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As-it-happens update January 6, 2020
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CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears right guard Kyle Long announced on Sunday that he was retiring after seven NFL seasons. "Some Chicagoans are probably happy to hear I'm finally stepping away and getting my body right," Long wrote on his official Twitter ...
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NFL.com
NEW ORLEANS -- These were the kinds of moments Kirk Cousins wasn't supposed to have in him. Those situations when the urgency heightened, the pressure mounted and the possibility of winning hung delicately in the balance. The Minnesota Vikings bet ...
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CBSSports.com
It's a rare sweeping change for the Dallas Cowboys, but the team determined the best course of action in righting their ship in 2020 and beyond is to part ways with longtime head coach Jason Garrett. On track one year ago to land another extension with the ...
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Bleacher Report
Two more NFL teams officially entered the draft order Saturday. The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots were both ousted from the postseason, cementing their spots in the 2020 draft. As playoff teams, both the Patriots and the Bills will select outside the ...
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USA TODAY
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After tight end Kyle Rudolph emerged from a purple swarm of celebrating Vikings near the corner of the end zone, he took an opportunity to mock those who doubted quarterback Kirk Cousins' ability to come through in the clutch.
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Bleacher Report
Saturday's AFC wild-card slate set the bar high for the remainder of the NFL playoffs. The fifth-seeded Buffalo Bills and fourth-seeded Houston Texans got things underway with an overtime thriller that saw Houston complete a 22-19 comeback to keep the Bills ...
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CBSSports.com
Four more spots in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft solidified this weekend, with the Bills, Patriots, Saints and Eagles all seeing their Super Bowl hopes end in the wild-card round. That means those four teams are locked in to pick in the 21-24 range in ...
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Seahawks.com
PHILADELPHIA—The Seahawks are headed back to the divisional round of the playoffs, their seventh time in the past 10 seasons as one of the NFL's final eight teams standing. It wasn't always pretty, and it definitely wasn't easy, but the Seahawks were able ...
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Washington Post
LOS ANGELES — A day after a 26-point loss to Memphis in another matinee, the Clippers had a least three players score at least 30 points for the first time in franchise history. Montrezl Harrell scored 34 points off the bench, reserve Lou Williams scored 32 to ...
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Sporting News
The NFL playoff bracket for the divisional round was finalized when the Seahawks beat the Eagles on Sunday to close the wild-card round, which featured nothing but wildly entertaining games to kick off the 2020 NFL playoffs. Earlier Sunday, the Vikings ...
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CBSSports.com
As good as the Miami Heat are at home, they don't need much help from their opponents, but they certainly got some from the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday evening. Or at least their young big man Bam Adebayo did en route to a 20-point, eight-rebound, ...
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Sports Illustrated
Per the NBA injury report, Thunder Center Nerlens Noel is out for Monday's game with the Philadelphia 76ERS. Noel sprained his left ankle at 1:33 to go in the third quarter in Oklahoma City's win over Clevland. Billy Donovan did not know the severity of the ...
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Sports Illustrated
Pregame dribbles as the Cavaliers get ready to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. 1. This will be the Island of Misfit Toys of NBA games. No Kevin Love and no Tristan Thompson for the Cavaliers, and no Karl Anthony-Towns for the ...
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NBCSports.com
Dallas Mavericks small forward Luka Doncic enters Monday's home game against the Chicago Bulls with a franchise-record 10 triple-doubles for a season. But according to coach Rick Carlisle, Doncic also brings with him a bevy of bruises as teams continue ...
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Washington Post
AUBURN, Ala. — Amber Ramirez had four of her seven 3-pointers in the first quarter en route to a 25-point outing and No. 20 Arkansas cruised to an 86-70 win over Auburn on Sunday. Chelsea Dungee, who added 19 points, had seven of her nine ...
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CBSSports.com
Major League Baseball's investigation into the Houston Astros alleged electronic sign-stealing scandal is still ongoing, but some current and former Astros players have started to share their thoughts on the situation. On Saturday at an autograph show, Astros ...
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Bleacher Report
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised new signing Takumi Minamino for a "super, outstanding" debut at Anfield on Sunday when his side defeated Everton 1-0 in the FA Cup third round. Minamino, 24, signed with Liverpool from Red Bull Salzburg on ...
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Bleacher Report
Mario Balotelli has hit out at certain Lazio fans after accusing them of racist abuse on Sunday. Balotelli's Brescia lost 2-1 at home to Lazio in Serie A, with the former Liverpool striker getting on the scoresheet. However, the match needed to be stopped while ...
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USA TODAY
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Thompson scored 24 points, Tres Tinkle hit a go-ahead layup with 2:25 remaining and Oregon State rallied from 12 down in the second half to stun Colorado 76-68 on Sunday night. Trailing 53-41 with 13:21 left, the Beavers ...
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Courier Journal
As Jazmine Jones went through a list of people she wanted to thank after reaching the 1,000-point mark on Sunday, she stopped to address coach Jeff Walz. "Only took four years, right coach?" she said. Walz jokingly replied, "And you should thank me for ...
