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In Vegas, they like to remind you that the house always wins. But sometimes, everything seems to fall in the favor of those with the fortitude to play the odds in a big way. The Minnesota Wild took a notable gamble in trading for star defenseman Quinn Hughes earlier in the month, and that bet

Before the Chicago Bears could even take the field against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, they were declared the NFC North champions after the Green Bay Packers lost on Saturday night. Despite a tough 42-38 loss in prime-time, the Bears have locked down a home playoff game. The Bears came into the weekend

Whether it was underdog heroics in World Cup qualifying, England winning Euro 2025, or United States President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino becoming best buds, international football played a big role in 2025 — and a men’s World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is just 165 days away. In the club

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Cade Cunningham, who had 29 points and 17 assists, missed a contested shot at

Could it be that the strong start the Los Angeles Lakers had this season was a bit of a fluke? They came into their Christmas Day matchup against the Houston Rockets having lost five of their previous nine games, and they badly needed a win against a quality opponent to stop the bleeding. But this

Dec 20, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half at Intuit Dome. “The Terminator” is here. No, not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the other guy that plays basketball for that team in LA. Kawhi Leonard. The LA Clippers just came off

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Giddey had 19 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, Coby White hit a tiebreaking free throw with 1.9 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls rallied for their fourth straight victory, 126-123 over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. White finished with 24 points for the Bulls, who trailed by 18 points

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis had 22 points and eight rebounds, Jordan Pope hit five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, and Texas never trailed Monday night in its 94-71 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Vokietaitis, a 7-foot sophomore who transferred from Florida Atlantic, made 4 of 5 from the field and hit a career-high

Kentucky Football is expected to hire Cal defensive backs coach Allen Brown as its next cornerbacks coach, according to Matt Zenitz and Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports, continuing the Wildcats’ busy offseason reshaping of the defensive staff. Brown most recently returned to California in January 2025 as the Golden Bears’ defensive backs coach, following a

DeSoto (TX) vs. Houston Sheldon King (TX): Live updates, score of Texas UIL 6A Division II title contest originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. ARLINGTON, TEXAS – A season ago, DeSoto didn’t even make it back to AT&T Stadium after winning state titles there