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Old habits resurface for Florida Panthers as shorthanded Blue Jackets beat them again


The Odd Couple: For 50 years, Harvard’s Champi and Yale’s Dowling have been connected but also apart


Live: 11/16 Penguins chat with Josh Yohe


AFL Report: Wrapping up the season with standouts from around the league


Giants key matchup: Bucs DE Jason Pierre-Paul vs Nate Solder and Chad Wheeler


As the Cubs try to build for the future, a look at their prospects: Justin Steele, Nico Hoerner, Adbert Alzolay


16 reasons why Gardner Minshew is the perfect Washington State quarterback


Inside a ‘culture-building win’: How the offensively challenged Grizzlies went on the road and beat the Bucks


Should Tua Tagovailoa play Saturday? For Nick Saban, there is no debate


Connolly’s Tap Room: What’s the most crucial attribute for the Orioles’ next manager to possess?


UMD's top line, or whatever you want to call it, is starting to break out


Redshirt rule impact: Where all of Penn State’s true freshmen stand so far


Wisconsin tasked with slowing an explosive Purdue passing attack while searching for rhythm of its own


Tuck in that shirt and pull up those socks: NFL uniform police keeps fashion order for players


Cracking the win: Carey Price takes a step in the right direction but issues remain


Five observations from the Warriors' 107-86 loss to the Rockets


Washington's offensive line needs to play in attack mode to neutralize Texans' J.J. Watt and company


By sharing his basketball insight, Bogdan Bogdanovic keeps the Kings connected


P:60 Packers Podcast — Should Mike McCarthy have gone for it?


Ohio State beats Creighton, and looks like it might defy expectations again: 'It happened so fast'


G19: A resurgent Alexander Wennberg helps spark Blue Jackets' 7-3 win after slow start


Kawakami: An appreciation of Kevin Durant


Trade Paul Goldschmidt? Talking to two GMs who stared down similar decisions


Guideposts: What's working and what can improve for the Blue Jackets


On Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky and the return of joy in his game


Tulloch: Kasperi Kapanen has proven he can generate offence at a first-line level


Vikings Film Room: How to attack Khalil Mack and a formidable Bears D


USMNT's loss to England shows why, in Pulisic's words, the team needs 'a guy with a real plan'


Front & Nationwide podcast: The resurgence of the Blue Jackets, Wennberg & Dubinsky


Sober Second Thoughts: How summer work with Sidney Crosby helped Drake Batherson score his first NHL goal


'You’ve got to adapt to these quarterbacks': How the Broncos' defense has changed since their Super Bowl run


Rockets Mailbag: Nene's and Brandon Knight's health, possible acquistions and more on readers' minds


With both Nino and Coyle scoring against Vancouver, will one or both get hot? Which do you trade first, why?


Process is finally translating to results for the Laval Rocket


Middlekauff: On Monday night, the Chiefs and Rams will show the Raiders and 49ers everything they're missing


Why the Cardinals' Chandler Jones decision was so much better than the Raiders' Khalil Mack decision


‘The greatest jigsaw puzzle you had to put together’: Led by a stout defense, UAB defies all expectations


Powers Points: David Kampf taking on bigger role under Jeremy Colliton


Finally feeling healthy, Tommy Novak trying to get rolling for Gopher hockey


While on the mend, Tyson Jost also found the time to fix his game


How the Bengals can cope if Joe Mixon joins A.J. Green on sideline vs. Ravens


Mind games: Florida Panthers lean on sports psychology for on-ice edge


Jersey pride: Every Giants player explains the origin of his uniform number


Durkin's Dimes: How the Bears can create mismatches by targeting the Vikings linebackers (Plus, our podcast and Bears-Vikings predictions)


‘It was like trying to grab smoke’: Kadarius Toney presented impossible task for opposing high school coaches


DGB Grab Bag: The concussion settlement, a penalty shot proposal and the 1987 Oilers' 'Moment in Time'


Nick Suzuki continue de prouver pourquoi il était le joueur clé dans l'échange de Max Pacioretty


The Knicks are bad, but that’s expected. Why it’s more significant that the Knicks aren’t playing the fast, fun style David Fizdale promised


Point after Q&A: Packers vs. Seahawks on Thursday night


No joke: Thunder's Alex Abrines making big strides defensively


Rosenfels: Big Vikings-Bears showdown is the rare November 'playoff' game


Wounded Warriors: The latest in the Draymond Green-Kevin Durant saga and why they chose to make it public


'You can't beat us': Despite new coach and philosophy, same struggles remain for Rangers against the Islanders


'It's gonna come with time': Nikola Vucevic among those hoping Mario Hezonja finds opportunity, belonging with Knicks


