(#1) Are the Washington Redskins a legitimate playoff threat? [For The Win]
Midway through the second quarter of their Week 7 game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led the Washington Redskins 24-0. After a tough loss to the then-undefeated Atlanta Falcons and a listless defeat at the hands of the New York Jets, the 2-4 Redskins ...
(#2) 'Total devastation': Residents, emergency crews work frantically after tornadoes [Dallas Morning News (blog)]
Pastor Ron Adams said he and church members usually would have been getting ready for Sunday's service when the tornado struck, but he had canceled the preparations Saturday to attend the Dallas Mavericks basketball game. Another church nearby ...
(#3) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Your NFL playoff picture need to know is here [CBSSports.com]
Even if they laid an egg on Sunday in Baltimore, they're the most dangerous offensive team in the NFL. But Bill Belichick isn't scoreboard watching and manipulating the playoff bracket while managing his own game and altering his game plan to purposely ...
(#4) NFL is reviewing the Peyton Manning HGH allegations [NBCSports.com]
There's a new reason why the story regarding allegations of HGH use by Peyton Manning in 2011 isn't going away. The NFL, after having no comment through the day on Sunday, has decided to look into it. “We are reviewing the matter,” NFL spokesman ...
(#5) El Paso Sun Bowl covered in snow [NBC4i.com]
EL PASO, Texas (WCMH) — The 82nd Sun Bowl is a game that will be remembered not just for the Washington State Cougars 20-14 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. During a weekend of strange weather across the nation, El Paso did not disappoint as ...
(#6) Late Saturday: Nebraska football ends season of close calls with bowl win [Duluth News Tribune]
“The last month, month and a half, we played our best football,” first-year Nebraska coach Mike Riley said, “and I think we played our best football today.” However, the Cornhuskers (6-7) still finished with a losing record for just the third time ...
(#7) Hokies' uncharacteristic win sends Frank Beamer out with a victory [ESPN (blog)]
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Addressing the media for the final time as Virginia Tech head coach, Frank Beamer was in a jovial mood Saturday night. “First time I came to Shreveport, I left here a happy guy,” said Beamer, who coached his first bowl game in the ...
(#8) Duke football seniors move beyond past disappointments, deliver signature win [Duke Chronicle]
The Blue Devils' first postseason win since the 1961 Cotton Bowl was not always pretty, but the victory was yet another accomplishment for the players and coaches whose on-field play has changed the culture and reputation of Duke football. “There's ...
(#9) Officials identify eight tornado victims who died in Garland [Dallas Morning News (blog)]
An onlooker takes pictures of the damage after a tornado hit last night in Garland, Texas on December 27, 2015. (Nathan Hunsinger The Dallas Morning News). Last updated at 7:19 p.m. to include the name of one more victim, from Blue Ridge in Collin ...
(#10) Harry Potter hopeful shouts up a storm [Stuff.co.nz]
Last year, Emily Broughton saw auditions were underway for the new Harry Potter film and the 10-year-old got excited. Broughton always wanted to be an actress. "I'm a Harry Potter nut and there were some auditions for the "next Hermione", but I couldn ...
(#11) Kobe Bryant reveals how deeply the Lakers' 2008 Finals loss tormented him [Los Angeles Times]
The Lakers lost another game Friday to the Clippers, no surprise, and Bryant continued to turn his previous 19 seasons on their ear by being refreshing and forthcoming with reporters when asked about next Wednesday's game in Boston, his last trip to ...
(#12) Boxing Day sales will go online and won't be on Boxing Day [Sydney Morning Herald]
Boxing Day shoppers will be more likely to spend the biggest retail event of the year at home, bagging bargains online in clearance sales that will increasingly start before December 26, retailers and analysts say. Australians spent a record-breaking ...
(#13) Three more things from Kentucky basketball's win over Louisville [Lexington Herald Leader (blog)]
In the days leading up to Saturday's game, Kentucky coach John Calipari implored his team's fans not to make signs or comments or cheers that had anything to do with the alleged “Stripper Scandal” at Louisville which has brought the NCAA to the 'Ville ...
(#14) Neighbors open hearts to tornado victims in Rowlett [WFAA]
"It just missed my house," said Senior Pastor Cole Hedgecock, who immediately began orchestrating drive that attracted neighbors from folks as far as Grand Prairie who just wanted to help people who lost their homes in a devastating EF-4 tornado.
(#15) Ventura County brush fire is 75% contained; the cause was arcing power lines [Los Angeles Times]
A Ventura County brush fire that quickly grew to more than 1,200 acres, prompted mandatory evacuations and temporarily forced the closure of a section of Pacific Coast Highway is now about 75% contained, officials said Sunday. Strong winds fueled the ...
(#16) Arsenal transfer news and rumours: 'Arsene Wenger considers move for Bayer ... [Telegraph.co.uk]
Noilto, or Manuel Agudo Durán to give him his full name, may see his move from Celta Vigo to Arsenal smoothed by Joel Campbell's transfer in the other direction, according to Don Balon, the Spanish website. The website claims that both Arsenal and ...
(#17) Ice, wind and snow pelt Texas Panhandle [WFAA]
Many roads are closed and thousands are without power after a blizzard powered through West Texas on Sunday. Lauren Zakalik, WFAA 11:02 p.m. CST December 27, 2015. 635868562206932402-1227-panhandle01.jpg. A family from Utah parked their RV ...
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