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MLB's hot stove season continues on, but these five storylines kept coming up during the league's Winter Meetings in Dallas last week.

The LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif., will feature two teams in flux, as No. 24 UNLV aims to secure an 11-win season against Cal after losing

Western Kentucky has made a habit of winning the Boca Raton Bowl, while James Madison is pretty much a newcomer to the Football Bowl Subdivision posts

The Carolina Royal Ravens rallied from the brink of defeat on Sunday, edging Cloud9 New York 3-2 in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's St

Boise State football's resurgence under Spencer Danielson has propelled the Broncos to the College Football Playoff and Ashton Jeanty into Heisman con

TNT's NBA postgame show is a mix of comedy gold and head-scratching analysis. A breakdown of their Warriors-Rockets coverage reveals why fans need mor

NFL Week 15 rolls onto Sunday December 15th, these are our best sports betting picks and predictions for the NFL This week.

Detroit Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren has been fined $2,148.44 by the NHL for cross-checking Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Dewar during Satu

The Golden State Warriors acquired point guard Dennis Schroder from the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,Golden State sent injured guard De'Anthony Melton, tw

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez from the Boston Red Sox on Sunday for minor league pitching prospect Joe Vogatsky

New York Jets running back Breece Hall is active for Sunday's game against the host Jacksonville Jaguars.,Hall was listed as questionable to play vers

The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz on Sunday to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the 2025 season.,Financial terms were not d

Sometimes, Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes wishes that his star player, Kirill Kaprizov, would get off the ice sooner after practice is finished. ,But

During the ongoing retooling of his team, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong wants to see his club stay in the playoff chase.,That's why h

The Carolina Hurricanes need a spark, and they're waiting for center Sebastian Aho to help produce that.,It has been a rough stretch for the Hurricane

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to add to their league-leading home wins total on Sunday against the struggling Buffalo Sabres.,Both teams are comin

The Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders will aim to help their respective netminders a little more consistently on Sunday afternoon when the clu

Former Southern California quarterback Miller Moss officially committed to Louisville on Saturday. ,Moss posted an edited graphic of him wearing a Lou

The Boston Breach came from behind to down the Vancouver Surge 3-2 on Saturday in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 1 Major. ,Bost

Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to

Lakers star center Anthony Davis believes that Los Angeles will need to rely on its toughness when it hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. ,Th

Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held o

Joaquin Buckley closed the 2024 UFC schedule with a victory by way of third-round technical knockout against former interim welterweight champion Colb

Mackenzie Blackwood had 37 saves in his Colorado debut and the Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 in Denver on Saturday night.,Blackwood, acqu

Defense will be the key when the Minnesota Timberwolves hit the road to face the host San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night in a Western Conference clash

Two teams disappointed to be in San Francisco rather than Las Vegas this weekend go head-to-head Sunday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Gold

Clayton Keller scored the game-winner and added an assist as the Utah Hockey Club edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night in the Bay Area.,Nic

Bishop Davenport accounted for 356 total yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night as South Alabama knocked off Western Michigan 30-23 in the Salut

Czech linemates David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each scored a goal and combined for seven points as the Boston Bruins eased past the host Vancouver Can

Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk fired in the overtime game-winner as the Senators won their season-high third straight game, edging the visiting Pittsburgh Pen

Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the host Winnipeg Jets regained first place in the Central Division by doubling up on

Alex Killorn capped his two-goal performance by scoring 1:43 into overtime, fueling the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue

Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season as the host Detroit Red Wings downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.,Petry hadn't s

Zed Key and Javon Bennett each had 15 points and led a second-half charge that helped host Dayton erase a 13-point deficit and beat No. 6 Marquette 71

Backup guard Payton Pritchard has cemented himself as one of the Boston Celtics' most underrated players. ,Pritchard will enter a matchup with the hos

Hunter Erickson scored a career-high 18 points to help Utah cruise to an 81-63 victory over Radford on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Gabe Madsen h

Southern California will try to get off to another hot start when it hosts Montana State in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon.,The Trojans (6-4

No. 22 Cincinnati rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to defeat cross-town rival Xavier 68-65 on Saturday on the Cincinnati campus.,

After a miserable time with 12 losses in their past 13 games, the New Orleans Pelicans will try to reverse the trend on the road with a game against t

Four-star quarterback Bryce Baker, after speaking with new North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, will sign with his home-state Tar Heels on Dec. 18, th

Nick Pringle scored a career-high-tying 19 points as host South Carolina downed South Carolina Upstate 73-53 in a game delayed several minutes after a

The Los Angeles Kings erupted for three goals in the second period to take a commanding lead and finished off 5-1 road victory over the New York Range

Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored in a span of about two minutes to cap a four-goal, third-period flurry Saturday afternoon by the host

Boston College steps back outside of Atlantic Coast Conference play to host in-state foe Stonehill on Sunday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eag

Texas looks to continue its home success in the runup to its first season in the Southeastern Conference when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday a

These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for Saturday December 14th's slate of games including college basketball, college football, an

Carson Palmer is taking over as the head football coach at his alma mater.,Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Orange County, Calif., made his hir

The St. Louis Blues acquired veteran defenseman Cam Fowler from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.,The Blues also secured a fourth-round pick in the 2027

The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season.,Kolesar, 27, is in

Sam Houston will make its first-ever bowl appearance against Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday, but the Bearkats will do it with a