Daily sports TL;DR 2021

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After a 2020 I think we'd all want to forget, especially as sports fans, it's time to turn the page to a new year, new hopes and new headlines.  Let's see what 2021 will bring us.

Jan. 1 headlines

• Browns close facility again Thursday, activate 4 WRs
• Packers fear OT Bakhtiari suffered season-ending knee injury
• Rockets' John Wall scores 22 in his 1st game in 2 years
• Pacers' Warren (foot) to miss big chunk of regular season
• Brawl erupts after Mississippi State's bowl win vs (24)Tulsa
• Florida QB Kyle Trask declares for NFL Draft

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Jan. 2 headlines

• (1)Alabama, (3)Ohio St to meet Jan. 11 for CFP championship
• (1)Alabama handles (4)Notre Dame, 31-14, in CFP semifinal
• Fields' 6 TD passes drive (3)Ohio St past (2)Clemson
• Saints RB Alvin Kamara tests positive for virus
• LeBron passes Kobe with his 22nd triple-double with Lakers
• BYU QB Zach Wilson declares for NFL Draft
• Saturday's (20)Duke-(18)FSU game PPD after positive at FSU
• Coach K in quarantine protocol, was to miss Saturday's game

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Jan. 3 headlines

• Texas hires Steve Sarkisian after firing Tom Herman
• (5)Texas A&M finishes strong, tops (13)UNC in Orange Bowl
• (10)Iowa State drops (25)Oregon in Fiesta Bowl, 34-17
• (1)Gonzaga, (2)Baylor stay undefeated with conference wins
• (8)Texas mauls (3)Kansas for its largest win vs Jayhawks
• (7)Tennessee, (9)West Virginia fall to unranked teams

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Jan. 4 headlines

• Jets fire head coach Adam Gase
• Derrick Henry tops 2,000 rushing yards, Titans win AFC South
• Browns beat Steelers; secure 1st playoff berth since 2002
• Rams beat Cardinals to earn playoff berth, knock Arizona out
• Packers clinch No. 1 seed in NFC, Bears get wild card spot
• Ravens clinch playoff spot with blowout win at Bengals
• Washington secures NFC East with win over Eagles
• Steph Curry scores career-high 62 points in Warriors win

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Jan. 5 headlines

• Kevin Durant facing 7-day quarantine, will miss 4 games
• Giannis drops 43 to lift Bucks over Pistons
• Tatum gets 3rd career 40-pt game in road win over Raptors
• Chargers fire Anthony Lynn; Jaguars fire Doug Marrone
• John Elway remains with Broncos, but team to hire new GM
• (3)Villanova men's basketball pausing activities

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Jan. 6 headlines

• Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins Heisman
• Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman since 1991
• Kyrie, Nets blow out Jazz without Durant
• Peyton Manning among finalists for Pro Football HOF
• Kevin Stefanski tests positive for virus, to miss playoff game

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Jan. 7 headlines

• Pritchard's putback wins it for Celtics in Miami
• Wizards fall to 76ers despite Beal's 60-pt effort
• Hayward scores 44 as Hornets top Hawks
• Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffers torn ACL
• (2)Baylor remains unbeaten after taking care of Oklahoma
• (10)Michigan routs (16)Minnesota, improves to 10-0
• (21)Duke edges Boston College with Coach K sidelined
• Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence declares for NFL Draft

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Jan. 8 headlines

• Nets defeat 76ers without Durant, Irving
• Seth Curry removed from bench after positive test result
• Doncic leads Mavs to OT win over Nuggets
• Spurs take down Lakers in L.A.
• (1)Gonzaga rolls against BYU
• Luka Garza leads (5)Iowa to dominant win at Maryland
• (8)Wisconsin prevails in 2OT against Indiana
• Mets acquire SS Lindor, P Carrasco from Indians
• DeVonta Smith wins Maxwell, Blietnikoff Awards

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Jan. 9 headlines

• Steph leads Golden State past Clippers in big 2nd half
• Raptors score franchise-record 144 points vs Kings
• Jazz sink 25 3-pointers in win over Bucks
• LaMelo Ball posts double-double as Hornets top Pelicans
• Beal scores 41, but Wizards lose to Tatum, Celtics
• Pistons come back from 23 down to beat Suns in OT
• Purdue overcomes 17-pt deficit to defeat (23)Michigan St

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Jan. 10 headlines

• Buccaneers def Washington for 1st playoff win since 2003
• Defense carries Rams to win over Seahawks in Seattle
• Bills hold off Colts for 1st playoff win since 1995
• Nine players on Celtics' injury report, 7 for virus issues
• LaMelo Ball becomes youngest ever to record triple-double
• Ayayi posts 1st triple-double in (1)Gonzaga history

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Jan. 11 headlines

• Browns score 48 vs Steelers, get 1st playoff win in 26 years
• Saints handle Bears; set for showdown with Buccaneers
• Lamar leads Ravens to Wild Card win in Tennessee
• Heat have too few to play; game at Celtics postponed
• Kawhi drops 35 to lead Clippers to win over Bulls
• Luka Garza scores 33 as (5)Iowa defeats (16)Minnesota

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Jan. 12 headlines

• Alabama routs Ohio State to win CFP National Championship
• Nick Saban passes Bear Bryant with record 7th national title
• Eagles fire head coach Doug Pederson
• White Sox, closer Liam Hendriks agree to deal

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Jan. 13 headlines

• Embiid drops 45 in 76ers' OT win over Heat
• Durant leads Nets to comeback win vs Nuggets
• (6)Kansas loses on road to unranked Oklahoma St
• (7)Michigan has 43-6 run in blowout win over (9)Wisconsin
• (20)Virginia Tech tops (19)Duke at home
• Kyrie Irving not expected to rejoin Nets this week
• Brian Schottenheimer out as Seahawks offensive coordinator

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Jan. 14 headlines

• Nets getting Harden from Rockets in 4-team deal
• Rockets get LeVert in deal, send him to Pacers for Oladipo
• Doncic stars, Porzingis returns as Mavs win in Charlotte
• Giannis has triple-double in Bucks' win at Pistons
• Alabama finalizing deal with Bill O'Brien for OC
• McClung's late jumper lifts (15)Texas Tech to win at (4)Texas
• Stamkos scores; defending champion Lightning rout Blackhawks

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Jan. 15 headlines

• Jaguars hire Urban Meyer as head coach
• Jets hire Robert Saleh as head coach
• Falcons offer HC job to Titans OC Arthur Smith
• Rockets surge past Spurs in 1st game since Harden trade
• (1)Gonzaga uses big 2nd half to defeat Pepperdine
• Mac Jones among Alabama players to declare for NFL Draft