2+ min ago (486+ words) Oregon would receive a coveted top-four seed and Texas A&M would play a first-round home game in the biggest changes to the College Football Playoff mock bracket based on the latest Associated Press Top 25. Texas A&M slipped from No. 3 to No. 7 in Sunday's AP poll, allowing Oregon to move up one spot to No. 4. That would give the Big Ten three of the top four seeds, with Ohio State No. 1 and Indiana No. 2. Georgia of the SEC would be No. 3. Top-four seeds earn byes to the quarterfinals. Now that the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game matchup is set, Virginia would bump Miami out of the bracket as the league's highest-ranked team in the AP poll (Virginia will play unranked Duke in the title game). Miami had held that spot in last week's bracket while still alive for the…...

2+ min ago (486+ words) Oregon would receive a coveted top-four seed and Texas A&M would play a first-round home game in the biggest changes to the College Football Playoff mock bracket based on the latest Associated Press Top 25. Texas A&M slipped from No. 3 to No. 7 in Sunday's AP poll, allowing Oregon to move up one spot to No. 4. That would give the Big Ten three of the top four seeds, with Ohio State No. 1 and Indiana No. 2. Georgia of the SEC would be No. 3. Top-four seeds earn byes to the quarterfinals. Now that the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game matchup is set, Virginia would bump Miami out of the bracket as the league's highest-ranked team in the AP poll (Virginia will play unranked Duke in the title game). Miami had held that spot in last week's bracket while still alive for the…...

25+ min ago (313+ words) This image released by Disney shows Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, left, and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from "Zootopia 2." (Disney via AP) This image released by Universal Pictures showsJeff Goldblum, left, and Cynthia Erivo in a scene from "Wicked for Good.." (Universal Pictures via AP) This image released by Disney shows Dr. Fuzzby, voiced by Quinta Brunson, in a scene from "Zootopia 2." (Disney via AP) "Zootopia 2" had a roaring, record-setting opening at the box office. The animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it the highest international opening ever for an animated movie, the fourth highest global debut of any…...

28+ min ago (765+ words) No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana, the only remaining unbeatens, are the top two teams for a seventh straight poll heading into their Big Ten title game clash on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Oregon each moved up a spot, and Texas Tech's No. 5 ranking is its best since it spent three weeks at No. 2 in November 2008. Mississippi remained No. 6 and was followed by Texas A&M, which slipped four spots after its 10-point loss at Texas. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama rounded out the top 10 for the third straight week. The weekend results created two top-10 matchups in conference championship games this Saturday. Besides the Big Ten showdown, Georgia and Alabama will play for the Southeastern Conference crown. The other Top 25 matchup pits Texas Tech against No. 11 BYU in the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference game matches No. 16 Virginia…...

42+ min ago (478+ words) The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. "Obviously, if that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that that would be an illegal act," Turner said. Turner said there are concerns in Congress about the attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are transporting drugs, but the allegations regarding…...

42+ min ago (478+ words) The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. "Obviously, if that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that that would be an illegal act," Turner said. Turner said there are concerns in Congress about the attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are transporting drugs, but the allegations regarding…...

44+ min ago (1017+ words) The antitrust allegations leveled by Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports has exposed salacious personal communications, NASCAR's finances and a deep contempt between some of the top executives in the sport and its participants. Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, who owns 23XI alongside Jordan and less than a month ago had the Cup Series championship slip through his fingers, warned this weekend that the gloves will be off during the two-week trial in the Western District of North Carolina. "Our fans have been brainwashed with (NASCAR's) talking points for decades," Hamlin wrote on social media. "Lies are over starting Monday morning. It's time for the truth. It's time for change." NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has said that the series has tried hard to settle the case ahead of Monday's trial. The lawsuit was filed by 23XI Racing, which is owned by Basketball…...

45+ min ago (116+ words) Stafford connected with Davante Adams on a 4-yard touchdown pass on the game's opening possession and was looking for more on the Rams' second drive. But Stafford's third down pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage and Scott intercepted the ball in the end zone. It was Stafford's first interception in 10 weeks. Stafford was then intercepted again on Los Angeles' third drive with cornerback Mike Jackson returning the interception 48 yards for a touchdown to give Carolina a 14-7 lead. The Panthers are playing without top cornerback Jaycee Horn, who is out with a concussion. Stafford entered the game with 30 touchdown passes and two interceptions on the season....

54+ min ago (848+ words) The 57-year-old former two-term president was sentenced last year to 45 years in U.S. prison for helping drug traffickers to safely move hundreds of tons of cocaine north through his country to the U.S. At the start of his trial in February 2024, a U.S. prosecutor said Hern'ndez had even boasted at a meeting with drug dealers that "together they were going to shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos." But Trump criticized Hern'ndez's prosecution, a wide-ranging case that also enveloped his brother during Trump's first term, saying Friday that people he respects told him Hern'ndez was "treated very harshly and unfairly." On Sunday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a Hern'ndez critic while he was still president, called Trump's decision to pardon Hern'ndez "shocking." "He was the leader of one…...

54+ min ago (848+ words) The 57-year-old former two-term president was sentenced last year to 45 years in U.S. prison for helping drug traffickers to safely move hundreds of tons of cocaine north through his country to the U.S. At the start of his trial in February 2024, a U.S. prosecutor said Hern'ndez had even boasted at a meeting with drug dealers that "together they were going to shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos." But Trump criticized Hern'ndez's prosecution, a wide-ranging case that also enveloped his brother during Trump's first term, saying Friday that people he respects told him Hern'ndez was "treated very harshly and unfairly." On Sunday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a Hern'ndez critic while he was still president, called Trump's decision to pardon Hern'ndez "shocking." "He was the leader of one…...