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), ...

The Christmas Day showcase for the defending NBA champions this year featured one of the few teams to actually beat them this season, and still the Thunder remain winless against them. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on the road to hand a lump of coal to the home crowd on Christmas. The Spurs haven’t just ...

Detroit entered a must-win Week 17 game against NFC North foe Minnesota with a league-low eight turnovers all season. They nearly equaled that total in four quarters. The Vikings’ defense harassed Lions quarterback Jared Goff all game, forcing six turnovers to earn a 23-10 win over the Lions on Christmas. Neither offense managed much in their second matchup of the ...

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. ...

The Christmas Day showcase for the defending NBA champions this year featured one of the few teams to actually beat them this season, and still the Thunder remain winless against them. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on the road to hand a lump of coal to the home crowd on Christmas. The Spurs haven’t just ...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are locked in a defensive battle on Christmas from Minneapolis. The teams were tied 7-7 after two quarters of action, leaving NFL fans to enjoy some fireworks at halftime courtesy of Snoop Dogg. The iconic hip-hop artist headlined ‘Snoop Dogg’s Holiday Halftime Party’ from U.S. Bank Stadium after the first half of Lions-Vikings. His ...

Anthony Davis was forced from the Dallas Mavericks’ Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors due to a groin injury. The Mavericks were moving upcourt during the second quarter when the ball flew in Davis’ direction. But Davis, out in front of the Golden State defense, wasn’t looking. Instead, he headed straight towards the Dallas bench and appeared to ...

In what was a thrilling game of runs, it was the New York Knicks who prevailed. After facing a 17-point deficit with a little more than 10 minutes to play, the Knicks toppled the Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-124, on Thursday, Dec. 25 in the thrilling first leg of the five-game Christmas slate. New York got massive contributions from key role players ...

The world junior hockey championship has hit 50 years of showcasing the best young hockey players around the world. The International Ice Hockey Federation’s tournament for under-20 players features NHL draft picks and players who are expected to be taken early in the 2026 NHL Draft. The USA is hosting this year’s tournament in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis from ...