Watkins, USC try to bring 'fun' back to L.A. in win

Patriots hire Mike Vrabel as HC: Three-time Super Bowl champion bringing winning pedigree back to New England

The Patriots are bringing back a familiar face

CBS Sports - 35m

Women's college basketball Freshmen Tracker: Kennedy Smith lifts USC to top-10 win over Maryland

Smith scored 11 points in No. 4 USC's nail-biting victory over No. 8 Maryland

CBS Sports - 2h

Watkins, USC try to bring 'fun' back to L.A. in win

JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC tried to bring 'some fun' to weary and fire-ravaged Los Angeles in Saturday's win over Penn State.

ESPN - 4h

Electra-fying! Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson brings back an ancient avenger

Sophocles’ classic about the bitter pursuit of justice – now revived by Daniel Fish – reveals fresh truths each time. Why do we so rarely see Sophocles’ Electra? John Burgess, in a guide to Greek ...

The Guardian - 6h

Watkins and Iriafen lead No. 4 USC over Penn State 95-73, keeping Nittany Lions winless in Big Ten

Watkins scored 35 points and No. 4 Southern California defeated Penn State 95-73 on Sunday night in one of the first sporting events held in Los Angeles since the deadly wildfires began.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

JuJu Watkins scores 35 points as No. 4 USC dominates in win over Penn State

In its first home game since the start of the fires in Los Angeles County, USC women's basketball defeats Penn State 95-73 to stay unbeaten in Big Ten play.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

'We are so back': Can a laser-focused Coco Gauff win the Australian Open?

After a disappointing US Open, Coco Gauff made changes to her game and the results have been undeniable.

ESPN - 17h

Desmond Claude scores 31 in USC's defeat of No. 13 Illinois

The Trojans end the Illini's five-game winning streak with the help of Wesley Yates' 15 points and Rashaun Agee's 13 points and eight rebounds.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Thunder bounce back to rout Knicks 126-101 in first game since end of 15-game win streak

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 in the first game since their 15-game winning ...

ABC News - 2d

Watkins, USC hand Terps first loss in top-10 clash

JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, and No. 4 USC held on to hand No. 8 Maryland its first loss Wednesday night.

ESPN - 4d

Watkins? Bueckers? Betts? Hidalgo? Who’s women’s basketball’s Player of the Year leader?

The Athletic Chantel Jennings: Last season, the player of the year “debate” boiled down to: How close is the second-place vote-getter behind Caitlin Clark? So it felt like a more robust debate ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

He was supposed to win Ohio State a national title. Now, he's trying to stop it from happening.

In the summer of 2021, the nation’s top-ranked high school football recruit, Quinn Ewers, arrived on Ohio State's campus in what represented a recruiting coup.

NBC News - 4d

Banks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House

Lobbying by banks helped torpedo a major proposal, and a top regulator announced this week that he would step down from a leadership role.

The New York Times - 4d

USC vs. Maryland score, takeaways: JuJu Watkins helps Trojans hand Terps their first loss in top-10 clash

The Trojans are off to a 5-0 start in Big Ten play in their first season as members of the conference

CBS Sports - 4d

Man arrested for trying to bring machete into US Capitol visitor center

Three knives also found in bag as X-ray machine screened people going into building to pay respects to Jimmy Carter. A man was arrested on Wednesday for trying to bring a machete and knives into ...

The Guardian - 4d

Penguins bring back second-chance Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads against Senators

The first 7,500 fans in attendance for the Penguins' matchup against the Senators will receive the bobblehead.

ESPN - 4d

Mexico’s President Pokes Fun at Trump With New Name for the U.S.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”

The New York Times - 4d

11 More of the Most Fun Things We’ve Seen at CES

As our week in Las Vegas winds to a close, here’s a final look at the most clever, smart, and forward-looking tech at CES 2025.

Wired - 5d

'Shifting Gears' brings Tim Allen back to TV, along with some familial political differences

Tim Allen stars as a curmudgeonly father and Kat Dennings as his estranged daughter in this ABC multicam sitcom that features some sociopolitical humor.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Watkins, Bueckers headline women's Wooden list

USC's JuJu Watkins, UConn's Paige Bueckers, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo and UCLA's Lauren Betts headline the Wooden Award midseason top 25.

