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10 hours, 17 minutes ago

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. “Last year before Christmas, we had more hope, but now again we are close to Christmas and we don’t have anything,” said Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner of Nativity Store. A …

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11 hours, 14 minutes ago

Morgan’s double-double, Essegian’s 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HONOLULU — Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, Connor Essegian hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points Sunday night and Nebraska beat Murray State 66-49 at the Diamond Head Classic. Kylen Milton made back-to-back 3s, was fouled and the second …

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11 hours, 24 minutes ago

Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 to end the Senators’ season-high winning streak at 6

Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta — Zach Hyman broke a tie on a power play late in the second period, Stuart Skinner made 20 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 on Sunday night to end the Senators’ season-high winning streak at six games. Leevi Merilainen made 12 saves for Ottawa after replacing the injured Linus Ullmark to start the second period. …

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11 hours, 35 minutes ago

Kiviranta records hat trick, MacKinnon notches 2 assists as Avalanche beat Kraken 5-2

Associated Press

DENVER — Joel Kiviranta scored three goals, including twice into an empty net, Nathan MacKinnon notched his third straight two-assist game and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Sunday night. In addition to MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Makar had two assists as the Avalanche swept the three-game season series with the Kraken. Takeaways Kraken: Kakko scored his …

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12 hours, 45 minutes ago

Sorber scores 19 as Georgetown defeats Seton Hall 61-60

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Sorber’s 19 points helped Georgetown defeat Seton Hall 61-60 on Sunday night. Jayden Epps shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. …

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12 hours, 54 minutes ago

Seahawks’ loss to Vikings sends their playoff chances tumbling

Associated Press

SEATTLE — For the Seattle Seahawks, there is now no easy path to the postseason. According to the NFL, the Seahawks’ probability of making the playoffs fell to 24% after Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, who pulled ahead on a late touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to Justin Jefferson and held on thanks to a game-sealing interception of …

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14 hours ago

Pacers use 70-point second half to rout Kings 122-95 for their fourth straight victory

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pascal Siakam had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers dominated the second half to rout the Sacramento Kings 122-95 on Sunday. Siakam scored 13 points after halftime, when the Pacers outscored the Kings 70-43 after the game was tied at 52 at the break. The Pacers shot 58% for the game and made 17 …

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14 hours, 20 minutes ago

Cook scores 2 TDs and Bills defense forces 3 turnovers in Buffalo’s 24-21 win over Patriots

Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — James Cook scored two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three second-half turnovers and the AFC East champion Bills overcame a 14-0 deficit to pull out a 24-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. With trainers examining Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s right throwing elbow on the sideline, cornerback Taron Johnson secured the victory by recovering a …

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14 hours, 21 minutes ago

Liverpool Thrashes Spurs 6-3, Extends Premier League Lead

Deccan Chronicle

Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday.As for Manchester United and its new manager Ruben Amorim, they stumble into the festive period in 13th place — as low as they’ve been at Christmas …

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14 hours, 26 minutes ago

Cardinals fall short of playoffs for 3rd straight season with loss to lowly Panthers

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the better part of the season, the Arizona Cardinals looked like a playoff team. That’s a good team and down 17, it’s hard to win games like that.” The Cardinals still fought back and forced overtime behind a 20-yard touchdown run by Murray, two big defensive stops and a 58-yard field goal by Chad Ryland at …

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14 hours, 48 minutes ago

Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson lead surging Vikings past Seahawks 27-24

Associated Press

SEATTLE — Sam Darnold connected with a well-covered Justin Jefferson with 3:51 left for his third TD pass of the game, and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 on Sunday to keep pace with Detroit for the top spot in the NFC. After the Seahawks took the lead on Smith’s third TD pass, Darnold led …

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15 hours, 59 minutes ago

No. 19 Cincinnati dominates Grambling State 84-49 to close out its non-conference schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19 Cincinnati extended its winning streak to four games with an 84-49 win over the Grambling State on Sunday. Ernest Ross scored 16 points, and Mikale Stevenson added 11 points and seven rebounds for Grambling, which lost its fifth straight game overall and seventh straight …

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16 hours, 11 minutes ago

Lock’s return as Giants’ QB includes 2 pick-6s in franchise-record 10th straight loss

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Drew Lock’s performance in his return as the Giants’ starting quarterback was not a convincing argument for keeping the job. Quite often, Daboll’s postgame replies included: “We were not good enough.” Making his third start in his first game back after missing one week with a heel injury, Lock completed 22 of 39 passes for 210 yards. Another …

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17 hours, 7 minutes ago

Trio helps LSU pull away in second half to beat New Orleans 86-70

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Vyctorius Miller came off the bench to score 17, Cam Carter and freshman Corey Chest notched double-doubles and LSU pulled away in the second half to beat New Orleans 86-70 on Sunday. Carter scored nine in the first half to help LSU take a …

