..(Football)…

Chargers-L-Raiders (27-20)…Chargers lose 10-0 lead …Raiders hit big plays in win……Bolts (6-6)…Raiders (5-7)…Raiders win 3rd in row
..WR-Davante Adams 31-45Y-TD passes…(8R-177Y)
..RB-Josh Jacobs (144R)
..QB-Derek Carr (250P-2TD)
..Raiders defense 5-sacks..8-hits..16-pressure of Justin Herbert
..QB-Justin Herbert (335P-1TD) took 5-sacks
..Chargers (5-16) on 3rd down
..Chargers lost DT-Sebastian Joseph-Day-knee injury
..OT-Jam Salyer gave up 3-sacks
..OT-Forrest Sarrel gave up 6-pressures

Chargers…Activate OT-Zach Bailey from Developmental Squad
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(Scoreboard)

Chiefs-L-Bengals (27-24)..QB-Joe Burrow (25-31)-286P..RB-Sammy Perine (106R)…..QB-Patrick Mahomes (223P)……..KC (9-3)..Cincinnati (8-4),,won 4th in a row

Miami-L-San Francisco (33-17)…QB-Brock Purdy (210P-2TD)…Niners defense 4-takeaways…QB-Tua Tagovailoa (295P-2TD-2Int-3 Sacks)..WR-Tyreek Hill (9R-149Y)…..Dolphins (8-4)…Niners (8-4)..QB-Jim Garoppolo-broken foot

Eagles-W-Titans (35-10)…QB-Jalen Hurts (380P-3TD)…WR-AJ Brown (8R-118Y)…Held RB-Derrick Henry (30Y) rushing…..Phila (11-1)..Tenn (7-5)

Steelers-W-Falcons (19-16)…K-Matt Wright 4FGs…QB-Kenny Pickett (197P)..Steelers RB-(154R)….Pittsburgh (5-7)..Atlanta (5-8)

Packers-W-Bears (28-19)….Packers defense 3-takeaways…Christian Watson 46Y-TD run…RB-AJ Dillon (91R)….QB-Justin Fields (254P-71R) in loss..Green Bay (5-8)..Chicago (3-10))

Jaguars-L-Lions (40-14)…QB-Jared Goff (340Y-2TD) …Jacksonville (4-8)..Detroit (5-7)

Vikings-W-Jets (27-22)…Vikings defense 2-interceptions in 4th quarter in end zone…QB-Kirk Cousins (173P-TD)…Jets QB-Mike White (369P-2Int) in loss……Minnesota (10-2)..New York (7-5)

Washington-Tie-Giants (20-20)…QB-Taylor Heinicke (275P-2TD)….RB-Brian Robinson (96R)…..NY QB-Daniel Jones (200P-71R) in loss….Commanders (7-5-1)…NY (7-4-1)

Ravens-W-Broncos (10-9)….QB-Tyler Huntley leads team 91Y-drive…game winning TD (:28) left….Broncos missed 63Y-FG at end of game….Russell Wilson (189P) in loss….Balt (8-4)…Denver (3-9)

Browns-W-Houston (27-14)…QB-Deshaun Watson (131P)…Nick Chubb-Kareem Hunt combined (136R)….Browns defense 4-takeaways…Clevdeland score on 74Y-Punt Return TD…TD-on Fumble Recovery-Interception…..Cleveland (5-7)..Texans (1-10-1)

Seahawks-W-Rams (27-23)….QB-Geno Smith (367P-3TD)…WR-DK Metcalf TD (:36) left…..WR-Tyler Lockett-DK Metcalf combine (17R-255Y)….Seattle (7-5)..LA (3-9)

Dallas-W-Colts….Led (54-19)….Cowboys defense 3-picks-1 fumble recovery…Dak Prescott 3TD passes….Cowboys (9-3)…Colts (4-8-1)

Tampa Bay-Saints…Monday Night Football..Bucs (5-6)..Saints (4-8)
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(NFL Notes)

49ers…Report Niners open contract extension talks to retain QB-Jim Garoppolo…is (41-19) as a starter…Making (16M) in final year of deal

Denver..Report Broncos ownership might fire Nathaniel Hackett at end of season-but not in season

