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Pence scores 22 in Illinois State’s 75-68 victory over Southern Illinois
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Ty Pence scored 22 points as Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 75-68 on Thursday night in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams. Pence shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the Redbirds (9-3, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Chase Walker scored 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks rally from 16-point deficit and stun Rams 38-37 in OT move atop NFC West
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold connected with Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a touchdown in overtime, then hit a wide-open Eric Saubert for the winning 2-point conversion, and the Seattle Seahawks rallied from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Los Angeles Rams 38-37 on Thursday night and take a one-game lead in the NFC West. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in semifinal, secure berth in championship game
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34 points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game. Texas A&M will face Kentucky in the title game on Sunday. Stowers led with 18 points and 16 kills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in semifinal, secure berth in championship game
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34 points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game. Texas A&M will face Kentucky in the title game on Sunday. Stowers led with 18 points and 16 kills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in semifinal, secure berth in championship game
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34 points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game. Texas A&M will face Kentucky in the title game on Sunday. Stowers led with 18 points and 16 kills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in semifinal, secure berth in championship game
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34 points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game. Texas A&M will face Kentucky in the title game on Sunday. Stowers led with 18 points and 16 kills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bey has season-high 29 points to lead Pelicans’ 25-point comeback in a 133-128 OT win over Houston
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 21 of his season-high 29 points after halftime, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 25-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 133-128 in overtime on Thursday night. Trey Murphy scored 27 points and Herb Jones had 18 points and a career-high eight steals before fouling out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Africa Cup of Nations begins with host Morocco promising a spectacle. Here’s all you need to know
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Africa Cup of Nations begins Sunday with host Morocco aiming to put on a spectacle befitting its quest to become a global soccer power. The four-week tournament has been framed as a high-visibility dress rehearsal for the World Cup in 2030, when Morocco will be one of the main co-hosts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund had two goals, and the Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night. Matt Coronato and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, and Rasmus Andersson had three assists. Dustin Wolf had 21 saves to help Calgary improve to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee Tech defeats Southeast Missouri State 85-74
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dani Pounds had 22 points in Tennessee Tech’s 85-74 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams. Pounds added six rebounds for the Golden Eagles (6-6, 1-0). Mekhi Cameron added 12 points and seven rebounds. Ty Owens finished with 12 points and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos try to keep their winning streak alive against the Jaguars in Week 16 clash
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Denver is the hub of the sports world right now with the NBA’s Nuggets and NHL’s Avalanche off to historic starts as they seek to add some hardware to their trophy cases and the Broncos are an NFL-best 12-2. “I’ve had the chance to talk to a couple of Nuggets players and ... Read More »
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