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Commanders receive harsh lessons in latest loss as season draws to merciful conclusion
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — On the surface, it was just another loss in a season that mercifully will come to an end next weekend. Yet, there might come a time next year when the Washington Commanders benefit from what they learned in a 30-23 defeat against Dallas on Thursday. After the Commanders (4-12) lost for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons’ Morris still seeking ways to ‘mimic’ the Rams’ winning formula entering Monday night game
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris is trying to coach the Atlanta Falcons to play like the Los Angeles Rams. The records show Morris has found the Rams’ success is difficult to duplicate. Coach Sean McVay’s Rams (11-4) will try to improve their playoff position when they face the Falcons (6-9) on Monday night. Los Angeles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The band made the announcement on their official website on Friday. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who passed away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!East Carolina is back in the Military Bowl for a 2nd straight year, this time against Pitt
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
It’s not always easy to sell your fans on a trip to the same bowl two seasons in a row. The benefit for East Carolina is another shot at an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. The Pirates are in the Military Bowl for a second straight year, but Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh in Annapolis, Maryland, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Altitude mask on dead Norwegian biathlon competitor wasn’t part of federation’s training program
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
The performance-enhancing altitude mask that Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken was wearing when he was found dead this week “is not part of the Norwegian Biathlon Association’s organized training programs,” the federation said Friday. Bakken, 27, was found dead in his hotel room in the Alpine town of Lavaze in the Trentino region of Italy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dak Prescott wants to play for .500 finish in Cowboys’ third game without playoff hopes
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
Dak Prescott seemed a bit less sure about playing in a meaningless season finale than he did about a Christmas Day game that also had no connection to the playoffs. Until the question of the final record for the Dallas Cowboys came up. The star quarterback was much more certain then. Dallas (7-8-1) kept alive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookie QBs face off as Saints visit the Titans in their home finale
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
New Orleans (5-10) at Tennessee (3-12) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL odds: Saints by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Saints 7-8, Titans 7-8. Series record: Titans lead 9-7-1. Last meeting: Saints beat Titans 16-15 in New Orleans on Sept. 10, 2023. Last week: Saints beat Jets 29-6; Titans beat the Chiefs 26-9. Saints ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giants, Raiders take NFL’s worst records into matchup
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
New York Giants (2-13) at Las Vegas (2-13) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Raiders by 1 1/2. Against the spread: Giants 6-8-1, Raiders 6-9. Series record: Raiders lead 9-6. Last meeting: Raiders beat Giants 30-6 on Nov. 5, 2023, at Las Vegas. Last week: Giants lost to the Vikings 16-13; Raiders lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soprano Asmik Grigorian to lead ‘Carmen’ and sing mezzo-soprano role this summer
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Asmik Grigorian is reaching a new low – in a positive way — and doing it on one of the world’s top stages. A star soprano, she will sing the title role next summer in Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” a mezzo-soprano touchstone, at the Salzburg Festival. “I thought if I want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs hire Steve Sullivan as assistant coach
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Steve Sullivan as an assistant coach, the team announced Friday. Sullivan joins the NHL club after being an assistant with the Leafs’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. The move comes after the Leafs fired assistant Marc Savard on Monday. Savard was responsible for co-ordinating the power play, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagles have won 3 straight against Bills in matchup of playoff-bound teams
By Canadian Press on December 26th, 2025
Philadelphia (10-5) at Buffalo (11-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 2. Against the spread: Eagles 9-6; Bills 7-8. Series record: Eagles lead 9-6. Last meeting: Eagles won 34-31 OT on Nov. 26, 2023, at Philadelphia. Last week: Eagles beat Commanders 29-18; Bills beat Browns 23-20. Eagles offense: overall (22), rush ... Read More »
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