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As-it-happens update December 21, 2020
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Tony Pollard and the Dallas Cowboys gave Ezekiel Elliott a reason to come back next week after the two-time rushing champion missed a game because of injury for the first time in his career. Pollard ran for two touchdowns with ...
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NHL.com
Each team will play a 56-game schedule and face teams only in its division during the regular season, which will begin Jan. 13, 2021, after the NHL and NHL Players' Association announced agreement on the plan Sunday.
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ESPN
Before Leonard became a free agent and signed with the Clippers in July 2019, former Clippers coach Doc Rivers was fined $50,000 for violating anti-tampering rules after he called Leonard the closest current player to Jordan. The Clippers signed Leonard in ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Arizona Cardinals continue with their quest to the postseason this afternoon at home against the 4-8-1 Philadelphia Eagles. Both snapped losing streaks last week. The Eagles will send rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts out to start for the second time in his ...
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Sports Illustrated
Despite hard-fought efforts to reach the pinnacle of the SEC, the Florida Gators ultimately fell short in Atlanta by just a six-point margin. Going into a matchup that was believed by many to result in a lopsided victory for the Crimson Tide of Alabama, Florida ...
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Yahoo Sports
What needs to happen for the Vikings to make the playoffs? Read full article. Kyle Ratke. Sun, December 20, 2020, 1:34 PM PST ·1 min read. After losing the Bears on Sunday, the Vikings fell to 6-8 on the season are are just barely hanging onto any playoff ...
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Seahawks.com
The Seahawks are back in the postseason thanks to Sunday's 20-15 win at Washington, their ninth playoff berth in 11 seasons under Pete Carroll and John Schneider. Dec 20, 2020 at 04:12 PM. luikhj1d.jpeg. John Boyle. Seahawks.com Reporter.
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CBSSports.com
After a historically short offseason, the NBA is set to kick off the 2020-21 season with a matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors. The game will be Kevin Durant's first as a member of the Nets, so it's only fitting that the contest comes ...
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CBSSports.com
Watching the Buccaneers struggle against the Falcons, all I could think about was, "This is not a team ready for January." Down 17-0 at halftime, the Bucs rallied to beat their NFC South foe 31-27 to move to 9-5 on the year and essentially lock up a playoff spot ...
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ESPN
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- — Justin Smith scored 22 points with a career-high 17 rebounds and Arkansas had a big second half to beat Oral Roberts 87-76 on Sunday. Despite the Razorbacks' (7-0) 58-32 rebounding advantage, and 57-point second half, Oral ...
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NFL.com
An eventful Week 15 has set up an intriguing scenario involving the NFL's two worst teams. Following Sunday's stunning upset of the 9-4 Rams, the once-winless Jets (1-13) moved into a tie with the Jaguars, who lost big to the Ravens, for the rights to the No.
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CBSSports.com
The 2020-21 NBA season will officially tip-off on Dec. 22, and the Lakers and Clippers will serve as the nightcap of a doubleheader on the first night of games in the league. The Lakers will officially begin their title defense, and who better to do it against than ...
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ESPN
CINCINNATI -- — Adam Kunkel hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lead Xavier to a 91-88 win over Marquette on Sunday, keeping the Musketeers undefeated. Marquette had tied the game at 88 when Koby McEwen hit a stepback 3-pointer and turned it into a ...
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Chicago Tribune
The No. 14 Wildcats on Sunday announced they will head to Orlando, Fla., for the New Year's Day matchup, aiming to win their fourth straight bowl game after victories from 2016-18.
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FOXSports.com
After a one-year postseason hiatus, the Missouri Tigers are going bowling again. Mizzou announced Sunday afternoon that it has accepted an invitation to face Iowa in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tenn.
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nj.com
The Big Ten's leading tackler is returning to Rutgers. Olakunle Fatukasi announced Sunday he plans to return to Rutgers for the 2021 season, passing up the opportunity to enter the NFL Draft following a season in which he became the only Big Ten player to ...
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Yahoo Sports
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Fiesta Bowl could add another high-scoring game to its history with No. 12 Iowa State scheduled to face No. 25 Oregon on Jan. 2. The Cyclones (8-3) dropped four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings to No. 10 after losing to ...
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Sports Illustrated
Salvon Ahmed's grandma, Dee Brown, is one of his biggest supporters. She calls him the Real Cheetah. With her hospitalized for reasons unclear, the speedster promised he would rush for 100 yards or more for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at home.
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NBC Sports
While Smith hasn't been his typical, protect-the-ball-at-all-costs self in 2020, both of Haskins' turnovers highlighted his lack of experience and made the already difficult task of besting Russell Wilson even harder. In addition, as he was trying to fully complete ...
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Press Box
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson didn't need to come sprinting out of the locker room for any late-game heroics this time. After throwing three touchdowns and running for another, Jackson watched bundled up from the sideline as practice squad quarterback ...
