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Pope Francis addresses Ukraine, Middle East in Christmas Urbi et Orbi message

Pope Francis delivered his annual “Urbi e Orbi” (City and World) Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican on Wednesday, calling for peace around the world and an end to ongoing conflicts. In a speech summarizing the hardships facing the world this year, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church made direct reference to the […]

How can the Eagles clinch the NFC East in Week 16?

Two proud NFC East rivals square off on Sunday afternoon as the Washington Commanders take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening game. There's more than pride at stake for both teams. Both the Commanders and Eagles have several playoff-deciding scenarios at Northwest Stadium this weekend. Philadelphia has already clinched a spot in the postseason […]

St. John’s can make statement in looming Big East road tests

St. John's has mostly held serve so far. Johnny was winning the matches they expected him to, and usually in an empathetic way. Their nine wins have been by an average margin of 21.6 points. The two losses, against NCAA Tournament-bound teams Baylor and Georgia, were decided by a total of four points. They pass […]

US Officials Fear ISIS Prison Break Will Unleash ‘Terrorist Army’ On Middle East

US officials warned on Wednesday that thousands of ISIS members currently imprisoned in Syria could eventually escape prison, Politico reported. After the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) violently invaded the territory of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF currently holds 9,000 ISIS fighters and […]

St. John’s crushes DePaul for impressive win in Big East opener

Rick Pitino was right. The betting lines for this match were way off. St. John's should have been favored by more than 14.5 points. Of course, Pitino felt the spread was too high and predicted it would be an “all-out war” for the Johnnys against DePaul in Tuesday night's Big East opener. His players may […]

The many questions surrounding the Big East with conference starting

The Big East season begins in earnest this week, and the Post's Zach Braziler looks at the storylines to watch before league play begins. Key injuries weaken conference Creighton already lost key guard Pop Isaacs to season-ending hip surgery. Coach Xavier announced Monday that forward Zach Freemantle will be out indefinitely with a knee injury. […]