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17 hours, 13 minutes ago

Mayo and Dickinson power No. 8 Kansas to an 87-53 win over Brown

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Mayo hit two of his five 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to extend the Kansas lead to 25 points with 12 minutes to play. Kino Lily Jr. scored 18 and Aaron Cooley and AJ Lesburt Jr. had six points each for Brown, which shot 26.7%. Key …

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18 hours, 14 minutes ago

Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 19, Toby Okani added a double-double and West Virginia breezed to a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday. Small had 12 points by halftime and Andre scored nine as West Virginia took a 35-22 lead. Small answered with five …

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18 hours, 41 minutes ago

Goalie Nicole Hensley stars in OT as league-leading Minnesota tops New York in a shootout, 4-3

Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. — Nicole Hensley made back-to-back saves in the shootout and the Minnesota Frost earned their fourth straight victory with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Sirens on Sunday. Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two first-period goals to stake the Frost to the early lead and Taylor Heise beat Kayle Osborne, who relieved starter Abigail Levy in the …

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18 hours, 55 minutes ago

Pyotr Kochetkov assists on 2 goals, stops 22 shots to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 win over Rangers

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Sunday. William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in six games and improved to 10-3-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season. Roslovic, who played 19 games …

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Texans WR Tank Dell released from hospital, headed back to Houston after severe knee injury

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Texans receiver Tank Dell has been released after an overnight stay in the hospital and was traveling back to Houston on Sunday after sustaining a severe knee injury in Saturday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. But it is a significant knee injury.” Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s 27-19 loss Saturday. “We would …

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20 hours, 5 minutes ago

Jack Daugherty scores 16 as Illinois State fends off Cornell 80-77

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! ITHACA, N.Y. — Jack Daugherty helped lead Illinois State over Cornell with 16 points off of the bench in an 80-77 victory on Sunday. Chase Walker scored 14 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 6 for 8 from the line and …

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Man United loses 3-0 at home to Bournemouth for second straight season as Chelsea held by Everton

Associated Press

Manchester United was beaten 3-0 at home by Bournemouth for the second straight season in the Premier League to continue Ruben Amorim’s turbulent start at Old Trafford, while title-chasing Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday. However, a 0-0 draw ended the team’s eight-match winning run in all competitions and meant Liverpool could push four points …

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Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

The Hindu

SQUASH Anahat defends title at Western India Slam Two-time champion Anahat Singh continued her dominance with a commanding 3-0 win over top seed Akanksha Salunkhe in an all-Indian women’s final of the 79th Western India Slam -- a USD 9,000 Professional Squash Association Challenger event -- in Mumbai on Sunday. In the men’s final, second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran of Malaysia …

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1 day, 1 hour ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker …

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Dybala gets Roma back on track in Serie A with 5-0 rout of Parma

Associated Press

ROME — Paulo Dybala scored twice and set up another goal to get Roma back on track in Serie A with a comfortable 5-0 win over Parma on Sunday. The Argentine playmaker scored an early penalty and pounced on a rebound from Alexis Saelemaekers’ initial shot early in the second half to steer Roma to just its fifth league win …

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Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Morgan’s double-double, Essegian’s 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic

Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 to end the Senators’ season-high winning streak at 6

Kiviranta records hat trick, MacKinnon notches 2 assists as Avalanche beat Kraken 5-2

Sorber scores 19 as Georgetown defeats Seton Hall 61-60

Seahawks’ loss to Vikings sends their playoff chances tumbling

Pacers use 70-point second half to rout Kings 122-95 for their fourth straight victory

Cook scores 2 TDs and Bills defense forces 3 turnovers in Buffalo’s 24-21 win over Patriots

Liverpool Thrashes Spurs 6-3, Extends Premier League Lead

Cardinals fall short of playoffs for 3rd straight season with loss to lowly Panthers

Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson lead surging Vikings past Seahawks 27-24

No. 19 Cincinnati dominates Grambling State 84-49 to close out its non-conference schedule

Lock’s return as Giants’ QB includes 2 pick-6s in franchise-record 10th straight loss

Trio helps LSU pull away in second half to beat New Orleans 86-70

Mayo and Dickinson power No. 8 Kansas to an 87-53 win over Brown

Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory

Goalie Nicole Hensley stars in OT as league-leading Minnesota tops New York in a shootout, 4-3

Pyotr Kochetkov assists on 2 goals, stops 22 shots to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 win over Rangers

Texans WR Tank Dell released from hospital, headed back to Houston after severe knee injury

Jack Daugherty scores 16 as Illinois State fends off Cornell 80-77

Man United loses 3-0 at home to Bournemouth for second straight season as Chelsea held by Everton

Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Dybala gets Roma back on track in Serie A with 5-0 rout of Parma