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Bears’ heartbreaking loss to 49ers costs them chance at top seed in NFC playoffs
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The game couldn’t have started much better for the Chicago Bears after getting a pick-6 on the first play. The ending couldn’t have been much more crushing with a potential game-winning pass from the 2-yard line falling short as the Bears couldn’t complete a record seventh late-game comeback. Caleb Williams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks beat Panthers 27-10 for 6th straight win, still need to beat 49ers for No. 1 seed
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are doing everything they can to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers are determined not to let them have it. Even after winning 13 games — including six straight — the Seahawks still need to beat the red hot 49ers in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesian rescuers find a body while searching for Spanish soccer coach and 3 children
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered the body of a female victim believed to be part of the family of a Spanish soccer coach and his three children who went missing after a tour boat sank three days ago. The rescue team discovered the body just after dawn Monday, floating near the northern waters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic and LeBron James combine for 68 points, Lakers end skid with 125-101 win over Kings
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 34 points, LeBron James had 24, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 125-101 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Nick Smith Jr. had 21 off the bench for the Lakers, who had dropped four of six and all by at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patriots win AFC East, Ravens stay alive and 49ers will battle Seahawks for No. 1 seed in NFC
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
The Patriots became the fourth team to clinch a division title, the Browns kept the Ravens alive and the 49ers moved closer toward a No. 1 seed. There’s plenty left to be settled before the NFL’s playoff schedule is set. Twelve of the 14 playoff berths have been secured and four teams are battling for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brock Purdy and the 49ers hang on to beat the Bears 42-38 and have a shot at top NFC seed
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jauan Jennings with 2:15 left, and the San Francisco 49ers forced an incomplete pass on the final play from the 2 to beat the Chicago Bears 42-38 on Sunday night and set up a Week 18 showdown for the top seed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leonard scores a career-best 55 points to lead the Clippers past the East-leading Pistons 112-99
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
INGLEWOOD, Calif (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 55 points, James Harden added 28 and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Leonard went 17 of 26 from the floor, including 5 for 10 from 3-point range, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Allen blames himself for failed 2-point conversion in final seconds of Bills’ loss to Eagles
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen sat glumly at the postgame lectern, his mood resembling the dark clouds that hung over Highmark Stadium on Sunday. Refusing to let on how sore his body might be after he was sacked five times and hit numerous others, Allen kept returning to the play that decided the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Kucherov, Goncalves power Lightning to 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday. Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists for Tampa Bay. Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning, who won their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kucherov and Goncalves power Lightning to 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens.
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday. Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists for Tampa Bay. Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning, who won their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno returns with goal against Penguins, Frank Nazar added to IR
By Canadian Press on December 28th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks captain and center Nick Foligno returned to Chicago’s lineup on Sunday, scoring his first goal of the season and taking three shots against Pittsburgh. It wasn’t nearly enough to help the struggling Blackhawks, who lost 7-3 after the Penguins scored on four of their first seven shots against Spencer Knight. The ... Read More »
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