A conversation with Draymond Green: 'No little bump in the road is going to stop me from being who I am'


The morning after: Young Seahawks discover their clutch gene in primetime


Pourquoi le CH pourrait surprendre bien du monde en infériorité


Recap: Scott Burnside answers your NHL questions


Friday Q&A: Coty Sensabaugh -- 'I enjoy putting smiles on people's faces'


Strauss vs. The House, Week 5: Making sense of chaos


The psyche of Michigan State's dominant defense and nonexistent offense


Duhatschek Notebook: GM meetings produce more trades, the value of the flip and the latest on William Nylander


One quarterback was seen on crutches and another went to the hospital. A wacky week in the Ravens QB situation


Rockets Film Room: What we learned from the win over Golden State


After trade with Edmonton, how the Rangers could look to fit Ryan Strome into the mix


Nothing was going to keep the Sabres' Mat Myers from living his NHL dream


How the Great War made soccer the world's most popular sport—and led to its first viral moment


Are the Lions on the verge of an unwelcome rebuild?


Nick Suzuki continues to show why he was the key piece of the Max Pacioretty trade


‘Night and day:’ Though gleaming now, life in the old Foxboro was a rude awakening for Patriots players


In a career defined by managing adversity, Toa Lobendahn forges on with his coaches and teammates behind him


Through Mizzou special teams coordinator Andy Hill, the KC Chiefs have influenced Tigers football


Recap: Tim Cato's November 16 Mavericks Q&A


No room to run: Florida State rushing attack on pace to be second-worst in school history


Five ways that Mookie Betts transformed into an MVP this season


Keeping everyone equal: The Marc Dos Santos story


Chris Tierney came in as the local kid, but left indelible mark on the New England Revolution


Five to Watch on Senior Day: Why Auburn's elder statesmen are proud of the legacy they'll leave behind


Were Lorenzo Cain and Craig Counsell snubbed of baseball awards?


For Notre Dame, keeping pace with the Playoff means keeping up with Syracuse


How Eric Ebron’s contract makes him the perfect free-agent fit for the Colts


Fortier: The real upshot of Joey Bosa’s impending return to the Chargers


Recap: Q&A with Cardinals reporter Mark Saxon on Nov. 16


Dear Faux Pelini: We’re going to Disney World. How can I convince my wife to go to Cincinnati-UCF?


Virginia Tech-Miami was supposed to decide the Coastal Division title. Uhhh ... it won’t


Falcons' Ben Garland faced a decision between military and football and chose both


Saints Film Room: Two matchups to watch against the Eagles on Sunday


As Sabres hit the road, Casey Mittelstadt looks ahead to his first NHL game in his home state of Minnesota


The 28-'point' play the Gophers hope is just the start of a defensive turnaround


Week 11 Brain Games: Blake Bortles, a fine bye-week stand-in for Tom Brady


Tobias Rieder will miss a critical month, creating problems for Edmonton but opportunities for its players


Recap: Pre-kickoff Q&A with college football staff editor Matt Brown


Bacon-wrapped deer heart and an Austrian circus: Nate Schmidt's journey during his 20-game suspension


Is there still hope for the Packers? Green Bay punts during critical moment of truth against the Seattle Seahawks


Koh Knows: Next Gen Stats say Bucs and Bears are teeming with late-season fantasy value


Happy trails: Kyler Murray set to play what looks to be his final game at Owen Field


Justin Herbert will need to be at his best as a shootout looms with Arizona State


Orlando Alzugaray: Here's hoping Stephen Ross makes the right decisions for Dolphins


'He got some air on that bad boy': Clint Hurtt flips projector, sparks defense


NFL's Week 11 schedule is packed with 'loser goes home' games — and we may have already said farewell to Green Bay


Saints tackle Jermon Bushrod hopes 'to find a message in the mess' after tragic loss of his daughter


Getting to know David Rittich: From whistle-blower to puck-blocker and potential Flames starter


Behind Enemy Lines: Zrebiec, Morrison offer insight into Bengals-Ravens rematch


Falcons Mailbag: Why did everything go wrong against the Browns?


