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Giants and Raiders have no interest in losing Sunday to improve their chances at No. 1 draft pick 12/26/2025 05:56pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Many Giants and Raiders fans want their teams to lose Sunday when they meet in Las Vegas, the reward for a loss being a clear shot at the top draft pick. The players and coaches, of course, are not on board. ���I don't give a (expletive) about the pick,��� said Raiders pass rusher Texans-Chargers clash could set winner up for bigger things, including potential division title 12/26/2025 05:21pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ��� The Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers are practically mirror images this season, teams with elite defenses and erratic offenses still trying to stay alive in their respective AFC divisional races. The Texans (10-5) can clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie on Sat Lions' Dan Campbell wants his team 'locked in' as Detroit tries to avoid going from first to worst 12/26/2025 05:14pm • ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) ��� After soaring to the NFC���s top playoff seed last season, the Detroit Lions won't be returning to the postseason this year, and they could end up at the bottom of the NFC North. This was not the expected outcome for a team that won 15 games last season and started the yea New Mexico Bowl pits No. 23 North Texas against San Diego State 12/26/2025 04:28pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Not too long ago, it appeared Saturday���s New Mexico Bowl, pitting No. 23 North Texas against San Diego State, would be all about quarterback uncertainty. A week ago, Aztecs starting quarterback Jayden Denegal had surgery on his non-throwing shoulder to repair an injury s Broncos on the brink of first AFC West title since 2015 after Christmas win in Kansas City 12/26/2025 03:56pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Even after the Denver Broncos clinched a playoff berth earlier this month, coach Sean Payton kept insisting they hadn't accomplished any of their goals, which start with a division title and end with a Super Bowl parade. They took a big step in that direction with a 20-13 win at Kans Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Claim $75 Bonus for NBA, Bowl Games, NFL Picks 12/26/2025 12:34pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Grab a bonus for NBA picks this weekend by signing up with the Underdog promo code WTOP. Register here to activate this welcome offer a ESPN BET Promo Code WTOP: Now theScore Bet, Get $100 NFL, NBA Bonus 12/26/2025 12:33pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use the ESPN BET promo code WTOP to claim a bonus for NBA and NFL games over the weekend. Sign up here on theScore Bet to activate this Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday 12/26/2025 11:24am • After the crystal ball drops on New Year���s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation���s upcoming 250th birthday. The patriotic touches at this year's Times Square gathering, including a second Jaguars derive extra motivation from Pro Bowl voting ahead of AFC playoffs 12/26/2025 10:48am • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� The Jacksonville Jaguars have new motivation for their postseason run: Pro Bowl snubs. The Jaguars (11-4), who have won six in a row and seven of eight to clinch a playoff spot, landed just one player on the AFC roster announced this week. And it wasn���t even a positiona Veterans Affairs Department reimposing near total abortion ban 12/26/2025 10:37am • The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families after a Justice Department memo from the Office of Legal Counsel last week asserted that it's against federal law for the VA to provide them in most instances.VA press secretary Pete Sports on TV for Dec. 27 - 28 12/26/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN ��� Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina, Annapolis, Md. Noon ABC ��� Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn St. vs. Clemson, New York 2:15 p.m. ESPN ��� Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Sports on TV for Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 12/26/2025 10:00am • Adv27-28 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 1 p.m. BTN ��� NC Central at Penn St. 3 p.m. BTN ��� Southern U. at Illinois 5 p.m. BTN ��� Mass.-Lowell at Iowa 6 p.m. SECN ��� Dartmouth at Florida 7 p.m. CBSSN ��� UNC-Wilmington Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China 12/26/2025 07:46am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region. The draft budget for ICYMI: Close out 2025 with these great reads from AP 12/26/2025 07:26am • As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year that you may have missed in the flurry of news and the busyness of living. There are storybook endings and heartbreak. Some are stranger than fiction, and others take you behind the Federal funding shifts cloud Virginia���s transportation plans for 2026 12/26/2025 07:07am • Virginia���s transportation system is massive, with about 129,000 lane miles of roads and roughly 5,900 miles of rail criss-crossing the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation and a 2022 Virginia Statewide Rail Plan. There���s always some kind of improvement or expan