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Dybantsa scores season-high 35 points for No. 10 BYU in 85-67 win over Abilene Christian
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa scored a season-high 35 points to lead No. 10 BYU to an 85-67 victory over Abilene Christian on Friday night. Dybantsa went 9 of 12 from the field and made 17 of 20 free throws in the first 30-point game of his college career. The freshman sensation also had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angles Kings trade center Phillip Danault to Montreal Canadiens for a 2nd round draft pick
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
Phillip Danault is returning to Montreal for a second stint after the Canadiens acquired the veteran center in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. The move, announced by both teams, came just before the NHL holiday roster freeze began on Saturday. The Kings landed a second-round draft pick, which Montreal previously acquired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timberwolves coach Chris Finch gets ejected in first quarter for officiating complaints vs. Thunder
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected midway through the first quarter of the game against Oklahoma City on Friday night for vehemently complaining about the officiating. With the beginning of the holiday break, a national broadcast and the defending champions in town, the atmosphere at Target Center was especially revved up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 7 Maryland cruises past Central Connecticut State 98-30
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored 12 of her 25 points in the first quarter, and No. 7 Maryland routed Central Connecticut State 98-30 on Friday. To the delight of the screaming kids in attendance for the team’s annual Field Trip Day game, Terrapins coach Brenda Frese wore a jersey with the number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maxey scores 30 as 76ers beat Knicks 116-107, ending New York’s six-game winning streak
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, VJ Edgecombe had 23 and the Philadelphia 76ers became just the second visiting team to win at Madison Square Garden this season, beating the New York Knicks 116-107 on Friday night. Andre Drummond, starting with Joel Embiid out because of an illness and right knee injury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma 34-24 in College Football Playoff
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Alabama freshman Lotzeir Brooks, who did not score a touchdown in the regular season, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burns, Necas give Avalanche early lead in 3-2 win over Jets for 12th straight home win
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Brent Burns and Martin Necas scored early and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Parker Kelly also scored for the Avalanche, who are 6-0-1 since their last regulation loss, a 6-3 defeat at the New York Islanders on Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 9 Alabama beats No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in College Football Playoff to earn date against top-ranked Indiana
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — No. 9 Alabama beats No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in College Football Playoff to earn date against top-ranked Indiana. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Root and Zac Crawley keep England’s Ashes hopes alive on Day 4
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Joe Root and Zac Crawley combined in a 75-run third-wicket partnership Saturday to help England maintain hopes of achieving a world-record chase to win at the Adelaide Oval and keep the Ashes series alive. The chase didn’t start well with England losing wickets on either side of the lunch break to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angles Kings trade center Phillip Danualt to Montreal Canadiens for a 2nd round draft pick
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
Phillip Danualt is returning to Montreal for a second stint after the Canadiens acquired the veteran center in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. The move, announced by both teams, came just before the NHL holiday roster freeze began on Saturday. The Kings landed a second-round draft pick, which Montreal previously acquired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens acquire centre Phillip Danault from Kings for second-round pick
By Canadian Press on December 19th, 2025
MONTREAL — Phillip Danault is heading back to Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens acquired the veteran centre from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick on Friday. The draft selection previously belonged to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Danault returns to the Canadiens after spending six seasons in Montreal from 2015 to ... Read More »
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