The Twitter civil war that's consuming Lyon


Kings see great coaching attributes in new assistant Marco Sturm


Stimson: How Rasmus Dahlin's underlying stats make a strong argument to give him more ice time


Byron Jones' ability to slow down Julio Jones is one of the keys to a Cowboys win against Atlanta


Cowboys Weekend Riffing: Week 11 At Atlanta: Burying the past, protecting Dak, and Earl Thomas whispers


Malik Beasley, behind a more steady approach and a revamped jumper, is making his biggest impact yet for the Nuggets


AFC North Whiparound, Week 11: What a strange week


Three plays that give us an idea of what kind of offense Penny Hardaway wants to run


The Athletties: The crash landing, the Pettersson show, the Juolevi story and the goalie situation


Why hasn't Anders Bjork unlocked his offensive potential? Maybe the problem is who he's been playing with


Q&A: MNUFC VP on the digital-only ticketing switch, Gold Cup and more


Devils 3, Flyers 0: 10 things we learned from a frustrating defeat


Thompson: Stephen Curry, as always, is the leader who can hold the Warriors together


Recap: Q&A with Indians writer T.J. Zuppe


The brotherly running back bond powering Pitt toward its first division title


Rosenthal: Digging into Harper's defensive slide; Keuchel is more reliable than dominant; Syndergaard to Padres?


Rookie Nick Chubb fighting the fantasy headwind of a losing team


Film Room: Alexander Radulov's impact on the Stars offense


Will the 'real' Carlos Rodón show up in 2019? That's what the White Sox think will happen


Buckley: Now Red Sox have to make sure they keep Mookie Betts in Boston long term


Russo: Wild spread the wealth in rout of Canucks, and let's have more of all of it


Leafs Report Cards – Game 19 at San Jose


Red-hot Joe Pavelski not letting contract uncertainty throw him off his game, but Sharks need some work


A night of New York City homelessness: Yankees GM Brian Cashman returns to the streets for lessons in perspective


Washington’s highly successful senior class has one more game at Husky Stadium


Why this season has been more difficult for Liverpool, despite improvements to the squad


The Sixers' long road to land Jimmy Butler, and the tests — for the team and its culture — that lie ahead


With Trotz's workhorses leading the way, Islanders show they're buying into his 'grit' mantra


Pompei: Bears don't have to get off the bus running, but here's why they need more balance in their offense


Is Chris Olave the next great Buckeyes receiver? And other questions before the Maryland game


Teinowitz: 'Feeling Minnesota' as Chicago heads into a weekend of regional rivalries


Bengals Film Review: Between injuries and mistakes, it's time to see Malik Jefferson


Merrick Madsen’s impressive AHL showing highlights goalie depth in Coyotes organization


USC takes on UCLA with the Victory Bell, bowl hopes and (potentially) Clay Helton's future on the line


Melnick’s GBU: The magic of mojo: on a goalie finding it and a team looking for it


Condo: How Italy manager Roberto Mancini sabotaged his own international career


Next steps in building FC Cincinnati's MLS roster hinge on expansion draft


Brayden Point's historic hat trick hits home with former Islanders wing Derek King


Marshall: With his latest injury, the Penguins are missing quite a bit with Sidney Crosby's backhand


Colts Mailbag: Free agency, Quenton Nelson, running game and more


Crystal ball: John Dorsey needs to add depth, playmakers for Browns to make a leap


At last, the Steelers figured out how to tackle and it's turned around the season


Tune-up or not, Saturday's matchup with UMass is important for a number of key Georgia players


The biggest plays from Seahawks' win over Packers in Thursday night showdown


At a school known for its tight ends, Iowa's Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson are top of the class


What Tennessee must do vs. Missouri to clinch a bowl bid


Raiders need Derek Carr to find the right balance between playing aggressively and being too conservative


Carmelo Anthony in basketball purgatory as Rockets continue winning ways


Oral history: How the Cowboys' last trip to Atlanta hamstrung the 2017 season and affected the 2018 campaign


Lloyd: Tristan Thompson is everything the Cavs were missing the first time LeBron James left


By signing a 35-year-old catcher, the Rangers have … committed to their youth movement?


Recap: Q&A with Chiefs reporter Nate Taylor on Nov. 16


Eagles-Saints cheat sheet: Matchups, storylines and predictions


Another dud, another Patric Hornqvist prediction and some Sidney Crosby injury news


Olli Juolevi's scoring plenty in the AHL — so when will he be NHL ready? We asked his coach in Utica about that, and a whole lot more


Le Carey Price d'antan... avec le Canadien d'antan devant lui


The challenges of an in-season trade: Sixers, Butler will look to jell, build on Orlando debut


Mirtle: The Maple Leafs’ newfound push for speed, skill throughout the lineup is paying off right now


From a scout's eye: How the Chicago Bears became a fantasy football juggernaut


Analyzing Price's quietly brilliant return, and one exploitable tendency


Dorian O'Daniel is the future prototype of an NFL linebacker, and the Chiefs should embrace that


Entering its biggest game in years, Arizona State hangs hopes on historically young defense


The Canes said it ... here's why we should care: Virginia Tech week