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Supermaxis Comanche and LawConnect continue close duel on Day 2 of the Sydney to Hobart race 12/27/2025 12:18am • HOBART, Australia (AP) — Supermaxis Master Lock Comanche and defending champion LawConnect continued their close duel Saturday on the second day of the 80th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Just over 27 hours into the race that began Friday in Sydney harbor and ends on the island state Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis 12/27/2025 12:11am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 per day. It's a pittance, but it’s all he has to feed his family of five. Rahimullah, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, is one of millions of Afghans who rely Kyle Whittingham hired as Michigan football coach, replacing the fired and disgraced Sherrone Moore 12/26/2025 11:11pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham as its football coach on Friday night, giving the longtime Utah coach a five-year contract to replace the fired and disgraced Sherrone Moore. “Kyle Whittingham is a well-respected and highly successful head coach who is widely recognized Smith's diving TD catch in overtime sends Minnesota to 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl 12/26/2025 09:53pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Minnesota thrives in an era of bowl opt-outs, even when a national championship is out of reach. These Golden Gophers dig the postseason. Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown on a diving 12-yard catch in the first overtime and Minnesota extended its postseason winning streak to n California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state's bullet train 12/26/2025 09:32pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. The U.S. Transportation Department slashed funds for the bullet train aimed a Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces 12/26/2025 08:02pm • ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not formally acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over. The Southern Transitional Council, backed J. Edgar Hoover Building to close for good as FBI relocates its HQ, Patel says 12/26/2025 06:47pm • After 50 years as the FBI's main headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building in D.C. is closing permanently, Director Kash Patel announced Friday. "We finalized a plan to permanently close the FBI’s Hoover headquarters and move the workforce into a safe, modern facility," Patel said in a pos Bucs visit Dolphins, look to move closer to NFC South title 12/26/2025 06:39pm • Tampa Bay (7-8) at Miami (6-9) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Buccaneers by 5 1/2 Against the spread: Buccaneers 5-10; Dolphins 7-8. Series record: Buccaneers lead 7-5. Last meeting: Buccaneers beat Dolphins 45-17 on Oct. 10, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Last week: Buccaneers lost to Panthers 23- Patriots take on Jets with a chance to win the AFC East title and go undefeated on the road 12/26/2025 06:32pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The mission for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots as they prepare for the final two games of the regular season is clear. “It’s as simple as go win the division,” Maye said. “That’s what the goal was. It wasn’t to make the playoffs. It was to win the Trevor Lawrence and AFC South-leading Jaguars seek season sweep of skidding Colts 12/26/2025 06:30pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen noticed the potential in his team during training camp. The rookie coach saw players embracing his physical practices and the daily demand to play hard, fast and well, and thought it was a good sign. Five months later, Coen and the playoff-b The Bears and the 49ers bring top play-callers into key NFC showdown 12/26/2025 06:17pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The best play-callers in the NFL always take time to watch some of the other offenses in the league in order to steal ideas or see new wrinkles that can help their own team. San Francisco's Kyle Shanahan has long been viewed as one of the best play-callers in the NFL, wi 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 Giants, Raiders take NFL's worst records into matchup 12/26/2025 05:54pm • New York Giants (2-13) at Las Vegas (2-13) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Raiders by 1½. Against the spread: Giants 6-8-1, Raiders 6-9. Series record: Raiders lead 9-6. Last meeting: Raiders beat Giants 30-6 on Nov. 5, 2023, at Las Vegas. Last week: Giants lost to the Vikings 16-13; R Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' actor seeking $77 million 12/26/2025 05:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry was sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” marking the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances. Mario Rodriguez filed the lawsuit T 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