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As-it-happens update December 28, 2020
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NFL.com
Haskins was certainly responsible for much of his demise. At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, the former Ohio State quarterback was considered a potential top-10 prospect who had finished third in the 2018 Heisman Trophy vote before declaring for the NFL draft.
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Yahoo Sports
To say the Brooklyn Nets will be shorthanded at Barclays Center on Monday night is an understatement. Nets general manager Sean Marks may need to sign head coach Steve Nash to a 10-day contract for the sake of Brooklyn's matchup against the ...
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FOXSports.com
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr will need to wait at least another year to make his first playoff appearance. Another late-game collapse on Saturday night sent the Las Vegas Raiders to their fifth defeat in six games with a 26-25 loss to Miami and elimination ...
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FOXSports.com
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Making the playoffs for the first time in 13 years is just a start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "We're 10-5 and I know that gets us a spot, but I think there's still a big week ahead of us for preparation and improving as a team," quarterback ...
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FOXSports.com
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis got into playoff position by ignoring the outside chatter. After Sunday's collapse at Pittsburgh, the Colts must be even more vigilant tuning out the doubters. Their postseason hopes depend on it. "We have one ...
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Yahoo Sports
It's hard to decide who has been more dominant in men's college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 ...
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FOXSports.com
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons keep finding new ways to lose. Sunday's 17-14 defeat at Kansas City ended with an unlikely source of frustration. Younghoe Koo, who had missed just once this season and had made 27 consecutive field goals, sliced a ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Ravens have waived rookie safety Geno Stone, the club announced Monday afternoon. Stone had been on a roster exemption since coming off the reserve/COVID-19 list last week. The seventh-round pick has appeared in two games this season, mainly ...
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Yahoo Sports
Safety Jayron Kearse was not in the Lions lineup for Saturday's loss to the Buccaneers and he won't be playing in their regular season finale against the Vikings either. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Lions have informed Kearse that they will be ...
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FOXSports.com
And then there was one. Texas had seven team captains when the season started. Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger will be the only one taking the field Tuesday nightwhen the No. 20 Longhorns (6-3) play Colorado (4-1) in the Alamo Bowl. Five have opted ...
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CBSSports.com
McClure is a DFS professional with nearly $2 million in career winnings. He's also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical ...
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Sports Illustrated
FRISCO - We talk and write a lot about Andy Dalton as being an "elite bus driver.'' It's not an insult; it's a compliment. But this week? He's more than that. And the compliment is inarguable. Dalton, the Dallas Cowboys QB pressed into service because of the ...
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ESPN
Purdue (7-3, 2-1) vs. No. 14 Rutgers (6-1, 2-1). Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Rutgers presents a tough challenge for Purdue. Purdue has won one of its two games against ranked teams this ...
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Yahoo Sports
JuJu Smith-Schuster touched a nerve by dancing on opponents' logos. His mom ended up paying a price on social media. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver made the ritual part of his pregame warmups, dancing and spiking balls at the 50-yard line while ...
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The Indianapolis Star
SOUTH BEND — Tommy Rees doesn't need a refresher on the last time Notre Dame played against Alabama. He was there for the 42-14 destruction in the 2013 BCS Championship Game backing up starting quarterback Everett Golson. "That was a long ...
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Yahoo Sports
A.J. Preller, San Diego Padres general manager and noted blacktop sniper, is feeling the jumper. On Sunday evening, two days after Christmas, Preller was in agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell for four ...
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Yahoo Sports
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans have been bad all season. Now they're getting mad. A 37-31 loss to the Bengals on Sunday gave them their second four-game skid of the season and pushed star J.J. Watt into a postgame tirade about effort and ...
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Yahoo Sports
Point spread: Lakers -3.5 · Money line: Lakers -160 / Blazers +135 · Over-under: 225.5 · Player props: Anthony Davis over 24.5 points (-115)/under 24.5 (-110), Damian Lillard over 27.5 points (-115)/under 27.5 (-110).
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Yahoo Sports
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto is well aware that the Sooners defense, even with all the drastic improvements playing its ''Speed D'' scheme for two seasons, has to prove itself outside the Big 12. After winning their sixth ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Kansas City Chiefs have been very good to bettors under Andy Reid, but things have changed in 2020. Since Reid's tenure began back in 2013, the Chiefs are 76-57-4 against the spread — a covering rate of 57.1%. Over that span, that's the third-best ...
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New York Post
When: 7 p.m. Monday. Where: Williams Arena in Minneapolis. TV: Big Ten Network. Radio: WJR-AM (760; other radio affiliates). Box score. THE MATCHUP: Michigan State at Minnesota: Scouting report, prediction. LOVE ACTUALLY: Izzo and Beilein ...
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CBSSports.com
The NBA announced today that it has fined Daryl Morey, Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations, $50,000 for violating the league's anti-tampering rule. The fine is in response to a since deleted social media post Morey made on December 20 ...
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Yahoo Sports
Here we are, the last week in December, and talking about Detroit Red Wings training camp. Given 2020 has been defined by a pandemic, it cannot recede into memory fast enough. The Wings' last memory of playing dates 10 months to March 10. At last they ...
