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The College Football Playoff will remain a 12-team field for a third straight season in 2026, ESPN reported Friday.,Efforts to expand the field stalle

World No. 9 Justin Thomas said he's progressing well in his recovery from back surgery and is eyeing a return during the PGA Tour's Florida swing.,Tho

The Rangers' season is unraveling fast, and the Sharks are surging behind rookie star Macklin Celebrini. NHL picks, odds, and best bets for Rangers vs

The season has taken a turn for the worse for Vanderbilt.,The No. 15 Commodores (16-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) won their first 16 games before lo

No. 10 Michigan State is carrying a five-game winning streak into Saturday afternoon's Big Ten game against Maryland in East Lansing, Mich.,But that d

Louisville prepares for a significant Atlantic Coast Conference matchup with Virginia Tech on Saturday while acknowledging two uncontrollable elements

After a blowout loss to Toronto, the Warriors face reality and the trade deadline looms as Steph Curry waits for help.

A full day of college hoops is on tap. Here are the best college basketball bets, featuring Purdue, Houston, and Mississippi State.

Texas will get another chance to take down another ranked team when it hosts No. 21 Georgia on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, T

If you want to witness the most efficient offenses in college basketball, then West Lafayette, Ind., is the only place to be Saturday., ,No. 11 Illino

No. 7 Nebraska is off to a perfect start this season.,But perfection does not come without pain. The Cornhuskers learned that lesson as guard Braden F

Top-ranked Arizona will put one of the nation's three undefeated records on the line Saturday afternoon when it hosts West Virginia in Tucson, Ariz.,T

The Portland Trail Blazers expect their star attraction to suit up and play when they host the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.,All-Star candidate Den

The Bucks will go from hosting the top team in the West to playing another juggernaut as they welcome the Denver Nuggets to Milwaukee on Friday night.

Coby White scored a team-high 22 points and the Chicago Bulls finished with a 9-0 run to post a 120-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thu

Naji Marshall posted 30 points and nine assists as the Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to four with a 123-115 victory over the visiting

Stephen Ames of Canada made the most of his first round of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season, turning in an 8-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead at t

Oliver Moore, who was flattened in a second-period fight, had the final say by producing the decisive tally in the sixth round of the shootout as the

Jet Greaves made 28 saves and Zach Werenski scored the only goal in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 1-0 shutout of the visiting Dallas Stars on Thursday.,C

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Jason Zucker, Beck Mal

The Boston Bruins scored three goals in a 54-second span midway through the first period and held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knig

Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points, including clutch plays late in regulation and at the end of overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 128-122 home

No changes are expected at the traditional Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest following the sale of the parent company.,Smithfield Foods o

Inter Miami locked up MLS Cup-winning goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo with a long-term contract on Thursday.,On loan from Argentina's Lanus, he took over t

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hiring Zac Robinson to be their new offensive coordinator, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Robinson, 39, held the sam

Francesco Molinari of Italy shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-shot lead at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday.,Battling windy conditions, Molinar

Coming off a lopsided win, the Dallas Stars are looking to finally build some momentum when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.,The Star

Jarrett Stidham steps into the AFC Championship spotlight as Sean Payton bets big on a career backup with history on his side.

Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen, fellow quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford, and San Francisco 49ers running ba

No. 2 Iga Swiatek continued her quest to win a career Grand Slam, easily dispatching Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the third

Stan Wawrinka is making his final Australian Open a historic one.,The 40-year-old from Switzerland, who won his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne in

No. 3 Michigan will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Friday night when it faces Ohio State in a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Pla

No. 24 Saint Louis will chase program history when it heads to St. Bonaventure for an Atlantic 10 Conference showdown on Friday.,Riding a 12-game winn

Minnesota's Vladimir Tarasenko knows how to find the back of the net.,Tarasenko also knows the playing style of Thursday night's opponent, the Detroit

After splitting a pair of games during their European doubleheader and conquering any lingering jet lag, the Orlando Magic will return to the court to

Dwayne "Cleff The God" Wood claimed the final spot in next month's Madden Bowl on Wednesday, beating Karon "RonJ" Jones 23-13 in the final of the Last

Austin Swartz followed his own missed free throw and sank a 7-foot jumper with less than a second left in the game, fueling Creighton to a 94-93 victo

Clayton Keller notched the tying goal with 34.2 seconds remaining in regulation, then scored at 2:01 into overtime as the surging Utah Mammoth rallied

Lukas Dostal made 40 saves through regulation and overtime and two more in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denv

Jalen Brunson scored 20 points Wednesday night for the New York Knicks, who snapped out of their slump with a historic 120-66 thumping of the visiting

Nick Martinelli scored 22 points and delivered clutch plays down the stretch to help Northwestern score its first Big Ten Conference win of the season

Andrej Stojakovic scored a season-high 30 points to pace No. 11 Illinois to its eighth straight win, 89-70 over Big Ten nemesis Maryland in Champaign,

The WNBA plans to begin the 2026 season on May 8 despite the fact the league and players' union remain at an impasse on agreeing to a new collective b

As the defending champion of The American Express, Sepp Straka may be the one the others are all looking to beat, but the Austrian says he feels the i

With Andruw Jones inducted, Kenny Lofton's Hall of Fame omission looks more indefensible than ever. The numbers demand a second look.

Brandon Aiyuk's time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season.

New England Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III returned to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday as he looks to clear concussion protocol.,Head

The Chicago Blackhawks might need to become used to low-scoring games based on recent results. That could create a dilemma against the Carolina Hurric

Ahead of their Thursday matchup, the Boston Bruins and visiting Vegas Golden Knights are starting from scratch after having extended win streaks snapp

The slightly altered start to the 2026 PGA Tour schedule has become a boon for The American Express.,Several top players who normally would have debut