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Colts sign 44-year-old Philip Rivers to practice squad with 2 quarterbacks injured, AP source says

Colts sign 44-year-old Philip Rivers to practice squad with 2 quarterbacks injured, AP source says

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 9, 2025, 2:06 pm

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts signed 44-year-old Philip Rivers to the practice, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team had not yet made an official announcement. Rivers took his last NFL snap with the Colts in a playoff loss following the 2020 season. He announced his retirement in January 2021. The move comes less than 24 hours after Colts coach Shane Steichen confirmed Indy’s starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, would miss the rest of this season with a torn right Achilles tendon and that backup Riley Leonard injured his right knee.… Read More

Panthers return from bye week rested, motivated after moving into first place tie with Tampa Bay

Panthers return from bye week rested, motivated after moving into first place tie with Tampa Bay

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 8, 2025, 8:43 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers returned to practice at Bank of America Stadium on Monday rested and plenty motivated following the bye week. Being in a first-place tie in the NFC South will do that for a team. The Panthers were big beneficiaries of the New Orleans Saints’ 24-20 upset over Tampa Bay on Sunday, an outcome which dropped the four-time defending division champion Buccaneers into a tie with Carolina at 7-6 with four games remaining in the regular season. The Panthers and Buccaneers play twice over the final three weeks, but first up for Carolina is a trip to the Superdome to face the Saints in a game that is just as important given the potential division tiebreakers at stake.… Read More

Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They’ve been hit hard by his trade war with China

Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They’ve been hit hard by his trade war with China

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 8, 2025, 5:39 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs. The move comes after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war. China has since agreed to buy more U.S. soybeans, but sales have so far been slow. Farmers have backed Trump politically but his aggressive trade policies and frequently changing tariff rates have come under increasing scrutiny. Farmers will get the money by the end of February, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said. Trump says his tariffs will help pay for the new program.… Read More

Honduran man is held without bond in North Carolina train stabbing that drew comments from Trump

Honduran man is held without bond in North Carolina train stabbing that drew comments from Trump

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 8, 2025, 3:56 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond. Officials say the 33-year-old suspect, Oscar Solarzano, is in the country illegally. He appeared in court Monday via video link and listened impassively as a translator read charges including attempted first-degree murder. The public defender in court declined to comment. The Charlotte Area Transit Service says he’d been banned from its property in October, but it hasn’t disclosed why. The Friday attack came a few months after an unrelated one that killed a Ukrainian refugee riding one of the city’s trains.… Read More

The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy and squirmy in zoo images

The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy and squirmy in zoo images

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 9:17 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health. Indonesian Safari Park released video and photos Sunday showing the fuzzy newborn in an incubator and squirming and squealing while being cuddled by his mother. Hu Chun gave birth to Satrio Wiratama — nicknamed Rio — on Nov. 27 at the zoo in Cisarua, West Java province. The zoo said it was prioritizing the health and welfare of the mother and baby and he would not yet be accessible to the public. The adult pandas arrived in Indonesia in 2017 on a 10-year conservation partnership with China.… Read More

Macklin Celebrini has goal and 2 assists in the Sharks’ 4-1 win over the Hurricanes

Macklin Celebrini has goal and 2 assists in the Sharks’ 4-1 win over the Hurricanes

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 8:37 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini set up San Jose’s first two goals to tie for the NHL assists lead and added an empty-netter, helping the Sharks beat Carolina 4-1 on Sunday night for their first road victory over the Hurricanes since 2018. Celebrini tied Edmonton star Connor McDavid for the assists lead with 28, and moved a point ahead of McDavid for second in the scoring race with 43 — six behind Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado. The Sharks had lost six in a row in Raleigh since a 3-1 victory Feb. 4, 2018. Collin Graf, John Klingberg and Alexander Wennberg also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots against his former team. Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes… Read More

Wilson, Veesar push No. 16 North Carolina past Georgetown, 81-61

Wilson, Veesar push No. 16 North Carolina past Georgetown, 81-61

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 8:34 pm

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Caleb Wilson and Henry Veesar both collected double-doubles, and No. 16 North Carolina pulled away from visiting Georgetown in the second half to win 81-61. Wilson tallied 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Veesar totaled 18 points and 15 boards for the Tar Heels (8-1). KJ Lewis paced the Hoyas (6-3) with 17 points and Julius Halaifonua scored 14. Georgetown led early, but UNC used a 12-2 run to push their lead to 15 points midway through the second half. Derek Dixon and Luka Bogavac each added 14 points apiece for UNC.… Read More

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 8:08 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry who was behind the acclaimed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles has died. He was 96. The chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP confirms he died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness. Gehry grew up in Ontario and spent the early years of his career struggling professionally. His later works were often notable for striking curves and other touches. Gehry received architecture’s top honor, the Pritzker Prize, in 1989.… Read More

Blake has 2 goals and an assist to lead the Hurricanes past the Predators, 6-3

Blake has 2 goals and an assist to lead the Hurricanes past the Predators, 6-3

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 7:04 am

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Blake had two goals and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Saturday night. Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal and two assists, and Taylor Hall, William Carrier and Sebastian Aho also scored as Carolina matched its season high for goals. The first two goals came on power plays, giving the Hurricanes multiple power-play goals for the first time this season. Rookie goalie Brandon Bussi made 21 saves. Michael Bunting, Matthew Wood and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators in the third period.… Read More

Duke beats No. 16 Virginia 27-20 in overtime for first outright ACC championship since 1962

Duke beats No. 16 Virginia 27-20 in overtime for first outright ACC championship since 1962

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 7, 2025, 7:02 am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke has won its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1962 and thrown the College Football Playoff into chaos. Darian Mensah connected with Jeremiah Hasley for a 1-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play in overtime, and the unranked Blue Devils held on to beat No. 16 Virginia 27-20 in the ACC championship game on Saturday night. The Blue Devils are unlikely to make the playoff field with their 8-5 record, opening the door for a second Group of Five team — likely James Madison — to make it. Duke last won a share of the ACC regular-season title in 1989. Virginia would have made the playoff with a win.… Read More

Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on Charlotte commuter train since August

Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on Charlotte commuter train since August

Author: The Associated Press | Date: December 6, 2025, 8:59 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with stabbing someone on a commuter train in Charlotte. The Friday incident that left a man seriously wounded is the second knife attack reported on one of Charlotte’s light-rail trains since August, when authorities say a Ukrainian refugee was killed by an assailant with a pocket knife. An arrest warrant filed in a Mecklenburg County court says 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano appeared to be intoxicated when he challenged another train passenger to a fight. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release that the victim was stabbed and hospitalized in critical condition. Court records say Solarzano was in the U.S. illegally. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney.… Read More

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