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Texas A&M hosts Miami in College Football Playoff debut for both teams
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, noon EST (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3 1/2. Series record: Miami leads 3-2. What’s at stake? Both teams are in the College Football Playoff for the first time where the Hurricanes are contending for their sixth national championship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas A&M hosts Miami in College Football Playoff debut for both teams
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, noon EST (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3 1/2. Series record: Miami leads 3-2. What’s at stake? Both teams are in the College Football Playoff for the first time where the Hurricanes are contending for their sixth national championship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 6 seed Ole Miss hosts 11th-seeded Tulane for a second time this season in the CFP’s first round
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
No. 17 Tulane (11-2, CFP No. 11) at No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1, CFP No. 2), Saturday, 3:30 EST (TNT) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 17 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 44-28. What’s at stake? Both teams are in the College Football Playoff for the first time and the winner moves on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dry needling is common around the NFL, and players aren’t worried despite Watt’s collapsed lung
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions. “It’s something I do frequently. I’ve never had an issue like that,” he said. “But with every treatment, everything that you get done, I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texans look to extend winning streak to 7 games in matchup with Raiders, losers of 8 straight
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
Las Vegas (2-12) at Houston (9-5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 14 1/2. Against the spread: Raiders 5-9; Texans 8-6. Series record: Texans lead 8-5. Last meeting: Raiders beat Texans 38-20 on Oct. 23, 2022, in Las Vegas. Last week: Raiders lost to the Eagles 31-0 in Philadelphia; Texans beat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer reveals three men’s and women’s finalists for Player of the Year
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
Canada Soccer has announced its shortlist for its 2025 Players of the Year Award, leaving three men and three women in contention from the original list of eight nominees. The three women’s finalists are Bayern Munich’s Vanessa Gilles, last year’s winner, San Diego’s Adriana Leon and Manchester United’s Jayde Riviere. The men’s finalists are Vancouver’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ani Kilambi, 31, is joining the Washington Nationals as their general manager
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ani Kilambi joined the Nationals as their new general manager on Thursday, making the 31-year-old who had been with the Philadelphia Phillies the latest young face to join president of baseball operations Paul Toboni in Washington. Kilambi has been an assistant general manager for the Phillies, working with that club since 2021. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts and 49ers head into a key Monday night matchup chasing different playoff aspirations
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
San Francisco (10-4) at Indianapolis (8-6) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN. BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 6. Against the spread: 49ers 9-5; Colts 8-6. Series record: Colts lead 27-18. Last meeting: Colts beat 49ers 30-18 on Oct. 24, 2021, in Santa Clara, California. Last week: 49ers beat the Titans 37-24; Colts lost to the Seahawks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama’s steady Ty Simpson and Oklahoma’s flashy John Mateer to meet in College Football Playoff
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Alabama’s Ty Simpson and Oklahoma’s John Mateer will bring contrasting styles to their College Football Playoff matchup on Friday. Simpson, considered a Heisman Trophy candidate for much of the season, is precise and disciplined. He has 26 touchdown passes to just five interceptions. He doesn’t run much, preferring to distribute the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira wonders what’s next as time at West Virginia ends
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
As more than 430 athletes awaited the outcome of Thursday’s MLS SuperDraft, Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira faced a different deadline. After being taken in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesota United in the 2024 draft (held Dec. 19, 2023), the 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., returned to West Virginia University where he continued to add ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Mahomes out, Chiefs turn to Minshew trying to snap a 3-game skid visiting struggling Titans
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
Kansas City (6-8) at Tennessee (2-12) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 5-9, Titans 6-8. Series record: Chiefs lead 31-25. Last meeting: Chiefs beat the Titans 20-17 in OT at Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 6, 2022. Last week: Chiefs lost to the Chargers 16-13; ... Read More »
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