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Elden Campbell, a center who played 15 seasons in the NBA -- including nine with the Los Angeles Lakers -- and later won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died.

The Detroit Lions will host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night and both teams need a win to improve their playoff picture.

The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes to compete for division championships.

Wilfried Nancy has left his role as coach of Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer to take charge of Scottish giant Celtic.

The NBA has fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules concerning Joel Embiid.

Friday's meeting between UNLV and Boise State in the Mountain West Conference title game will mark the fifth time in three seasons these two teams play one another, and the third time in as many years it's in the championship game.

South Florida has hired Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline to become the program's seventh head coach.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is getting a little more help from his friends. Jones told reporters Wednesday that two of his former Duke teammates created a special pad to protect his injured lower left leg.

Stuttgart's German Cup defense continued with a 2-0 win over Bochum to move into the quarterfinals after a nightmarish game for Bochum defender Philipp Strompf.

President Donald Trump's administration says it will withhold money to help manage SNAP food aid from states that don't give the federal government information on individual recipients.