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At 7-5, Lions have tough slate ahead

DETROIT (AP) — Last year, the Detroit Lions went 15-2 and locked up the top seed in the NFC. This season, they are lucky to be above .500. After a 5-2 start, coach Dan Campbell's Lions have lost three of five and needed a 59-yard field goal from Jake Bates to avoid a home loss to the ...

Bucks fall short against struggling Wizards

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer with 14.4 seconds remaining that helped the Washington Wizards outlast the Milwaukee Bucks 129-126 on Monday night. The Wizards (3-16) have won two of three following a 14-game losing streak, and Milwaukee only managed a ...

Pistons hang on to beat Hawks 99-98

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored eight of his 18 points in the final 3:21, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98 on Monday night. Atlanta had a chance to win with 0.1 seconds left, but Jalen Johnson couldn't convert a tip-in as time expired. Jalen Duren ...

Michigan State fires coach Jonathan Smith after 2 years

Michigan State fired coach Jonathan Smith on Sunday, two years after he was hired. "The 2025 football season has not lived up to our shared standards for Michigan State Football," athletic director J Batt said in a statement. "While that does not fall solely on Jonathan Smith, it's become ...

Star receivers shine in Buckeyes’ win

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 1 Ohio State got Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate back on Saturday. And the star receivers delivered. Playing at less than 100 percent, Smith and Tate helped the Buckeyes to a 27-9 victory over No. 15 Michigan that stopped a four-game losing streak against their ...

Division-leading Bears await surging Packers

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is thriving even with some of his favorite targets unavailable. Christian Watson's reliability and Dontayvion Wicks' emergence have much to do with that. Love continued his history of devouring defenses on Thanksgiving Day and kept the Packers in ...