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As-it-happens update December 9, 2019
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NFL.com
DE PERE, Wis. -- Mike McCarthy's right thumb bounces back and forth on the remote as he sits in his outsized mancave, controlling the video that plays on a TV in the corner while debate ensues around him about how to cover one NFL team after another's ...
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ESPN
Baseball's winter meetings are underway in San Diego, beginning Monday with the big news of Stephen Strasburg returning to the Nationals and continuing through Thursday's Rule 5 draft. With big-name free agents such as Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon ...
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CBSSports.com
Sometimes people just need a change of scenery to blossom. It's sure working out well for former first-round pick Ryan Tannehill, who went from a discarded Dolphin to a thriving Titan in the span of less than nine months after an offseason swap. Tannehill is ...
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Bleacher Report
Football gods, you spoil us. You really do. Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season—which technically won't end until Monday's battle between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles—already feels like the product of divine intervention. The San Francisco ...
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CBSSports.com
In our weekly look at winners and losers from the previous week, we're going to spend the last few weeks of the regular season looking as much at 2020 as the next few weeks, but Week 14 left us with no choice but to look at the short term, at least at first.
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CBSSports.com
Lamar Jackson has been a puzzle NFL defenses have been unable to solve 13 games into the 2019 season. Jackson, who is just 23 yards away from breaking Michael Vick's single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback, has also thrown a league ...
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ESPN
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley posted a message on Instagram that said he is out for the season after suffering an abdominal injury during Sunday's 40-20 win over the Carolina Panthers. Ridley, who caught five passes for 76 yards and a 15-yard ...
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CBSSports.com
For a minute, it looked like the floodgates were going to open once again on the New England Patriots and another potential scandal. Luckily for Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft and the rest of the football-viewing world, we've been spared of digging through that ...
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CBSSports.com
On Monday, the Washington Nationals agreed to terms with World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg on a record-breaking seven-year contract worth $245 million. (The deal reportedly includes substantive deferrals.) A fair question to ask in response is: what ...
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CBSSports.com
It was the game that carried the highest expectations in Week 14, and neither the New Orleans Saints nor the San Francisco 49ers let anyone down. Granted, fans for the former are heartbroken after seeing the latter steal a harrowing victory at Mercedes-Benz ...
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ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kawhi Leonard will not play against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night due to left knee soreness. The LA Clippers All-Star forward will miss the second of a back-to-back set with the official description on the injury report as "Injury/Illness ...
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Detroit Free Press
We got an interesting email here at DraftWatch 2020 headquarters last week accusing us of perpetrating a fraud on the Lions fan base. "Cut the crap," the emailer warned. The Lions have "no chance" of landing Chase Young in the NFL draft. Well, seven days ...
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ESPN
Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's disease research, has died, according to his family. He was 34. Frates was ...
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SB Nation
Dec. 7 was the day college football's conference titles were decided. Dec. 8 was the day the NFL's playoff race got a little clearer. Week 14 was a litmus test for postseason contenders. The Patriots and Chiefs each had plenty to prove in a rematch of last year's ...
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CBSSports.com
Let's say this first: Gregg Popovich is in no danger of losing his job as coach of the San Antonio Spurs. Yes, he's 70 years old and clearly winding down. Yes, the Spurs are one of the more disappointing teams at 9-14 entering play on Monday. But don't be silly ...
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The New York Times
Men's college basketball has had no dominant teams so far this season. But finally, certain teams are separating themselves from the rest of the pack. Those teams have been more consistent than others and maximized early-season opportunities. They could ...
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Seahawks.com
Good afternoon, 12s. Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today – Monday, December 9 – about your Seattle Seahawks following the team's 28-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at LA Memorial Coliseum: ...
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Los Angeles Times
One day after dropping just the fourth 50-point performance for a Laker since 2000, forward Anthony Davis was named NBA Western Conference player of the week on Monday. Davis averaged 35 points per game on 63.3% shooting with eight rebounds, 2.5 ...
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The Dallas Morning News
SAN DIEGO -- Having already pocketed a pair of starting pitchers, the Rangers' contingent arrived at the winter meetings Sunday ready to wait. Sometimes, in order to be aggressive, you also have to be patient. A brief explanation of our latest poor play on ...
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Golf.com
Patrick Reed's two-stroke penalty and the many waste areas and bunkers at last week's Hero World Challenge have raised a couple of key questions for golfers everywhere (this is a fact, according to Google Trends). What can (and can't!) you do in sand ...
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Bleacher Report
The Georgia Bulldogs and Baylor Bears started December with College Football Playoff aspirations. After falling in their respective conference title games, the two sides will meet in the Sugar Bowl. A year ago, Kirby Smart's team suffered a defeat at the ...
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Sports Illustrated
From neon pink hair to striking that pose in France; from calling herself a "walking protest" to scoring the most goals in the World Cup; from being open about her sexuality to winning the Ballon d'Or, Megan Rapinoe was fearless in 2019. She's a role model ...
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Forbes
After years of waiting, Ted Simmons was finally elected to the Hall of Fame Sunday night and while he'll always be linked first and foremost to the St. Louis Cardinals, whose jersey he wore for the first 13 years of his 20-year career, his impact on the ...
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Bowl season and silly season are officially overlapping in college football. Coaches are jumping jobs, and being hired and fired on an almost daily basis. Players, simultaneously, are deciding whether or not they will take part in the bowl game, or get an early ...
