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UPCOMING
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FBC--POP-TARTS BOWL
DESCRIPTION: Georgia Tech plays BYU at Camping World Stadium in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. 450 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 3:30 p.m. EST, Text
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SOC--AFCON-ROUNDUP
DESCRIPTION: Nigeria plays well-supported Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations with the winner likely to top Group C, where Uganda and Tanzania are looking for their first wins. Senegal and Congo clash in Group D, where Benin and Botswana hope for their first points.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 5:00 p.m. EST, Text, Photo
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FBC--NEW MEXICO BOWL
DESCRIPTION: No. 23 North Texas faces San Diego State in the New Mexico Bowl. 450 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 5:45 p.m. EST, Text
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FBN--TEXANS-CHARGERS
DESCRIPTION: The Los Angeles Chargers go for their fifth straight win when they host the Houston Texans. By Beth Harris. 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 8:30 p.m. EST, Text
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FBC--TEXAS BOWL
DESCRIPTION: The Houston Cougars look to reach 10 wins for the first time since 2021 when they face LSU, which is playing its last game before coach Lane Kiffin takes over, in the Texas Bowl. 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 9:15 p.m. EST, Text
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FBC--GATOR BOWL
DESCRIPTION: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- No. 20 Virginia plays 25th-ranked Missouri in the Gator Bowl. By Mark Long. 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 11:00 p.m. EST, Text, Photo
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FBN--RAVENS-PACKERS
DESCRIPTION: The Green Bay Packers won’t have starting quarterback Jordan Love and the Baltimore Ravens likely won’t have two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson for their matchup. The Ravens must win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. By Steve Megargee. 700 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 12/27/2025 11:30 p.m. EST, Text, Photo
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NEW AND DEVELOPING
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FBC--CFP-TEXAS TECH-MORTON
Behren Morton thought Texas Tech could be special, and the QB challenged teammates to prove it
SUMMARY: Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton has helped his beloved Red Raiders enjoy the best season in school history. He sees the only loss of the regular season as a catalyst to the school’s first Big 12 championship and a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. The No. 4 seed Red Raiders play fifth-seeded Oregon in an Orange Bowl quarterfinal on Thursday. The October loss to Arizona State had Morton and other leaders asking their teammates if this was going to be just another eight-win Texas Tech season or something special. They believe they’re on the way to the answer.
WORDS: 1057 - MOVED: 12/27/2025 1:24 p.m. EST
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:bb60a634f8dd13b8237ff9b1bd6dbf05&mediaType=text
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SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP
Arsenal stays top as Man City applies the pressure and Liverpool resurgence continues
SUMMARY: Arsenal resisted a late fightback from Brighton to keep hold of first place in the Premier League and stay ahead of Manchester City. City briefly held top spot after a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest, but when Arsenal beat Brighton by the same score later in the day, it returned to the summit with a two-point advantage over Pep Guardiola’s team. Liverpool’s resurgence continued with a 2-1 win of its own against last-place Wolverhampton, which set a new Premier League record for the longest winless run from the start of a season.
WORDS: 840 - MOVED: 12/27/2025 1:02 p.m. EST
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:7253f58f5aa4a200cdd39c6fcc9f2368&mediaType=text
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SKI--WCUP-WOMEN’S GS
Austrian skier Scheib takes World Cup GS for her 3rd win of the season. Shiffrin places 6th
SUMMARY: Skiing in front of her home crowd. Winning the race. And going top of the discipline standings. Austrian skier Julia Scheib could have hardly wished for a better event to wrap up her calendar year 2025. Scheib won a World Cup giant slalom on home snow near capital Vienna by beating Switzerland’s Camille Rast and Olympic champion Sara Hector of Sweden. US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin finished sixth. Scheib said, “I heard the crowd and I thought I had to let the skis go.” Alice Robinson skied out in the first run and the New Zealand racer lost her lead in the GS standings.
WORDS: 745 - MOVED: 12/27/2025 11:39 a.m. EST
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:16a75103b711cd73fc028003d6e8eab7&mediaType=text
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MOVING TOMORROW
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FBC--MICHIGAN-WHITTINGHAM
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kyle Whittingham is introduced as the 22nd head football coach in Michigan history, taking over a program reeling from Sherrone Moore getting fired and jailed over an affair with a staffer.
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FBN--WEEK 17: 10 NFL games.
