By The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE (7-8) at HOUSTON (2-12-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Jaguars by 4 1/2. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Jaguars 7-8; Texans 7-7-1. SERIES RECORD: Texans lead 28-13. LAST MEETING: Texans beat Jaguars 13-6 on Oct. 9 in Jacksonville. LAST WEEK: Jaguars beat Jets 19-3; Texans beat Titans 19-14.
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren has spoken to the Chicago Bears about becoming the team’s next president and CEO. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the talks to The Associated Press. The Bears are searching for a president to replace the retiring
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A pipeline operator put a damaged section in Kansas back into service Thursday, a little more than three weeks after a spill dumped 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a rural creek. Canada-based T.C. Energy announced that it had completed repairs, inspections and testing on
Continue Reading Reactions poured in from around the world to the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele. He died of cancer in Brazil at age 82. His grace, athleticism and mesmerizing moves transfixed players and fans. He orchestrated a fast, fluid style that revolutionized the sport — a samba-like flair that personified his country’s elegance on the
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Led by Javier Esquerra Trelles’ 13 points, the Wagner Seahawks defeated the Long Island Sharks 69-61 on Thursday. The Seahawks are now 8-4 with the win and the Sharks dropped to 2-11.
Continue Reading EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Chase Audige scored 24 points, Boo Buie added 15 points and Northwestern beat Brown 63-58 for its fifth straight victory. Audige and Buie combined for 23 of Northwestern’s 33 second-half points. But Audige and Buie both struggled from the field, going 12 of 33, and Northwestern shot just 34.5% (20 of
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN The mastermind of a historic pay-to-play scheme for wealthy parents to get their teens into top universities is set to be sentenced next week. Prosecutors want William “Rick” Singer, the college admissions scam architect, to serve six years in prison and pay over $19 million in fines and asset forfeitures.
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EL PASO — Ahead of the 88th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game on Friday, Tony the Tiger himself visited the ABC-7 studios to help meteorologist Katie Frazier with the weather forecast ahead of the game.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remained away from Miami Dolphins meetings on Thursday, yet another indicator that his latest concussion will keep him sidelined for this weekend’s trip to face the New England Patriots and possibly even longer. Nobody knows when he’ll be back. Not even
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The San Francisco 49ers visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. San Francisco is favored by 9 1/2 points. The 49ers defense is first in the NFL in three major categories. Las Vegas has made a quarterback change. The Raiders will start Jarrett Stidham in place of Derek Carr. Both teams
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Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram. CNN’s Don Riddell looks back on his life and career.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Pele has been praised over the decades by everyone from world leaders to artists. Here are superlatives from over the years about Pele, who died Thursday in Brazil at age 82: ___ “To watch him play was to watch the delight of a child combined with the extraordinary grace of a
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget, Caroll Alvarado and Jeanne Bonner, CNN Abdul Sharifu, 26, left his home in Buffalo Saturday afternoon in blizzard conditions to get milk and other supplies. He never made it back. Sharifu is among at least 39 fatalities in Erie County, New York, from the winter storm that buried the city of Buffalo
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks both have their playoff hopes on the line when the teams meet on Sunday in Seattle. Both teams can still make the playoffs with a loss, but will need a lot of help along the way to make that happen, while the winner will
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is feeding migrants. The organization makes sandwiches and other food items at its headquarters. Volunteers and staff members go into areas with a heavy migrant presence to give out food. Many migrants are delayed leaving El Paso by flight cancellations or other logistical issues.
Continue Reading A 5-year-old girl in Australia saved her baby brother’s life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in the wreckage in searing temperatures for more than two days. Reporter Ashtyn Hiron with CNN affiliate 9 News has the details.
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans face a very big decision with the AFC South title up for grabs in the regular-season finale in Jacksonville. Start Joshua Dobbs? Or go back to rookie Malik Willis? Dobbs entered the NFL in 2017 and was signed Dec. 21
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans face a very big decision with the AFC South title up for grabs in the regular-season finale in Jacksonville. Start Joshua Dobbs? Or go back to rookie Malik Willis? Dobbs entered the NFL in 2017 and was signed Dec. 21
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EL PASO, Texas — As thousands of Southwest Airlines flights continue to be canceled or delayed, it resulted in an overflow of luggage at the El Paso International Airport. Dozens of bags have been left behind, waiting to be claimed by their owners. This also prompts concerns from some passengers who don’t know where their
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By CNN The House January 6 committee released Thursday a new batch of 19 transcripts, including key interviews from members of former President Donald Trump’s family and staff. The newly-released transcripts include testimony from Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Stephanie Grisham, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Doug Mastriano. Read their transcripts below. Donald Trump Jr. Trump
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EL PASO, Texas — The man who scaled Chelsea Tower without authorization on Halloween will not face legal repercussions for the act: instead, he will be providing free rock-climbing lessons to children living within the public housing authority that owns Chelsea Tower. Yancy Quiñonez, also known as Yancy Adan, was seen in a video posted
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Chargers will “host” the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the first time the two SoFi Stadium tenants will face off in the regular season. The Chargers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-3 win at the Indianapolis Colts on Monday. The Rams turned in their best performance of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Bowl: Ohio (9-4, Mid-American) vs. Wyoming (7-5, Mountain West), Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. Eastern (Barstool TV) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Ohio by 2 1/2. Series record: Wyoming leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE Ohio can finish off its first 10-win season with a victory in the desert.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Detroit Lions need a win over the Chicago Bears to keep playoff hopes alive. Detroit lost last week at Carolina after surging into the postseason picture by winning six of seven games. Chicago lost against Buffalo, extending its losing streak to eight games to match the franchise record shared by
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers have been solid against the run this season, and with quarterback Lamar Jackson out the past few weeks, the running game has become even more important to the Baltimore Ravens. If the Steelers can win the line of scrimmage, Baltimore’s offense won’t have many good options. The Ravens
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines says after thousands of canceled flights, it expects to return to normal operations Friday.
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN The massive hunt for missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari has been hampered by how late police in North Carolina were notified of her disappearance, Cornelius police Capt. Jennifer Thompson said in a video update. “One of the challenges in this case, simply put, we were not notified she was gone,” said Thompson.
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No one should expect Notre Dame and South Carolina to look — or probably play — like they did late in the regular season. The teams are essentially shells of themselves right now. The 19th-ranked Fighting Irish and the 20th-ranked Gamecocks will be without several
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