Ohio State women beat No. 24 Minnesota 66-63

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Pulliam scores 24, Northwestern women upset No. 12 Maryland

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Rutgers' Stringer offers condolences to Imus family

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No. 14 Indiana rolls to 66-56 win over Rutgers

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Martin scores 19, No. 19 West Virginia women beat Cornell

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No. 21 Missouri State women ease past William Jewell 111-39

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Ron Rivera, Cast Out of Carolina, Lands With the Washington Redskins

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Rivera takes over a Washington team hoping to rebound from one of the worst seasons in franchise history.https://nyti.ms/2FbJeZH

UConn ruled the decade, who'll rule the next one?

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From Baugh to Brees, There Is No Slowing the N.F.L. Passing Game

By BY VICTOR MATHER AND JOE WARD from NYT Sports With every successive decade, passing in the N.F.L. gets better and better.https://nyti.ms/2QgmjD7

Only Three N.F.L. Head Coaches Are Black. ‘It’s Embarrassing.’

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports N.F.L. insiders say it will take more than the Rooney Rule to diversify the league’s leadership. Their immediate goal: Increase offensive coaching opportunities for minority candidates, who are often overlooked.https://nyti.ms/2thvo5z

For N.F.L. Rookie, the 12th Man Is the Friend He Lost

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports On the night Corey Ballentine was drafted by the Giants, his college teammate and buddy was killed in a shooting. But Ballentine, who was wounded in the incident, has persevered.https://nyti.ms/37nmlyz

Cox back for No. 6 Baylor women in 94-47 win over Morehead

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The Giants Begin Another Rebuild, but Keep the Same Architect

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Prioritizing stability, the team released Coach Pat Shurmur on Monday but elected to retain General Manager Dave Gettleman, who has been targeted for poorly managing the roster and player contracts.https://nyti.ms/2F7HSiF

The Giants Begin Another Rebuild, but Keep the Same Architect

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Prioritizing stability, the team released Coach Pat Shurmur on Monday but elected to retain General Manager Dave Gettleman, who has been targeted for poorly managing the roster and player contracts.https://nyti.ms/2SG2BlU

The Lost Decade of New York Sports

By BY DAN BARRY from NYT Sports Sure, the Giants won a Super Bowl, but the 2010s were mostly a time of anguish and exasperation for the area’s sports fans, especially those who love (and mourn) the Knicks.https://nyti.ms/2Q9MISZ

UConn ends decade where it began: No. 1 in women's Top 25

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Giants’ Pat Shurmur Is Out as N.F.L. Begins Coaching Purge

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Shurmur and the Cleveland Browns’ Freddie Kitchens have been dismissed after disappointing seasons.https://nyti.ms/2rFbOQ5

Top Seed to the Niners … by Inches

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports “I thought we’d won in every type of way possible,” defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said, “but today was another first for us.”https://nyti.ms/2sw9k6Y

Gracie Gold Embraces a Rugged Comeback Path

By BY KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports To rebuild her figure skating career after a reckoning with mental health struggles, the Olympian has focused on redefining what success means.https://nyti.ms/2SJz8Ho

L.S.U. and Clemson Reached the Championship on Opposite Tracks

By BY ALAN BLINDER AND BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports L.S.U. had college football’s best offense this season. Clemson, the defending national champion, had the best defense. They’ll settle which one matters more in a title showdown on Jan. 13.https://nyti.ms/2F1gHGm

What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 17

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The 49ers hung on for a wild win in Seattle, the Packers and the Chiefs both secured first-round byes, and the Patriots were shocked by Miami.https://nyti.ms/2ZAPzY1

Eagles Overwhelm Giants to Clinch a Playoff Berth

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Philadelphia and a healthy contingent of its fans ended the Giants’ season — and perhaps Eli Manning’s career — with a dominant second half.https://nyti.ms/2SCzlfN

Held, Stonewall score 42, No. 16 DePaul women top Marquette

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Carter, Jones lead No. 11 Texas A&M to 85-48 victory

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No. 17 Gonzaga women rally to win WCC opener 62-57

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No. 10 UCLA stays unbeaten with 83-59 win over USC

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No. 15 Mississippi State women roll over Little Rock 89-50

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In the Premier League, V.A.R. Has Exposed the Limits of the Laws

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports A weekend filled with exasperating video reviews showed how the sport’s rule book is simply incompatible with the scrutiny of the replay system.https://nyti.ms/37lToDf

Tolefree's 6 3s lead No. 20 Arkansas women past UT Martin

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Jones helps No. 3 Oregon State beat Cal State Bakersfield

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Collier's double-double leads No. 25 Texas women, 91-49

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No. 18 Arizona women hold off Arizona State in Pac-12 opener

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Burrell leads No. 25 Lady Vols past Howard

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Gray leads 4th-quarter surge as No. 24 Miami women win 59-56

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Jones scores 24 to lead No. 7 Louisville past Syracuse

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Woolfolk scores 21 as Florida St. secures best ever start

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Crutchfield, No. 9 NC State roll over Boston College 72-54

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How the Gamecocks took the attendance crown

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Trevor Lawrence Puts Clemson Back in the National Championship Game

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The Clemson quarterback took the Tigers 94 yards in four plays late in the fourth quarter to defeat Ohio State, 29-23, in the semifinal of the College Football Playoff.https://nyti.ms/2F2mdIL

Charles leads No. 12 Maryland women over No. 23 Michigan

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Patberg scores 23, No. 14 Indiana women top MSU in Big Ten

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Joe Burrow Threw 7 Touchdowns. And That Was Just L.S.U.’s First Half

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Louisiana State easily blew past Oklahoma in their College Football Playoff semifinal, 63-28, earning a spot in the Jan. 13 championship game. Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner, finished with 493 yards passing and eight total touchdowns.https://nyti.ms/2MCdQI5

Jones scores 21 to lead No. 5 Stanford past Aggies, 67-55

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Concussion Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Is Dismissed

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Two mothers blamed the youth football organization for the deaths of their sons, who were found to have a degenerative brain disease after a fatal motorcycle crash and suicide.https://nyti.ms/2ss5yvm

The Process. The Decision. The Big Three. They Changed the N.B.A.

By BY SHAUNTEL LOWE from NYT Sports The league has been upended in fundamental ways over the past decade, from how teams see players to how players see themselves.https://nyti.ms/2EY4QsF

No. 6 Baylor women getting All-American Cox back in the game

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What to watch: Can Cardinals keep it rolling?

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College Football Playoff Offers Its Strongest Semifinals Yet

By BY ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports The four teams in Saturday’s games are the best field assembled in the six seasons of the playoff format.https://nyti.ms/2sr5jAR

When Baseball Made a Cameo at the Berlin Olympics

By BY ANDREW MARANISS from NYT Sports In 1936, more than 100,000 spectators were, in the words of one sportswriter, “unbearably bored” by America’s pastime.https://nyti.ms/2MCULp7

L.S.U. and Oklahoma Both Seek to End Title Game Droughts

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Louisiana State and Oklahoma are among the nation’s best teams, but they have struggled to win — or even reach — championship games in recent years.https://nyti.ms/2Sx3cWF