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XFL to unveil innovative rules before kickoff next month
Extra point options, double forward pass to be on display
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World champion Tessa Worley puts season in doubt with knee surgery
30-year-old giant slalom champion could return this season
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Jokic scores career-high 47 points to send Nuggets past Hawks
Will Barton adds season-best 28 in win
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Varlamov leads Islanders past Avalanche in shutout win
Lee nets winner in third period
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Vikings, Texans work overtime to advance in playoffs
Road teams go 3-1 in wild card
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Cowboys expected to pick Mike McCarthy as new coach
McCarthy looks for similar success in Dallas
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International ski federation bans 4 in doping case
The federation said it gave four-year bans to former world championship medalist Alexei Poltoranin of Kazakhstan and Estonian skiers Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu, as well as Estonian coach Mati…
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Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa declares for NFL draft
Crimson Tide quarterback set school record with 87 touchdown passes
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Women’s World Cup downhill rescheduled to race in Bulgaria
The race will be held on Jan. 24 in Bansko, which will also stage a downhill and a super-G that weekend. Organizers at the French resort of Val d’Isere were…
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Russell Wilson powers Seattle past Eagles
Foles injured in loss for Philadelphia
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Dallas Cowboys moving on without Jason Garrett as coach
The Cowboys made it official Sunday. Garrett had the second-longest tenure with the franchise at 9½ seasons behind Tom Landry’s 29 years. Garrett took over when Wade Phillips was fired…
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Kirk Cousins leads Vikings past Saints in overtime
Rudolph makes up for mishap with game-winning touchdown
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Mikaela Shiffrin embraces new mindset after winning streak ends
Shiffrin’s six-race slalom streak ends in Zagreb
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Tom Brady exits playoffs with loss, uncertain future
“I would say it’s pretty unlikely, hopefully unlikely,” Brady told reporters. “I love playing football. I don’t know what it looks like moving forward.” Brady completed 20 of 37 passes…
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Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick helps Avalanche cool streaking Devils
Rantanen scored three goals after being moved to the top line in the second period and the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 Saturday night. “He was great tonight,”…
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Derrick Henry, Titans stun Patriots in wild-card upset
Tennessee running back bruises New England in fog
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Ish Smith scores career-high 32 points, Wizards embarrass Nuggets
Ish Smith scored a career-high 32 points and Troy Brown added 25 and a career-high 14 rebounds in the Wizards’ 128-114 victory over the Denver on Nuggets on Saturday night.…
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Texans roar past Bills for overtime win
Big playoff win for Houston’s Watson, O’Brien
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Dominant Vlhova snaps Mikaela Shiffrin’s winning slalom streak
Just beaten by Petra Vlhova in the first women’s World Cup race of 2020 on Saturday, the American three-time overall champion was gracious in defeat after seeing her winning streak…
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U.S. men’s soccer cancels plan to train in Qatar
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the decision Friday, a day after a U.S. military air struck killed a top Iranian military commander. The Americans will move training to a site…
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Colorado’s Christian McCaffrey a double NFL All-Pro pick
Gilmore, Thomas unanimous
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LITKE: Officiating won’t get any better – because it can’t
We shouldn’t have to remind people at this late date that nobody is perfect, but there you are. Besides, officials are a lot closer to that standard than the players…
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Kadri, MacKinnon lead Avalanche to in 10-goal game with Blues
Nazem Kadri scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, and the Avalanche beat the Blues 7-3 Thursday night to snap a four-game skid at home. Rookie defenseman…
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Niemann opens with 66 to lead at Kapalua
Thomas in second at Tournament of Champions
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Polamalu, Wayne among finalists for football Hall of Fame
Atwater, Lynch among Broncos in running
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Mikaela Shiffrin goes extra step to help U.S. teammate
Ski star takes on leadership, mentor roles
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James Harden drops 35, Rockets down Nuggets
But he knows there will be ups and downs as his teammates figure out how to play together. Harden scored 35 points after missing the last game with an injury…
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Kyle Connor’s hat trick lifts Jets over Avalanche
Connor had three goals for his second career hat trick and first in the regular season, and the Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Tuesday night. Blake Wheeler scored…