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The Utah Utes have qualified for the Pac 12 Conference Championship, but aren’t resting their players against BYU on Saturday. (Image: Steve Griffin, Deseret News)

Saturday College Football Rivalry Games Test Nerves of Bettors

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It’s the week for rivalry games in college football and several traditional contests will take place on Saturday. Michigan at Ohio State, Notre Dame at USC, Virginia at Virginia Tech, and Washington at Washington State are some of the games that will settle deep conflicts. But these contests can pose […]

Rui Hachimura (21) and his Gonzaga teammates celebrate beating Duke to win the Maui Invitational. (Image: Brian Spurlock/USA Today)

Gonzaga Beats No. 1 Duke to Win Maui Invitational

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Gonzaga, led by Junior forward Rui Hachimura, defeated No. 1 Duke 89-87 in the finals of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Duke (5-1) lost its first game of the season, while No. 3 Gonzaga improved to 6-0. Down Goes Duke The top-ranked team in the country, Duke, lost their first […]

David Nwaba (right) from the Cavs guards LeBron James in his first game back in Cleveland as a member of the LA Lakers. (Tony Dejack/AP)

LeBron James Defeats Cavs in Heartfelt Cleveland Homecoming

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LeBron James played his first game in a LA Lakers uniform against his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Lakers won 109-105 in a bittersweet homecoming for Ohio legend. The Cavs led for most of the game, but LeBron led his new team to a comeback victory. The Lakers won […]

Drew Brees will try and lead the New Orleans Saints to their 10th consecutive win when they face Atlanta on Thanksgiving evening. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Atlanta Falcons Will Try to Cool Off Red Hot New Orleans Saints

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It is the elephant in the room, and the Atlanta Falcons know it, but aren’t willing to acknowledge it as they prepare for their Thursday night game against New Orleans. The Falcons’ chances to make the playoffs are growing slimmer every week, and for any realistic chance to get into […]

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is trying to lead his team over Detroit and give the Cowboys their third consecutive win. (Image: USA Today Sports)

First Place at Stake for Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys

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This was supposed to be a featured match up of a surging Dallas Cowboys team trying to knock off a surprising Washington Redskins squad. Then one play on Sunday turned this game decidedly in the Cowboys favor. Redskins quarterback Alex Smith broke two bones in his right leg against the […]

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson agreed to a $200,000 side bet on the first hole of their pay-per-view match in Las Vegas this Friday. (Image: Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun/AP)

Tiger and Phil Make $200K Side Bet on First Hole of Pay-Per-View Match

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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson already have $9 million on the line in their winner-take-all match this Friday in Las Vegas. But viewers were promised that there would be some side action during the event, and details of some of the additional bets that will play out started to emerge […]

Ken Hitchcock, with the third-most wins in NHL coaching history, running a practice with the Dallas Stars last season. (Image: AP)

Ken Hitchcock Comes Out of Retirement to Coach the Edmonton Oilers

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The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Todd McLellan on Tuesday and replaced him with legendary coach, Ken Hitchcock, who came out of retirement to join the Oilers. After 20 games, the Oilers started the season 9-10-1 and languishing at the bottom of the Pacific Division. The team needed a wake-up […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has his team in first place in the NFC North. (Image: AP)

Thanksgiving Day NFL Bets for Gamblers to Gobble Up

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The best part of Thanksgiving for sports fans and bettors, is not the dried out turkey you will try and choke down, but the three NFL games that will help you forget the dreadful meal. This year’s slate features the traditional Chicago at Detroit and Washington at Dallas contests, but […]

Khalil Mack and the rest of the Chicago Bears defense made life difficult on Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford the last time the two teams met two weeks ago. (Image: Getty)

Chicago Bears Defense Ready To Feast Again on Detroit Lions

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When the Detroit Lions traveled to play the Chicago Bears two weeks ago, they were handed a 34-22 defeat. It was the third straight double-digit loss for the Lions. Detroit broke the losing streak on Sunday, and is hoping to pay the Bears back at home on the first of […]

North Dakota State earned the top seed in the FCS playoff bracket after an undefeated regular season. (Image: David Samson/Forum News Service)David Samson / The Forum

Undefeated North Dakota State Earns Top Seed in FCS Playoff Bracket

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The undefeated North Dakota State Bison will enter the FCS playoffs as the No. 1 seed, as the school attempts to win their seventh national championship in eight years. North Dakota State (11-0) and the other seven seeded teams earned first-round byes in the FCS playoff bracket, while the other […]

Former secretary of state, and longtime Cleveland Browns fan, Condolezza Rice denied a report she was contacted about being the team’s new coach. (Image: Tony Dejak/AP)

Cleveland Browns, Condoleezza Rice Deny Politician Candidate for Coaching Job

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It seems more like a publicity stunt than an actual possibility, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter had a report that the Cleveland Browns were interested in interviewing former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about becoming the Browns next head coach. The team fired Hue Jackson, along with offensive coordinator Todd Haley a […]

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