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10 hours, 51 minutes ago

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

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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13 hours, 28 minutes 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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13 hours, 54 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, 15 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, 27 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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15 hours, 38 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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15 hours, 39 minutes ago

Raegan Beers matches career high with 28 points, helps No. 10 Oklahoma roll past Omaha 111-65

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 10 Oklahoma rolled past Omaha 111-65 on Sunday. Beers, a 6-foot-4 center, made 11 of 13 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds to help Oklahoma win its fifth straight since an overtime loss to Duke. Oklahoma scored at least 100 points for the third time …

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17 hours, 42 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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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

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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1 day, 9 hours ago

Golden Knights win 3rd straight with 6-2 victory over Kraken

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Saturday night. After falling behind 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals in the first period and never relinquished the lead. After Keegan Kolesar tied the game at 1-all, Brett …

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1 day, 9 hours ago

No. 23 San Diego State wins its fifth straight game by beating California 71-50

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 23 San Diego State beat California 71-50 on Saturday night. After missing all six of his shots in the first half, Boyd hit two 3-pointers in the first minute of the second half to help send the Aztecs to their fifth straight win. San Diego …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Graham Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to 86-65 win over Bucknell

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 13 Gonzaga moved past an early cold spell to beat Bucknell 86-65 on Saturday night. Key moment Bucknell made five 3-pointers, three by Bascoe, in a span of just over three minutes in the second half but only got within 60-47 in that stretch. Key …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Wembanyama scores 30, matches career high with 10 blocks and Spurs roll past Trail Blazers 114-94

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Wembanyama is the first player with four 3-pointers and 10 blocks in a game in NBA history and the first player under 21 with multiple games …

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Laine scores again as Canadiens beat Red Wings 5-1 to take two-game series on consecutive nights

Associated Press

MONTREAL — Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight night, winning 5-1 on Saturday. Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored in Montreal’s season-high third straight win. Key moment Laine broke Moritz Seider’s stick with a shot for the second straight night, …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

Morgan Geekie scores go-ahead goal as Bruins send Sabres to 13th straight loss with 3-1 win

Associated Press

BOSTON — Morgan Geekie scored a tiebreaking, power-play goal with 1:45 left in regulation, and the Boston Bruins beat Buffalo 3-1 on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their 13th straight loss. Charlie Coyle scored a first-period goal and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter for the Bruins, who improved to 10-4-1 under interim coach Joe Sacco. Takeaways Sabres: After losing …

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1 day, 16 hours ago

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship in Orlando

Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods’ first competition since back surgery in September. And Charlie made pretty much most of the putts today.” It helped playing …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of ‘Russia’s playbook'

Raw Story

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasing influence – not just in the United States as a close ally of the incoming president – but around the world is helping to fuel Russia’s war on democracy and mirrors tactics pulled from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, foreign policy researcher Olga Lautman warned Friday. She urged Democrats to investigate Musk’s “ties to Moscow, his access …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Shaheen Afridi, Kamran Ghulam shine as Pakistan seal third straight overseas ODI series win

India TV News

Pakistan achieved their third consecutive ODI series victory, away from home as Mohammad Rizwan and Co handed South Africa a colossal loss in the second of the three-match series and hence took a 2-0 unassailable lead on Thursday, December 19 with a game to go. Pakistan led by Kamran Ghulam's positive intent late on the back of fifties from Rizwan …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Pro Picks: Eagles will cruise past the Commanders and Seahawks will upset the Vikings

Associated Press

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. Philadelphia at Washington Line: Eagles minus 3 Jalen Hurts got Philadelphia’s passing attack back on track and the Eagles had a drama-free week as wide receivers A.J. BENGALS: 27-17 New York Giants at Atlanta Line: Falcons minus 8 1/2 Rookie QB …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Argentina top FIFA men's football rankings for second straight year

India Today

Reigning world champions Argentina have maintained their position atop the FIFA men’s football rankings for the second consecutive year, solidifying their dominance in the sport. The rankings, published on Thursday, showed no changes amongst the top 10 teams, with Lionel Scaloni’s squad leading the way as the curtain falls on 2024. France, runners-up at the World Cup, retained the second …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Christmas in Damascus is different this year, after al-Assad’s fall

Al Jazeera

Damascus, Syria – There’s something different about Christmas this year, Damascenes say. Although the decorations may have been more elaborate last year, Carol al-Sahhaf says this year’s festive mood is a cut above, less than two weeks after Bashar al-Assad fled and his regime crumbled. “After 14 years of war, I hope the coming year brings us peace, love, and …

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5 days ago

Think living in a Cotswolds cottage from The Holiday would be the dream? Think again…

The Independent

So, I hear you’ve moved to the country,” people would say when I bought my house in West Oxfordshire 10 years ago. “It’s just like the house from that Cameron Diaz film… The Holiday.” This happened time and time again. Most often at Christmas time, almost exclusively women excitedly point out my home’s remarkable similarity to the country cottage in …

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

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

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

Raegan Beers matches career high with 28 points, helps No. 10 Oklahoma roll past Omaha 111-65

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

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

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

Golden Knights win 3rd straight with 6-2 victory over Kraken

No. 23 San Diego State wins its fifth straight game by beating California 71-50

Graham Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to 86-65 win over Bucknell

Wembanyama scores 30, matches career high with 10 blocks and Spurs roll past Trail Blazers 114-94

Laine scores again as Canadiens beat Red Wings 5-1 to take two-game series on consecutive nights

Morgan Geekie scores go-ahead goal as Bruins send Sabres to 13th straight loss with 3-1 win

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship in Orlando

'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of ‘Russia’s playbook'

Shaheen Afridi, Kamran Ghulam shine as Pakistan seal third straight overseas ODI series win

Pro Picks: Eagles will cruise past the Commanders and Seahawks will upset the Vikings

Argentina top FIFA men's football rankings for second straight year

Christmas in Damascus is different this year, after al-Assad’s fall

Think living in a Cotswolds cottage from The Holiday would be the dream? Think again…