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December 26, 2020 4:06 p.m.

Browns down 6 players for Jets game due to COVID protocols

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacement, because of a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent contact tracing.

December 26, 2020 4:06 p.m.

Dosunmu scores 30 to lead No. 18 Illinois past Indiana 69-60

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 30 points, Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60 on Saturday.

December 26, 2020 3:30 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

December 26, 2020 3:30 p.m.

No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over most recent champ Virginia, 98-75

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Corey Kispert and No. 1 Gonzaga didn't get their 1-2 matchup on a neutral court with a national TV audience.

December 26, 2020 3:06 p.m.

Everton up to 2nd in EPL with 1-0 win at Sheffield United

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Gylfi Sigurdsson produced a Merseyside top two in the Premier League by scoring a late goal for Everton in its 1-0 win over last-place Sheffield United on Saturday.

December 26, 2020 3:06 p.m.

Nats' Rizzo says Bell trade won't prevent Zimmerman reunion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says the team isn’t ruling out a reunion with Ryan Zimmerman after acquiring slugger Josh Bell to play first base this week.

December 26, 2020 2:33 p.m.

The Latest: Canada records 1st cases of new virus variant

TORONTO — Officials in Canada's most populous province have confirmed the first two known Canadian cases of of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom.

December 26, 2020 2:09 p.m.

The Latest: Slovakia begins COVID-19 vaccinations

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Just hours after the coronavirus vaccines arrived in Slovakia, authorities in the European Union country began administering their first doses on Saturday evening.

December 26, 2020 2:09 p.m.

Kopp scores 23, Northwestern beats No. 23 Ohio State 71-70

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie knows Northwestern could wind up ranked next week. He and his teammates have loftier objectives.

December 26, 2020 2:09 p.m.

Thomas, Watford help LSU beat Nicholls 86-80

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Freshman Cameron Thomas had a season-high 29 points, Trendon Watford added 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and LSU beat Nicholls 86-80 on Saturday.

December 26, 2020 1:30 p.m.

Marcus Sasser, Caleb Mills lead No. 6 Houston past UCF 63-54

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kelvin Sampson isn't interested in compiling style points as sixth-ranked Houston navigates the start of the season while dealing with COVID-19 issues that have limited the team's practice time.

December 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

FBI at home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings on Christmas morning.

December 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

Youngsters deliver for Arsenal as scrutiny shifts to Lampard

With his job increasingly on the line after an alarming start to the season, Mikel Arteta placed his faith in Arsenal's kids to get the team out of trouble.

December 26, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

December 26, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Trump's impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term

WASHINGTON (AP) — On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.

December 26, 2020 12:36 p.m.

Officials: Person of interest ID'd in Nashville explosion

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —

December 26, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Arizona official: Show kindness to ease virus burdens

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona residents should show empathy and kindness to help ease each other's burdens in the face of the pandemic and other troubles, the state's top education official said.

December 26, 2020 11:09 a.m.

Former France coach Domenech takes charge of Nantes

Former France coach Raymond Domenech is taking charge of Nantes, the struggling French club said Saturday.

December 26, 2020 10:45 a.m.

Rockets set to go into opener with 9 available players

The Houston Rockets are preparing to have only nine available players, James Harden among them, for their first two games of the season because of ongoing quarantine issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.

December 26, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Number of global COVID-19 cases tops 80 million

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has topped 80 million.