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LA Bowl: Cal (6-6) vs. No. 19 UNLV (10-3), Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by 3. KEY MATCHUP The Golden Bears average 3.5 yards per carry (113th in college football) compared to the 3.5 per attempt the Rebels allow (19th in the FBS). UNLV averages 174.5 yards through the air

Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M (8-4) vs. USC (6-6), Dec. 27 at 10:30 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 2.5 KEY MATCHUP The Aggies average 4.8 yards per rushing attempt (41st in the FBS), and the Trojans give up 4.5 per carry (84th in college football). USC averages 291.7 passing yards per

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-6), Dec. 23 at 2:30 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Northern Illinois by 1.5 KEY MATCHUP The Huskies average 176.1 yards through the air per game (118th in the FBS). The Bulldogs rank 64th, allowing 215.9 passing yards. The matchups don’t favor Fresno State’s

Hawaii Bowl: South Florida (6-6) vs. San Jose State (7-5), Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: San Jose State by 2.5 KEY MATCHUP The Bulls’ defense gives up 278.7 yards through the air per game (128th in the FBS). The Spartans’ 325.3 passing yards per game is fifth in college football.

AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globes will return in January with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more. Nominations for the 82nd awards ceremony were announced Monday. The show will be televised

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detroit’s 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the most-streamed NFL regular-season game in history and Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched game since exclusively taking over the prime-time package in 2022. According to Nielsen, the audience peaked at 18.87 million viewers during the first

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, whose strong gusts could damage electrical equipment and spark wildfires. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for high fire risk

AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley is down to his final game to try to break Eric Dickerson’s season rushing record. Can Barkley actually topple the 40-year-old mark of 2,105 yards set by the Los Angeles Rams great? Absolutely — if he plays. The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title and the

AP Basketball Writer Tennessee has returned to The Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. The Lady Vols (7-0) had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13, amended the lawsuit Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are a starry collection of the biggest names from film and television. “Emilia Pérez”is the leading nominee with 10, but Monday’s nominations gave a boost to several films hoping to be in contention for the Academy Awards, including “Wicked” and “The Substance.” The

COVINA, Calif. (AP) — Two family dogs attacked and killed a 5-year-old girl at her Southern California home over the weekend, authorities said. Deputies responding around noon Sunday found the injured child in the backyard of the house in Covina, east of Los Angeles, according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department. The girl was rushed

AP Film Writer The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday — and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit. That may just be the brutal truth of awards season: The field narrows and suddenly great performances and wonderful films are simply left in the dust. The Globes have always had quirks,

AP Business Writer Shares of Nvidia fell Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief news release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia’s $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission company Mellanox in 2019. Nvidia

AP Business Writer TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute. The legal filing was made after a panel of three judges on the same court

AP Sports Writer Miami quarterback Cam Ward is The Associated Press offensive player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was voted the league’s top defensive player for the 2024 season. SMU coach Rhett Lashlee, whose bid for an ACC title in

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — ‘Emilia Pérez” leads all Golden Globe nominees with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’.

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers let Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs slip away with their ninth straight AFC West division championship on Sunday night. Mahomes eluded Chargers (8-5) pass rushers to convert a crucial third-and-7 to Travis Kelce, leading to a last-second field goal that gave Kansas

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James. With James missing his first game of the season because of a left foot contusion,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a passionate case that Donald Trump should be removed from office for abusing the power of the presidency. “If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost,” he told the senators, his voice cracking