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10:34 PM on Thursday, December 25

Amen Thompson scored 26 points and Kevin Durant added 24 to lead the Houston Rockets in a 119-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers

9:57 PM on Thursday, December 25

Defending champion and 100-foot supermaxi LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart fleet out of Sydney harbor for the 80th running of the ocean race to the island state of Tasmania

8:12 PM on Thursday, December 25

Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory

7:59 PM on Thursday, December 25

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs

7:53 PM on Thursday, December 25

Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116

7:21 PM on Thursday, December 25

JJ Redick's kids had to write persuasive essays to earn their Christmas gifts

7:11 PM on Thursday, December 25

The Washington Commanders have reached the point in the season when assessing talent for next year is almost as important as winning now

6:59 PM on Thursday, December 25

Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors

6:51 PM on Thursday, December 25

The Denver Broncos have placed center Luke Wattenberg on injured reserve, dealing a significant blow to their offensive line

6:25 PM on Thursday, December 25

England pace bowler Josh Tongue took three early wickets as Australia limped to lunch at 72-4 on the first day of the fourth Ashes test

5:52 PM on Thursday, December 25

Lamar Jackson is listed as doubtful for Baltimore’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night as he continues to deal with a back injury that knocked him out of the game against the New England Patriots last weekend

5:29 PM on Thursday, December 25

De'Aaron Fox scores 29 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on Thursday

4:37 PM on Thursday, December 25

Tyler Kolek sprinted back to chase down Donovan Mitchell and had enough energy left to gloat about his defensive stop afterward

4:18 PM on Thursday, December 25

Dak Prescott threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys blew most of an 18-point lead before squeezing past the Washington Commanders 30-23

3:01 PM on Thursday, December 25

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year

2:36 PM on Thursday, December 25

Christmas bowl games often turn into scoring bonanzas, where the first team to 40 points is the winner

1:50 PM on Thursday, December 25

A person familiar with the injury says Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis will have season-ending foot surgery

11:56 AM on Thursday, December 25

Evan Mobley was back on the floor for the Cleveland Cavaliers against New York on Thursday, returning from a strained left calf in less than two weeks after it was originally feared he could miss twice that

11:31 AM on Thursday, December 25

In an era of bowl opt outs, Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to embrace the postseason experience, even when the chase for a national championship ended long ago

9:53 AM on Thursday, December 25

John Robertson, a former Scotland winger who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and scored the only goal in the 1980 final, has died