Patriots..Interested in talking to Alabama Off Coord-Bill O’Brien about returning to NFL next year

Cleveland..coach Kevin Stefanski on hot seat with erratic team play

Dallas…NFL hands out (26,000-fines to 4-players for jumping into Salvation Army Kettle to celebrate touchdown

NFL-Union…Begin negotiations to determine next year salary cap that could go from 208M this year to as high as 220M next year.
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(Injuries)

49ers..QB-Jim Garoppolo to miss rest of season-broken foot
49ers..DT-Hassan Ridgeway-pectoral
Ravens..QB-Lamar Jackson-sprained knee
Miami..QB-Tua Tagovailoa-ankle issue
Seattle..RB-Kenneth Walker-ankle injury..RB-DJ Dallas-shoulder
Chsargers..DT-Sebastian Joseph-Day-knee injury
Denver…IR-WR-KJ Hamler-reinjures hamstring
Lions..Activate WR-Jameson Williams from IR
Lions..Activate S-Romeo Akawara from Ir
Packers..OT-David Bakhtiari-appendectomy surgery
Houston..WR-Brandin Cooks-calf injury
Jets..Activate OT-George Fant
Raiders..Activate CB-Nate Hobbs from IR
Eagles..Activate DT-Jordan Davis from IR
Steelers..LB-TJ Watt-rib issue-inactive
Niners..OT-Trent Williams-back issue flares
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(College Football)

College Playoffs-1st round
..Georgia-vs-Ohio State ..Bulldogs seeded #1…Buckeyes #4
..Michigan-vs-TCU…Wolverines seeded #2…TCU stayed #3

AP-Poll…1-Georgia..2-Michigan..3-TCU…4-Ohio State..5..Alabama…6-Tennessee..7-Utah…8-USC….9-Penn State..10-Clemson

Colorado..Hires Deion Sanders-Head Coach…was (12-0) at Jackson State..(27-5) in his career…Will make (6.5M) per year

South Florida..Hire Alex Golesh-head coach..Off Coord at U-Tennessee

VMI..Hire Danny Rocco as head coach-ex head coach Delaware-Liberty-Richmond

Arizona State..Hires Beau Baldwin as Off Coord..was head coach Cal Poly was (4-21)

Liberty..Hires Jamie Chadwell-Coastal Carolina (31-6)
Coastal Carolina..Hires Tim Beck-Off Coord-North Carolina State
North Texas..Fires coach Seth Littell despite making Bowl game

Florida..Expels QB-Jalen Kitna-had been charged child pornography
Texas AM..QB-Haynes King files for transfer portal
Wisconsin..QB-Grahame Mertz enters transfer portal
Virginia..QB-Brennan Armstrong-enters transfer portal
Notre Dame..QB-Drew Pyne files for transfer portal
Iowa..Lands QB-Cade McNamara-transfer Michigan
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(Bowl Game Schedule)

Holiday Bowl…Oregon-vs-North Carolina..Ducks (9-3)..Tar Heels (9-4)

Peach Bowl..Georgia-vs-Ohio State-Playoff game
Fiesta Bowl..Michigan-vs-TCU..Playoff game

Rose Bowl..Utah-vs-Penn State
Sugar Bowl..Alabama-vs-Kansas State
Orange Bowl..Clemson-vs-Tennessee
Cotton Bowl..USC-Tulane

Citrus Bowl..LSU-vs-Purdue
Gator Bowl..Notre Dame-vs-South Carolina
Music City Bowl..Iowa-vs-Kentucky
Tampa Bowl..Mississippi State-vs-Illinois
Alamo Bowl..Washington-Texas

Las Vegas..Florida-vs-Oregon State
Boise Bowl..San Jose-vs-Eastern Michigan
Frisco Bowl..Boise State-vs-North Texas
Armed Forces Bowl..Air Force-vs-Baylor
Arizona Bowl..Wisconsin-vs-Oklahoma State
Sun Bowl..UCLA-vs-Pitt
Hawaii Bowl..Aztecs-vs-Middle Tennessee State

