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Nuggets' Gordon needs 21 stitches after cuts to face and hand from dog bite, AP source says 12/27/2023 03:28pm • DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon needed 21 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and right hand while being bitten by a family dog on Christmas, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of a Man United set to enter a new Ratcliffe era with spotlight on January transfers and Ten Hag's future 12/27/2023 03:06pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fans of Manchester United know 2024 will be anything but boring as the club tries once again to end a period of on-field decline that has lasted 10 years for the record 20-time English league champions. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe agreed Sunday — Christmas Eve †How to pay for promising medications like Ozempic 12/27/2023 01:20pm • Steve Haines always loved to go for walks, but exercise had become a nightmare when he was 380 pounds and diabetic. The 49-year-old from Champaign, Illinois, says he would get ulcers on his feet after long walks. About six years ago, Haines’ doctor prescribed Ozempic, a medication approved by the The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges 12/27/2023 09:50am • Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. Clean energy is often now the least expensive, explaining some of the growth. Nations also adopted po How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine 12/27/2023 04:59am • KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just to cross the river. T How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine 12/27/2023 04:57am • KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just to cross the river. T Bean throws for 6 TDs, Kansas overcomes flags to beat UNLV 49-36 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl 12/27/2023 02:01am • PHOENIX (AP) — Kansas was one of Power Five football's worst teams not that long ago, going through two full seasons with one combined win. The Jayhawks began rebuilding in coach Lance Leipold's first season, went to a bowl game a year ago and now have a large trophy to take back home with them to Morant scores 31, Grizzlies top Pelicans 116-115 in OT 12/27/2023 12:46am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant let out a triumphant yell as he threw down an alley-oop dunk in overtime that punctuated his third 30-point performance in just the fourth game of his return to the resurgent Memphis Grizzlies. Morant scored 31 points and the Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans Analysis: With Trae Young, the numbers are rarely in question. Other things are up for debate 12/26/2023 10:33pm • The numbers that Atlanta guard Trae Young are putting up are notable, averaging 28.1 points and 11.3 assists per game so far this season. Keep that up for an entire season, and he'll do something that only Oscar Robertson, Tiny Archibald and James Harden have accomplished. Stats like those typically Darius Taylor's return sparks Minnesota to 30-24 win over Bowling Green in Quick Lane Bowl 12/26/2023 07:15pm • DETROIT (AP) — Freshman Darius Taylor returned from a leg injury to rush for a career-high 208 yards, and Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday. Minnesota (6-7), which was selected for the bowl because it had the best Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams, won Why You Should Use Cash for Everyday Purchases 12/26/2023 07:00pm • The phrase "cash is king" may not have the same ring as it used to, now that more than 40% of Americans, per the Pew Research Center, regularly go a week or more without paying for anything using paper money. There are plenty of benefits to using credit cards and digital payment methods for most tra The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention in a year that started with high hopes 12/26/2023 04:57pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A season that started with high expectations, visions of an explosive offense and a dominant defense and hopes of another trip to the playoffs has ended for the New York Giants. The Giants (5-10) were eliminated from the postseason with their 33-25 loss at Philadelphia Cowboys need to smooth the rough edges of their offense as they look toward the playoffs 12/26/2023 04:37pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott's sporadic offense is as good a reason as any why Dallas has lost consecutive games for the first time in two years. Finding consistency for one of the NFL's most productive units will be a priority in the final two regular-season games for the playoff-bound Cowbo Seahawks have playoff destiny in their control after 2nd straight dramatic victory 12/26/2023 04:35pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) — With two weeks left in the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks are in control of their postseason fate. In some ways, that seems unthinkable. Seattle was in a tailspin just a month ago, losing four straight games for the first time under Pete Carroll. It’s been a circuitous Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments 12/26/2023 01:53pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. The planes fired guided missiles at the landing ship Novocherk