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Defending champ Ohio State loses to Miami as teams with first-round byes drop to 0-5 in playoff

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State Buckeyes won't be the school's first back-to-back national champions, and the College Football Playoff still doesn't have a winner from teams with the first-round byes.

No. 10 Miami held on for a 24-14 victory in the Cotton Bowl quarterfinal Wednesday night, bouncing the No. 3 Buckeyes a year after they won four CFP games on the way to the title.

Ohio State (12-2, CFP No. 2 seed) trailed 14-0 at halftime, but was within three at 17-14 after Smith's 14-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-2 early in the fourth... Read More

Miami beats defending national champ Ohio State 24-14 in the CFP quarterfinal at Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown, Carson Beck threw a scoring pass and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 on Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal.

The Hurricanes (12-2, CFP No. 10 seed) have won two playoff games to get into football's final four after needing an at-large berth to make the 12-team field, even without playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. One more win and they will get to play for a national championship in their home... Read More

Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or jet skis, while others took a more subdued approach.

A countdown to midnight was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and Russians celebrated in snowy Moscow. In Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year's first sunrise and a light show with somersaulting jet skis twinkled in Dubai.

Other events were more subdued. Hong Kong held limited celebrations following a recent fire at an... Read More

Spurs' Wembanyama leaves game vs. Knicks with apparent leg injury, returns to bench for end of game

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama left Wednesday night's rematch with the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent left leg injury.

Wembanyama had gone to the locker room with just under 11 minutes remaining, but returned to the Spurs bench with 1:22 left in the game. The 7-foot-4 center was alone and walking without a limp when he returned.

It was a welcome sight for the Spurs after some tense minutes.

Wembanyama leaped to gather an offensive rebound over Knicks enter Karl-Anthony Towns with 10:32 left in the... Read More

A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has intensified his pressure campaign on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, with the CIA carrying out a drone strike on Venezuelan soil and the military seizing two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil in international waters.

All the while, the U.S. military continues to blow up alleged drug smuggling boats in South American waters. There have been 35 known strikes since early September that have killed at least 115 people, according to announcements from the Republican administration.

The U.S. has sent a fleet of warships to the... Read More

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Defending champ Ohio State loses to Miami as teams with first-round byes drop to 0-5 in playoff

Miami beats defending national champ Ohio State 24-14 in the CFP quarterfinal at Cotton Bowl

Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security

Spurs' Wembanyama leaves game vs. Knicks with apparent leg injury, returns to bench for end of game

A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats

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