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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ December 14, 2020
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	ESPN Owner Paul Dolan says Cleveland Indians to keep name through 2021 season ESPN CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians are changing their name -- they just don't know to what or when. Expressing that "it's time," owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meetings with groups, including Native Americans who ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Hard to see better days ahead for Texans' D after 'embarrassing' loss ESPN HOUSTON -- J.J. Watt summed up the way the Houston Texans' defense played in Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears quickly: "I think our performance was embarrassing." "We gave up 36 points today," Watt said. "... We're not competitive. We gave up 36 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Seeking to end 12-game losing streak, Jacksonville Jaguars to start QB Gardner Minshew ESPN JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Gardner Minshew is back as the Jacksonville Jaguars' starting quarterback. Whether he holds onto the job for more than a week depends on how well he plays, beginning with Sunday's game at Baltimore. The Jaguars (1-12) have lost ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Stanford Cardinal stay atop AP Top 25 with top 11 unchanged ESPN Stanford remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll released Monday and picked up first-place votes, too. Coach Tara VanDerveer matched Pat Summitt's all-time win total of 1,098 with a victory on Sunday night over California that kept ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sources: Matt Wells expected to return as head coach of Texas Tech Red Raiders ESPN Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells is expected to return in 2021, sources confirmed to ESPN, but with a new offensive coordinator. The school announced Monday that offensive coordinator David Yost has been fired after two seasons. But Wells is set to lead ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 'Run The Damn Ball' Returns with Jonathan Taylor in Colts' Pounding of Raiders Sports Illustrated This is the kind of performance the Indianapolis Colts envisioned in April when they drafted running back Jonathan Taylor in the second round. The rookie had snowballed a couple of solid performances together in recent weeks, then the avalanche came ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Upon Further Review: Rodgers, Crosby power Pack to top of NFC North FOXSports.com The MVP of NFL plays for the Green Bay Packers. And his name is Mason Crosby. The Packers 36-year-old kicker won't actually take home that award this season, but he made all of his extra points and, more importantly, nailed a 57-yard field goal that put ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports Report: Lions are expected to interview Rick Smith for GM opening NBC Sports The Lions announced last week that they had interviewed three internal candidates for General Manager, and now a report has emerged of an external candidate. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are expected to interview former ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Patriots' NFL-record division title streak will end at 11 USA TODAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For just the fourth time since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, New England won't end the season as AFC East champions. The Buffalo Bills improved to 10-3 overall and 7-2 in the division with their 26-15 win over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports On Sunday one of NFL's greatest streaks quietly ended, as Patriots were eliminated from AFC East race Yahoo Sports Behind head coach Tony Sparano, quarterback Chad Pennington and the running back duo of Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, the Miami Dolphins won the AFC East in 2008. The next year, behind Tom Brady's return from a torn ACL, the New England ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Marquette vs. Creighton odds, line: 2020 college basketball picks, Dec. 14 predictions from proven model CBSSports.com A Big East battle is on tap between the Marquette Golden Eagles and the No. 8 Creighton Bluejays at 9 p.m. ET on Monday at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Bluejays are 4-1 overall and 4-0 at home, while Marquette is 4-2 overall and 0-1 on the road. Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Oregon replaces Washington in Pac-12 Championship Game against USC as Huskies deal with COVID-19 issues CBSSports.com The Pac-12 announced a new opponent for USC in the championship game on Monday, replacing Washington with Oregon after the Huskies informed the league that it will not be able to play on Friday. "This decision was made under the Pac-12's football ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Former Baylor coach Art Briles resigns after two years at Mount Vernon The Dallas Morning News Former Baylor coach Art Briles came to coach at Mount Vernon, a "Texas Treasure" located about 100 miles east of Dallas, amidst national backlash 19 months ago. And now, after two seasons coaching the 3A school, Briles is moving on. Mount Vernon ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com The Latest: Michigan football back practicing for Iowa FOXSports.com The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says his team had a lot of "energy and enthusiasm" when it was cleared to practice for the first time since a COVID-19 outbreak broke out ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Harden still wants out of Houston Yahoo Sports The Houston Rockets tried to convince James Harden to stay by importing John Wall from the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately for the Rockets, the maneuver doesn't seem to have worked. Harden, the three-time defending NBA scoring leader and a former ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News It's anyone's guess how Yankees are doing with DJ LeMahieu, free agency New York Daily News Across town, the Mets have made a lot of noise. They announced the hiring of their new up-and-coming GM and made a big dent in their offseason wish list with catcher James McCann. In the Bronx, Yankees fans are left trying to decipher the subtle messages ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Getting Back To Basics Is Key For Notre Dame To Win An ACC Title Sports Illustrated According to Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, the Irish chose the latter. "We spent a day of practice that had nothing to do with Clemson," Kelly said during his introductory title game press ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Latest on Mets target Liam Hendriks: Four teams could reportedly compete with Mets, including division rival Yahoo Sports The Mets have interest in signing reliever Liam Hendriks. Here's the latest... Dec. 14, 11:39 a.m.. In addition to the Mets, the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays are pursuing Hendriks, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Per Passan ... Flag as irrelevant
	NCAA.com College basketball rankings: Houston, Villanova, West Virginia climb AP Top 25 NCAA.com The latest AP Top 25 men's basketball poll was released Monday and NCAA.com is here with complete reactions and takeaways from the poll. First, here's the complete AP poll for Dec. 14, 2020: ... Flag as irrelevant
	The ACC ACC Selects James J. Phillips as Conference's Next Commissioner The ACC GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that James J. Phillips, Ph.D., the Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation at Northwestern University, will serve as the conference's next commissioner. Phillips brings ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Browns by the numbers: Breaking down Cleveland's best season in more than a decade Sporting News In a year of expecting the unexpected, the Cleveland Browns consistently winning football games has to rank pretty high on the list. The Browns enter Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season with a 9-3 record, good for second place in the AFC North and currently ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports NFL analyst describes Chase Young as a mixture of Derrick Henry and the Predator Yahoo Sports NFL analyst: Chase Young is a mixture of Derrick Henry and the Predator originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington. In a rookie year full of dominant performances, Chase Young put on his brightest display Sunday against the 49ers. Matched up for big ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister Even if eligible, too early to tell whether UCLA will play in a Bowl game OCRegister After back-to-back losing seasons under UCLA coach Chip Kelly and despite losing Saturday's crosstown rivalry game in the final seconds to USC, 43-38, the Bruins (3-3) still have a chance to move above .500 with Saturday's regular season Pac-12 finale ... Flag as irrelevant
	Over The Monster Red Sox sign Hunter Renfroe to a one-year contract Over The Monster In this slow-moving offseason, we have been waiting to see what area of need the Red Sox would address first. There are multiple areas of the roster that need to be shored up, and heading into this week there haven't been many clear indications as to what ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Fantasy Football Rankings Week 15: Running back Sporting News We're on to the second week of the fantasy football playoffs, and our Week 15 fantasy RB rankings are looking strong. There are very few injuries to top-tier running backs, and the committees that plagued the position at the beginning of the year are becoming ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bengals.com Fumbles Foil Comeback Game For AJ Green And Bengals Offense Bengals.com It was fitting, of course, that on Sunday A.J. Green would stick his foot in the ground and vow that he's far from done in a career that began in concert with Andy Dalton. As his wife sat in a Paul Brown Stadium suite with Dalton's wife, Green and his rookie ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com The Eagles were aggressive on 4th down against Saints, and it paid off big; here's how NOLA.com Coming into Sunday the Eagles were one of the NFL's most aggressive teams on fourth down, ranking third among NFL teams with 23 attempts. They ramped up that attacking philosophy against the Saints, going for it four times — including twice on their ... Flag as irrelevant
