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Saints to play starters with shot at No. 1 or 2 seed METAIRIE, La. -- Sean Payton didn't hesitate when asked whether the New Orleans Saints might consider resting starters at Carolina in Week 17 -- even though quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Michael Thomas were among those listed as limited in ...
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Jaylen Brown leads Celtics' 1st win in Toronto since 2015 TORONTO -- Jaylen Brown had never won a game here against the Raptors in his NBA career. All it took to change that was arguably the best game of his career. Behind a sensational third quarter, in which Brown scored 16 points and went 5-for-5 from the ...
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Fantasy Football Week 17 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Can Tom Brady guide you to one last title? This is it. The final week of the regular season in the NFL, and the final Start 'Em & Sit 'Em column of 2019. Thank you for sticking with us all season long. We appreciate everything you do to help make our coverage of Fantasy Football fun. From your tweets ...
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NFL DFS, Week 17: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks, lineups, strategy, stacks The final week of the regular season brings another opportunity for NFL DFS players to cash in, with FanDuel running a $1.25M Sunday Million and DraftKings hosting a $2.75M Fantasy Football Millionaire, among many other tournaments. NFL DFS strategy ...
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Embiid stars as 76ers beat Bucks 121-109 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid outplayed Giannis Antetokounmpo in Philadelphia's first home Christmas game in 31 years, collecting 31 points and 11 rebounds to help the 3-point happy 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-109 on Wednesday.
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Fiesta Bowl 2019: Schedule, Top Storylines to Follow in Clemson vs. Ohio State The 2019 Fiesta Bowl possesses a matchup worthy of a championship tilt. The Clemson Tigers and Ohio State Buckeyes both enter State Farm Stadium with undefeated records and a plethora of talent on their respective rosters. Dabo Swinney's side carries ...
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Report: 'Strong concern' against NBA proposal to re-seed final four playoff teams The NBA has some big ideas for overhauling its schedule – shortening the regular season to 78 games, putting four teams into a play-in tournament for the final two postseason spots in each conference, re-seeding the final four teams of the playoffs ...
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Sources: Pacers' Victor Oladipo hopeful for late January return Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is hopeful to return to the lineup by early February -- and perhaps as soon as late January -- from a ruptured right quad tendon, league sources told ESPN. Oladipo's looming return to the Pacers -- which will partner him ...
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Dak Prescott will be limited in practice Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Christmas Day starting quarterback Dak Prescott will be limited in Wednesday's practice if at all with a sprained AC joint in his right (throwing) shoulder. Prescott was limited in three practice sessions last week in preparation ...
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Should the Dallas Cowboys now be wary of paying $18 million or more to WR Amari Cooper? The unforgivable 17-9 loss the Philadelphia Eagles is over and the Dallas Cowboys have moved their focus to Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins in the off chance their slim and seemingly farcical playoff hopes are realized. But no matter the ...
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Steelers starters James Conner and Steven Nelson sit out practice with injuries Running back James Conner, who injured his quad against the Jets, did not practice Wednesday as the Steelers began their preparations for the regular-season finale against the Ravens. He was one of several starters three starters who did not practice on ...
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Falcons' Julio Jones: DNP on first Week 17 report The Falcons list Jones as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report with a knee injury, Will McFadden of Atlanta's official site reports. Since sitting out the Falcons' Thanksgiving Day loss in Week 13 with a shoulder injury, the same issue has ...
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Texans' DeAndre Hopkins: Under the weather Hopkins (illness) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's practice estimate. We doubt that Hopkins' illness will impact his status for Sunday's game against the Titans, but it remains to seen if any of the Texans' key players will be rested or limited at all ...
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Texans takeaways: More on JJ Watt, Bill O'Brien and key numbers Texans' takeaways from Christmas Day: How teams gameplan for J.J. Watt. It's natural for Texans' fans to get excited about J.J. Watt's return, but that excitement should be tempered because he's been out for two months undergoing rehabilitation from surgery ...
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Robert Griffin III back in spotlight as Ravens rest Lamar Jackson OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The previous time Robert Griffin III started a game in the NFL, he was protecting a broken shoulder while flinging the ball for a miserable Cleveland Browns team staggering through a 1-15 season in 2016. On Sunday, Griffin returns to ...
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Perfect fit: Playoff teams' in-house hires getting it done Former Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips made a deal with Dabo Swinney when he decided to make him the Tigers head football coach. ''There were people that were very skeptical of that hire,'' Phillips recently recalled. ''I said, 'Dabo, if it don't work ...
