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Pro Picks: Bears top Vikes, Eagles sneak by Lions

Week 11 is filled with marquee matchups. The Seattle Seahawks (7-2) and Los Angeles Rams (7-2) face off for first place in the NFC West. The Broncos (8-2) take on the nine-time defending division champion Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) looking to prove the AFC West goes through Denver. The ...

Skenes earns first Cy Young as Skubal goes back-to-back

Paul Skenes' meteoric rise to the top is complete. The young Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, becoming the first pitcher in 40 years to win Rookie of the Year one season and baseball's top pitching prize the ...

Campbell plans to continue calling plays on offense

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell isn't under any illusions about next Sunday. The Detroit Lions coach knows the Philadelphia Eagles will be a major test for his team, which has yet to replicate the level of dominance it found in 2023 and 2024. "We've got our hands full this week," Campbell ...

Cunningham scores 46 points, rallies Pistons over Wizards in OT

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 46 points on a whopping 45 shots, Daniss Jenkins made the tying 3-pointer to force overtime and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 137-135 on Monday night. Cunningham finished with 12 rebounds, 11 assists, five ...

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Hall of Famer Wilkens dies SEATTLE (AP) — Lenny Wilkens, a legendary figure in basketball, has died at 88, his family announced on Sunday. Wilkens was a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, honored as both a player and a coach. He was known as one of the finest point guards of his era and later became a renowned coach. He coached 2,487 NBA games, a record that still stands. Wilkens was also inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, which he was an assistant for. He also coached the U.S. to a gold medal in the Atlanta Games in ...

Goff, Gibbs and Campbell lead Lions past Commanders

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions do not lose consecutive games, so as the head coach seemingly took over play-calling Sunday, Jared Goff threw three TD passes and Jahmyr Gibbs found the end zone three times in a bounce-back 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders in front ...