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Tyler Soderstrom and Athletics finalize an $86 million, 7-year contract 12/29/2025 07:56pm • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom and the Athletics finalized an $86 million, seven-year contract on Monday. The deal includes a club option for an eighth season and bonus provisions that could raise its value to $131 million. Soderstrom batted .276 with 25 home runs, 93 RBIs and an After beating Steelers, Stefanski and Browns are on to Cincinnati as his future remains uncertain 12/29/2025 07:47pm • Kevin Stefanski's thoughts are on to Cincinnati and not on what might happen after the Cleveland Browns season finale. Stefanski's future continues to be one of the central topics in the midst of another disappointing season. However, the Browns haven't looked like a team that is playing out the res Hurricanes goalie Kochetkov expected to have season-ending surgery 12/29/2025 07:34pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov likely will miss the rest of the season after opting for surgery for a lingering lower-body injury. It’s another blow for the Hurricanes, who held the best record in the Eastern Conference at 23-11-3 entering Monday night’s game a Stirtz scores 22 points to lead No. 25 Iowa over UMass Lowell, 90-62 12/29/2025 07:21pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 22 points as No. 25 Iowa finished the nonconference part of its schedule with a 90-62 win over UMass Lowell on Monday. Iowa (11-2), which moved into The Associated Press Top 25 last week for the first time since the third week of the 2022-23 season, is 7 Best Marijuana Stocks and ETFs to Buy in 2026 12/29/2025 07:00pm • In December, President Donald Trump in an executive order told his attorney general to expediate a rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. Publicly traded cannabis stocks popped but have since eased back. The excitement and then caution has been a characteristi 16 First-Year Tips for International Students at U.S. Colleges 12/29/2025 07:00pm • Starting as a freshman international student at a U.S. college can feel overwhelming, but preparation helps. Misha Bilokur from Ukraine says mistakes he made as a first-year physics major at Princeton University in New Jersey pushed him to become more independent. One early oversight was not arrangi Tyler Perry's accuser sent messages of gratitude and friendship years after alleged assault 12/29/2025 06:44pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Text messages show that Tyler Perry and “Boo! A Madea Halloween” actor Mario Rodriguez, who recently filed a lawsuit accusing the filmmaker of sexual assault, remained in contact years after Rodriguez alleges their interactions ended. Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed l 'No bells and whistles': Montgomery Co. Council education chair on school spending plan 12/29/2025 06:37pm • Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando echoed previous comments by the county's school superintendent Thomas Taylor that the district's fiscal 2027 operating budget is not loaded down with extras, but is geared toward keeping the school system running. "There's no bells and whistles here, US military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat 12/29/2025 06:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The strike, which was announced by U.S. Southern Command on social media, has brought the total number of known boat stri Judge halts a Georgia execution over inmate's concerns about the clemency process 12/29/2025 06:11pm • KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state's clemency process must be addressed before Stacey Humphreys ' death sentence could be carried out. Humphreys, 52, was facing scheduled ex Bengals defense takes another step with strong performance versus Arizona 12/29/2025 06:09pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Facing the seventh-ranked passing game in the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals’ maligned defense turned in its best performance of the season in Sunday's 37-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The Bengals emptied their bench in the fourth quarter with a 30-point lead, and Arizona Jonathan Gannon's future with Cardinals enters the forefront as dismal season nears end 12/29/2025 06:05pm • A dreadful season for the Arizona Cardinals is mercifully nearing its end. Now one question hovers over the franchise: Will coach Jonathan Gannon keep his job and be back for a fourth season? Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill is a relatively quiet but constant presence around the team, and he has give Harbaugh hopes Jackson can return after Huntley's big win: 'If Lamar's ready to go, he's playing.' 12/29/2025 05:42pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh said he had some coaches and players over to watch the Pittsburgh-Cleveland game that could have eliminated his Baltimore Ravens from the playoffs. When the Browns won, saving Baltimore's season for now, the reaction was what you'd expect. “It was unc How the 49ers defied the odds to battle for the NFC's top seed 12/29/2025 05:37pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When defensive stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner went down with long-term injuries early in the season, it seemed like any chance for the San Francisco 49ers to contend for a title went away, too. Yet somehow the Niners head into a showdown against Seattle in the regular-s During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program 12/29/2025 05:22pm • PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that the U.S. could carry out further military strikes if the country attempts to reconstitute its nuclear program as he held wide-ranging talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Florida. Trump had pre