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Colts.com
INDIANAPOLIS —The Indianapolis Colts today placed kicker Adam Vinatieri and wide receiver Parris Campbell on the Injured Reserve list. Vinatieri, 6-0, 212 pounds, competed in 12 games in 2019 and totaled 73 points on 17 field goals and 22 extra points.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
SAN DIEGO – Left-handed specialist Alex Claudio, who was non-tendered by the Milwaukee Brewers last week rather than go to salary arbitration with him, returned to the club Monday on a one-year deal for a reported $1.75 million. Ken Rosenthal of The ...
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Palm Beach Post
Florida Atlantic went 26-13 in Lane KIffin's three seasons. Here is a look back at his most memorable moments with the Owls. BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin has taken the same role at Ole Miss after three successful seasons and two ...
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Forbes
Mike Miller came up one missed free throw shy of getting to overtime in his first game as coach of the New York Knicks, so shame on Julius Randle. It was their first game without David Fizdale as the head coach, and nobody is quite sure how long Miller will ...
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USA TODAY
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey will miss the remainder of this season after fracturing his left knee against Arkansas. The 6-foot-11, 230-pound sophomore sustained the injury late in the second half of the Hilltoppers' ...
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Yahoo Sports
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that free agent outfielder Adam Jones is in talks with the Orix Buffaloes of NPB. No deal is done yet, but Rosenthal says that a multi-year deal could be inked this week, sending Jones to Japan. Jones, 34, played for the ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Even the most casual college fans know that Auburn is one of the biggest names in college football. Here are five things to know about the Tigers, ranging from their current season to a 19th Century head coach whose name frequently is mentioned every year ...
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pennlive.com
Injured Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford and offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne watch quarterback Will Levis warm up before the Rutgers game on Nov. 30, 2019. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com. Comment. By Greg Pickel | gpickel@pennlive.com.
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Celtics.com
By Marc D'Amico | @Marc_DAmico. Celtics.com. December 9, 2019. BOSTON – All indications are that Gordon Hayward will return to Boston's lineup tonight, exactly four weeks after he underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand. Brad Stevens told ...
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The Denver Channel
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Drew Lock approaches football with childlike enthusiasm. Watching him sling the ball around, it feels like he's in the cul de sac playing until darkness falls or the ball gets stuck in a tree. With Lock in the cockpit the past two weeks, ...
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Larry Brown Sports
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will almost certainly look to make a flashy hire if he decides not to bring back head coach Jason Garrett next season, and it sounds like his top choice for the job is under contract with another NFC team. Jon Machota of The ...
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USA TODAY
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas guard Jase Febres might get one more chance to play Texas A&M before his college career is over. This was it for Aggies forward Josh Nebo. Both agree it would be good for the longtime rivals to play every year.
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New York Post
LAS VEGAS — Playing behind Henrik Lundqvist, the fifth-winningest goalie in NHL history, backup Alexandar Georgiev knows he has to be on his game as well. Georgiev stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Philadelphia Flyers will be missing one of the major reasons why they're set to make the playoffs for the first time in two years as Travis Konecny is out indefinitely. Konecny was injured after a hard hit from Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki ...
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NASCAR
Joey Logano is scheduled to drive the NASCAR Cup Series' Next Gen car in its second on-track test Monday and Tuesday at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. Logano will pilot the same prototype that first hit the track Oct. 8-9 at Richmond Raceway, with Austin ...
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Baltimore Sun
Anthony Cowan Jr.'s long 3-pointer, as well as his subsequent steal and free throw, might have saved Maryland from its first defeat of the season Saturday, but a 59-58 win at home over Illinois on Saturday was not enough to keep the 10-0 Terps from ...
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The Guardian
Manager in no mood for joking as he landed in Salzburg with his side's Champions League campaign hanging in the balance. Andy Hunter. Mon 9 Dec 2019 16.06 EST Last modified on Mon 9 Dec 2019 16.27 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
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Black Heart Gold Pants
The Big Ten conference announced today that Iowa junior Luka Garza was the conference player of the week after scoring 67 total points in games against Syracuse and #4 Michigan. Garza, a 6-11 center from Washington D.C., had 23 points in a victory over ...
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WSAU News
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has ruled out playing in Saudi Arabia next month, saying he has no interest in contesting the Jan. 30-Feb. 2 tournament that has offered lavish appearance fees to attract many of the world's top players. A week after Tiger Woods ...
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LEX18 Lexington KY News
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lynn Bowden Jr. has announced on his Twitter that he will be entering the NFL Draft in 2020. I have a special message for the #BBN. Love y'all pic.twitter.com/OqT3XeHgBM. — Lynn Bowden Jr (@LynnBowden_1) December 9 ...
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247Sports
HawgSports.com has obtained the contract deals for new Razorback head coach Sam Pittman. Pittman signed on officially to become the head Hog Sunday evening at his home in Athens. Pittman inked a 5-year deal that pays him $3 million annually. TERM.
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Sportsnaut
While the Chicago Bears came out of Thursday Night Football with a statement victory over the Dallas Cowboys, it came at a substantial cost. Linebacker Roquan Smith suffered a torn pec and will miss the remainder of the season. Chicago's head coach Matt ...
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FOX 29
Pac-12 South champion Utah will travel to San Antonio to take on Texas in the Alamo Bowl. The Utes were in contention for a spot in the College Football Playoff before Oregon blew them out 37-15 in the conference title game. The Longhorns will look to cap ...
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