	BroBible Clippers' Nicolas Batum: Earns preseason start CBSSports.com Batum posted nine points (2-5 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), two assists, two steals, a rebound and a block across 21 minutes in Sunday's 131-106 loss against the Clippers. Batum earned the start Sunday and looked productive, as he filed the stat sheet and made ... Flag as irrelevant
	BlackSportsOnline Bulls' Otto Porter: Effective against Rockets CBSSports.com Porter scored 12 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT) while adding seven rebounds and two assists across 24 minutes during Sunday's 104-91 win over the Rockets. Porter was one of three starters that scored in double digits for the Bulls in this game, and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Universe.byu.edu BYU Football to play UCF in Boca Raton Bowl Universe.byu.edu BYU Football confirmed on Monday it will travel to Boca Raton, Florida to play the University of Central Florida in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The Cougars finished the regular season 10-1 with a win against San Diego State on ... Flag as irrelevant
	WOWT Huskers have short week to prepare for Rutgers WOWT LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Like everyone else, the Nebraska coaches and players didn't find out that they'd be playing Rutgers in week nine and that it'd be a Friday game until Sunday afternoon. They called the players in for meetings that night and held a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Former UCF Quarterback McKenzie Milton Transfers to Florida State Sports Illustrated Milton leaves UCF as likely the best quarterback in program history. He tallied 92 touchdowns in 33 starts, leading the Knights to 24 straight wins before his injury in 2018. Yet despite Milton's improved health in 2020, he was unable to regain the starting job at ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Stripe Hype Andy Dalton earns game ball in return to Cincinnati beating Bengals The Stripe Hype Andy Dalton returned to Cincinnati to play at Paul Brown Stadium for the first time since the Bengals released him this spring and was awarded a game ball in the Dallas Cowboys 30-7 victory. Quarterback Andy Dalton made his return to Cincinnati on Sunday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal After COVID clearance Ole Miss awaiting full roster as LSU game looms Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal OXFORD – Ole Miss football is out of COVID-19 jail, but not all players have gained a release to play in the final regular season game. The program paused football activities on Dec. 2 because of an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing. Flag as irrelevant
	Las Vegas Review-Journal 71 survive first day of US portion of WSOP Main Event Las Vegas Review-Journal Three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva leads the field after the first day of the U.S. portion of the WSOP Main Event on Sunday. De Silva (screen name: gomezhamburg) finished with more than 1.9 million chips, tops among the 71 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Black & Teal Jacksonville Jaguars mishandled quarterback situation in 2020 Black & Teal The Jacksonville Jaguars entered the 2020 season with no clear plan for their quarterback position. They made the right decision when they gave Gardner Minshew II a chance to show he could be their quarterback of the future. However, the team's brass ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chron No. 4 Michigan State stays unbeaten, tops Oakland 109-91 Chron EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo understood the entertainment value of his team's latest victory — by a final score that more resembled an NBA game. "That was a game for the media, for TV, for our fans, for our parents, and for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Frank Lampard reacts to Chelsea facing Atletico Madrid in last-16 of UCL Sports Illustrated Frank Lampard says Chelsea have the belief to beat Atletico Madrid after being drawn against Diego Simeone's side in the last 16. Chelsea were handed the Spanish side after the draw was made in Nyon on Monday afternoon. Ties will be played in February ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS19 News VHSL will not require masks during games or practice CBS19 News CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 SPORTS) -- The Virginia High School League reversed course on Monday and will not require student-athletes or coaches to wear masks during games or practice. This comes after the VHSL's previous announcement on ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBA CA Kevin Durant's Nets debut, Talen Horton-Tucker's big game, and other big storylines from Day 3 of the NBA preseason NBA CA Preseason action continued in the NBA with 12 teams taking the floor on Sunday. From the Nets' All-Star duo making their debut to the LA franchises playing the second of their two preseason games, there were plenty of storylines to keep track of. We've got ... Flag as irrelevant
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