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49ers look to lock up playoff spot as Rivers tries to keep the Colts in the playoff discussion 12/18/2025 03:29pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers understand the stakes on Monday night. Both find themselves in the throes of tense, tight division races where one more loss could eliminate them. Both are also trying to lock up playoff spots. And both face a daunting final three Bucs WR Mike Evans looks to continue dominance of Panthers in crucial NFC South showdown 12/18/2025 03:25pm • Tampa Bay (7-7) at Carolina (7-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Buccaneers by 3. Against the spread: Buccaneers 5-9, Panthers 8-6. Series record: Panthers lead 25-24. Last meeting: Buccaneers beat Panthers 48-14 on Dec. 29, 2024, in Tampa Bay. Last week: Buccaneers lost to Falcons 29-28; Quinn Ewers looks to help Dolphins beat Bengals in his first career start 12/18/2025 02:59pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Quinn Ewers is ready to get back under center. The Miami Dolphins quarterback hasn't started a game in almost a year, when Ohio State beat his Texas Longhorns in a College Football Playoff semifinal. That was months before Ewers was selected in the seventh round of the N Bijan Robinson vs. Trey McBride brings offensive intrigue to Falcons-Cardinals matchup 12/18/2025 02:52pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Even on a pair of teams that have been eliminated from the NFL playoff race, there are standout performances to admire. Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson and Arizona tight end Trey McBride will try to extend their superb seasons when the two teams meet in the desert on Sun Witkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled 12/18/2025 02:50pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy on Friday will host top officials from Middle Eastern countries mediating the Gaza ceasefire, a State Department official said, in a bid to push the tenuous agreement into its next phase. The envoy, Steve Witkoff, is Trump's key delegate for Pakistan arrests Islamic State affiliate's spokesman labelled as terrorist by the US, reports say 12/18/2025 02:11pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani intelligence agents have arrested the spokesman of the local Islamic State affiliate, a militant figure designated a terrorist by the United States in 2021, state-run media reported Thursday. Analysts say the move dealt a blow to the militant group, which has been attemp Mamdani has a place in NYC history. But which place in a centuries-long list of mayors? 12/18/2025 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York's mayor Jan. 1. Besides being the first Muslim and first person of South Asian heritage elected to the office, the Democrat also is poised to shape city history by being the 112th mayor — rather than 111th, as he w Anthony Richardson cleared to practice, but Colts plan to keep Philip Rivers as starting quarterback 12/18/2025 01:31pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson returned to practice Thursday, marking the first time in two months he’s taken snaps. He’s still not ready to challenge 44-year-old Philip Rivers for the starting job. Coach Shane Steichen said Richardson’s fractured orbit South Sudan's peace guarantors warn against renewed violence 12/18/2025 12:55pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three governments that were central to South Sudan's peace process urged leaders on Thursday to end renewed fighting and focus on implementing the peace agreement that ended a deadly conflict, warning against a return to violence. In a joint statement, the United States, the EU to slash asylum cases from 7 nations deemed safe 12/18/2025 12:41pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday said it would drastically reduce asylum claims from seven nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia by considering them safe countries of origin, prompting widespread outrage from human rights groups on International Migrants' Day. An agreement betw Wis.-River Falls' QB Kaleb Blaha, North Central DL John Sullivan lead Division III All-America team 12/18/2025 12:10pm • Wisconsin-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha is offensive player of the year and North Central (Illinois) lineman John Sullivan is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press Division III All-America team announced Thursday. Kicker Dominic Bourgeois of Susquehanna is special teams player o No. 8 seed Oklahoma and 9th-seeded Alabama meet again in 1st round of College Football Playoff 12/18/2025 11:58am • Ninth-seeded Alabama (10-3) at No. 8 seed Oklahoma (10-2), Friday, 8 p.m. EST (ABC/ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Alabama by 1 1/2. Series record: Oklahoma leads 5-2-1. What’s at stake? Oklahoma coach Brent Venables and Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer started the season facing pressure from their Falcons try to win their second straight road game when they face the Cardinals 12/18/2025 11:54am • Atlanta (5-9) at Arizona (3-11) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Falcons by 3. Against the spread: Falcons 6-7-1, Cardinals 6-8. Series record: Cardinals lead 18-16. Last meeting: Cardinals beat the Falcons 25-23 on Nov. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. Last week: Falcons beat the Bucs 29 Texas A&M hosts Miami in College Football Playoff debut for both teams 12/18/2025 11:52am • 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 the No. 6 seed Ole Miss hosts 11th-seeded Tulane for a second time this season in the CFP's first round 12/18/2025 11:52am • 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 to face G