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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ January 23, 2020
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	ESPN Lakers' Dwight Howard wants Kobe Bryant's help in dunk contest ESPN NEW YORK -- Dwight Howard has already repaired his relationship with the Los Angeles Lakers. Now he's looking to mend a bridge with an old Lakers teammate by pairing with him at All-Star weekend next month in Chicago. Howard wants Kobe Bryant to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com NFL rumors: 49ers making 'late push' to keep Joe Woods on coaching staff NBCSports.com The 49ers have made it to the final game of the NFL season. When it officially comes to a close following Super Bowl LIV, any coach on an expiring contract is free to sign with any other team. That's the scenario Joe Woods finds himself in, and San Francisco's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Timberwolves president of basketball ops calls Karl-Anthony Towns 'untouchable' ESPN CHICAGO -- Two hours ahead of tipoff Wednesday night, Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas roamed the United Center sideline to catch up with familiar faces as star player Karl-Anthony Towns participated in his ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Raiders' Derek Carr unmoved by QB rumor mill, plans to take 'first snap' in new stadium ESPN LAS VEGAS -- Yes, Derek Carr saw the shot of Mark Davis chatting with Tom Brady during a UFC card last weekend in Las Vegas -- a photo that quickly went viral. Carr took a certain pride in participating in Wednesday's ceremony to officially rename the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Browns' Odell Beckham Jr. to Meet with HC Kevin Stefanski, Discuss Conduct Bleacher Report Newly hired Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski wants to get on the same page as star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. "I'm looking forward to sitting down with Odell face to face," Stefanski, whom the Browns hired on Jan. 13, told reporters ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Matthew Slater expresses desire to continue playing for Patriots NBCSports.com Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater is unsure of his future in New England, but he's positive he'll keep playing football -- even if that means moving on from the Patriots. Although he's spent his entire 12-year career in New England, Slater knows his future ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Rudy Gobert does it all as Jazz rout young Warriors, 129-96 USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Utah Jazz thrive on making that one extra pass to pile up assists, even if it means they run right up against the shot clock on many possessions. It sure helps to have the steady hand of Rudy Gobert in the post to finish. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Josh Richardson forced to leave game vs. Raptors with hamstring injury NBCSports.com Updated: 9:56 p.m.. The Sixers are now down two starters. Josh Richardson was forced to leave Wednesday night's game vs. the Raptors with a left hamstring strain. He played just four minutes and will not return. Josh Richardson - left hamstring strain - will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Shareef O'Neal, Shaq's son, is transferring from UCLA Yahoo Sports After just 13 games, Shareef O'Neal is planning to leave the Bruins. O'Neal — the son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal — is transferring from UCLA, he announced on social media on Wednesday night. The sophomore has averaged only 2.2 points and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Malcolm Brogdon Out for Pacers vs. Suns with Head Injury Requiring Stitches Bleacher Report Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon was ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Suns because he suffered an injury that required him to get stitches on his forehead. He left the game after scoring five points and adding three ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Petty Scores 23 as Tide Rolls Over Vanderbilt 77-62 The New York Times Nashville, Tenn. — When John Petty Jr. gets his shot going, he's almost impossible to stop. Wednesday was one of those nights as the junior guard scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide to a 77-62 win ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated What Josh Pastner Said After Georgia Tech's 68-64 Loss To Louisville Sports Illustrated Opening Statement: First off I want give a lot of credit to Louisville and Coach Mack and their staff and their team. It's a great basketball team, they're very well coached. I had said back in the preseason before ACC Media Day that I think there they got a great ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Cristiano Ronaldo Scores as Juventus Beat Roma 3-1 in Coppa Italia Quarter-Final Bleacher Report Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goalscoring form as Juventus cruised past Roma 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. The Portugal international fired the hosts in front on 26 minutes, while Rodrigo Bentancur squeezed home the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Bradley Beal nearly leads Wizards to stunning comeback over Heat NBCSports.com The Wizards' four-game road trip began with a thriller against the Heat Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena. Washington fought back from a 21-point deficit, but it wasn't enough to overcome an incredibly poor three-point shooting performance from ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Virginia Tech sends North Carolina to 5th straight loss in double overtime NBCSports.com BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tyrece Radford made a short jumper with 0.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Virginia Tech sent North Carolina to its fifth consecutive loss, 79-77, on Wednesday night. Radford got the ball with the clock winding down after the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Replacing Dwight Powell's production will require Dallas to 'look at everything' The Dallas Morning News PORTLAND, Ore. — An hour before the Mavericks departed for Portland on Wednesday afternoon, the news they feared became reality. Starting center Dwight Powell did in fact rupture his right Achilles tendon Tuesday night against the Clippers. