The story of this Oklahoma City Thunder team is best told in numbers, and let’s start with this one. Late Tuesday night, with a 124-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors, the Thunder improved to 21-1, becoming just the third team in NBA history to record such a start or better. Entering the night, they […]
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It turns out the hottest accessory at the 2025 NCAA college volleyball tournament is not knee braces, or finger tape that can be customized, but a special hair tie created to solve a prominent problems. Texas volleyball head coach Jerritt Elliott, 57, created TIY hair bands, an acronym for ‘tie it yourself,’ after noticing a number […]
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There was the Thanksgiving triple-header loaded with excitement, a Black Friday game that gave the NFC a new No. 1 seed, a massive upset of the NFL’s top team, a surging second-year quarterback taking over as MVP favorite and more interceptions from the league’s co-leaders in the stat. In the middle of it all, as […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays are not hesitating to fortify the backbone of their success the past four seasons: Starting pitching. On the same day they announced the signing of Dylan Cease to a $210 million contract, the club agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with another right-handed starter, Cody Ponce, a person with direct […]
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The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings serve as a table setter for Selection Sunday five days later with the majority of teams in at-large consideration not playing in conference championship games. That means the fifth release of the season Tuesday, Dec. 2, was important in establishing a pecking order – both for seeds and for […]
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College Football Playoff structure allows 7-5 Duke to remain in the hunt for a bid, while better teams are out. Conference expansion makes you wonder whether automatic bids should be part of CFP. Committee catches a lot of heat, but it’s not responsible for playoff structure. Tell me what’s wrong with this picture. Unranked Duke, […]
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AI-assisted summary The 2026 World Cup will feature an expanded field of 48 teams. Teams will be sorted into 12 groups of four during the official draw. The World Cup draw is scheduled to take place on December 5 in Washington, D.C. USA TODAY Sports will host a Q&A session on December 4 to discuss […]
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The gold price saw incredible gains in 2025, rising from US$2,600 per ounce to a record high of over US$4,300. Gold has moved up in nearly every month of the year, and is on track for its biggest annual gain in 46 years. Various factors have lent support, including ongoing geopolitical instability in Eastern Europe […]
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Keith Weiner, founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, shares his gold and silver outlook. In his view, all of their drivers remain intact, meaning that current trends are likely to continue in 2026. ‘I don’t think you’re going to go wrong with either,’ Weiner said. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest […]
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Copper miners with productive assets have much to gain as supply and demand tighten. The price of copper reached new all-time highs in 2025 on both the COMEX in the United States and the London Metals Exchange in the United Kingdom. On the COMEX, the copper price peaked at US$5.94 per pound after the White […]
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