Emmanuel Sanders hopes to play Sunday and help his team clinch a playoff berth, but he admits to thinking about what may happen in the offseason.
Full Story Steelers’ Emmanuel Sanders eyes playoffs, future
From Shaquille O’Neal, and Wayne Rooney to R.A. Dickey and the Subban family, athletes in every sport from across North America and Europe took to Twitter on Wednesday to spread holiday cheer. Whether through song, photo or text, the wishes were widespread and hilarious.
Full Story Athletes sing, play hockey and tweet on Christmas
What once was viewed as a Christmas Day showdown between Eastern Conference contenders became a matchup of two of the NBA’s biggest disappointments so far.
Full Story Bulls rout Nets in Christmas opener
Kevin Nolan has been praised by West Ham academy coach Anwar Uddin for his decision to shelve the players’ annual Christmas party due to the club’s poor league position.
Full Story Nolan right to cancel party
Ending a four-year run without a gold medal won’t be easy for Canada at the world junior hockey championship. The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one against Germany on Thursday. Canada won five straight gold medals from 2005-2009, but have failed to bring home a championship since.
Full Story Canada looks to end 4-year world junior gold medal drought
Arsenal defender Alex Scott says former teammate Steph Houghton has emerged as a player of a real class since her participation for Team GB at the 2012 London Olympics.
Full Story Scott: Houghton will be great
Swansea City manager Micahel Laudrup has conceded that long-term injuries to attacking duo Michu and Nathan Dyer may force the club to plunge into the transfer market in January.
Full Story Laudrup:January signing likely
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is blaming recently instituted NFL rules shortening offseason practice time for what he claims to be an increasing number of player injuries.
Full Story Pats’ Bill Belichick questions NFL offseason workout rules
The Oklahoma City Thunder own a ten game road losing streak on Christmas dating back to their days in Seattle. They’ll look to snap that streak against the New York Knicks.
Full Story Thunder look to halt Christmas Day skid against Knicks
Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen says he is delighted to have another experienced head at the club after the club’s appointment of Alan Curbishley as technical director.
Full Story Meulensteen welcomes Curbs
Football during the festive period is normally associated with Boxing Day rather than Christmas Day – but not in Northern Ireland.
Full Story Dundela in Christmas Day win
Jake Paterson will start Canada’s first game of this year’s tournament after serving as Canada’s third-string goalie at last year’s event in Ufa, Russia.
Full Story Jake Paterson to start for Canada in world juniors opener
Masahiro Tanaka will have a chance to move to the MLB next season after his Japanese team, Rakuten, announced Wednesday that Tanaka will be made available through the posting system.
Full Story Rakuten allows Tanaka to pursue MLB career
Kevin Nolan has been praised by West Ham academy coach Anwar Uddin for his decision to shelve the players’ annual Christmas party due to the club’s poor league position.
Full Story Coach backs Nolan decision
Former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody says riding well in the King George VI Chase at Kempton is uppermost in the minds of every top jockey during the festive season.
Full Story Dunwoody loves Kempton chase
QPR manager Harry Redknapp says he is convinced Tim Sherwood will prove to be a success as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
Full Story Redknapp backs Sherwood
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced he will retire from Test cricket after the second Test against India which starts on Boxing Day.
Full Story Kallis to retire from Tests
QPR manager Harry Redknapp says he is convinced Tim Sherwood will prove to be a success as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
Full Story Sherwood gets Redknapp backing
Alan Curbishley is back in football after Fulham confirmed it had appointed the former Charlton and West Ham manager as first-team technical director.
Full Story Fulham call on Curbishley
