By The Associated Press FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB Logan Woodside to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Signed DT Chris Smith to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed G Atonio Mafi to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Declined to activate LB Bradley Chubb and LS Blake Ferguson from
Continue ReadingBy AP Pope calls for nations to overcome divisions in Christmas address as communities celebrate worldwide VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES and DASHA LITVINOVA – Associated Press An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Injury Report By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): WEEK 17
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN – AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson passed Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history in a 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday. “Michael Vick, one of my favorite players,” Jackson said. “That’s just dope.” Jackson moved past Vick on a
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN – AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback C.J. Stroud summed up Houston’s performance in an embarrassing 31-2 loss to Baltimore on Wednesday. “Sometimes you go out there and lay an egg,” Stroud said. “It’s not easy to say that, but that’s what happened. Didn’t play well from the first play to
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb OAKLAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Mukeba 24 1-6 2-4 1-4 0 5 4 Naivalurua 34 5-11 3-4 3-8 0 2 13 Christie 38 8-24 4-4 1-4 1 1 27 Cole 29 1-7 0-0 1-4 1 5 2 I.Jones 30 3-6 2-2 3-5 2 4 8 J.Jones 35
Continue Reading By Sportradar OAKLAND (4-9) Mukeba 1-6 2-4 4, Naivalurua 5-11 3-4 13, Christie 8-24 4-4 27, Cole 1-7 0-0 2, I.Jones 3-6 2-2 8, J.Jones 3-8 2-2 8, Woodrich 2-4 0-0 6, Craggs 1-1 0-0 2, Mashhour 0-1 0-0 0, Majak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 13-16 70. HAWAII (8-4) Nemeikša 6-14 11-14 25, Christensen
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN – AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday. A highlight came when Jackson dashed 48 yards for a touchdown on a run where he reached a career-best top speed of 21.25 mph.
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By JIMMY GOLEN – AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wasn’t going to let a pregame stumble keep him from playing the rival Boston Celtics in one of the NBA’s marquee games. Embiid got caught up in a barrier used to keep courtside fans away from the players and fell
Continue ReadingBy Eduardo Castillo – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 24—A Kansas teen was killed Monday when the SUV he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. The victim was identified as 17-year-old Nathan Brown of Pittsburg, a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log shows. The incident occurred at 5:45 p.m. near Rouse Street and
Continue Reading By Sportradar Statistics after 16 games COMP AVG TD INT PASSING ATT. COM PCT YARDS GAIN TD PCT INT PCT LONG RATE Jackson 442 300 67.9 3955 8.95 39 8.8 4 0.9 84t 121.6 Johnson 3 2 66.7 17 5.67 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 81.3 TEAM 445 302 67.9 3818 8.93 39 8.8 4
Continue Reading By Sportradar Statistics after 16 games COMP AVG TD INT PASSING ATT. COM PCT YARDS GAIN TD PCT INT PCT LONG RATE Stroud 526 330 62.7 3677 6.99 19 3.6 12 2.3 67t 86.0 Mills 14 8 57.1 84 6.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 74.7 Diggs 1 1 100.0 13 13.0 0 0.0 0
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Injury Report By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): WEEK 17
Continue Reading By Sportradar Baltimore 10 7 14 0 — 31 Houston 0 2 0 0 — 2 First Quarter Bal_Henry 2 run (Tucker kick), 10:08. Bal_FG Tucker 52, 2:47. Second Quarter Hou_safety, 10:09. Bal_Likely 9 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 1:51. Third Quarter Bal_Jackson 48 run (Tucker kick), 13:22. Bal_Andrews 1 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick),
Continue Reading By Sportradar Baltimore 10 7 14 0 — 31 Houston 0 2 0 0 — 2 First Quarter Bal_Henry 2 run (Tucker kick), 10:08. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. Key Plays: Ali kick return to Baltimore 25; Jackson 25 run; Jackson 27 pass to Flowers. Baltimore 7, Houston 0. Bal_FG Tucker 52, 2:47. Drive:
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By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions raced to an
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb PHILADELPHIA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS George 33:41 4-15 4-4 0-4 4 0 12 C.Martin 37:43 8-11 0-0 1-3 2 3 23 Embiid 30:45 8-15 7-7 1-9 2 3 27 Maxey 40:48 12-23 6-6 1-4 12 2 33 Oubre Jr. 38:29 2-6 0-0 0-8 2 1 4 Yabusele
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By ROB MAADDI – AP Pro Football Writer Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday. She surprised fans by bringing out Shaboozey to
Continue Reading By Sportradar PHILADELPHIA (118) C.Martin 8-11 0-0 23, George 4-15 4-4 12, Embiid 8-15 7-7 27, Maxey 12-23 6-6 33, Oubre Jr. 2-6 0-0 4, Yabusele 4-9 2-2 12, Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, Lowry 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 41-88 19-19 118. BOSTON (114) Horford 6-13 0-0 17, Tatum 11-20 6-7 32, Porzingis 3-8 0-0 9,
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By JIMMY GOLEN – AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to
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By Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine | Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. The strikes on Ukrainian fuel and energy sources included 78 air, ground, and sea-launched missiles as well as
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By Associated Press Associated Press An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 was en
Continue Reading By Sportradar All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div y-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 469 331 7-0-0 5-3-0 8-2-0 4-1-0 4-0-0 Miami 7 8 0 .467 305 329 5-3-0 2-5-0 5-5-0 2-3-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 292 344 2-5-0 2-6-0 4-6-0 0-5-0
Continue Reading By Sportradar All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 469 331 Miami 7 8 0 .467 305 329 e-N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 292 344 e-New England 3 12 0 .200 259 361 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 9 7 0
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By Associated Press BEIJING — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, on
Continue Reading By Sportradar COLL. OF CHARLESTON (10-3) Brzovic 13-18 6-8 32, Boyd 5-12 2-2 14, Fulton 0-3 2-2 2, Smith 6-9 3-5 17, Tavarez 4-14 4-5 15, Curcic 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-2 3, Stonkus 0-3 1-2 1, Comer 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 29-62 18-27 84. CHARLOTTE (7-6) Braswell 3-6 3-3 10, Metskhvarishvili 4-7 3-3
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb COLL. OF CHARLESTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Brzovic 36 13-18 6-8 5-14 3 4 32 Boyd 33 5-12 2-2 0-4 3 4 14 Fulton 34 0-3 2-2 2-9 7 0 2 Smith 31 6-9 3-5 0-2 0 5 17 Tavarez 29 4-14 4-5 2-6 2 3 15
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A judge struck down parts of a Missouri law requiring redactions of many court records, including the names of all witnesses and victims involved in lawsuits and criminal proceedings. Moniteau County Associate Circuit Judge Aaron Martin, in an order issued on Friday, ruled that provisions of the 2023
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