ESPN - 5d

Where to watch JuJu Watkins, USC vs. Maryland: TV channel, live stream, start time for top-10 matchup

Watkins and the Trojans head across the country to take on the 14-0 Terrapins in a Big Ten showdown

CBS Sports - 5d

NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth

NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.

NBC News - 5d

Meta scraps fact-checking, brings back political content in latest Trump-friendly move

Meta announces intent to "restore free expression" on its platforms

CNBC - 5d

Zion Williamson brings dunks but not a win in return to Pelicans from 27-game absence

Williamson put on a show, but the Pelicans dropped to a Western Conference-worst 7-30 with a loss to the Timberwolves.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Nvidia gets key design wins to bring AI to autonomous vehicle fleets

Nvidia has announced it has key design wins for autonomous vehicles with car makers such as Toyota, Aurora and Continental.

VentureBeat - 6d

MLB rumors: Royals bring back Michael Lorenzen, Nolan Arenado targets AL East team, Astros set budget limit

Here are your hot stove rumors for Monday, Jan. 6

CBS Sports - 6d

Chrysler sales have shrunk 80% in two decades. Here's how executives plan to bring the brand back

Once a relatively diversified brand, Chrysler now has only two models, both of them different versions of the same minivan.

CNBC - 6d

Rutgers' Kiyomi McMiller lashes out on social media after surprise benching vs. JuJu Watkins, USC

The Scarlet Knights suffered their worst loss in program history without McMiller

CBS Sports - 6d

British teen Mia Brookes wins back-to-back snowboarding World Cup titles

Brookes, 17, claims victory in Austria Britain strike gold in four-man bobsleigh in Germany Mia Brookes produced an incredible display of big air snowboarding in Klagenfurt on Sunday to seal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Freebird Finale: USA Wins Back-To-Back World Juniors Gold In OT Over Finland, Czechia Wins Bronze

USA cracked a brick wall in overtime to beat Finland and win their second-straight gold at the world juniors, while Czechia defeated Sweden for bronze. Here's what stood out.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

Branch Bros. commit to Georgia after USC exit

Receiver Zachariah Branch, the No. 9 overall player in the transfer portal, and safety Zion Branch, his brother, have committed to Georgia after leaving USC.

ESPN - Jan. 5

Brookes seals 'insane' back-to-back World Cup wins

Britain's Mia Brookes produces another stunning display of big air snowboarding to seal back-to-back World Cup victories.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Federal Agencies are too powerful. 2025 is Congress’ chance to bring them back down to Earth.

Congress has the power to legislate, but federal agencies have mistakenly assumed that power, resulting in an expansion of the administrative state and increased regulatory costs.

The Hill - Jan. 5

24, and Trying to Outrun Schizophrenia

Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives. For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.

The New York Times - Jan. 5

Unable to overcome its size disadvantage, USC fades late in loss to Michigan

Desmond Claude finishes with 19 points and seven rebounds but fouls out at a critical time late in the game as USC men's basketball loses to Michigan 85-74.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5

In Mexican Desert, Digging for a ‘Miracle’: Bringing the Missing Back Home

Tens of thousands of people have vanished in northern Mexico, many because of cartel violence. An unlikely partnership offers families a form of closure.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Evolution: Kevin Love pokes fun following Jimmy Butler's trade frenzy

The Heat forward channeled his inner R&B following Butler's comments of not having joy in a Heat jersey.

ESPN - Jan. 4

USC standout Emmanuel Pregnon reverses course and enters transfer portal

Emmanuel Pregnon, USC's top returning lineman, was supposed to be back with the Trojans in 2025, but he has decided to enter the transfer portal.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4

One-punch-killer thought victim had made fun of partner at pub karaoke

The judge says the 64-year-old's murder was "senseless and cruel" and the killer showed no remorse.

BBC News - Jan. 3

Music brings New Orleans' French Quarter back to life

Buskers returned to the iconic streets one day after the New Year's Day tragedy.

ABC News - Jan. 2

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