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The Seattle Kraken knew what they were missing when defenseman Vince Dunn was sidelined for six weeks because of an upper-body injury.,In his first tw

Brandon Hagel scored twice in 23 seconds during Tampa Bay's five-goal outburst in the first period as the Lightning trounced the visiting San Jose Sha

Nikola Jokic moved to No. 3 in career triple-doubles with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists at Cleveland, but his Denver Nuggets couldn't withstan

Brandon Hagel scored twice in 23 seconds during Tampa Bay's five-goal first-period outburst as the Lightning trounced the visiting San Jose Sharks 8-1

Sam Montembeault made 29 saves and Patrik Laine scored his second power-play goal in as many games, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-0 victo

Nikola Jokic moved to No. 3 in career triple-doubles with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists on Wednesday at Cleveland, but his Denver Nuggets coul

Luka Doncic recorded his first triple double of the season and the visiting Dallas Mavericks routed the Washington Wizards 137-101 on Thursday night f

Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgery Thursday on the ailing right ankle that didn't prevent him from becoming the World Series

The St. Petersburg (Fla.) City Council voted 4-3 in favor of approving bonds to fund the public portion of the Tampa Bay Rays' plans for a new ballpar

Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points with six assists and Freddie Dilione V added 14 points as Penn State opened Big Ten Conference play with an 81-70 ups

The Utah Jazz sure excel at giveaways.,Except these freebies aren't for their fans. It happens to be the opponents who are loading up and cashing in.,

The Minnesota Wild will strive to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday to open a three-

The Dallas Stars finish up a three-game Western road trip on Friday night when they face the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vega

Manny Pacquiao was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Thursday, further cementing the Filipino's legacy as one of the

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets due to back spasms, head coach Lindy Ruf

In a grueling NFC North battle, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers face off after a relentless stretch of games. Who will outlast the fatigue to

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will make his season debut Friday night in Boston, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.,The three-time All

Tensions between Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and fellow driver George Russell are heating up ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Pri

These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for Thursday December 5th's slate of games including NBA, NHL and Thursday Night Football.

Expansion NWSL side BOS Nation named Domenec Guasch as the Boston club's first general manager on Thursday.,Guasch arrives from FC Barcelona, where he

The Houston Dash agreed to a three-year extension with defender Avery Patterson on Thursday.,The deal begins on Jan. 1 and runs through the 2027 regul

The Chicago Red Stars announced the signing Thursday of Spanish midfielder Maitane Lopez.,Lopez, 29, arrives on a two-year contract following two NWSL

These quarterbacks aren't receiving much hype entering the 2025 NFL Draft, but they have a chance to produce at a high level in their professional car

As one of the sharpest minds in football, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay knows a lot.,As for how to stop Josh Allen? To be fair, nobody really know

Trevor Lawrence's season probably is over.,But the Jacksonville Jaguars' campaign will continue for another five weeks before it concludes, starting w

Before the season began, most NFL pundits likely would've considered the Week 14 matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals a game wit

The stingy, streaking Eagles will play four of their last five games in Philadelphia, starting with Sunday's visit from the Carolina Panthers.,The Eag

Kirk Cousins has a pretty good idea about what to expect when he returns to his old home venue.,Cousins played for six seasons with the Minnesota Viki

The New Orleans Saints changed head coaches at midseason to try and turn things around.,The New York Giants changed quarterbacks at midseason to try a

The Browns stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers last month when a snowstorm greatly affected the scene in Cleveland.,When the teams reconvene 17 days later

The Phoenix Suns were getting back on track when Kevin Durant got hurt again.,The New Orleans Pelicans are starting to get injured players back, thoug

Freshman phenom Cooper Flagg scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, helping No. 9 Duke to an 84-78 win over visiting No. 2 Auburn in

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