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With top draft pick in play, Raiders bench banged-up Maxx Crosby for game vs. Giants 12/26/2025 06:05pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� The Las Vegas Raiders have decided to bench defensive end Maxx Crosby for Sunday's home game against the New York Giants in a matchup of teams with the NFL's worst records. The loser has the inside track to the top overall draft pick, and the Raiders will be resting other ke Kyle Whittingham to take over as football coach at Michigan, agreeing to 5-year deal, AP sources say 12/26/2025 06:03pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ��� Kyle Whittingham to take over as football coach at Michigan, agreeing to 5-year deal, AP sources say. NFL's 3rd rookie QB showdown of the season pits Titans' Cam Ward vs. Saints' Tyler Shough 12/26/2025 05:58pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� No rookie quarterback has started more games or thrown for more yards than the Tennessee Titans' Cam Ward. None of the eight rookie quarterbacks to start this season has more wins than Tyler Shough for the New Orleans Saints. On Sunday, they meet in the third game this sea 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 Salah steers Egypt into knockout round, Morocco made to wait as VAR takes center stage at Africa Cup 12/26/2025 05:56pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) ��� Mohamed Salah scored again for Egypt's 10 men as his team reached the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, while host Morocco was forced to wait as VAR provided the main talking point on Friday. Morocco was held 1-1 by Mali in the late Group A game with both teams awarded pe Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted 12/26/2025 05:55pm • A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in pursuing a human smuggling case against him. Abrego Garcia has become a centerpiece of the debate over im 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 1��. 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 Patrick Dorgu's first Manchester United goal brings festive cheer after 1-0 win over Newcastle 12/26/2025 05:40pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Patrick Dorgu scored his first goal for Manchester United as his team defeated Newcastle 1-0 in a pulsating Premier League match on Friday. The 21-year-old Dorgu smashed in a left-foot volley from 15 meters midway through the first half to give United its first home win Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling 12/26/2025 05:34pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Men who were part of the group of Venezuelan migrants that the United States government transferred earlier this year to a prison in El Salvador demanded justice on Friday, days after a federal judge in Washington ruled that the Trump administration must give them legal d 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 Sam Darnold faces Panthers, looks to lead Seahawks closer to NFC West title 12/26/2025 05:13pm • Seattle (12-3) at Carolina (8-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Seahawks by 7. Against the spread: Seahawks 10-5, Panthers 9-6. Series record: Seahawks lead 9-4. Last meeting: Seahawks beat Panthers 37-27 on Sept. 24, 2023. Last week: Seahawks beat Rams 38-37 in OT; Panthers beat Buccane Showers and sleet for Boxing Day shoppers in the DC region 12/26/2025 05:10pm • Light rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet, are moving through the D.C. region, making for a dreary Boxing Day. Some freezing rain is possible, mainly along and north of Interstate 70 on Friday. "The ground is warm, and we are not expecting much icing," WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford sa Ravens facing must-win situation and probably missing Jackson as they visit playoff-bound Packers 12/26/2025 05:08pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ��� This is what it���s come down to for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last eight years unless it wins its final two games on the road and the Pittsburgh Steelers lose Sunday at Cleveland. The Ravens (7-8) likely wil