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Deseret News
BOCA RATON, Florida — By most accounts, college football independent BYU has put together a special season in the midst of a global pandemic, nearly playing a full schedule and qualifying to play in a bowl game for the third straight year and fourth in ...
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The Denver Post
The Colorado Buffaloes are heading back to San Antonio. On Sunday, the Buffs (4-1) officially accepted an invitation to play in the 28th Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29 against the Texas Longhorns. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. MST at the Alamodome and the ...
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GolfDigest.com
For every tournament his son has won as a competitive golfer since grade school, Mike Thomas has a golf ball from the event on display back at Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen, Ky., where he's worked since 1990 as the head professional.
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The Florida Times-Union
Two recent visitors to Jacksonville will play in the 76th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field. North Carolina State (8-3), 23rd in the College Football Playoff rankings, will play Kentucky (4-6) on Jan. 2 at noon. It will be the lead-in game on ESPN to the two ...
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Charleston Post Courier
CONWAY — Coastal Carolina will get to renew its rivalry with Liberty after all. The No. 12 Chanticleers will travel to Orlando, Fla. to take on the Flames in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 26 at noon on ESPN. "This is a historic ...
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HoustonTexans.com
In their final road game of the 2020 season, the Houston Texans fell 27-20 to the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium after their final drive ended in a costly turnover. After starting the game in a 14-0 deficit, the Texans battled back to tie the game 20-20 in ...
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TexasSports.com
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman forward Greg Brown registered 24 points and 14 rebounds, while junior guard Andrew Jones tied his career high with 22 points to pace No. 11/11 Texas (7-1, 1-0 Big 12) to a 77-74 victory against Oklahoma State (6-2, 0-2 Big 12) ...
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FOXSports.com
The classic adage "like father, like son" rang true this weekend, as Tiger Woods and his son Charlie stole the show at the 2020 PNC Championship. Donning matching Sunday reds, Woods and his 11-year-old son ended the tournament at 20-under, five ...
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Gardner Webb University Bulldogs
Gardner-Webb wraps up its pre-Christmas slate on Monday night, traveling to face No. 15 Florida State at 7:00 pm in Tallahassee. The game will air live on RSN / Fox Sports Regional, with Bob Rathbun and former Duke great Mike Gminski on the call.
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The Daily Tar Heel
On Sunday, in an exciting overtime win in Carmichael Arena, the North Carolina women's basketball team (7-2, 2-2 ACC) defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3, 1-2 ACC), avenging a previous loss from earlier in the season, while also giving the Tar ...
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Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee will play West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. ET, the football program announced Sunday evening. The Vols finished the season 3-7 following Saturday's loss to No. 5 Texas A&M, losing seven of the final eight games after ...
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For The Win
The Los Angeles Rams will host the winless New York Jets on Sunday from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams have been cruising along this season and sit at 9-4 on the season and looking for their 10th win. They have won five of their last six home ...
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247Sports
With the conference championships and the remainder of the regular-season games having been held over the weekend the final College Football Playoff rankings were released on Sunday morning. Texas A&M (8-1) had been No. 5 in each of the previous ...
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Vicksburg Post
In a normal season, a 3-7 record would not lead to much optimism in late December. This, of course, is not a normal season. Mississippi State, despite its dismal record, kept its streak of 11 consecutive seasons with a bowl appearance alive on Sunday when it ...
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Daily Local News
As the college football regular season came to a close this weekend, bowl game matchups were released on Sunday — and the Arizona Bowl announced that it will host Mountain West champion San Jose State Spartans and Mid-American Conference ...
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Niner Noise
While the SF 49ers lost ugly to the Cowboys in Week 15, rookie wideout Brandon Aiyuk is much closer to a cherished franchise record. Plenty of things went wrong for the SF 49ers in Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys. Three turnovers by the Niners led to ...
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Seattle Times
WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — Sam Allardyce started his new job as coach of relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion with a 3-0 loss to Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Sunday. Anwar El Ghazi scored twice to give Villa the win against ...
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TSN
LOS ANGELES — Forward Kyle Kuzma has agreed to a three-year, $40 million extension to remain with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of ...
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Chiefs Wire
Apparently, pickle juice has long been used as a remedy to help treat cramps for NFL players. CBS Sports broadcaster Tony Romo even noted that he'd had the drink before. Check it out: ...
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MLB Trade Rumors
He began as a minor league pitcher for the franchise in 1949, when it was still in Brooklyn, and saw major league action with the Dodgers from 1954-55. Lasorda's last MLB season was in 1956 with the Kansas City Athletics.
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DraftKings Nation
Ezekiel Elliott is out this week against the San Francisco 49ers in a surprise move Sunday morning. That will give Tony Pollard a chance to get the lead work and have some fantasy upside, despite a tough matchup. Elliot has averaged only 10.2 points per ...
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