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Washington Post
DETROIT (AP) — Loudon Love scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and Jaylon Hall hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in the game to lift Wright State to a 70-69 victory over Detroit Mercy on Sunday. Love, a junior, hit 9 ...
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Jackson Clarion Ledger
Vic Schaefer called a timeout with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter Sunday afternoon. He had seen enough at Stageman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. His No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs had just fell behind the Georgia Bulldogs by one point. It wasn't the ...
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SB Nation
Sam Kerr's blockbuster move to Chelsea — perhaps the biggest signing in the history of the Women's Super League — may have been announced in November, but thanks to the British transfer system, we've had to wait until this year for her to make her ...
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al.com
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images. Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson breaks up a pass intended for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams during an NFL game on Oct. 27, 2019, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Comment. By Mark Inabinett ...
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USA TODAY
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Tyler Hagedorn totaled 26 points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks and South Dakota outlasted Denver 80-78 on Sunday. Hagedorn made 7 of 13 shots, 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and 9 of 10 free throws for the Coyotes ...
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FOXSports.com
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hasahn French scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Saint Louis held off Massachusetts 83-80 in overtime on Sunday. French made 9 of 15 shots from the floor for the Billikens (12-3, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) and added five ...
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Forbes
The only predictable part of hockey's annual World Junior Championship is that the gold-medal game is invariably a nail-biting thrill ride. On Sunday in the Czech Republic, Team Canada erased a 3-1 third-period deficit to come back and beat Russia by a ...
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Toronto Star
Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson walked to the podium and quickly pinpointed massive struggles in the fourth quarter as a major cause of his team's sudden downturn. After enduring a nightmarish fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn ...
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Chicago Tribune
This was never going to be a Northwestern season that ended with a bracket. It was going to end with a young team taking its lumps. But recently there were glimmers — a thumping of Boston College, a 45-point second half against Michigan State, a stirring ...
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Washington Times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — JJ Redick spends plenty of time practicing left-handed drives to the hoop, just for moments like this one. His layup with 1.1 seconds remaining lifted the New Orleans Pelicans to a hard-fought 117-115 victory over the Sacramento ...
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Courier Journal
LEXINGTON — Rhyne Howard drained seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points as No. 13 Kentucky held off No. 23 Tennessee 80-76 on Sunday. Howard made several key baskets and then sank 4 of 6 free throws in the final minute as the ...
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USA TODAY
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan wide receiver Nico Collins is staying in school for his senior season. Collins announced his plans Sunday on social media. His return should provide a boost for an offense that has to replace quarterback Shea Patterson, ...
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Cincinnati.com
The Xavier Musketeers have a microwave on the roster. Not a literal kitchen appliance, but he definitely heats up in a hurry and Sunday afternoon in front of 10,254 Cintas Center fans, St. John's couldn't figure out how to turn that microwave off in a 75-67 ...
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Washington Times
Robinson compiled four points (1-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 31 minutes Saturday in the Warriors' 111-104 loss to the Pistons. After putting up 41 points on 54.8 percent shooting from the field over the prior two games, ...
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TribLIVE
8 minutes ago. The Penguins opened the second half of their season with a hard-fought but sloppy 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in their 42nd game Sunday evening at PPG Paints Arena. Playing their second contest in as many days, the Penguins offered ...
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Montreal Gazette
Barrie had his five-game point streak snapped Saturday against the Islanders. There isn't a player on the Leafs who's benefited more under coach Sheldon Keefe than Barrie, who had a miserable start under Mike Babcock. In 23 games under Babs, Barrie ...
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Tampa Bay Times
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. They're tied with the Canucks for the league's longest active run. Tampa Bay struck early, the best way to negate any negative ...
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Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- It wasn't Tyler Myers' greatest shot. However, it was good enough to get the job done and get the Vancouver Canucks another win. The big defenseman scored on a floating shot from just inside the blue line with 1:29 left ...
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Shakin The Southland
We're closing in on the National Championship Game and to help us preview it, we connected with Zachary Junda of And the Valley Shook. In our Q&A preview we discuss Joe Burrow's incredible season, LSU's defensive improvement, and more. Please ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
Blackhawks minor-league defenseman Philip Holm, long considered a leading candidate for an NHL call-up, was placed on unconditional waivers Sunday for the purpose of mutual contract termination. Holm's agent, Peter Wallen, said Holm has signed an ...
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PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Wild Card Weekend nearly ended with a storybook finish for 40-year-old Josh McCown. The 17-year NFL veteran was thrust into his first ever playoff action after Carson Wentz suffered a head injury in the first quarter. Trailing 17-9 with two minutes remaining, ...
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WKOW
The Green Bay Packers will host the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday, January 12th, at 5:40pm CT. The winner of that game will move on to face either the San Francisco 49ers or Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship.
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Toro Times
After a wild Saturday in the AFC Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs, the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans are advancing to the Divisional Round. The No. 4 seeded Texans will be facing the No. 3 seeded Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium at ...
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