Sunday, December 25, 2016

NFL Week 15 picks: Rams' interim coach John Fassel facing tall task vs. Seahawks and other top stories.

  • NFL Week 15 picks: Rams' interim coach John Fassel facing tall task vs. Seahawks

    One of the few redeeming footnotes in Jeff Fisher’s Rams file is that his teams, be it while representing St. Louis or Los Angeles, were a thorn in the Seahawks’ side. The Rams actually have won their last three games against Seattle—a year ago, the team completed a season sweep against Seattle when Case Keenum chalked up a victory on the road, and way back in Week 2 this season, the Rams wore down the Seahawks for a 9–3 win. Fisher, fired on Monday, ended his R..
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  • Comparing Manchester United's Win over Crystal Palace to Last Season's Game

    Comparing Manchester United's Win over Crystal Palace to Last Season's Game
    Manchester United's win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night was crucial. With three minutes to go of the 90, it looked as if the Red Devils were heading for another immensely frustrating draw, this one with a wrongly disallowed goal and penalty that should have been awarded thrown in. Zlatan Ibrahimović goals in his debut season by December 15th:Man Utd (14)Barcelona (12)Juventus (8)Bossing it at 35 years-old đŸ‘Š pic.twitter.com/J0SkKwp8Xs— Squawka Football (@Squawka) Dece..
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  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. mocks Conor McGregor on Instagram

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. mocks Conor McGregor on Instagram
    Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a few shots at UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor through social media Wednesday night, as their feud continues to simmer with no actual fight in sight.Mayweather posted an Instagram video of McGregor tapping out to Nate Diaz from their March fight at UFC 196. The retired pound-for-pound boxing king offered $10,000 to the best caption posted about the video.The video ends with a screenshot of "49-0 vs. Connor [sic] the Notorious Quitter."Later Wednesday night, Mayw..
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  • The NBA avoided another lockout. Here are 7 reasons why.

    The NBA avoided another lockout. Here are 7 reasons why.
    For a time, it felt like another lockout was inevitable. Instead, this was the easiest negotiation in years. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Dec 15, 2016, 7:53am EST. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images. The NBA and its players ...
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  • Zidane and Real Madrid Must Beware Growing Discord Between Benzema and Ronaldo

    Zidane and Real Madrid Must Beware Growing Discord Between Benzema and Ronaldo
    Real Madrid cruised through to the final of the Club World Cup in Japan on Thursday morning thanks to a 2-0 win over Club America of Mexico. Los Blancos dominated most of the game, created the big chances and scored at the end of each half through Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo to take their place in the final against Kashima Antlers on Sunday, with the latter's strike being bizarrely delayed as the referee gave the goal, disallowed it and then backtracked after consultation with the video..
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  • Nets send Lakers to 8th straight loss, 107-97

    Nets send Lakers to 8th straight loss, 107-97
    AP 11:29 p.m. EST December 14, 2016Brooklyn Nets' Sean Kilpatrick, left, drives past Los Angeles Lakers' Nick Young, center, as teammate Brook Lopez, right, watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in New York. The Nets won 107-97. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(Photo: The Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — When Larry Nance Jr. kept climbing until he had all but jumped over Brook Lopez for an electrifying dunk late in the third quarter, the La..
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  • UL admits to getting 'few' leaked Wake plays

    UL admits to getting 'few' leaked Wake plays
    Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said in a statement Wednesday that offensive coordinator Lonnie Galloway received "a few plays" from former Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod, who has since been fired for leaking confidential information to the Demon Deacons' opponents.Galloway and Elrod have known each other since 2007 and worked together on the Wake Forest football staff from 2011 to 2012."Lonnie received a call from Elrod during the week of the Wake Forest game, and some informat..
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  • Antonio Conte tells rampant Chelsea he wants more

    Antonio Conte tells rampant Chelsea he wants more
    Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Antonio Conte told his Chelsea players to go and make it 11 league wins on the bounce with victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday as they threaten to run away with the title.Rampant Chelsea are six points clear at the top of the Premier League following a 1-0 victory at Sunderland and face a Palace side on Saturday that is in deep trouble at the other end of the table.Conte turned his mind to Palace within minutes of the final whistle on Wednesday."I am pleased..
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  • Shootaround (Dec. 15): Russell Westbrook no fan of triple-double spotlight

    Shootaround (Dec. 15): Russell Westbrook no fan of triple-double spotlight
    Westbrook tired of triple-double talk| Players upbeat over new CBA | ‘Rest’ not relaxing to fans | ‘Two bigs’ too little for SixersNo. 1: Westbrook wearies of triple-double glare -- Here’s one more reason to think no NBA player will ever match Oscar Robertson’s remarkable 1961-62 achievement of averaging a triple-double for an entire season: Fifty-five years ago, The Big O wasn’t asked about it constantly (because it wasn’t “a thing” then) and there was only a fraction of media outlets paying at..
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