Articles filed under Sports
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Amen Thompson’s 26 points lead Rockets to 119-96 win over Doncic and the LakersDec 25, 2025 9:44 pm - Amen Thompson scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures and the Houston Rockets never trailed in beating Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-96 on Thursday night.
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Vikings eliminate Lions with defense-dominating 23-10 victory, racking up 6 turnovers and 5 sacksDec 25, 2025 9:15 pm - Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory on Thursday.
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Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler lead the way as Warriors beat Mavericks 126-116 on Christmas DayDec 25, 2025 6:57 pm - Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Thursday.
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Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate BowlDec 25, 2025 6:23 pm - Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to embrace the bowl experience, even when the chase for a national championship ended long before the postseason starts.
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Spurs beat Thunder 117-102 for 3rd win over defending NBA champs in 2 weeksDec 25, 2025 5:38 pm - De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on Thursday for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two weeks.
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Brunson and the reserves lead a Christmas comeback as the Knicks beat the Cavaliers 126-124Dec 25, 2025 2:05 pm - Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year.
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Opting in: Northwestern’s Braun believes bowl games still matterDec 25, 2025 12:00 pm - While preparing to face Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun asked the college football world not to forget about bowl games.
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Greenberg: Are the White Sox and Munetaka Murakami a match made in desperation or potential?Dec 25, 2025 11:45 am - No one was expecting the White Sox to sign 25-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $34 million deal this past weekend. After all, The Athletic’ s Tim Britton projected Murakami would earn an eight-year deal worth $158.5 million before free agency began, and he wasn’t alone among those predicting Murakami would sign a long-term deal that reached nine figures.
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Two College Football Playoff duds offer a golden opportunity to complainDec 25, 2025 11:13 am - What a favor Tulane and James Madison did for the nation Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. By winding up overmatched at Mississippi and Oregon, they allowed the populous observers of college football to engage in the treasured national pastime of impulsive whining. What manna.
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Silvy: When it comes to celebrating this Bears team, don’t hold backDec 25, 2025 7:00 am - How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.