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LEBRON JAMES HAS shown no signs of slowing down as he rapidly approaches the NBA's all-time scoring record long held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It seems like a safe bet that James, who recently celebrated his 38th birthday, will become the first player to break the 40000-point barrier. He's averaging 29.1 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers,…

With less than a month to go in the regular season, there is plenty of MLB playoff intrigue to go around. Will the New York Mets hold on in the NL East? Will the New York Yankees continue their slide in the AL East? Who will have home-field advantage among a tight group of wild-card contenders? But those questions all involve teams that are all…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Zach Gibson threw for 174 yards and Georgia Tech scored 21 straight points for a 21-17 road win against No. 13 North Carolina on Saturday. Gibson, a transfer from Akron, got the start on Saturday with former starter Jeff Sims nursing a foot injury and No. 1 backup Zach Pyron out with a broken collarbone. Clemson transfer Taisun…

After leading the league in scoring last season, Joel Embiid entered 2022-23 as the second odds-on-favorite for MVP (+600). But a slow start for the Philadelphia Sixers and Embiid missing the last three games due to illness saw him slip down the odds list. That decline is likely over. On Saturday Embiid scored 42 points in a win over the Atlanta…

Welcome to Week 7 of the college football season. Each week, our VSiN experts will combine to give their best bets on select games. We had a 6-3 showing in Week 6 and we're looking to ride that momentum into Week 7. Odds are from DraftKings (unless noted) as of Wednesday night. Season record: 28-32-1 Saturday, Noon ET Wes Reynolds: FOX's "Big Noon…

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow heads back to Louisiana, where he played his college ball, leading his team against the New Orleans Saints. Read on for our Bengals-Saints picks. The Bengals have had tough luck during their 2-3 start, losing the three games by a combined eight points. They face a 2-3 Saints team that has been trying to…

Four weeks into the 2022 college football season, only 21 teams remain unbeaten. Of the undefeated or one-loss teams, some look familiar to college basketball fans. The reigning national champion Kansas Jayhawks are among the undefeated college football teams. The Kentucky Wildcats are also 4-0 and started the round of 64 as the No. 2 seed before…

Could the NBA's 2022-23 season recreate one of the most thrilling Eastern Conference races ever? Last season, the East bracket was so tightly packed that the Nos. 1 through 10 seeds were separated by just 10 games. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, that was the closest for any conference since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77. And…