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Center Auston Matthews informed reporters Friday that he intends to make his return for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their game against the Tampa Bay Li

Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Chicago

Cade Cunningham returned from an injury to put up 24 points and the Detroit Pistons remained unbeaten in the NBA Cup while also formally eliminating t

Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in th

Anthony Edwards made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Frida

Darrion Williams scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Texas Tech cruised to an 89-64 win over Northern Colorado on Friday night in Lubboc

Michigan All-American cornerback Will Johnson's next football game might be played on a Sunday.,The projected first-round cornerback is out for the Wo

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is back after missing two games with a left shoulder injury.,Head coach Doug Pederson confirmed Friday that Lawren

Matt Eberflus survived Black Monday and appears to be safe as the Chicago Bears head coach on Black Friday, too.,Less than 24 hours after Eberflus exp

Wisconsin looks to build on its best start in a decade when the 15th-ranked Badgers host winless Chicago State on Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis.,

Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Atlanta holds a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South but l

The task is straightforward for Cincinnati in Saturday night's Big 12 Conference clash with visiting TCU.,"We need that one win," said Bearcats runnin

In most cases, a regular-season finale between two teams with a combined 11 wins wouldn't be too compelling.,That's hardly the case on Saturday in Cha

UCLA was hoping its season would last until at least December. ,Unfortunately for the Bruins, they weren't able to secure a bowl berth and their 2024

Florida is coming off arguably its biggest win of the season, upsetting Ole Miss while rival Florida State needed any kind of win and secured that las

After another late-game brain fart that cost the Chicago Bears a victory against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, it's time for Matt Eberflus to han

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables recalls the two toughest road games he's ever coached sharing a common denominator. They were against LSU.,Neither, thou

Bowl eligibility is on the line for both rivals Saturday night as Virginia and host Virginia Tech finish the regular season in Blacksburg, Va., ,Both

These are our top sports betting picks and predictions for November 29th, including bets for college football, the NBA, and NFL Black Friday game.

The Kentucky Wildcats end their season Saturday but before they go, a chance to extend their dominance over archrival Louisville in the annual edition

Southern California had a forgettable Thanksgiving on the basketball court by scoring just 36 points in a blowout loss.,The Trojans will look for a re

Undefeated Saint Mary's will look to continue its best start in 12 seasons when it plays Arizona State on Friday in the championship game of the Acris

No. 3 Gonzaga and Davidson were curious about what their responses would be in the wake of disappointing performances during the first day of the Batt

With No. 14 Indiana coming off two humbling losses in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Hoosiers are relegated to the seventh-place game as they face Provide

Basheer Jihad had 20 points and Joson Sanon added 19 to lead Arizona State to an 85-82 victory over New Mexico in an Acrisure Invitational semifinal g

After back-to-back losses essentially eliminated BYU from College Football Playoff contention, the Cougars must win their season finale against Housto

Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifin

No. 22 UNLV can clinch its first 10-win season since 1984 when it faces Nevada in the Battle of the Fremont Cannon on Saturday in Las Vegas.,A win wil

Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifin

PARIVISION and Gaimin Gladiators advanced to the quarterfinals of the BLAST Slam I with victories Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARIVISION rallied

Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to a franchise-record-tying 10 games by h

"Farmageddon" has never been bigger.,The rivalry between No. 24 Kansas State and No. 18 Iowa State is one of the longest continuously played series in

Basketball in Lexington, Kentucky, looks a lot different right now than the "Big Blue Nation" has grown accustomed to.,No. 8 Kentucky has a brand new

Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to 10 games by holding off the visiting C

After winning just four times in 13 November contests, the Nashville Predators are looking for a Black Friday deal that will give them two points.,In

The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks both head into their Freeway Face-Off showdown at Anaheim on Friday afternoon coming off a pair of impressive

It will not be just another hockey game for the Calgary Flames when they visit Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Friday afternoon.,While the Flames

Chucky Hepburn scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime as Louisville pulled out a 79-70 victory against West Virginia in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifina

Justin Hill made two foul shots with 4.6 seconds left in overtime Thursday and Wichita State edged Minnesota 68-66 in the first semifinal of the ESPN

In the final analysis, last week's 38-15 loss at No. 2 Ohio State was no death knell at all for Indiana. ,The chaos that enveloped last week's top 12

Everybody will bet on the Thanksgiving NFL games, but we have top betting picks for November 28th's college basketball slate of games as well.

The New York Knicks embarked on a five-game, cross-country road trip last week in a test of their consistency.,But stability remains elusive as ever f

The NFL plagued us with an underwhelming slate of games, including a snooze-fest between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the d

The Heroes Trophy is up for grabs when Nebraska visits Iowa in a Big Ten game on Friday in Iowa City, but for the first time in eight years the contes

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes have their legacies on the line for their rivalry against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday November 30th.

Providence was hoping Bryce Hopkins would return from a torn ACL but erred on the side of caution and held out the star on Wednesday.,While Hopkins is

San Jose State's Nick Nash enters Friday's regular-season finale at home against Stanford with a national-best 96 catches.,The Cardinal may have to st

The New Orleans Saints are playing better.,The Los Angeles Rams are inconsistent.,Both teams face an uphill climb to get into the playoffs and have li

Having lost three straight after a 7-2 start, the Washington Commanders will look to get back on track when they host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.,

Team Falcons and HEROIC rallied for first-round playoff wins on Wednesday at the BLAST Slam I in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Falcons overtook OG 2-1 to advan