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Duke's Cooper Flagg will get his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry Saturday evening when the No. 2 Blue Devils welcome North Carolina to Durham,

No. 14 Mississippi State has suffered two close losses at home this season against top-tier Southeastern Conference teams.,But the league will provide

Tennessee was unbeaten and the top-ranked team in the land when it was annihilated by 30 points by Florida on Jan. 7.,Three-plus-weeks later, the No.

These three surprise NBA trades could go down at the trade deadline on February 6th, including De'Aaron Fox and Jimmy Butler going on the move.

No. 15 St. John's is hearing comparisons to the team that made the Final Four in the 1984-85 season.,After completing a perfect month, the Red Storm w

Friday January 31st's expert sports betting picks include our top gambling predictions for the NBA, NHL and college basketball slate of games.

The Utah Hockey Club haven't been very effective at winning close games recently, losing three straight after the score was tied or after holding the

The Miami Heretics eked out a 3-2 win over OpTic Texas as the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major got underway on Thursday in Madrid.,In the other upper

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Cana

Jared Goff, Justin Jefferson and the NFC built a big lead over the AFC in the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games on Thursday, the first night of competition for

Matt Coronato scored three goals for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Adam Klapka scored his firs

Anthony Edwards had 36 points and 11 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to five games with an 138-113 victory over th

Dain Dainja had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 19 Memphis held off Tulane 68-56 on Thursday night in New Orleans.,PJ Carter and Colby Rogers added

Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska's last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday

Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates has agreed to a one-year contract worth $13 million to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,The deal was first reported Ja

Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes needed a quarter to get warmed up, and then she went off, finishing with an NCAA freshman-record 53 points as the 23rd-ran

Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves and Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal as the surging New York Islanders skated to a 3-0 road victory over the Philadel

Thomas Chabot scored at 1:46 of overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-4 on Thursday night after surrendering a two-

Mark Scheifele capped a two-goal effort with the eventual game-winner and Wakefield, R.I., native Parker Ford scored in his NHL debut as the visiting

Mikko Rantanen scored in his Hurricanes home debut as Carolina posted a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,

LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers rout the Washington Wizards 134-96 on Thursday.,Bronny James, the 20

Marco Rossi and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Minnesota Wild in a 4-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursd

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 on Thursda

Two teams widely rumored to be in the bidding for Jimmy Butler will attempt to demonstrate why they don't need the disgruntled superstar when the Phoe

John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and Bruce Thornton had 11 of his 17 points in the second half as Ohio State routed Penn State 83-64 on Thursday in St

The Philadelphia Eagles opened the practice window Thursday for defensive end Brandon Graham and tight end CJ Uzomah.,Graham, a team captain in his 15

Get an early look at the top contenders for the 2025 Heisman Trophy, including surprise candidates and dark horse picks who could shake up the race.

ESPN's top basketball personality Stephen A. Smith should not be forced to cover Bronny James playing in the regular season, especially because his ga

The New York Red Bulls announced the signing of Canadian defender Raheem Edwards on Thursday.,The two-year deal is pending receipt of his internationa

The National Women's Soccer League officially announced on Thursday that Denver will join the league as its 16th team in 2026.,"As the NWSL continues

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is offering no apologies for his team's success.,Kelce, in fact, acknowledged this week on his "New Heights"

Top figure skaters and their coaches were among the 64 people aboard an American Airlines flight that crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday

The Detroit Lions on Thursday announced the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinat

Minnesota coach Chris Finch didn't see the end of his team's game in Phoenix on Wednesday night, but he certainly had to like what transpired after he

Trae Young is confident the Atlanta Hawks will emerge better and stronger from their current rut.,That quest begins in Cleveland on Thursday against a

Playing without their red-hot star Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers travel to the nation's capital to face the reeling Washington Wizards on Thur

The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers will square off for the third time in two weeks on Thursday night when they reconvene in Philadelphia.,

As the 4-Nations Face-Off tournament and the resulting break loom in February, the Tampa Bay Lightning are seeking one key as January comes to a close

The Minnesota Wild passed their first test without star winger Kirill Kaprizov.,They will look to continue that good fortune on Thursday night when th

The top two seeds, No. 1 Jacob "Fancy" Worthington and No. 2 Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez, will square off in the Ultimate Madden Bowl after winning th

HEROIC rallied for a 2-1 victory over Team Liquid on Wednesday as the play-in bracket for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event got underway in Pol

Top figure skaters and their coaches were among those who were on an American Airlines flight that crashed Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.,The a

Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesd

Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeo

Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points as No. 25 UConn used a second-half surge to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Co

Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to

Maxime Raynaud posted a game-high 21 points and a game-high 15 rebounds as Stanford held off visiting Syracuse for a 70-61 victory on Wednesday.,Jayle

In a season that began with the death of star left winger Johnny Gaudreau six weeks before opening night, the Columbus Blue Jackets are getting closer

Ace Bailey scored 37 points and Tyson Acuff added 13 to steer visiting Rutgers past Northwestern 79-72 on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Bailey, a freshm

Sean Pedulla scored a game-high 19 points and Davon Barnes had a crucial rebound before making a pair of late free throws as No. 23 Ole Miss outlasted