Category Archives: WPTF News
Canales says 'there's still hope' after Panthers fail to clinch NFC South for 2nd straight week
By FRED GOODALL Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Carolina hopes its season isn't over. The Panthers' bid to secure their first postseason berth in a decade fell short Saturday; however, a 16-14 los...
Jan 03, 2026
Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers beat the Panthers 16-14, stay alive in chase for NFC South title
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers find themselves in the uncomfortable position of rooting for the New Orleans Saints. The Carolina Pa...
Jan 03, 2026
Boopie Miller posts double-double as SMU beats No. 12 North Carolina 97-83 in its ACC opener
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) - Boopie Miller had 27 points and 12 assists and SMU beat No. 12 North Carolina 97-83 on Saturday, giving the Mustangs their first win over a ranked tea...
Jan 03, 2026
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
By JOHN LEICESTER and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's p...
Jan 03, 2026
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela's coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug traff...
Jan 03, 2026
Lewis, De Ridder help No. 21 Virginia regroup from 3OT loss to beat NC State 76-61
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Lewis matched his career high with 23 points, Thijs De Ridder took over after halftime and No. 21 Virginia beat N.C. State 76-61 on Saturda...
Jan 03, 2026
Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the preda...
Jan 03, 2026
After ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared Saturday's military operation that led to the ouster of Nicols Maduro a major success as he offered a vague plan for...
Jan 03, 2026
US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and flew him out of the country in a ...
Jan 03, 2026
Robby Ashford leads Wake Forest past Mississippi State 43-29 in Duke's Mayo Bowl
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Robby Ashford threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and two scores, Koredell Bartley scored on a 100-yard kickoff return a...
Jan 03, 2026