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The Seattle Kraken finally played their most complete game of the season Tuesday night, while the New York Islanders once again failed to finish stron

Christian McCaffrey, at the premature end of a season that started late, too, waxed philosophical in a social media post on Wednesday.,The San Francis

Starting each half was a problem for DePaul on Wednesday, it created a hole that finally proved to be too deep against host Texas Tech in Lubbock, Tex

Tre Johnson scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:43 to play, as Texas pulled out a 63-59 victory against North Carolina State in th

KeShawn Murphy came off the bench to score 20 points Wednesday night, leading five Mississippi State players in double figures during a 90-57 blasting

Jason Edwards scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help propel Vanderbilt to an 80-64 victory over Virginia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge

The San Antonio Spurs will look to regain their shooting touch when they host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday in an interconference clash.,It's the only

Former ESPN host Jay Crawford said Urban Meyer would want the Ohio State head coach job back, and the Buckeyes should certainly allow that to happen.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 27 points as No. 13 Florida remained undefeated with an 87-69 victory over Virginia in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday ni

Mark Sears scored 20 points to lead six Alabama players in double figures as the No. 10 Crimson Tide recorded a 94-79 runaway victory over No. 20 Nort

The Toronto Raptors will seek their fifth consecutive home victory on Thursday night when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The first and fourth vi

Fresno State hired Southern California assistant head coach Matt Entz as its new head coach on Wednesday.,Entz guided FCS power North Dakota State to

Liam McNeeley recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks to lift No. 25 UConn to a 76-72 victory over No. 15 Baylor in a Big 12-Big East Batt

The Cincinnati Bengals placed kicker Evan McPherson on injured reserve Wednesday due to a right groin ailment.,McPherson sustained the injury in the f

The Philadelphia Flyers are playing their best hockey of the season, but a fresh challenge awaits Thursday when they host the defending champion Flori

The Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes have something in common lately, and both teams are trying to shed recent labels.,The teams have hit ro

Fresno State is close to formally naming Southern California assistant head coach Matt Entz as its new head coach.,Entz guided FCS power North Dakota

Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold will enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,A five-star recruit in 2023

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was a full participant after getting spiked in the leg in last week's game, but star wide receiver Mik

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have four players on Team Finland - the most on that squad -- and one player on Team Sweden with f

The Jacksonville Jaguars placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence (concussion) on injured reserve Wednesday, likely ending his season after a vicious illega

Kevin Kisner, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, was named lead analyst for NBC Sports' golf coverage alongside commentator Dan Hicks.,Kisner, 40, ma

Texas reeled in Michael Terry III, ranked as the No. 1 athlete in the 2025 class, Wednesday on National Signing Day.,Terry signed his official documen

Oregon expected to be in Indianapolis on Saturday to play in its first Big Ten championship game after defeating Ohio State in October and crossing th

UMass is hiring Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as the new head coach of the Minutemen, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Harasymiak, 38, is expec

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is going to need a superhero-like performance in order to change the narrative of his team's season.,Perhaps

Five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles signed with Texas A&M on Wednesday, just three days after reversing his commitment to Southern California.,Myles

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is scheduled to undergo hip surgery Thursday and is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six months, the team announ

Tight end Linkon Cure signed with Kansas State on Wednesday, spurning Oregon on National Signing Day.,He is the nation's No. 2 tight end, per the 247S

Picked to finish last in the 16-team Big 12, Arizona State jets to Texas one victory away from representing the conference in the 12-team College Foot

The 2024 NBA Cup knockout round features six new teams in the quarterfinals, with the Bucks, Knicks, and star-studded matchups highlighting the race t

Ohio's top-rated player, quarterback Tavien St. Clair, signed with Ohio State on Wednesday, giving the Buckeyes a QB room littered with five-star pros

Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons plans to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.,Simmons was in his second season

Ball State hired Mike Uremovich to become head coach of the Cardinals on Wednesday. ,Previously the head coach at Butler, Uremovich returns to the Mid

There's no denying that the New York Rangers are in a funk, but they don't need to fire a coach or make a big trade to right the ship moving forward.

It's a packed slate of hoops on Wednesday, December 4th. These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for college basketball and the NBA to

The Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road -- where some recent struggles have manifested themselves -- when they challenge the Los Angeles Clippers

Although they were missing four players, including two starters, the Boston Celtics turned in what may have been their best defensive performance of t

Boise State might have the splashy superstar, but UNLV possesses the same task entering the Mountain West title game on Friday.,Just win the contest a

Jaylen Blakes scored 18 points and Oziyah Sellers added 15 to lead host Stanford to a 77-63 victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday night.,Maxime Raynaud

While the SEC/ACC Challenge tilted toward the Southeastern Conference, Clemson delivered the Atlantic Coast Conference's lone Tuesday victory, a 70-66

Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA Cup with a 128-107 vi

Cal will be looking for a new offensive coordinator to replace Mike Bloesch, the team announced Tuesday. ,Golden Bears coach Justin Wilcox said in a s

Dan Vladar posted his second shutout of the season as the host Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak with an emotional 3-0 victory over the

The Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks completed perfect runs through the group phase of the NBA Cup, and both will host quarterfinal games next week

Dan Vladar posted his second shutout of the season as the host Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak with an emotional 3-0 victory over the

Norman Powell scored 30 points and James Harden added 23 to go along with seven assists as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their home winning streak

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

Veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman is signing with the Boston Red Sox.,While the team didn't confirm the signing on Tuesday, multiple sources told ESPN

Tiger Woods remains in recovery mode and feels physically unprepared to compete on the golf course after undergoing another back surgery in September.