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As-it-happens update January 6, 2020
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ESPN
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama will move on next season without its star quarterback and leader, Tua Tagovailoa, who announced on Monday that he will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. A generational talent with a flair for the ...
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ESPN (blog)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The net is cast. The New York Giants seem to have located their preferred marks. Now they will try to lure in one as the 19th head coach in franchise history. It's not going to be easy, given the state of the franchise. The Giants were ...
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ESPN
FRISCO, Texas -- Mike McCarthy will be the ninth head coach in the history of the Dallas Cowboys, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Fox Sports. McCarthy's contract with the Cowboys will be for five years, according to a source.
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CBSSports.com
What a difference a season can make. In 2018, his first season as the Steelers' offensive coordinator, Randy Fichtner presided over a Steelers' offense that finished second in the NFL in passing yards and first in red zone efficiency while also setting a ...
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Bleacher Report
The opening round of the 2020 NFL playoffs sprung a few surprises with the third seed from each conference eliminated during Wild Card Weekend. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will have to wait on a seventh Super Bowl title after the New England Patriots ...
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FOXSports.com
Kirk Cousins got his moment. On first-and-10 from the New Orleans 45-yard line in overtime, Cousins, seeing that Saints defensive back Marshon Lattimore was on the sidelines, targeted Adam Thielen on a 43-yard bomb — and connected — to bring the ball ...
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ESPN
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Wade Phillips will not return next season as defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams. Phillips signed a three-year contract with the Rams after Sean McVay was named coach in 2017. The 72-year-old coordinator said last ...
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Sports Illustrated
DONUT 1: Hornets 123, Mavericks 120. You can read a full account of the game courtesy of Matt Galatzan here, but let me give you the ten cent version really quick: The short-handed Mavericks got behind by 20 points (sound familiar?), fought back to take a ...
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CBSSports.com
If we learned anything about D.K. Metcalf on Sunday night, it's that he's more than just the famous Ole Miss muscle picture that made its rounds on social media prior to the 2019 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-4, 229-pound wideout fell to the last pick in the second ...
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NBCSports.com
The big names get all the attention this time of year, but front offices also are busy filling minor holes on their organization's depth chart, and it seems the Giants did so recently with the addition of a minor league catcher. Tyler Heineman, a 28-year-old catcher, ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Hawks' last game against the Nuggets proved, in retrospect, only a brief respite from the team's most drastic and prolonged low point of the season. Trae Young had his most explosive game to that point of the season, notching 42 points and 11 assists ...
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CBSSports.com
Antonio Brown hasn't had the most successful NFL season, unless you consider nearly freezing your own feet off, sparking prolonged drama over equipment issues, getting in a fiery spat with your boss, clowning your way out of tens of millions of dollars, ...
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CBSSports.com
Malcolm Jenkins decided not to hold out at the beginning of the 2019 season, even though he was seeking a new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jenkins won't be playing good soldier this time around. All bets are off for Jenkins as he wants a new deal ...
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ESPN
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin is losing its top running back and now its top wide receiver to the NFL. Quintez Cephus announced Monday on Twitter and Instagram that he will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft. "I'm excited to put my name in for the ...
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NHL.com
The 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship featured several players stepping up and having strong efforts to lead their team. Some of the players who excelled were expected to do so. Then there were others who went from role players to leading men.
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SB Nation
Sometimes you take a job knowing it won't be perfect. It won't put a smile on your face seven days a week, but it's the right choice financially. It's only temporary, anyway. And for a while, that's enough. Until it isn't. And now you want out. This is the Kevin Love ...
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CBSSports.com
When the Detroit Pistons traded for Blake Griffin less than two weeks before the 2018 trade deadline, one league scout who spoke with CBS Sports at the time described it as "desperate move by a desperate team." Griffin was in the first year of a five-year, ...
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CBSSports.com
The holiday lull is officially over. Last Thursday night the Angels signed catcher Jason Castro and the Nationals inked setup man Will Harris. Fourteen of our top 50 free agents remain unsigned, including four of the top 15. There are also more than enough ...
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USA TODAY
The Golden State Warriors (9-28) head across town to play Pacific Division rival Sacramento Kings (13-23) in the Golden 1 Center at 10 p.m. ET. We analyze the Warriors-Kings odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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BaltimoreRavens.com
Cleveland Browns: Josh McDaniels, Brian Daboll Are Next Candidates. The Cleveland Browns' search for a head coach has rolled into its second week, with Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll scheduled to interview Monday. Today we're set to ...
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CBSSports.com
The Slam Dunk Contest used to be the crowing jewel of events held over the three-day NBA All-Star Weekend where the league showcases its best players for our enjoyment pleasure. Over the past five or six years, though, the event lost its luster as big-name ...
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Sports Illustrated
Vince Carter has compiled a Hall-of-Fame resume in 22 NBA seasons. The Hawks forward is an eight-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year winner, and he turned in perhaps the best Slam Dunk Contest performance in NBA history in 2000.
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USA TODAY
Gonzaga remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll. But second-ranked Duke closed the margin between the two schools after an impressive week. The Bulldogs received 27 of 32 first-place votes, though if their first two West ...
