NFL roundup: Resurgent Raiders use 2 defensive touchdowns to clip Chiefs 20-14
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Las Vegas got a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, including a pick-6 of the struggling Patrick Mahomes, and the resurgent Raiders held off the sloppy Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their slim NFL post-season hopes alive. Big defensive tackle Bilal Nichols returned a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports photos captured unforgettable snippets in 2023
By Paul Newberry, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might’ve gone unnoticed otherwise. There are the Kansas City Chiefs, dunking head coach Andy Reid with a jug-full of frigid drink after their stirring Super ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jalen Brunson scores 38 to lead Knicks over Bucks 129-122, snap Milwaukee’s 7-game winning streak
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks snapped Milwaukee’s seven-game winning streak, ending their lengthy skid against the Bucks with a 129-122 victory Monday. The Knicks had dropped nine straight meetings, including a 130-111 loss on Saturday in the opener of this two-game series. The Bucks had handled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL roundup: Raiders use two defensive TDs to clip Chiefs 20-14
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Las Vegas got a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, including a pick-6 off the struggling Patrick Mahomes, and the resurgent Raiders held off the sloppy Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their slim post-season hopes alive. Big defensive tackle Bilal Nichols returned a fumble ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA roundup: Brunson scores 38, Knicks beat Bucks 129-122 to snap win streak
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks snapped Milwaukee’s seven-game NBA winning streak, ending their lengthy skid against the Bucks with a 129-122 victory on Monday. The Knicks had dropped nine straight meetings, including a 130-111 loss on Saturday in the opener of this two-game series. The Bucks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrini to Savoie: 10 players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2023
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The world junior hockey championship gets going Tuesday. While there’s no Connor Bedard this year following his record-breaking performance at the 2023 tournament in Halifax, the annual under-20 showcase still has plenty of talent on offer. The Canadian Press takes a look at 10 players to watch. MACKLIN CELEBRINI (CANADA) Projected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada in an unfamiliar position ahead of world junior opener against Finland
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2023
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Macklin Celebrini hasn’t been an underdog many times in his life. The same goes for Canada whenever the country hits the ice for an international tournament. Heading into the 2024 world junior hockey championship, however, the powerhouse nation isn’t viewed as the favourite – at least from the outside. And it suits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – When parents come into Michelle Pezel’s skateboard shop on Vancouver’s Main Street around Christmas, they often ask where their kids can go to practise. Pezel, who co-owns Antisocial Skateboard Shop with longtime pro skater Rick McCrank, then has to explain that skateboarding in Vancouver during the rainy winter months is “tough.” “They get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023
By The Canadian Press on December 24th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NFL New England 26 Denver 23 Miami 22 Dallas 20 Detroit 30 Minnesota 24 Seattle 20 Tennessee 17 Cleveland 36 Houston 22 Green Bay 33 Carolina 30 Atlanta 29 Indianapolis 10 N.Y. Jets 30 Washington 28 Tampa Bay 30 Jacksonville 12 Chicago 27 Arizona 16 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL roundup: Sanders’ field goal gives Dolphins 22-20 win over Cowboys, playoff berth
By The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Jason Sanders kicked his fifth field goal of the game, a 29-yarder as time expired, and the Miami Dolphins secured a National Football League playoff berth with a 22-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 293 yards and a touchdown for the AFC East-leading Dolphins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over president’s removal by court
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January. FIFA said in a letter to a Brazilian soccer executive that the country’s soccer body CBF could ... Read More »
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