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Sports Illustrated
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys' late-season rejuvenation and last-breath NFL playoffs contention is obviously about a lot of different people and about all three phases. At the same time, when the "Locked on Cowboys" podcast reviews Sunday's Week 16 ...
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Patriots.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have activated LB Cassh Maluia (Standard Elevation) and DL Nick Thurman (COVID-19 Replacement) to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. In addition, the Patriots signed ...
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Boston.com
Tom Brady is back in a groove. Following a stretch where the Buccaneers went 1-3, Tampa Bay has won its last three games, culminating with Saturday's 47-7 win over the Lions. Brady, who struggled during the four-game stretch, has looked like the Brady of ...
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Yahoo Sports
Here we go with the Single Game NFL DFS slate for Monday Night Football of Week 16. Today's matchup is between the Bills and Patriots with Buffalo checking in as a seven-point road favorite. The over/under currently rests at 47 total points. Kickoff is ...
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Panthers.com
CHARLOTTE - Stadium capacity will be adjusted to 1,500 for the Carolina Panthers final home game versus the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 3, 2021, the team announced Monday. The decision was made in collaboration with local government and public ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Out of all the thousands of words that came out of the winning (finally) Steelers locker room late Sunday afternoon, four stood out: "We're far from done," T.J. Watt said. One other comment seemed significant after the Steelers' near-comatose offense came to ...
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Yardbarker
Love (calf) will not be available for Tuesday's game against the Knicks, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports. The Cavs are yet to comment on Love's status, but he was set for an MRI on Monday, so an update is expected within the next day or two.
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Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Football Release PDF. • Five Big Ten schools were selected for bowl competition this year, highlighted by a berth in the College Football Playoff for Ohio State. • Ohio State was selected to compete in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the ...
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NBC Sports
n the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Washington selected a quarterback from Ohio State by the name of Dwayne Haskins. Picked No. 15 overall, the hope was that the star collegiate passer would become the future of the franchise and put to bed the ...
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Forbes
Only five players in NFL history have ever won three MVPs, or more. That list could soon grow to six. According to FanDuel, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the new favorite to capture 2020 MVP honors. After a big Week 16, Rodgers ...
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Youth sports, including high school athletics, can resume games and scrimmages on Jan. 14, per Minnesota Department of Health guidelines. Practices for the sports can resume on Jan. 4. "The decision to resume sports does not mean engaging in sports is ...
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Forbes
So far, it's looking like the Boston Celtics' Opening Day victory over the Milwaukee Bucks is looking like an exception rather than a rule. After falling in back-to-back games against the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers, the Celtics have looked more like the ...
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Rum Bunter
The Pittsburgh Pirates have already traded away one of their most prominent position players. Could they do the same with one of their pitchers? Everyone knows that the Pittsburgh Pirates likely will trade Joe Musgrove this offseason. As a pitcher, he has a lot ...
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Field Gulls
The Seahawks hung a definitive loss on Sean McVay's Rams on Sunday and in the process, were able to hang the NFC West banner for 2020. For another week, Seattle's win featured a couple of returning players—that and more, below. The tight end rotation ...
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Yahoo Sports
Manchester City's Premier League visit to Everton on Monday was postponed after multiple new positive tests for coronavirus were detected among Pep Guardiola's squad. City had already announced on Christmas Day there had been four positive tests at ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Blues fail to pick up three points again. This time at home to Aston Villa, which sees Chelsea only win one of their last five games. From the early exchanges, the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulisic had a lot of joy on the flanks.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Music City Bowl was canceled Sunday because a COVID-19 outbreak left Missouri unable to play Iowa in the matchup that was scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville. It's the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set Dec. 20, joining the ...
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Denver Stiffs
The Denver Nuggets (0-2) are preparing for a matchup with the Houston Rockets (0-1) as the two teams look to get back to the winning ways that they are used to. The Nuggets have opened their season with a pair of losses following a shorter offseason after ...
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BuffaloBills.com
The Bills have activated WR John Brown from Injured Reserve but have placed Brown and practice squad S Josh Thomas and RB Christian Wade on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Per NFL contact tracing protocols, those players have been defined to have ...
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Buffalo News
Dea was placed on waivers by the Sabres on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. Considering Dea saw action in a mere three games for Buffalo last season, his placement on waivers shouldn't come as a surprise. In the minors, the 26-year-old ...
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al.com
It's almost time to bid farewell to 2020 and ring in 2021. New Year's celebrations in some parts of Alabama will look different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Flora-Bama is planning to host its annual celebration, while Mobile has opted to cancel its ...
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Oxford Eagle
Lane Kiffin is adamant that Ole Miss will play in its first bowl game in five years this Saturday. What the Rebels' roster looks like when they arrive in Tampa later this week is still to be determined. The first-year head coach stated on Monday that there are still ...
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5newsonline.com
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For the first time since 2016 Arkansas has found their way to postseason football. The team is set to take on the TCU Horned Frogs on New Years Eve on ESPN. Going to a bowl game isn't good enough for this team, they want to win it.
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Black Shoe Diaries
One of the big complaints of the James Franklin era is that there is always coaching turnover. While that's largely the way of college football in the modern era, it is true that staff continuity hasn't been a strength the last few seasons in Happy Valley. It hasn't ...
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