The night game with a national audience has become the kind of stage on which teams expect highly-paid quarterbacks to shine. That hasn't been the case for Kirk Cousins.
Can Minnesota keep Paul Bunyan's Axe? Tap here for play-by-play updates, in-game stats and scores from around college football.
European Union interior ministers on Friday weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving on their shores without authorization, including a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea.
Stocks are closing mixed on Wall Street Friday, but major indexes all notched weekly gains. The S&P 500 edged lower Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose and the Nasdaq fell. Technology stocks were the biggest drags on the broader market. Markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and closed at 1 p.m. Eastern Friday. Long-term bond yields edged higher. Crude oil prices remained steady. Global shares were mixed amid worries about China's lockdowns and restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus infections.
After an opening draw, the United States has a vital match against England, which scorched Iran in its opener. Tap here for live updates from Qatar.
Mariano Sori-Marin was a freshman in 2018 and not yet a starting linebacker for the Gophers. He remembers well the regular season-ending trip to Wisconsin — especially the smell.
As the errant shots and turnovers piled up, Gophers coach Ben Johnson could sense the SoCal Challenge title game vs. UNLV was turning into a rough lesson.
The Timberwolves are in Charlotte hoping to extend their winning streak. Tap here for play-by-play, in-game stats and scores on a busy day in the NBA.
Toronto is here for the tradition day-after-Thanksgiving afternoon game at the X. Tap here for score updates, in-depth stats and scores from around the NHL.
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
Two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were on trial in Sweden Friday, charged with spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade.