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Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix celebrates with fans after defeating the Green Bay Packers on December 14.

Packers and Bears clash, Philip Rivers returns and will the Broncos ever lose? Five things to know about Week 16

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — As the calendar flips toward Christmas, the NFL kicks the pressure up another notch. Saturday games are back, playoff math is everywhere, and for many teams it’s simple: Win now or start planning January vacations. Here are five things to know heading into a pivotal Week 16. Packers-Bears: A

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Mizzou Volleyball’s Maya Sands and Caylen Alexander named to All-American teams

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two volleyball standouts gained All-American status. Mizzou’s libero Maya Sands and outside hitter Caylen Alexander received All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. They become the 28th and 29th players to receive this honor in school history. Sands was selected for the second time in her career, being named to the

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Eli Drinkwitz talks bowl game, offensive coordinator search and state of college football

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) College football teams are working in unprecedented times, as programs around the nation juggle preparation for bowl games or the College Football Playoff, roster management, name, image and likeness and so much more…all at once. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz can also add searching for a new offensive coordinator to that extensive

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The Galway camogie team celebrates an August win. In May

Faced with restrictive and uncomfortable uniforms, these women athletes fought to change their gear

By Starre Vartan, CNN (CNN) — When Olympian Tess Howard put on her new uniform for Great Britain’s women’s field hockey team in 2021, she felt something she hadn’t expected at the height of her athletic career: embarrassment. The compression tank top and short, snug skort were meant to be performance wear. Instead, the top

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Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to pass during the game.

Pittsburgh Steelers extend Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 in victory over Miami Dolphins

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Miami Dolphins 28-15 to extend their Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 and remain top of the AFC North with just three games remaining in the NFL regular season. In freezing 17-degree conditions in Steel City’s Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh quarterback

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The NBA Cup logo at a game in Detroit in November.

NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis

By Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Multiple human rights organizations are petitioning the National Basketball Association (NBA) to drop Dubai’s government-owned Emirates airline as a sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, due to allegations of sportswashing. “The NBA is letting itself be used as a pawn to distract people from what

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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (#10) throws downfield during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers.

Patrick Mahomes tears ACL, Broncos eke past Packers and Bills tighten AFC East: NFL Week 15 Sunday review

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the 2025 NFL regular season has been one of extreme unpredictability: Super Bowl favorites performing below usual standards, unexpected comebacks and breakout teams taking the league by storm. Those themes took center stage once again on Sunday as there were some thrilling matchups in the

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