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated At His Hall of Fame Introductory Press Conference, Derek Jeter Finally Begins To Reflect Upon His Iconic Career Sports Illustrated Across professional sports, the act of putting on a jersey for the first time -- when joining a new team -- has become a symbolic tradition. It's a moment not to dwell on what's happened in the past, but to focus on what's ahead. Newly elected Hall of Famers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times College Roundup: UC Irvine men's basketball loses at Long Beach State, suffers first conference setback Los Angeles Times Senior guard Evan Leonard scored 14 points for the UC Irvine men's basketball team in Wednesday night's 63-56 Big West Conference loss at Long Beach State. Tommy Rutherford and John Edgar Jr. each scored 10 points for the Anteaters (11-9, 3-1 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Mets to hire Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager NBCSports.com The New York Mets are finalizing a deal to make quality control coach Luis Rojas their new manager, GM Brodie Van Wagenen said Wednesday. Rojas, 38, will replace Carlos Beltran, who stepped down as manager last week after his involvement in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Remembering DeMatha's Morgan Wootten: 'Nobody that impacted the game more' Washington Post In the high school gymnasium that bears Morgan Wootten's name, Mike Jones stood on the baseline and blinked away tears while DeMatha's school chaplain prayed that Wootten, the Hall of Fame coach, would be led by angels to heaven. DeMatha players ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pitt hangs on to beat Boston College Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Momentum can be a precious and highly valued concept in sports for teams fortunate enough to build it, even in what has been an indisputably down year for the ACC, often regarded as the best conference in college basketball. For a Pitt program that hadn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated No. 19 Iowa Holds Off No. 24 Rutgers, 85-80 The New York Times IOWA CITY, Iowa — Steve Pikiell thought his team did a good job on Iowa center Luka Garza. Then the Rutgers coach looked at the box score. Garza had 28 points and 13 rebounds as No. 19 Iowa held on in the closing seconds to beat No. 24 Rutgers 85-80 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Tottenham sweating on injury to Harry Winks following 2-1 win over Norwich Yahoo Sports Tottenham will be hoping for good news on Harry Winks' ankle injury after boss Jose Mourinho said the midfielder would be out for "weeks not months". The Spurs midfielder hobbled off during the second half of his side's 2-1 win over Norwich following a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSIL TV S. Illinois holds off N. Iowa for a 68-66 win USA TODAY CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66 on Wednesday. Jones' basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green's ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Bjorkstrand, Merzlikins lead Blue Jackets past Jets USA TODAY COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win. Bjorkstand broke the tie with a top-shelf shot over the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Russell scores 23 to lift Rhode Island over Duquesne 77-55 USA TODAY KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Fatts Russell had 23 points as Rhode Island routed Duquesne 77-55 on Wednesday night. Jeff Dowtin had 17 points for Rhode Island (13-5, 5-1 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its fifth straight win. Tyrese Martin added 13 points ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Barta Named CFP Committee Chairman Sports Illustrated Gary Barta has ascended to one of the most visible positions in college football. Barta, Iowa's athletics director, was named the chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee for the 2020 season. Barta replaces Rob Mullens, the athletics director ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fresno Bee Roddy Lifts Colorado St. Over Fresno St. 86-68 The New York Times FORT COLLINS, Colo. — David Roddy had a season-high 26 points as Colorado State beat Fresno State 86-68 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Stevens added 21 points for the Rams. Adam Thistlewood had 15 points for Colorado State (14-7, 5-3 Mountain West ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Pinstriped Post Thunder 120, Magic 114: Steve Clifford unhappy with Magic defense in loss to Thunder Orlando Pinstriped Post It was a cold night inside and out as the Magic's early shooting woes and subpar defense ultimately cost them. The Oklahoma City Thunder escaped, 120-114, behind the Thunder's three headed backcourt, Dennis Schroder, Chris Paul and Shai ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTRK-TV MLB has no plans to strip Astros, Red Sox of World Series titles, commissioner says KTRK-TV HOUSTON, Texas -- Major League Baseball has no plans to strip recent World Series titles from the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. In his first public interview since announcing historic penalties for the Astros last ... Flag as irrelevant
	247Sports Kyle Juergens breaks down his commitment to Boise State 247Sports San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) St. Margarets two-way lineman Kyle Juergens breaks down his commitment to Boise State. It has been somewhat of a whirlwind recruitment for Juergens but it all came to an end over the weekend when the talented lineman ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald Celtics' Enes Kanter: Managing foot issue CBSSports.com Kanter tweaked his foot during Wednesday's win over the Grizzlies, Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston reports. Kanter together put together a solid performance prior to suffering the injury in the second half, totaling 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 FT), eight ... Flag as irrelevant
	Golfweek World Golf Foundation CEO discusses Tiger Woods, age rule change, venue Golfweek JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – World Golf Foundation CEO Greg McLaughlin said the reason for lowering the age of eligibility for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine from 50 to 45 was simple: the best players in the world are getting younger all ... Flag as irrelevant
	Brainerd Dispatch End of an era: Stolski steps down after 45 years as Brainerd head coach Brainerd Dispatch Stolski, who coached in Minnesota for 58 years overall, departs with the second-most career victories and as the longest-tenured head coach in Minnesota State High School League football history. Written By: Mike Bialka | Special to the Dispatch | Jan 22nd ... Flag as irrelevant
	KMOV.com Three Cardinals named to Baseball America's top 100 prospects list KMOV.com The future is bright for this trio of Cardinals prospects. Dylan Carlson, Matthew Liberatore and Nolan Gorman all appeared in the 2020 release of Baseball America's Top 100 MLB Prospects list Wednesday, giving Cardinals fans plenty of reasons to be excited ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Age Underdog Bolt falls short of enormous upset The Age Dominic Thiem d. Alex Bolt 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2. Alex Bolt has fallen one set short of the upset of both his career and the tournament so far, falling in five sets to Austrian star Dominic Thiem. Thiem's class eventually prevailed in the 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Dual Olympian Lolo Jones says virginity admission has hurt her dating life Stuff.co.nz She may have competed at both the summer and winter Olympics, but American athlete Lolo Jones says she struggles to get a date. The 37-year-old admitted in a 2012 interview she remained a virgin as she pledged not to have sex before marriage. Flag as irrelevant
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