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🏀 3-point barrage: The Lady Vols set the NCAA record for most threes in a game (30), while the Warriors and Mavericks set the NBA record for most combined threes (48).
⚾️ MLB moves: The Astros traded All-Star RF Kyle Tucker to the Cubs; the Yankees acquired closer Devin Williams from the Brewers; the Cardinals plan to trade Nolan Arenado.
🏈 Bowl season starts: Jackson State defeated South Carolina State 28-7 to win the Celebration Bowl; South Alabama defeated Western Michigan 30-23 to win the Salute to Veterans Bowl.
🏀 Dubs Dennis adds: The Warriors acquired guard Dennis Schröder from the Nets in exchange for a package headlined by De’Anthony Melton (out for the season) and three future second-round picks.
🏐 Final four: All four No. 1 seeds advanced to the NCAA Volleyball Final Four, where Penn State will play Nebraska and Pitt will play Louisville.
🏈 NFL Playoff Photo: Half the field is set
For the first time in NFL history half of the playoff field is set with three weeks left in the regular season.
Playoff photo: 7 of the 14 places have been secured for the last evening of week 15.
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A.F.C.: The Chiefs (13-1), Bills (11-3) and Texans (9-5) captured division titles, while the Steelers (10-4) clinched a playoff berth.
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NFC: The Lions (12-2), Eagles (12-2) and Vikings (11-2) have all qualified for the playoffs.
Sunday’s news: Josh Allen starred in Buffalo’s 48-42 win over Detroit, Philly defeated Pittsburgh in the Battle of Pennsylvania, Patrick Mahomes injured his ankle, Lamar Jackson torched the Giants, Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams finally clicked, Jonathan Taylor made a brutal wrong, and more .
Quick links: Scoreboard | Winners and Losers | Fantasy shawl
🇺🇸 Photos across America
New York, New York — Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter narrowly defeated Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy. He joins Reggie Bush, Mark Ingram, Derrick Henry and DeVonta Smith as the only non-QBs to win this century.
Landover, Maryland — Navy upset Army, 31-13, to take home the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for the first time in three seasons. QB Blake Horvath had a day for himself, tallying 311 yards and four TDs (two passing, two rushing) for the Midshipmen.
Las Vegas— Oklahoma City and Milwaukee meet tomorrow night in the NBA Cup finals after the Thunder defeated the Rockets and the Bucks got past the Hawks in Saturday’s semifinals. It should be a great matchup between two small teams led by MVP candidates.
Naples, Florida — Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp won the second annual Grant Thornton Invitational by one stroke over Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim, each earning $500,000 from the $4 million purse in the mixed PGA/LPGA event.
🌎 Photos around the world
Manchester, England — Manchester United scored two goals in the last three minutes of regular time to beat Manchester City 2–1 in the 195th Manchester Derby. City have now lost five of their last seven games.
Giza, Egypt — 6,500 runners from almost 100 countries took part in the sixth edition of the Pyramids Half Marathon on Saturday, racing through history under the Great Pyramids.
Val d’Isere, France — Swiss Marco Odermatt beat the field (and the weather) to take his first giant slalom victory of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season. “I really like this place,” said the Olympic champion, who won four times in Val d’Isere. “Here you really feel like you are in winter.”
Herentals, Belgium — Imagine combining cycling, mountain biking and steeplechase. The end result would look something like cyclocross, a unique take on cycling that requires riders to regularly dismount and carry their bike up hills and over obstacles.
🏊♀️ Gretchen Walsh: One meet, 11 world records
American swimmer Gretchen Walsh just completed one of the best weeks in the history of her sport, setting eleven world records (nine individual) and winning seven gold medals (five individual) at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Her latest stat sheet:
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50m freestyle: Gold (two WRs)
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100m freestyle: Gold
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50m butterfly: Gold (two WRs)
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100m butterfly: Gold (three WRs)
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100m IM: Gold (two WRs)
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4x100m freestyle relay: Gold (one WR)
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4x100m medley relay: Gold (one WR)
Best meeting ever? Mark Spitz set seven world records at the 1972 Olympics and Michael Phelps set eight at the 2008 Olympics. These are widely regarded as the two greatest achievements in major international swimming history – and Walsh beat them both.
Yes, but: It’s not exactly apples to apples. The Short Course World Championships, first held in 1993, are held in 25-meter pools rather than the 50-meter pools used for the Olympics and World Championships, and there is typically less talent in the field (Katie Ledecky has for example, never participated before).
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Two of Walsh’s individual titles came in events not on the Olympic program (50 meter butterfly, 100 meter IM), and she won the 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly in the absence of the Paris gold medalists.
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Walsh, 21, may also have benefited from a ‘fast’ pool: more than 25 world records fell in Budapest, the most ever at the Short Course Worlds, and Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands became the first swimmer to break 20 seconds at the 50 meters. freestyle.
American royalty: Short course or not, Walsh was simply incredible, joining Phelps and Ryan Lochte as the only Americans to win five individual gold medals in one championship meet. “Honestly, I’m a little bit in disbelief in myself,” said the Nashville native, who is in the middle of her final season at Virginia.
The next big thing? Walsh made her Olympic debut in Paris, where she took home four medals (silver in the 100-meter butterfly, plus three relay medals) while competing alongside her older sister Alex. All signs point to her being one of Team USA’s brightest stars at LA 2028.
📆 December 16, 2014: The NHL’s longest shootout
10 years ago today, Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad defeated Capitals goalie Braden Holtby in the 20th round to win the longest shootout in NHL history.
How it happened: The Capitals scored five times to put the Panthers in a do-or-die situation, and Florida answered the bell each time in front of their home fans. Bjugstad had missed in the second round, but redeemed himself on the 40th and final attempt of the evening.
Watch the full shooting.
📺 Watchlist: MNF doubleheader
Double the football, double the fun! We have two “Monday Night Football” games scheduled for tonight, with Bears at Vikings (8 p.m. ET, ABC) and Falcons at Raiders (8:30 p.m., ESPN) broadcast simultaneously.
Winter Warriors: The Vikings will debut their new “Winter Warrior” alternate uniforms, featuring white-on-white jerseys and pants paired with the first white helmet in franchise history.
More to watch:
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⚽️ College Cup Final: No. 13 Marshall vs. Vermont (8 p.m., ESPN2)
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🏒 NHL: Panthers at Oilers* (8:30 p.m., NHL)
*The rematch: The Panthers (11-18-2) and Oilers (18-10-2) meet for the first time since facing each other in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final (Florida won 4-3).
🏈 Heisman trivia
17 of the last 19 Heisman winners were first-round NFL draft picks, and Travis Hunter (No. 2 in our last mock) will soon be 18 of the final 20.
Ask: Who were the two exceptions?
Tip: QB in 2007, RB in 2016.
Answer below.
🍿 Baker’s Dozen: Top 13 plays of the weekend
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⚽️ Save of the century!
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🏀 Hook and ladder!
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🏈 Play trick! Kamara!
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🏀 Harper calls the game
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🏀 She has moves
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🏀The Greek Freak
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🏈A+ body control
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🏒 Nasty finish
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🏀 Gainey at the buzzer!
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🏐 Incredible point
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🏀Yes to Jay
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🏒 Fleury makes it!
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🏀 Defense against attack
View all 13.
Trivia answer: Troy Smith (5th round) and Derrick Henry (2nd round)
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