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Vikings still finding value and fun in winning down the stretch despite being out of contention 12/26/2025 11:23am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� After the Minnesota Vikings lost their fourth straight game and were shut out for the first time in 18 years, coach Kevin O'Connell simplified the game plan for the offense ��� and the focus for the entire team as the calendar turned to December. The one-week-at-a-time approach NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 12/26/2025 11:04am • All Times EST Sunday's Games No. 1 UConn (12-0) at Butler (7-6), 4 p.m. No. 2 Texas (14-0) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2-7), 2 p.m. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) vs. Providence (8-5), Noon No. 4 UCLA (11-1) at No. 19 Ohio State (11-1), 2 p.m. No. 5 LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama State (3-7), 4 p.m. No. 11 Ken New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns and influencer Jordyn Woods are engaged 12/26/2025 11:03am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns and influencer Jordyn Woods are engaged, the couple announced Thursday. In a joint Instagram post captioned with the pun ���Marry Christmas��� and a few emojis, the couple shared 15 proposal photos taken on a rooftop in New York. Woods, presc NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 12/26/2025 11:03am • All Times EST Sunday's Games No. 7 Gonzaga (12-1) at Pepperdine (5-8), 8 p.m. No. 15 Texas Tech (9-3) vs. Winthrop (8-6), 2 p.m. Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Claim $150 NBA, Bowl Game Bonus + $365 Missouri Offer 12/26/2025 10:55am • 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 New players sign up with the bet365 bonus code WTOP365 in time for a massive, post-Christmas NBA slate Friday night. There are nine N 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 Today in Sports - Luka Doncic becomes 1st player to register a 60-21-10 triple-double in NBA history 12/26/2025 10:10am • Dec. 27 1953 ��� The Detroit Lions edge the Cleveland Browns 17-16 for the NFL championship. Doak Walker���s extra point, following a 33-yard scoring pass, is the difference. 1959 ��� The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants 31-16 in the NFL championship. Three field goals by Pat Summerall give 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: ECHL Glance 12/26/2025 10:09am • All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF AP Top 25 Schedule 12/26/2025 10:05am • All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 27 Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla.: No. 12 BYU (11-2) vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech (9-3), 3:30 p.m. Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.: No. 25 Missouri (8-4) vs. No. 20 Virginia (10-3), 7:30 p.m. New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M.: San Diego St. (9-3) vs. No. 23 North Texas ( 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 CCHA Glance 12/26/2025 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL NCAA Women's Div I Volleyball Tournament Glance 12/26/2025 10:00am • All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3, Tennessee 2 UNI 3, Uta Sydney to Hobart favorite Master Lock Comanche leads yacht race into the first night 12/26/2025 09:46am • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Master Lock Comanche was leading defending champion LawConnect in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race late Friday local time in the 80th running of the ocean race to the island state of Tasmania. LawConnect, the 100-foot supermaxi, had led the fleet early on after making a good start in