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BYU in review: Cougars' loss to Hawaii was a microcosm of their season Honolulu • When it comes to the 2019 Hawaii Bowl, what people may continue to talk about will be the almost-touchdown-turned-fumble by Zach Wilson and the questionable field goal by Jake Oldroyd that would have handed BYU a win over the Rainbow ...
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Will the injured Wizards be able to stop the Pistons frontcourt duo? The Wizards, despite missing seven rotation players, edged out the Knicks on Monday to end a three-game losing streak. Trending Now. 0:36 · This Steven Sims Jr. caricature is fire! 0:47 · A meeting of the mascots: Captain and Jack · 2:00 · Best of Ovi and ...
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LeBron James and NBA Twitter are demanding the league bring Christmas jerseys back The NBA on Christmas day is tradition in the sports world at this point. Part of that tradition, once upon a time, was the Christmas day jerseys players would wear — something the NBA started in 2012. Since 2017, they've been gone. Once again, the NBA ...
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Top 10 defining Devils moments of the decade | Adam Henrique's goal, Taylor Hall's MVP, Lou Lamoriello's departure The 2010s served as a unique era of Devils hockey, full of change and absence of success that defined the team for nearly 20 years. They didn't win a Stanley Cup, and after reaching the final in 2012, they didn't win another playoff series, reaching the ...
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Pelicans vs. Nuggets: Live stream, TV channel, start time (NBA on Christmas 2019) Christmas Day in the NBA wraps up Wednesday night with a Western Conference matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have been a force so far this season in the West, earning the conference's second-best ...
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TUPPER: What a long road to Illini being in the Redbox Bowl. A detailed look at how we got here. When we get to college football bowl season, I can't help but remember what might have been for the trajectory of Illini football. Roll back the clock to December of 2010. Ron Zook was still the Illini head coach and his defensive coordinator, Vic Koenning, was ...
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LA Angels All-Decade Team: Kole Calhoun Was More Than Mike Trout's Sidekick When LA Angels fans think of Mike Trout and his career thus far, it isn't too long until our minds begin to wonder to his career-long running mate, Kole Calhoun. And while that may be what we LA Angels faithful first knew Kole Calhoun as, it became obvious ...
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Santa Anita Park is hoping to turn the page in 2020 ARCADIA — If anybody deserves a good, trouble-free 2020, it's Santa Anita marketing director Nate Newby. This past year has not been kind to Newby. Marketing Santa Anita in 2019, with all its troubles, was akin to selling bottled water aboard the Titantic.
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Patriots Notebook: On Sunday, it's all business for Bill Belichick and Brian Flores From 1 p.m. to about 4:15 or so on Sunday, the line between friendships and football will be drawn in the sand. FOXBOROUGH — Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores worked for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for 15 years. To say he has ...
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Matthew & Kelly Stafford visit family of Lions fans on Christmas; QB plays Madden with kids Sometimes it can be hard to remember that the athletes we watch, criticize and revere are real people. They give back to the community all the time, even though we seldom see it. This time, it's definitely worth sharing. Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew ...
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Steelers rookie pays off layaway debts for 60 people in Florida OCALA, Fla. — A rookie NFL player has paid off the layaway debts for five dozen people at a shopping center store in Florida. Ulysees Gilbert, a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Monday paid off thousands of dollars in debts for 60 people at a ...
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Boxing Day Test LIVE: Australia set for just one change as MCG pitch is unveiled Australia vs New Zealand, Boxing Day Test every ball live and ad free on Fox Cricket 501 from 10am AEDT December 26-30. The biggest day on the cricket calendar is finally here — Boxing Day has arrived (10:30am EDT) and overcast conditions and a ...
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Jurgen Klopp: Playing twice in three days at Christmas is a crime Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has lambasted the Christmas fixture schedule as "criminal" – even though his side are by no means the worst affected. The Premier League leaders travel to second-placed Leicester for an 8pm St Stephen's Day kick-off ...
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Here's how Clemson's offense is preparing for Ohio State DE Chase Young SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Clemson offensive lineman John Simpson has played against plenty of hyped defensive linemen in his career. It's easy to get excited during preparation, the senior said, but things change once the game starts. "Once you get that first ...
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Penn State's All-Decade Team (2010-2019): Who joins Saquon Barkley and Micah Parsons on the list? HAR. Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Trace McSorley share a laugh after practice on the Lasch outdoor fields. The Lions host Temple at noon on Saturday. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com HAR. Comment. By Bob Flounders ...
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Cooney has two Sydney to Hobart chances Comanche skipper Jim Cooney has the chance to potentially score an unusual Sydney to Hobart double in this year's race. Cooney owns two of the boats in the fleet of 157, supermaxi Comanche and the 70-foot Maserati, which has been chartered by Polish ...
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