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Skubal to meet with 6 teams, including Mets, Dodgers and Padres, with December lockout looming

Arch Manning leads Texas into his bayou backyard for a key matchup with LSU

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NC State reaches deal for former QB Philip Rivers to become coach, AP source says

N.C. State has reached an agreement with former Wolfpack and NFL quarterback Philip Rivers to become head coach, with that deal heading to university trustees for approval, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

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Arch Manning leads Texas into his bayou backyard for a key matchup with LSU

Arch Manning is intimately familiar with Saturday nights in "Death Valley," having been in the stands for some of LSU's biggest games in Tiger Stadium during his childhood in Louisiana.

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Vikings bring back QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders to lift a struggling offense

The Minnesota Vikings reacquired quarterback Kirk Cousins to try to revive their sputtering offense, beating the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday with an agreement to send their 2027 third-round draft pick to the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Skubal to meet with 6 teams, including Mets, Dodgers and Padres, with December lockout looming

With a lockout looming and team executives vowing to take a business-as-usual approach to the offseason, the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are among six teams set to meet with top free-agent pitcher Tarik Skubal.

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ACLU of Washington files suit over I-638 passage

The initiative would take effect Dec. 3 unless it's struck down entirely or a judge puts it on hold.

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PWHL expansion teams get names: Detroit Clutch, San Jose Sea Lions, Vegas Vanguards, Hamilton Havoc

The Professional Women's Hockey League's four new expansion teams finally have nicknames and logos to accompany them in preparing to make their on-ice debuts next month.

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NASCAR’s 2026 season defined by two Kyles: Larson’s playoff surge and Busch’s shocking death

NASCAR's championship weekend started with another Kyle Busch remembrance and ended with another Kyle Larson celebration. The Cup Series drivers will be linked forever.

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In a wide-open NFL, trade deadline is an opportunity for a few teams to get a big boost

The NFL is wide open at the season's midpoint. The trade deadline will give teams an opportunity to separate themselves from the pack, especially in a season when several teams are in the mix for a Super Bowl run.

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Several coaches on the hot seat need major turnarounds in the second half to keep their jobs

NFL owners have been more patient this season. At least one coach was fired by Week 9 in each year since 2022 but there haven't been any dismissals so far. The Colts fired general manager Chris Ballard, though. Several coaches could be in trouble if they don't turn things around quickly.

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Holiday Bazaar, CCR, Warren Miller, standup comedy and more | Lifestyle Lookout

Wet, windy weather got you down? Fear not. There's a bunch of fun stuff to do this weekend in Bellingham.

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Gram Parsons celebrated in song by Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello on eve of his Rock Hall induction

Joy and sorrow were in harmony at a musical tribute to Gram Parsons, the country-rocker who on Saturday will enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 53 years after his death at age 26.

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Yacht captain on reality show ‘Below Deck’ arrested in Turkey after teenager dies

A participant in the U.S. reality TV show "Below Deck" has been arrested in Turkey over a fight in the resort city of Bodrum that left a 17-year-old dead, local media reported Thursday.

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The 2027 Coachella lineup is here: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to headline

Three acts who are no strangers to Coachella will headline the annual festival in the California desert next April, the organizers announced Wednesday.

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Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps.

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Jensen Huang built the company that powers AI. Now Nvidia must find a way forward without him

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday, capping a spectacular downfall for a poster boy of the artificial intelligence boom whose exit following reports of extramarital affairs now thrusts the chipmaker into an uncertain future.

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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

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More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

The size of Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday.

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What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.

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Prep volleyball teams gear up for state, LC girls prevail in PKs, Kraken fall in Finland and more | Northwest Sports Update

Four Whatcom County teams will play in the state volleyball tournaments at the Yakima SunDome starting Friday.

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Sehome girls soccer advances to state quarterfinals in thriller, Kraken head to Finland, WA-natives in college hoops and more | Northwest Sports Update

The Kraken are playing two matches against the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes in Helsinki this week.

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JP and Randy out in Seattle, No. 1 NFL draft pick to get starting debut against Seahawks, WWU soccer earns #1 seed at regionals and more | Northwest Sports Update

The Seattle Times reports that the Mariners are planning to part ways with their two key free agents.

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Sehome girls XC wins sixth straight state title, prep football playoff schedule, Seahawks stump Cards and more | Northwest Sports Update

The Mariners owned the top four finishers in the girls state championship meet, the first time that had ever been done.

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Rangers hold off the Kraken 4-3 for their 3rd straight victory

Kaapo Kakko, Jordan Eberle and Vince Dunn scored for Seattle (9-6-1) in the final period.

4 days ago in Local Sports, Northwest Sports

AJ Barner has a TD catch and runs for a score in Seahawks’ 17-3 win over Cardinals

Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught seven passes for 51 yards in just his second game this season with fewer than 100 yards.

6 days ago in Local Sports, Northwest Sports

Sehome girls soccer wins district title, prep football playoff schedule, Sounders fight for playoff spot and more | Northwest Sports Update

KPUG will be airing Ferndale football's playoff game against Liberty tonight and KGMI will be airing Meridian's game against Granite Falls.

1 week ago in Local Sports, Northwest Sports

Lynden volleyball repeats as district champs, Sehome-Bellingham for girls soccer district title, WWU soccer to GNAC title match and more | Northwest Sports Update

The reigning state champion Lions have won a remarkable 44 straight games dating back to last season.

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Darnold out vs. Arizona, WWU soccer start playoffs, Lynden volleyball plays for district title and more | Northwest Sports Update

Drew Lock will start in a critical division showdown on Sunday.

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M’s name new manager, Seahawks fall to 4-4, district tourney updates and more | Northwest Sports Update

The Mariners named former Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as their new skipper Tuesday.

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