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To subscribe, please click hereWant a copy of today’s edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locationsSports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what’s going on around the area: ProvidedThe Rantoul St. Malachy eighth-grade girls’ basketball team will play Carrollton St. John at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday in a Class 1A state quarterfinal game at Clinton Junior High School. Three reasons we love sports today➜ 1. Congrats to Marco Casillas of the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ wrestling team and Madi Spesard of the Georgetown-Ridge Farm girls’ basketball team. The duo is our latest high school Athletes of the Week, powered by Copper…

FRIDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 12, 2025MITCHELL KERNELS— Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Friday at 6 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at the Rapid City Invitational this weekend, starting on Friday at Noon CST and continuing on Saturday. — Reserved season courtside seats for the upcoming Mitchell High School basketball season are now on sale. For $200 per seat, fans get admission to all home games, including postseason contests, except for Hoop City Classic games. Only 40 seats are available. To reserve, contact the MHS Activities Department or visit…

The Michigan Wolverines have had some success bringing NFL coaches to Ann Arbor. In recent years, Jim Harbaugh, Mike Macdonald, Jesse Minter, and Wink Martindale, among others, have come from the NFL to coach Michigan. Could the Wolverines be looking at another NFL candidate to fill their head coach vacancy?According to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, Michigan is showing interest in Cleveland Browns’ OC Tommy Rees. Cabot believes Rees would take the interview if Michigan were to call him, since he interviewed with Penn State prior to it hiring Matt Campbell as the Nittany Lions’ new head coach. Jeff Lange /…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has submitted his 28-man final squad list ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of NationsHe will lead the three-time AFCON winners to the showpiece after failing to seal a spot at the 2026 FIFA World CupNigerian sports journalist Favour Itua said Chelle has no excuse not to win with the calibre of players in the teamSuper Eagles coach Eric Chelle has submitted Nigeria’s 28-man squad list for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Malian tactician successfully met the December 11 deadline set by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).Nigeria sealed qualification…

Achraf Hakimi of Morocco during the 2026 World Cup Qualifier football match between the Morocco and Congo at Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco on 14 October 2026. ©Nabil Ramdani/BackpagePix by Austin Ditlhobolo Friday Dec 12, 2025. 13:00 Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has named a star-studded 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).The Atlas Lions squad features big-name players such as Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Sofyan Amrabat, and Youssef En-Nesyri.However, Sofiane Diop has been dropped, but Hamza Igamane and Youssef Belammari have been placed on the standby list by Regragui.Morocco, the tournament hosts, are in Group A…

Dec. 12, 2025, 4:02 a.m. ETEAST RUTHERFORD – The New York Giants remain in position to add top shelf talent in the 2026 NFL Draft.It’s become the saving grace of being a team that underachieves and loses far too much in the regular season – the offseason becomes that much more exciting and entertaining.On their bye week, the Giants jumped to the top of next year’s draft and suddenly have control of the first pick thanks to the Tennessee Titans’ victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

At 6-7, the Kansas City Chiefs have their backs against the wall. Travis Kelce is still searching for an escape path. After two crucial drops in a 20-10 loss to Houston on Sunday night — including one that led to a game-sealing interception — the 36-year-old tight end expressed frustration during the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “You put in all this f—ing work and hope that it pays off,” Kelce said, via ESPN. “And right now, it’s just for whatever f—ing reason, man, it’s little things. I feel like I’ve always had the answers in years past.…

When is the 2026 NFL Draft? The 91st NFL draft is scheduled to be held April 23-25, 2026 in Pittsburgh. Who can enter the 2026 NFL Draft? Prospects who have exhausted their collegiate eligibility are eligible for selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. Certain prospects who are underclassmen may decide to forfeit their remaining college eligibility and apply for special eligibility. When do underclassmen have to submit for special eligibility by? With the NFL allowing draft-eligible underclassmen to participate in college all-star games, an early deadline of Jan. 5 gives players an opportunity to submit their petitions for special eligibility…

FULL BOX SCOREFalcons pull off shocking upset in spite of countless mistakes. The Carolina Panthers might have to add the Falcons to their Christmas card list. Trailing by 14 points with less than 10 minutes remaining, the Falcons engineered two touchdown drives and — after the Bucs failed to shut the door — drove 45 yards to kick the game-winning field goal as time expired. Kirk Cousins overcame a final-drive fumble that was ruled simultaneous possession, keeping the ball with Atlanta. Cousins threw for 134 yards in the fourth quarter alone, keeping his mastery of the Bucs’ defense alive from…

Published: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 With 11 days to kick-off, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) President Dr Patrice Motsepe and the Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) Director General of ONCF, Mohamed Rabie Khlie, concluded an agreement that will bring ease of travel for fans attending the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. The agreement makes  ONCF the Official Sponsor of the Competition  confirming its commitment to supporting one of Africa’s premier sporting events. ONCF will implement a special train schedule throughout the competition to better serve fans with increased seat capacity during peak travel times.ONCF will…