Daily sports TL;DR 2022

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Happy New Year to all the readers here!  As we enter 2022, I wish you all the best and may you all enjoy a full year of football, basketball, hockey, soccer and (hopefully) baseball, as well as the Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.  Now, let get your first of 365 days of headlines.

Jan. 1 headlines

• Alabama, Georgia to play for CFP title after dominant wins
• LeBron beats Blazers for 43 points in Lakers' big victory
• DeRozan hits running 3-pt FG at buzzer to beat Pacers
• Ovechkin sets career power-play goals mark in Capitals' win
• Kirk Cousins tests positive for virus, out Sun. at Packers
• Hall of Fame guard Sam Jones dies at 88

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Jan. 2 headlines

• (6)Ohio St fights from behind to beat (11)Utah in Rose Bowl
• (7)Baylor beats (8)Ole Miss with late push in Sugar Bowl
• (9)Oklahoma St takes over in 2nd half to win Fiesta Bowl
• (22)Kentucky scores late to beat (15)Iowa in Citrus Bowl
• DeRozan hits GW 3-pt FG on consecutive days for Bulls
• Clippers rally in 4th to beat Nets despite Harden's 34
• Lionel Messi tests positive for the virus

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Jan. 4 headlines

• Steelers win in potential home finale for Big Ben
• Hawks lose in Portland despite 56 from Trae Young
• Heat fall to Warriors, lose Butler to ankle injury
• Ja Morant scores 36 as Grizzlies take down Nets
• Joel Embiid's triple-double carries 76ers past Rockets
• Johnny Davis drops 37 as (23)Wisconsin upsets (3)Purdue

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Jan. 5 headlines

• LeBron scores 31 to lift Lakers over Kings
• Ja Morant leads Grizzlies to 6th straight win
• (1)Baylor beats Oklahoma, remains unbeaten
• (21)LSU closes strong to knock off (16)Kentucky
• Kansas State closes season with win over LSU in Texas Bowl

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Jan. 6 headlines

• Kyrie Irving scores 22 in return as Nets beat Pacers
• Luka leads Mavs to win as team honors Dirk
• Jazz get big night from Bogdanovic to beat Nuggets
• Penguins rally past Blues, get 9th straight win
• Antonio Brown says he was "fired" for having an injury

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Jan. 7 headlines

• Barrett hits GW 3-pt FG to complete Knicks' comeback vs Celtics
• Chris Paul's triple-double leads Suns past Clippers
• Penguins defeat Flyers, extend win streak to 10 games
• (7)USC remains unbeaten with win over Cal
• (1)South Carolina women hold off (13)LSU
• Buccaneers release Antonio Brown

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Jan. 8 headlines

• LaVine leads Bulls to 9th straight win
• Bucks, behind 31 from Giannis, keep Nets at arm's length
• Embiid has 6th straight 30-pt game as 76ers defeat Spurs
• LeBron's 32 points power Lakers past Hawks
• VanVleet's 1st career triple-double sends Raptors over Jazz
• Osaka (abdominal) withdraws from Melbourne tournament

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Jan. 9 headlines

• Chiefs get strip and score to shake off Broncos
• Cowboys beat Eagles as Dak Prescott throws 5 TD
• 49ers strongly leaning toward starting Garoppolo
• Miami beats (2)Duke on McGusty's go-ahead basket
• Giannis books 43 pts, but Hornets trip up Bucks
• Klay Thompson to make his return Sunday

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Jan. 10 headlines

• Raiders clinch playoff berth; beat Chargers on last-second FG
• Steelers top Ravens in OT; clinch playoff spot with Raiders win
• Rams lose to 49ers in OT but take NFC West as Cardinals fall
• Titans clinch AFC's No. 1 seed; Bills win AFC East
• Colts stunned in Jacksonville, out of playoff contention
• Warriors defeat Cavs in Klay Thompson's 1st game since 2019
• Australian judge reinstates Novak Djokovic's visa

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Jan. 11 headlines

• Georgia beats Alabama to win 1st national title since 1980
• UGA's Bennett throws 2 4th-qtr TDs to lead comeback win
• LaMelo hits clutch floater as Hornets beat Bucks
• Nets lose to Trail Blazers in Kyrie's 2nd game of season

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Jan. 12 headlines

• Grizzlies take down Warriors for 10th straight win
• (19)Texas Tech snaps (1)Baylor's 21-game winning streak
• Stanford hands (5)USC its 1st loss of season
• Jabari Smith leads (4)Auburn past (24)Alabama
• Jon Lester retires after 16-year career
• Giants fire head coach Joe Judge

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Jan. 13 headlines

• Nets blow out Bulls in Chicago, 138-112
• Lakers lose at Kings despite 34 from LeBron
• Barrett drops 32 as Knicks snap Mavs' 6-game win streak
• (8)Duke gets past Wake Forest without Coach K
• (10)Michigan State beats Minnesota on last-second shot
• Djokovic in Australian Open draw as visa decision looms

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Jan. 14 headlines

• Novak Djokovic's Australian visa revoked for 2nd time
• Grizzlies take down Timberwolves, push win streak to 11
• Bucks blitz Warriors in 1st half, cruise to easy win
• Oregon picks up OT win over (3)UCLA
• Texans fire coach David Culley after 1 season
• Pastrnak has Hat Trick, Bruins win in Rask's season debut

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Jan. 15 headlines

• Mavericks snap Grizzlies' win streak at 11 games
• Warriors beat Bulls by 42 in Chicago
• Eagles to get Miles Sanders for Sunday at Bucs
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire out Sun.; Najee Harris questionable
• UCLA signs football coach Chip Kelly through 2025

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Jan. 16 headlines

• Djokovic loses appeal, set to be deported from Australia
• Josh Allen throws 5 Pass TD as Bills crush Patriots, 47-17
• Bengals beat Raiders for 1st playoff win since Jan. 1991
• Kevin Durant leaves Nets' game with sprained left knee
• Nikola Jokic puts up triple-double, Nuggets blow out Lakers
• (1)Baylor men can't complete comeback, lose 2nd straight
• Oregon takes down (5)USC for its 2nd straight top-5 win