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Simone Biles makes Wish kid's dream come true 12/17/2025 06:03am • Throughout December, WTOP is bringing you ���Wish Wednesday,��� where we spotlight what Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic does for families in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. If you would like to help make a wish kid���s dream come true, please visit the foundation���s��website. Have you ever heard the old s Blue Jays newcomer Cody Ponce takes page from playbook of his brother-in-law, NFL star George Kittle 12/17/2025 06:00am • TORONTO (AP) ��� After a short and unsuccessful stint in the major leagues, Cody Ponce was pitching in Asia and still trying to find a mental approach that worked for him on the mound. So he started emulating his brother-in-law, NFL star George Kittle. That led to a huge turnaround for Ponce and a $ An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigation 12/17/2025 05:46am • BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) ��� A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was shot Monday night at his home in Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone's throw from his grave at the Vatican 12/17/2025 05:19am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope. Seven years on, the man���s likeness has gone on display in the Vatican, a reunion of s Louvre workers vote to extend a strike at world���s most visited museum 12/17/2025 04:50am • PARIS (AP) ��� Louvre workers vote to extend a strike at world���s most visited museum. Cross and Nicholls State host Houston Christian 12/17/2025 04:43am • Houston Christian Huskies (5-6, 1-2 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (2-7, 1-0 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -3.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State hosts Houston Christian after Zaiden Cross scored 20 points in Nicholls Eastern Illinois takes on SIU-Edwardsville, seeks to break 5-game skid 12/17/2025 04:43am • SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (7-4) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-8, 0-1 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois aims to stop its five-game skid when the Panthers take on SIU-Edwardsville. The Panthers have gone 2-2 at home. Eastern Illinois is 1-6 against oppon Ike and No. 7 Gonzaga host Campbell 12/17/2025 04:43am • Campbell Fighting Camels (5-5) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (10-1) Spokane, Washington; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -37.5; over/under is 160.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Gonzaga takes on Campbell after Graham Ike scored 25 points in Gonzaga's 82-72 victory against the UCLA Bruins. The Bull Robinson and UAB host Cleveland State 12/17/2025 04:43am • Cleveland State Vikings (4-8, 0-2 Horizon League) at UAB Blazers (7-4) Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blazers -18.5; over/under is 161.5 BOTTOM LINE: UAB hosts Cleveland State after Ahmad Robinson scored 25 points in UAB's 86-85 loss to the Troy Trojans. The Bl Monmouth hosts Monroe and Quinnipiac 12/17/2025 04:43am • Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-3, 2-0 MAAC) at Monmouth Hawks (5-6) West Long Branch, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -1.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac faces Monmouth after Amarri Monroe scored 22 points in Quinnipiac's 75-71 win against the UMass-Lowell Rive Muntu leads Tennessee Tech against Southeast Missouri State after 22-point outing 12/17/2025 04:43am • Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-6) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (5-6) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech plays Southeast Missouri State after Brandon Muntu scored 22 points in Tennessee Tech's 101-69 win over the Bethel (TN) Wildcats. The Golden Eagles Charleston Southern takes on North Florida, looks for 6th straight home win 12/17/2025 04:43am • North Florida Ospreys (2-8) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (7-5) North Charleston, South Carolina; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Buccaneers face North Florida. The Buccaneers are 5-0 on their home court. Charl Marquette hosts Halaifonua and Georgetown 12/17/2025 04:43am • Georgetown Hoyas (7-3) at Marquette Golden Eagles (5-6) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -4.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown faces Marquette after Julius Halaifonua scored 22 points in Georgetown's 76-68 overtime win over the Saint Peter's Peaco Louisiana visits Tavares and Southern Miss 12/17/2025 04:43am • Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts Louisiana after Isaac Tavares scored 20 points in Southern Miss' 71-67 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. The Golden Eagles have gone 3-0 at home. Southern Manhattan hosts Furman following Bowser's 24-point outing 12/17/2025 04:43am • Furman Paladins (7-4) at Manhattan Jaspers (4-7, 1-1 MAAC) Riverdale, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Furman takes on Manhattan after Cooper Bowser scored 24 points in Furman's 105-57 victory against the Bob Jones Bruins. The Jaspers are 2-1 on their home court. Manhattan has a 1-5 recor