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Alabama's steady Ty Simpson and Oklahoma's flashy John Mateer to meet in College Football Playoff 12/18/2025 11:17am • 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 int Today in Sports - Houston Rockets set NBA single-game record with 26 three-pointers 12/18/2025 10:10am • Dec. 19 1913 ��� Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson fights to a 10-round draw with Battling Jim Johnson in Paris. 1917 ��� The NHL begins play. Joe Malone of the Montreal Canadiens scores five goals in a 9-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Harry Hyland of the Montreal Wanderers scores five goals in Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Dec. 19 - 25 12/18/2025 10:05am • Dec. 19 1913 ��� Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson fights to a 10-round draw with Battling Jim Johnson in Paris. 1917 ��� The NHL begins play. Joe Malone of the Montreal Canadiens scores five goals in a 9-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Harry Hyland of the Montreal Wanderers scores five goals in A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025 12/18/2025 08:52am • Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here���s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that captured attention around the world and provided moments of brightness throughout 2025: Art and intrigue The brazen heist at the world���s most visited museum in November wa An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones 12/18/2025 07:18am • AILSA CRAIG, Scotland (AP) ��� If you���re looking to strike gold ��� silver or bronze, too ��� look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. Jim En Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation 12/18/2025 07:02am • Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds simple ��� building relationships. But they���re up against powerful cultural forces. By many measures, Americans are socially disconnected at historic levels. They're Why I have a financial planner 12/18/2025 06:00am • It might surprise people that my husband and I pay a financial planner, given that I spend a lot of time on financial, tax, and investment planning at work. However, hiring a planner has delivered a return that can���t be quantified: peace of mind. Here are some key reasons we pay for financial adv In 2025, Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied 12/18/2025 06:00am • It has never been unusual for the leader of the host country to show up for one of the biggest moments of soccer's World Cup ��� the gala where the team pairings are revealed. What made President Donald Trump���s appearance this month different was the ���FIFA Peace Prize.��� The newly created honor Lyon moves to second on Australia's all-time bowling list. England struggles in 3rd Ashes test 12/18/2025 04:10am • ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) ��� Nathan Lyon took two wickets to surpass Glenn McGrath at No. 2 on Australia���s all-time bowling list, and returning skipper Pat Cummins took his first wickets of the series as a relentless bowling attack kept England in trouble in the third Ashes test. Australia resumed What to know about a Philippines region with militant history visited by Bondi Beach suspects 12/17/2025 11:53pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely Catholic nation. That backdrop prompted an investigation this week by Aust American winger Cade Cowell back in MLS with Red Bulls on loan from Chivas 12/17/2025 11:33pm • HARRISON, N.J. (AP) ��� American winger Cade Cowell returned to Major League Soccer on Wednesday when he was loaned to the New York Red Bulls from Chivas Guadalajara for one year. The Red Bulls say they have the option to purchase the 22-year-old Cowell's rights at the end of the loan. They sent $50 Booker's 28 points lead No. 2 Texas to a 96-38 win over Northwestern State 12/17/2025 11:22pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Madison Booker matched her career best with 28 points, and No. 2 Texas remained undefeated with a 96-38 victory over Northwestern State Wednesday night. Booker, a two-time Associated Press All-American and its current national player of the week, converted 12 of 17 shots from Desbiens, Poulin lead Victoire to 2-1 shootout win over Sceptres in Halifax 12/17/2025 10:43pm • HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) ��� Ann-Ren��e Desbiens made 35 saves and Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the shootout to help the Montreal Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women���s Hockey League���s first-ever game in Halifax on Wednesday night. Poulin buried the lone goal in a 10-ro Miller scores career-high 26 points and James returns for Cincinnati; Bearcats roll Alabama State 12/17/2025 10:26pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Baba Miller had 26 points and 14 rebounds, leading Cincinnati to an 88-51 victory over Alabama State on Wednesday night. Miller and Shon Abaev each scored 13 points in the first half and the Bearcats roared to a 50-25 lead at the break. They had a run of 10-0 and two runs of 8-0. World's tallest teen, Florida's Olivier Rioux, delivers emphatic dunk for first college field goal 12/17/2025 10:09pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� Olivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida���s bench and the home crowd into a frenzy. Rioux barely left his feet to make it happen. The 7-foot-9 center and the world���s tallest teenager recorded his f