Daily sports TL;DR 2020

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Dec. 5 headlines

• NBA releases 1st half of its regular-season schedule
• Marquette stuns (4)Wisconsin on buzzer-beating tip-in
• (8)Michigan State avoids upset against Detroit Mercy
• (15)Virginia survives in OT against Kent State
• (25)Louisiana football hangs on to beat Appalachian St

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Dec. 6 headlines

• (1)Alabama, (6)Florida crush rivals to set up meeting for SEC title
• (2)Notre Dame, (3)Clemson coast ahead of ACC title game matchup
• (4)Ohio State dominates Michigan State, 52-12
• (13)BYU comes up 1 yard short in loss to (18)Coastal Carolina
• Spence Jr. def Garcia, retains IBF/WBC welterweight belts
• Shane Beamer agrees to become South Carolina's head coach

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Dec. 7 headlines

• Chiefs clinch playoff berth with hard-fought win vs Broncos
• NFC East-leading Giants spring upset in Seattle
• Rodgers, Packers cruise vs Eagles as Philly benches Wentz
• Browns hang on to beat Titans; 1st winning season since '07
• Raiders avoid loss to winless Jets with TD in final seconds
• Saints top Falcons, clinch playoff spot
• (1)Gonzaga men's hoops pauses activities through Dec. 14

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Dec. 8 headlines

• Washington hands Steelers 1st loss of season
• Josh Allen leads Bills to 1st MNF win since 1999
• White Sox acquiring Lance Lynn from Rangers
• Seattle rallies from 2-goal deficit to reach MLS Cup final

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Dec. 9 headlines

• CFP top 4 unchanged: Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio St
• Lamar, Ravens run over Cowboys, end 3-game losing streak
• Dez tests positive for virus, misses game vs Cowboys
• Garza posts double-double as (3)Iowa downs (16)UNC
• (5)Kansas clips (8)Creighton, 73-72
• (6)Illinois hands (10)Duke second home loss of season
• Ronaldo scores twice as Juventus beats Barcelona, 3-0

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Dec. 10 headlines

• (4)Ohio State in Big Ten title game after league alters rule
• LSU football self-imposes 1-year bowl ban
• NFL says it followed virus protocols with Dez Bryant
• Harden needs 6 straight negative tests before being cleared
• Scottie Barnes wins it in OT for (20)Florida State vs Indiana

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Dec. 11 headlines

• Rams bottle up Patriots in 24-3 victory
• Paul George signs max extension with Clippers
• Ravens place Dez Bryant on reserve/virus list
• Phillies to make Dombrowski president of baseball ops

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Dec. 12 headlines

• NCAAF: Arizona St hits 70 in winning Territorial Cup
• NCAAM: (3)Iowa dominates; Garza has strong 2nd half
• NCAAM: (5)Kansas cruises to 6th consecutive win
• Utah St football players vote not to play; game canceled

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Dec. 13 headlines

• LSU knocks off (6)Florida with 57-yd FG in a foggy Swamp
• (15)USC scores with :16 left to beat UCLA, remain perfect
• (17)UNC rushes for 554 yards, pounds (10)Miami, 62-26
• Sarah Fuller is 1st woman to score in Power 5 game with PAT
• Columbus Crew def Seattle Sounders, 3-0, in MLS Cup Final

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Dec. 14 headlines

• Jalen Hurts, Eagles upset Saints in Philadelphia
• Chiefs clinch AFC West, Packers clinch NFC North
• Washington 1st in NFC East after beating 49ers, Giants lose
• Bills beat Steelers, inch closer to AFC East title
• Cleveland Indians will drop their nickname
• NCAAW: VanDerveer ties Summitt for most wins all-time

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Dec. 15 headlines

• Jackson comes back late to drive Ravens to win over Browns
• Washington (virus) out of Pac-12 title game, Oregon now in
• (9)Creighton overrun in 2nd half, falls to Marquette
• James Harden expected to play in Tuesday's preseason game

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Dec. 16 headlines

• Tara VanDerveer becomes NCAAW all-time wins leader
• CFP top 4 unchanged: Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio St
• Texas A&M at No. 5, Iowa St climbs to No. 6 CFP rankings
• Giannis Antetokounmpo to sign 5-year extension with Bucks
• Rockets' James Harden scores 12 points in preseason debut

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Dec. 17 headlines

• Lakers' LeBron, Anthony Davis make preseason debuts
• Alabama, Georgia lead the way on National Signing Day

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Dec. 18 headlines

• NBA investigating Clippers' recruitment of Kawhi Leonard
• Chargers win in OT, hurting Raiders' playoff hopes
• Rockets expanding Harden trade talks beyond Nets, 76ers
• Sun Belt title game canceled after positive test
• (5)Kansas squeaks past (14)Texas Tech, 58-57

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Dec. 19 headlines

• Oregon knocks off (13)USC to win Pac-12 championship
• Ball St hands Buffalo 1st loss; wins MAC title
• UAB downs Marshall for Conference USA crown
• NHL, players tentatively agree to 56-game season for 2021
• Drew Brees to start vs Chiefs; Michael Thomas ruled out
• Haskins Jr. to start for Washington with Smith injured
• (8)West Virginia men's hoops avoids upset against Iowa St