Daily sports TL;DR 2021

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Jan. 16 headlines

• Giannis leads Bucks over Mavs, 112-109
• Thunder rally to beat Bulls in OT
• LeBron, Anthony Davis guide Lakers past Zion, Pelicans
• Clippers blow out Kings behind Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
• Karl-Anthony Towns tests positive for virus
• Falcons hire Titans OC Arthur Smith as head coach
• Yankees finalizing contract with P Corey Kluber
• Avalanche record largest shutout since moving to Colorado

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Jan. 17 headlines

• Bills reach AFC title game for 1st time since 1993 season
• Lamar Jackson (concussion) leaves game in 2nd half
• Packers heading back to NFC title game after handling Rams
• Harden debuts for Nets with triple-double in win over Magic
• Pacers say LeVert is out indefinitely; has mass on kidney
• (1)Gonzaga downs Saint Mary's, improves to 14-0
• (2)Baylor tops (15)Texas Tech; faces (6)Kansas on Monday

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Jan. 18 headlines

• Brady, Bucs beat Brees, Saints, earn trip to NFC title game
• Chiefs back in AFC title game after beating Browns, 22-17
• Mahomes exits in 2nd half of win with concussion
• Chargers hire Rams DC Brandon Staley as head coach
• Lions expected to hire Saints' Dan Campbell as head coach
• Sources believe Watson may be done with Texans
• Doncic (36 Pts, 16 Reb, 15 Ast) not enough; Bulls win

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Jan. 19 headlines

• Warriors erase 19-pt deficit to defeat Lakers in L.A.
• Durant, Harden lead Nets over Giannis, Bucks
• Oladipo drops 32 in Rockets debut
• CJ McCollum out at least 4 weeks with fractured foot
• (2)Baylor rides 1st-half lead to home win over (9)Kansas
• Ohio State QB Justin Fields declares for NFL Draft
• Lester, Nationals agree to 1-year deal

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Jan. 20 headlines

• (6)Tennessee dominated in 26-point loss at Florida
• Late 3-pointer leads Purdue over (15)Ohio State
• (7)Michigan rebounds from 1st loss by routing Maryland
• Blue Jays, OF George Springer agree to 6-yr/$150M deal
• Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton, 75, dies
• Auriemma moves into 2nd in career wins in women's hoops

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Jan. 21 headlines

• Sexton scores 42, Cavs spoil Nets' Big 3 debut in 2OT
• Doncic posts triple-double in Mavs' win at Pacers
• Embiid erupts for 42 points as 76ers surge past Celtics
• Providence sends (11)Creighton to 2nd straight loss
• Kentucky's struggles continue with narrow loss at Georgia
• Larry Scott to exit as Pac-12 commissioner

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Jan. 22 headlines

• LeBron's season-high 34 points lead Lakers to win at Bucks
• RJ Barrett drops career-high 28 in win over Warriors
• Jazz defeat Pelicans for 7th straight win
• Eagles hiring Colts OC Nick Sirianni as head coach
• Washington to name Martin Mayhew as GM
• NCAAM: Indiana pulls off upset at (4)Iowa
• NCAAW: (3)UConn uses big 4th qtr for win at (25)Tennessee
• NCAAW: Hillmon scores 50; (11)Michigan loses to (17)Ohio St
• Liverpool's 68-match home unbeaten streak in PL ends

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Jan. 23 headlines

• Hall of Famer. Braves legend Hank Aaron dies at 86
• Nets lose to Cavaliers for 2nd time in 3 nights
• Embiid, 76ers defeat Celtics despite Brown's 42 points
• Clippers defeat Thunder for 6th straight win
• Nuggets outlast Suns in OT, Booker eclipses 8,000 points
• Young has 43, Capela a triple-double as Hawks beat Wolves
• Luka leads Mavs over Spurs with 36-point performance
• Patrick Mahomes says he has cleared concussion protocol
• Buccaneers' Antonio Brown out of NFC Championship game

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Jan. 24 headlines

• Stafford not expected to return to Lions
• Steph Curry passes Reggie Miller for 2nd-most 3-pt FG
• Poirier knocks out McGregor in 2nd round
• Nets edge Heat despite Adebayo's 41 Pts
• Lakers improve to 9-0 on the road with win in Chicago
• Nuggets defeat Suns in OT for 2nd straight night
• University of Michigan pausing athletic activities
• (1)Gonzaga handles Pacific, now 15-0 on season
• (19)Missouri beats (6)Tennessee in Knoxville

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Jan. 25 headlines

• Chiefs to face Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV
• Mahomes, Chiefs dice up Bills in AFC title game
• Victory gives Chiefs chance to win 2nd straight Super Bowl
• Buccaneers hold on to beat Packers to win NFC
• Tom Brady to make 10th Super Bowl appearance, extending record
• Brown scores 33 as Celtics put up 141 in win over Cavaliers
• Kawhi drops 34 on Thunder as Clippers win 7th straight game

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Jan. 26 headlines

• LeBron scores season-high 46 points in Lakers' win over Cavs
• Durant, Harden each score 20 as Nets top short-handed Heat
• Clippers' Kawhi, Paul George out Tuesday (virus protocols)
• Monday's Spurs-Pelicans game postponed (virus protocols)
• Late basket lifts (11)West Virginia over (10)Texas Tech
• (8)Virginia gets 15th straight ACC win in blowout of Syracuse

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Jan. 27 headlines

• No players on 2021 ballot picked for Baseball Hall of Fame
• (24)Oklahoma starts strong, hangs on to upset (5)Texas
• (9)Alabama closes on 18-5 run to get past Kentucky
• Bucs WR Brown, Chiefs RB Bell expected back for Super Bowl

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Jan. 28 headlines

• Texans have hired Ravens assistant David Culley as HC
• Tobias Harris hits late jumper to send 76ers past Lakers
• Durant, Harden each score 30 as Nets top Hawks in OT
• Jazz roll against Mavericks for 10th straight win
• Bucks beat Raptors behind big night from Giannis
• Zion scores 32 as Pelicans beat Wizards; Beal has 47 in loss
• (2)Baylor blows out Kansas State, 107-59

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Jan. 29 headlines

• Lakers fall at Pistons for 2nd straight loss; Davis (quad) sits
• Rockets overcome 20-pt deficit to beat Blazers
• (1)Gonzaga gets to 16-0 after handling San Diego
• (15)Kansas snaps 3-game losing streak with win vs TCU
• (2)NC State, (3)UConn women suffer 1st losses of season
• Lafreniere wins it for Rangers in OT with 1st NHL goal
• QB Deshaun Watson formally requests trade from Texans
• Adam Wainwright staying with Cardinals on 1-year deal

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Jan. 30 headlines

• Cardinals finalizing deal to acquire Nolan Arenado
• Nets score 147 without Durant in blowout win over Thunder
• Jazz def Mavericks for 11th straight win
• Pelicans beat Bucks despite 38 for Giannis
• Embiid racks up 37 points, 76ers take care of Timberwolves
• Leonard, George return to lineup as Clippers crush Magic
• (19)Illinois gets game-high 25 from Dosunmu to beat (7)Iowa
• Former Temple coach John Chaney dies at 89