BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum is missing a rematch with the Orlando Magic because of personal reasons. The 24-year-old Tatum is having an outstanding season. He leads the team in scoring with 30.2 points per game and rebounding with 8.2 per game. Boston, which owned the league’s best record heading into
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick seemingly from out of nowhere to electrify the World Cup final and was the tournament’s leading scorer in Qatar with eight goals. But he missed out on winning a second straight title. The France superstar was on the losing
Continue Reading ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Led by Lysander Rehnstrom’s 13 points, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Washington (MD) Shoremen 93-54 on Sunday. The Midshipmen are now 7-4 with the win and the Shoremen fell to 1-6.
Continue Reading LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — The six-goal final between France and Argentina set a World Cup record of 172 at this year’s tournament. The previous tournament record of 171 goals was set in 1998 and 2014. The 1998 tournament in France was the first edition in the current 64-game, 32-team format. A new record is likely
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After 11 years on “Saturday Night Live,” Cecily Strong was serenaded by host Austin Butler and her fellow cast members with a rendition of Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas.”
Continue Reading BOSTON — Led by Shy Odom’s 18 points, the Howard Bison defeated the Harvard Crimson 66-54 on Sunday. The Bison are now 6-8 on the season, while the Crimson dropped to 7-4.
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 16 points, Andrew Funk added 15 and Penn State turned up the defense in the second half to roll to a 97-67 win over Canisius. Pickett had 13 points and the Nittany Lions shot 56% in the first half but the Golden Griffins kept pace, matching Penn
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By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN An iguana caused “a large-scale outage” in Lake Worth Beach, Florida earlier this month — the third iguana-triggered outage in the city this year. The outage impacted about 1,400 customers in Lake Worth Beach in Palm County, city spokesman Ben Kerr told CNN. The power was restored within
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns could be without defensive end Jadeveon Clowney for a while after he sustained a concussion in Saturday’s 13-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Clowney is in his second season with the Browns. He left in the first half to be evaluated for a
Continue Reading LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — A diplomatic delegation from the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup were in Qatar for a handover ceremony ahead of the final between France and Argentina. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage soccer’s biggest event in less than 3½ years. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams lost All-Pro receiver Cooper Kupp to a high ankle sprain that could sideline him for the rest of the season. The Green Bay Packers lost their top wideout from the past few seasons when they traded two-time All-Pro Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. Their
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer’s greatest player of all time after finally winning the World Cup. It will never be possible to say definitively even after Argentina’s 4-2 penalty shootout victory over France in the final at Lusail Stadium.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after he got hurt during a 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play with 12:31 left in the first quarter. The right guard was carted off
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(CNN)- Lionel Messi’s wait for World Cup glory is finally over after Argentina beat France in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday. It was a final for the ages, with momentum swinging both ways throughout a pulsating 120 minutes before Gonzalo Montiel scored the winning penalty after the game had finished 3-3 after extra time.
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees was run into by a New Orleans Saints player who was trying to field a punted ball during warmups and was taken off the field on a stretcher less than an hour before kickoff of the Falcons game at New Orleans. It appeared that Pees’
Continue Reading UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma missed No. 9 UConn’s game against Florida State on Sunday as he wasn’t feeling well after the team’s shootaround earlier in the day. Associate head coach Chris Dailey filled in for the Hall of Famer. She’s gone 13-0 filling in for Auriemma in games he’s missed over the years.
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi, wearing a black Qatari robe over his blue-and-white Argentina shirt, kissed the World Cup, shuffled toward his teammates and hoisted the golden trophy high in the air. It was an iconic sight that finally — definitively — places the soccer superstar in the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA says Al Horford of the Celtics has been fined $25,000 for making what it called “unnecessary and excessive contact” to the lower body of Orlando Magic center Moritz Wagner during a loss in Boston. Horford was assessed a flagrant-two foul and was ejected for elbowing Wagner during the third
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Tina Burnside, CNN The parents of missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl Madalina Cojocari were arrested Saturday for failure to report her missing, the Cornelius Police Department said in a news release. Madalina’s mother Diana Cojocari, 37, and her stepfather Christopher Palmiter, 60, were arrested on Saturday for failure to report the
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CNN By Daniella Diaz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Retiring Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey offered a pointed closing message for his fellow Republican colleagues on Sunday, saying that former President Donald Trump’s hold on the party is “waning” “I have heard from many, many formerly very pro-Trump voters that they think it’s time for our party
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets will be without star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams for their game against the Detroit Lions. Williams leads the Jets with a career-high 11 sacks. He has a calf injury and was declared inactive by the team 90 minutes
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CNN By Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, said Sunday the panel is considering how to hold accountable the GOP lawmakers who defied their subpoenas. “We will also be considering what’s the appropriate remedy for members of Congress
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Originally Published: 17 DEC 22 11:53 ET Updated: 17 DEC 22 13:03 ET By Oliver Darcy (CNN) — New Twitter owner Elon Musk offered several of the journalists he banned from the social media website earlier this week the ability to return to the platform if they deleted the tweets he falsely claimed shared his
Continue Reading By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Here’s your flippin’ chance to name a baby penguin. The Tulsa Zoo is asking the public for help naming an African penguin chick that hatched to parents Dassen and Ireland on October 3. Since the chick’s sex hasn’t yet been determined, the zoo has provided three gender-neutral names to vote on:
Continue Reading Netflix’s Addams Family reboot is taking TikTok by storm, sparking recreations of Wednesday’s quirky dance routine by actress Jenna Ortega.
Continue Reading CNN By Gregory Clary, CNN Donald Trump has weighed in on the contentious battle confronting GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in his bid to be the chamber’s next speaker, with the former president calling on his supporters in Congress to halt their opposition tactics against McCarthy and stop “playing a very dangerous game.” “Look, I think
Continue Reading LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi is making a record 26th appearance at the World Cup. That breaks a tie with Germany great Lothar Matthäus. Messi’s games have been spread over five World Cups. He played at his first World Cup tournament in 2006. He has scored 11 goals in total to be tied for
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN A man and woman in Arkansas have been arrested and face capital murder charges after the body of the woman’s 6-year-old son was discovered beneath the floor of a home Friday night, according to the Arkansas State Police. The mother, 28-year-old Ashley Roland, and Nathan Bridges, 33, are being held at
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EL PASO, Texas- There is about a 10% chance of rain in between El Paso and Las Cruces this afternoon around 4 PM. Heavier rain and snow will fall in the central areas of New Mexico throughout the day. Wind speeds are mild ine the Borderland. Should not blow harder than 20mph throughout our area.
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dismayed fans in France are finding reasons to be cheerful amid the pain of Les Bleus’ loss to Argentina in the World Cup final. The knowledge that they had been treated to one of the greatest finals of all time helped France fans
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