Daily Sports TL;DR 2024

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New year, new thread.  As we start 2024, remember this is will be year place to catch up on football, basketball, baseball, hockey and sports off all kinds.  And let’s not forget the Summer Olympics in Paris!  Anyway, on to the news!

Jan. 1 headlines

• Ravens clinch AFC No. 1 seed, 49ers clinch NFC No. 1 seed
• Lamar Jackson tosses 5 TD as Ravens dominate Dolphins
• 49ers take care of Commanders; Chiefs clinch AFC West
• Cardinals rally from 15 down, stun Eagles in Philadelphia
• Packers dismiss Vikings; make playoffs with Week 18 win
• Bills beat Pats, play Dolphins for AFC East title next week
• Bears assured of No. 1 pick in 2024 Draft

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Jan. 2 headlines

• (1)Michigan stops (4)Alabama in OT to reach CFP title game
• Blake Corum scores go-ahead TD in OT for (1)Michigan
• (2)Washington holds off (3)Texas’ rally, reaches CFP final
• Michael Penix Jr. throws for 430 yards, 2 TD in win
• Bo Nix passes for 5 TD as (8)Oregon dominates Fiesta Bowl
• Wander Franco arrested for failing to meet with prosecutors

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Jan. 3 headlines

• Caitlin Clark caps 40-point game with buzzer-beating 3
• Curry puts up 36 to lead Warriors over Magic
• Thunder snap Celtics’ 6-game win streak
• Embiid’s triple-double propels 76ers past Bulls
• Hornets snap 11-game losing streak with win at Kings
• (1)Purdue, (4)UConn, (5)Tennessee cruise to wins

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Jan. 4 headlines

• Haliburton helps Pacers beat Bucks for 4th time this season
• Kings outlast Magic, Banchero in 2OT
• Heat beat Lakers without Butler; Lakers fall under .500
• Doncic gets 30 of his 41 in 1st half; Mavericks drub Blazers
• Randle, Brunson power Knicks to win over Bulls
• Auston Matthews reaches 30 goals this season with OT tally

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Jan. 5 headlines

• Jokic completes comeback with buzzer-beater to beat Warriors
• Giannis racks up 44 pts as Bucks edge Wembanyama, Spurs
• Crosby scores game-winning goal to lift Penguins over Bruins
• (3)NC State women slip past (22)FSU in OT to stay undefeated

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Jan. 6 headlines

• Warriors’ Chris Paul fractures left hand in win vs Pistons
• Grizzlies send slumping Lakers to 4th straight loss
• Celtics stay unbeaten at home with win over Jazz, now 17-0
• Paolo Banchero leads way as Magic knock off Nuggets
• Connor Bedard injured in Blackhawks’ loss at Devils
• Top-ranked Purdue holds off (9)Illinois, 83-78
• Caitlin Clark posts triple-double as (4)Iowa routs Rutgers

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Jan. 7 headlines

• Texans into playoffs with win at Colts, can still win AFC South
• Steelers win at Ravens, keep playoff hopes alive
• Steelers fear T.J. Watt has MCL sprain
• Tatum drops 38 as Celtics snap Pacers’ 6-game win streak
• Giannis’ 48 points not enough, Bucks lose to Rockets
• Draymond Green reinstated from indefinite suspension
• Rafael Nadal (hip) withdraws from Australian Open

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Jan. 8 headlines

• Bills claim AFC East title, No. 2 seed with win at Dolphins
• Cowboys win NFC East; Packers clinch playoff berth
• Buccaneers clinch NFC South title with win over Panthers
• Jaguars miss shot at AFC South title, eliminated from playoffs
• Falcons fire head coach Arthur Smith

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Jan. 9 headlines

• Michigan beats Washington in CFP National Championship
• Michigan finishes 15-0, wins 1st national title since 1997
• Ja Morant out for season with labral tear in shoulder
• Haliburton (hamstring) exits Pacers’ close win vs Celtics

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Jan. 10 headlines

• Davis drops 41 as Lakers hold off Raptors
• Knicks beat Blazers, now 5-0 since Anunoby’s debut
• Sabonis puts up 37-point triple-double in Kings’ win
• Heat give Erik Spoelstra 8-year, $120M extension
• (1)Purdue, (2)Houston both lose on the road
• Titans fire head coach Mike Vrabel

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Jan. 11 headlines

• Alabama football coach Nick Saban, 72, is retiring
• Pete Carroll out as coach of Seahawks after 14 years
• Tatum gets 45 in win over Wolves; Celtics 18-0 at home
• Pelicans beat Warriors by 36; largest home loss under Kerr
• UCF men get 1st Big 12 win by topping (3)Kansas
• Mississippi State starts strong, takes down (5)Tennessee

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Jan. 12 headlines

• Patriots, Bill Belichick part ways after 24 seasons
• Thunder storm past Blazers with 62-point win
• Bucks use 25-0 run to rout Celtics
• Panthers, Oilers, Jets, Kraken extend long win streaks
• Santa Clara ends 26-game losing streak against Gonzaga

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Jan. 13 headlines

• Alabama hires Washington’s Kalen DeBoer as head coach
• Patriots hire Jerod Mayo as head coach
• Stanford’s VanDerveer now 1 win away from Krzyzewski’s mark
• Tobias Harris scores 37; 76ers top Kings without Embiid
• Nikola Jokic’s triple-double leads Nuggets over Pelicans

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Jan. 14 headlines

• Chiefs, Mahomes top Dolphins in frigid game at Arrowhead
• Stroud efficient, defense dominant as Texans roll past Browns
• Celtics dominate Rockets, improve home record to 19-0
• McDavid assists on OT goal as Oilers win 10th in a row
• (2)Houston, (6)Kentucky both lose close games on the road
• Washington St beats top-10 Arizona for 2nd season in a row

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Jan. 15 headlines

• Lions beat Rams, get 1st playoff win since 1991 season
• Packers go into Dallas, dominate Cowboys
• Packers, Love will take on 49ers in Divisional Round
• Lillard drills game-winning 3 as Bucks beat Kings in OT
• Arizona HC Jedd Fisch hired at Washington