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ESPN
World Cup winner Daniele De Rossi on Monday confirmed he will retire from football at the age of 36. De Rossi, who spent 18 years with boyhood club Roma after making his debut in 2001, left for Boca Juniors in July 2019 and helped the Argentine club ...
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Sporting News
No. 1 LSU (14-0) meets No. 3 Clemson (14-0) in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Mercedes Benz-Superdome in New Orleans. Games time is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Clemson advanced to the championship game ...
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BC Interruption
Officially on the job following Boston College's loss last week to Cincinnati in the Birmingham Bowl, newly hired head coach Jeff Hafley took the first step in assembling his staff, hiring Frank Cignetti Jr. as offensive coordinator. Cignetti spent seven seasons as ...
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Washington Post
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League have new owners. The CFL announced Monday the team now belongs to two executives of Crawford Steel — Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern. Spiegel is chairman of the board of the ...
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Lookout Landing
The first couple targets of our offseason appraisals have been fairly straightforward. Oakland is trying to maintain their underpaid core without adding new money, as per usual. Then we had the Astros, who lost the youngest member of their ace triumvirate, ...
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The Boston Globe
While New England awaits Tom Brady's next steps, the other fortysomething sports icon in our midst hinted Monday that he, too, isn't certain what the future holds beyond his current contract. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara will turn 43 in March and is on a ...
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Washington Post
CHICAGO — Laura Harvey has been named head coach of the under-20 women's national team heading into that level's World Cup qualifying tournament. Harvey has been a coach in the National Women's Soccer League since its start in 2013. She was ...
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Heavy.com
There will be no shortage of suitors for Tom Brady when free agency begins, but the Raiders are a new team being mentioned as a possible landing spot for the legendary Patriots quarterback. NBC Sports' Peter King suggested that Raiders head coach Jon ...
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Tampa Bay Times
When the Buccaneers hired Bruce Arians to be their head coach in January, they hoped that he would lead the team to its first playoff appearance since 2007, or at least finish with more wins than losses. Neither happened. We can't say we weren't warned.
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CBSSports.com
Conor McGregor makes his much-anticipated return to the octagon against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246 on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. The 13-bout UFC 246 fight card from T-Mobile Arena features the main bouts starting at 10 p.m. ET, ...
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247Sports
Five-star running back Zachary Evans is not expected to end up at Georgia, sources tell 247Sports. Evans told reporters at the Under Armour All-American Game that he signed with a college team during the Early Signing Period. That program was Georgia.
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Seahawks.com
DK Metcalf soared over defenders and ahead of previous NFL and Seahawks franchise record-holders in Sunday's Wild Card win at Philadelphia. Unfazed by the intensity and magnitude of his first NFL playoff game, Metcalf caught seven passes for 160 ...
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Washington Post
NEOM, Saudi Arabia — Orlando Terranova became the new Dakar Rally leader after finishing second on the tricky second stage on Monday. Terranova retired from the rally on the same stage a year ago in his Argentine homeland after hurting his back in a ...
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247Sports
Two prominent names have emerged in Mississippi State's search for its next head coach, according to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. Those names are New England Patriots special teams coordinator Joe Judge and Florida defensive coordinator Todd ...
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Washington Post
LONDON — Tottenham and police have been unable to find any evidence to corroborate or contradict Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger's report of racism during an English Premier League game last month. Rudiger complained he was subjected to monkey ...
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Washington Post
MIAMI — Hassan Whiteside had a big game and the Miami Heat won. That wouldn't have seemed so conflicting a year ago. Whiteside is having perhaps the best season of his career now, in his first year with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Heat, at 26-10, are ...
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Editor In Leaf
The 2020 World Junior Championships (WJC) has wrapped up and Canada has won gold. The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't have any representation in that game. Unfortunately for them, their only remaining prospect played for third place. Sweden's top ...
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Omaha World-Herald
One of the original members of Scott Frost's Nebraska coaching staff is leaving for a new program. Jovan Dewitt, special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the Huskers since Frost arrived in 2018, is taking a new role at North Carolina under ...
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Yahoo Sports
They're friends, they've both been ranked No. 1 in singles and on Monday they became doubles partners for the first time as Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki teamed to win a first-round match at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Williams and Wozniacki ...
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nj.com
A former Olympian accused of shooting a woman in the chest and attempting to shoot her fiancé at his posh Morris County equestrian facility pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges at an arraignment in Superior Court Monday morning. Michael ...
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Sports Illustrated
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Glasgow Celtic manager Ronny Deila was hired Monday as the fourth coach in six seasons for Major League Soccer's New York City team. Delia replaced Domènec Torrent, who left in November following the season-ending loss to ...
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Bleacher Report
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been diagnosed with an infection in his upper respiratory tract, Real Madrid announced on Monday. Along with Karim Benzema, who was diagnosed with a contusion in his left hamstring, the Welshman will be absent in ...
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Newsday
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (AP) -- Sitting at the end of the bench, Dillon Dube couldn't hear his coach call out names, but he kept looking over wanting for his chance in the shootout. For someone who'd never been in that situation before, Dube came through.
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SLAM Online
The Los Angeles Lakers are high on Kyle Kuzma, never was this more apparent than during the weeks leading up to the Anthony Davis trade when the 24-year-old forward emerged as a potential hurdle in the blockbuster swap. But despite general manager ...
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