The Denver Broncos’ 11-game win streak came to an end at home last week against Jacksonville. On Christmas in Arrowhead Stadium, the Broncos bounced back. Denver’s defense held strong on fourth down late in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 20-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Christmas’ final NFL matchup marked unfamiliar territory for fans: the Chiefs ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling. With two of the most dynamic players in the league, including the NBA’s leading scorer, Luka Doncic, the Lakers’ glaring weakness is on defense. That weakness once again showed up in a 119-96 Christmas Day home loss to the Rockets, which Houston led wire-to-wire and had six players score in double figures. The Rockets shot 53% ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry starred for the Warriors on Christmas once again, though Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg made a strong case that he should be included in future NBA holiday extravaganzas. The Golden State Warriors (16-15) withstood a late push from the Dallas Mavericks, walking away with a 126-116 win, Dec. 25 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. ...
The USA will look to enter elite territory when it hosts the world junior hockey championship, starting the day after Christmas. The Americans have won back-to-back titles for the first time in their history and now will look for a three-peat at the tournament for under-20 players. Canada is the only country to do that this century, winning five in ...
The final game of the NBA Christmas Day slate was the best. The host Denver Nuggets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-138 in overtime, thanks to another brilliant performance by Nikola Jokic. The three-time MVP scored 56 points, pulled down 16 rebounds and dished out 15 assists. Jamal Murray added 35 points for Denver. Their efforts helped Denver overcome another superstar ...
Christmas was not kind to the Los Angeles Lakers, who dropped their third game in a row after the Houston Rockets scored 119-96 road victory. Third-year pro Amen Thompson led the way for Houston with 26 points. Kevin Durant was right behind him with 25. All three of the Rockets’ other starters also scored in double figures as the team ...
Amazon MGM Studios used the platform of the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs game, airing on Prime Video on Christmas night, to share a teaser trailer for its 2026 movie chronicling the life of John Madden. The teaser said the movie, currently titled ‘Madden,’ is set to be released Thanksgiving 2026. Nicolas Cage is playing Madden, the Hall of Fame coach ...
It’s a holly jolly Christmas for Athletics’ fans. After missing a good chunk of the 2024 season due to a bone bruise in his left wrist, Soderstrom enjoyed his first full season in the Majors in 2025. He didn’t disappoint. Soderstrom was a key cog in the Athletics’ offense that finished the 2025 season above league average in runs (733), ...
Lakers guard Austin Reaves’ night ended early as he was ruled out for the remainder of Los Angeles’ Christmas Day game against the Houston Rockets due to ‘left calf soreness.’ Reaves had missed three straight games for the Lakers, from Dec. 14-20, due to a calf strain. He returned to the lineup on Dec. 23, playing nearly 22 minutes off ...
The Dallas Cowboys already own Thanksgiving. This year, they owned Christmas. Dallas took down the Washington Commanders, 30-23, in the first of three games on Christmas Day in 2025. The Cowboys leaned heavily on their run game against a Washington front missing Daron Payne, gashing them for 211 yards on the ground to earn their seventh win of the season. ...