Liberty Bowl..Kansas-vs-Arkansas
Texas Bowl..Texas-vs-Ole Miss
Pinstripe Bowl..Syracuse-vs-Minnesota
Charlotte Bowl….Maryland-vs-North Carolina State
New Mexico..BYU-SMU
Barstool Bowl..Ohio-Wyoming
Fenway Bowl…Cincinnati-vs-Louisville
LA Bowl..Fresno-vs-Washington State

Myrtle Beach Bowl..Marshall-vs-U Conn
Boca Raton Bowl..Liberty-vs-Toledo
New Orleans Bowl..Western Kentucky-South Alabama
Detroit Bowl..Bowling Green-vs-New Mexico State
Dallas Bowl..Utah State-vs-Memphis
Birmingham Bowl..Coastal Carolina-vs-East Carolina

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(Scoreboard) Conference Title Games:

Pac 12
..USC-L-Utah…Utes pile up (533..Cam Rising (360P-3TD)…Defense had 7-sacks..2-takeaways..held Trojans (1-12) 3rd down..QB-Caleb Williams (363P-3TD-82R) playing with hamstring injury

Big 10
..Michigan-W-Purdue..RB-Donovan Edwards (185R)..QB-JJ McCarthy 3TDs

ACC
..Clemson-W-North Carolina..QB-Cade Kliebnik (229P-2TD) for Tigers

SEC
..Georgia-W-LSU..QB-Stetson Bennett 4TDs..Dogs (274R)..Defense 3-takeaways

Big 12
..Kansas State-W-TCU..RB-Deuce Vaughn (130R) in upset of Frogs

Mountain West
..Fresno-W-Boise..QB-Jeff Haener (184P-TD)..Bulldogs defense 2-Int

Mid American
..Toledo-W-Ohio..QB-DeQuan Finn (154P-86R) in Rockets win over Bobcats
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1AA-Playoffs
..Holy Cross-W-New Hampshire..RB-Pete Oliver (175R) in upset win
..Incarnate Word-W-Furman..QB-Lindsey Scott (394P-5TS)
..William-Mary-W-Gardner Webb..Tribe QB-Darin Wilson (338APY)
..South Dakota State-W-Delaware..Jackrabbits (222R) in blowout win
..Montana State-W-Weber State..QB-Tom Melliott leads Bobcats (388R)
..North Dakota State-W-Montana..Bison RB-Kobe Johnson (206R-2TD)..(453R)
..Samford-W-SE Louisiana..QB-Quin Crittendon (314P-4TD)
..Sacramento State-W-Richmond..Hornets score on 51-95Y plays
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Division II
..Shepard State-W-Indiana-Penna…State now (13-1)
..Ferris State-W-Grand Valley State…Ferris upsets #1 seed
..West Florida-W-Wingate
..Colorado Mines-W-Angelo State
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Division III
..Mt Union-W-Delaware Valley..Purple Raiders now (13-0)
..Hardin Baylor-W-Bethel-Minnesota..(41-38) shootout
..North Central-Illinois-W-Ithaca…NC now (13-0)
..Wartburg-W-Aurora…Now (13-0)
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…(Baseball)

Winter Baseball Meetings…Open at Grand Hyatt on Monday with Free Agency-Trades likely to dominate

Hall of Fame..Contemporary Committee-Meets to vote on candidates for induction….Chooses Fred McGriff…1B-Atlanta-San Diego-Toronto…Played 19-years..hit (493HR)…..Bypassed  Barry Bonds-Roger Clemens-Ralf Palmiero-Curt Schilling-Dale Murphy possible entrance…
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Padres..Sign FA-P-Sean Poppin-ex Arizona (4.62-ERA)
Padres..Did meet with FA-SS-Xander Bogaerts-Trea Turner but price tag 24-30M per season…Padres  are close to (233M) Luxury Tax Threshold

Dodgers..Trade talks for Brewers SS-Willy Adames end-Milwaukee rejects deal
Dodgers..Meet with FA-P-Calos Rodon-ex Giants
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(Roster Moves)

Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Zach Eflin-ex Phillies (3Y-40M)
Texas..Sign FA-P-Jacob deGrom-ex Mets (5Y-185M)
Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Chris Martin-ex Dodgers
Orioles..Sign FA-P-Kyle Gibson-ex Phillies
Orioles..Sign FA-OF-Franchy Cordero-ex Padres-Indians-Red Sox
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Matt Koch-ex Seattle
Arizona..Sign FA-P-Miguel Castro-ex Yankees
Brewers..Sign FA-2B-Eddie Alvarez-ex Dodgers

Brewers-Seattle..TRADE..Milwaukee sends 2B-Kolton Wong to Mariners for OF-Jess Winker-2B-Alex Toro

Orioles..Visit with FA-P-Noah Syndegaard
Cardinals..Visit with FA-P-Jose Quintana-ex White Sox-Cubs-Angels
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(MLB Notes)

Tampa Bay…Moving spring training out of Port Charlotte because of Hurricane damage

Royals..Hire Zach Bove-Assistant Pitching coach-ex Twins
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-W-Occidental (95-58)..SDSU hits record 19-3s in beating Division II team…SDSU now (5-2)

USD-L-UNLV (95-78)..Rebels use (12-2) spurt to build 27-point lead…Toreros (5-4)

Lakers-W-Washington (130-119)…Anthony Davis (55P) on 22-of-30-shooting….Lakers hit 54% of shots…..Sunday game

Lakers-W-Bucks (133-129)…Anthony Davis (44P) outguns Giannis Antetokoumpo (40P) in win-Friday game

Clippers-L-Sacramento (123-96)…Davontas Sabonis (24P in Kings win…Clippers (13-11)

Memphis..G-Ja Morant fined (35,000) abuse of officials
Cleveland..G-Dean Wade-sprained shoulder
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…(Hockey)………

Ducks-L-Winnipeg (5-2)…Jets scored 3-goals in 4-and-half minute span in 3rd period…….Ducks (6-17-3)..Sunday game
Ducks-L-Minnesota (5-4) OT-Shoot Out…Wild pound 49-shots on goal-Saturday

Kings-L-Carolina (5-2)..Hurricane jumped to a (3-0) lead and win

Gulls-L-Calgary (7-0)..Saturday-AHL play..Gulls now (6-15)..lost 6-in a row and 9-of-10..Gulls have scored just 8-goals in 6-games…

Gulls-L-Calgary (7-3)..Friday…Wranglers jumped out to 4-0 lead in first period
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(NHL Notes)

Red Wings..Lose C-Tyler Bertuzzi-6W-broken hand
Ducks..C-Derek Grant-leg injury
Ducks..Lose C-Issac Lundestrom-6W-fractured finger
Avalanche..D-Josh Manson on IR-knee
Vancouver..Lose G-Thatcher Demo-6W-quad-hamstring

Vancouver..Give agent F-Brock Boeser to talk to teams about trade
Vancouver..Activate C-Jack Studnicka from IR
Ottawa..Callup D-Jacob Larsson
Kings..Send G-Cal Peterson to AHL-Ontario Reign

Edmonton…Lawyers in Evander Kane lawsuit refuse to settle Chapter 7-bankruptcy….Centennial Bank wants data  ‘where money went’…Kane has earned 50M in salaries…took out 16-bank loans to pay debts and still is 26M in debt…..had huge gambling debts but no documentation.
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…(General)……..

World Cup:
..USA-L-Netherlands (3-1)..Memphis DePay-Daily Blind score first half goals..survives huge 2nd half comeback in eliminating US…Haji Wright scored US goal…Dutch G-Poetter robbed Christin Pulisic and Wright in goal mouth flurries..Matt Turner made 4-spectacular saves  in loss

..Argentina-W-Australia (2-1)…Lionel Messi early goal in knockout win
..France-W-Poland (3-1)..Ky Mbappe-Olivier Giroud goals for France
..England-V-Senegal (3-0)..Harry Kane-Buk Saka score 48′-57’

Monday Games:
..Brazil-South Korea
..Japan-Croatia

Pele…Soccer legend remains hospitalized in Brazil with Pneumonia while having Cancer-Chemo treatments…he is (82Y)..was in Hospice care on weekend.
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Formula 1..Team McLaren to hire Indy car driver Alex Palou as test driver in 2023-while he races for Chip Ganassi Racing on Indy circuit
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