College football picks: Numbers show more sweeps than splits when teams meet twice in same season
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Six of the nine Bowl Subdivision conference championship games will be rematches of regular-season meetings, and while coaches often talk about the difficulty of having to beat a team twice in the same year, there have been more sweeps than splits in such situations since 2000. The rematches: BYU-Texas Tech in the Big 12, Georgia-Alabama ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deshaun Watson will practice with the Browns for first time in more than a year
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson will practice for the first time this year with the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday, opening the 21-day window for the quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Watson is eligible to be activated during the three-week window. Coach Kevin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican President Sheinbaum to attend World Cup draw in Washington
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed she will attend the draw for the 2026 World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Friday’s event will also include U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as the three countries are co-hosting next summer’s tournament. On Wednesday, Sheinbaum said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atalanta thrashes 10-man Genoa to set up Italian Cup quarterfinal against Juventus
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Atalanta set up an Italian Cup quarterfinal match against Juventus with a comfortable 4-0 win over 10-man Genoa on Wednesday. It was Daniele De Rossi ’s first defeat as Genoa coach after taking charge at the beginning of last month. Berat Djimsiti headed in a cross to give Atalanta the lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas State coach Chris Klieman stepping down after 7 seasons, AP source says
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman is retiring after seven seasons with the Wildcats, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday, ending a tenure that included a Big 12 championship and a bowl trip every year but one. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany picked by UEFA to host 2029 Women’s European Championship
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Germany will host the 2029 Women’s European Championship. UEFA voted Wednesday for the Germany bid in a three-candidate contest, opting for the promise of record revenue and attendances with the national team playing in sold-out stadiums in Munich and Dortmund. Germany’s eight-city project for an expected 16-team, 31-game Women’s Euros beat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany to host 2029 Women’s European Championship
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Germany to host 2029 Women’s European Championship. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft selected as finalists for 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, two of the key pillars in the New England Patriots’ dynasty, were picked as finalists for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Belichick was picked as the coaching candidate and Kraft was picked as the contributor in results announced on Wednesday. Three seniors candidates also made the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How does the World Cup draw work? The AP explains FIFA’s process for dividing teams into groups
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at the Kennedy Center, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds. The 12 round-robin World Cup groups are designated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona’s Dani Olmo unlikely to play again in 2025 because of shoulder injury
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has a dislocated left shoulder and is not likely to play again this year. Barcelona said Wednesday the club and the player decided to undertake a conservative course of treatment that should keep Olmo sidelined for about a month. Olmo was hurt while scoring the second goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR executive returns to the stand in high-stakes antitrust trial
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A top NASCAR executive returns to the stand Wednesday for a second day of testimony in the explosive antitrust case that accuses the top motorsports series in the United States of being a monopolistic bully in violation of federal antitrust laws. NASCAR is being sued by 23XI Racing, owned by Basketball ... Read More »
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