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Brice Williams takes over in OT and finishes with 27 in Nebraska's 80-74 win over No. 18 IllinoisJan 30, 2025 10:21 pm - Brice Williams scored eight points in overtime and finished with 27 as Nebraska ended a six-game losing streak with an 80-74 win over No. 18 Illinois. The Huskers never trailed while knocking off a third ranked opponent in the same season for the first time since 2013-14.
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McIlroy and Lowry come up aces, Scheffler back with a 67 and Henley takes Pebble Beach leadJan 30, 2025 9:50 pm - Scottie Scheffler looked every bit like the No. 1 player in the world even if he didn't make a hole-in-one during the exciting start to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler opened with a 67 in his first tournament of the year since puncturing his right hand over Christmas making ravioli.
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Bedard, Mikheyev score, but the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 3-2Jan 30, 2025 9:09 pm - Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2. Connor Bedard and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Chicago. Arvid Soderblom stopped 24 shots.
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Counting down: With NBA trade deadline drawing near, is there a move that makes sense for Bulls?Jan 30, 2025 8:01 pm - Now less than a week before the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls have plenty of candidates to be moved, but what might actually happen? Mike McGraw takes a look.
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Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95Jan 30, 2025 7:36 pm - Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95. Button's son, Edward, says he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
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NFL says it will look into allegations by massage therapists about Justin Tucker’s behaviorJan 30, 2025 5:46 pm - An NFL spokesman says the league will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.
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Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investorsJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Naperville native Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston clubJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches.
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Unusual betting patterns surrounding play of Terry Rozier in 2023 game with Charlotte investigatedJan 30, 2025 5:33 pm - Unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in a game nearly two years ago are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, part of the same probe that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, the NBA confirmed Thursday.
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Bears’ new coordinators share their plans for successfully developing the teamJan 30, 2025 5:23 pm - Ben Johnson and his new coordinators will get to work as the off-season progresses. They’ll need to hire the rest of the team’s coaching staff and also prepare for free agency and the draft in the coming months.