Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points for No. 20 Tennessee, which brushed off the cobwebs to score an impressive 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on

The Falcons, Commanders, and Vikings headline the biggest disappointments of the 2025 NFL season as injuries and poor decisions derail expectations.

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl on Tuesday became the first German-born player to reach 1,000 points in his NHL career., ,Draisaitl recorded a

Undefeated boxing star Terence Crawford announced his retirement from the sport Tuesday.,"Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove," he

Jaxon Kohler notched a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 15 points and eight assists as No. 9 Michigan State downe

Arizona State looks to ride the momentum of a memorable comeback victory when it battles former Pac-12 conference mate UCLA on Wednesday night at Los

Cameron Boozer piled up 26 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 3 Duke hold off an upset-minded Lipscomb, 97-73, on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C., ,Booz

The Buffalo Bills signed kicker Michael Badgley to the practice squad Tuesday with starter Matt Prater ruled out for Sunday's game at Cleveland.,In a

Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley popped up on the team's first injury report of the week Tuesday, listed as DNP with a stinger.,Th

Novak Djokovic will return to action next month in the Adelaide International in Australia, organizers announced on Tuesday.,The ATP 250 tournament wi