Daily Sports TL;DR 2026

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Jan. 16 headlines

• Butler III, Curry lead Warriors past slumping Knicks
• Thunder roll over Rockets after huge 4th quarter
• Dodgers, OF Kyle Tucker agree to 4-year, $420M deal
• (2)South Carolina women outlast (4)Texas
• Mikayla Blakes drops 38, (5)Vanderbilt still unbeaten

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Jan. 17 headlines

• Durant puts up 39 to lead Rockets past Wolves, Randle
• James Harden carries Clippers past Raptors in OT
• Evan Mobley’s dunk in final seconds lifts Cavs over 76ers
• Lightning’s 11-game win streak ends in shootout loss to Blues

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Jan. 18 headlines

• Broncos beat Bills in OT; QB Bo Nix (ankle) out for season
• Seahawks dominate 49ers, will host NFC Championship
• John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year, $100M deal with Giants
• Falcons hire Kevin Stefanski as head coach
• Matt LaFleur signs multiyear extension with Packers
• Wembanyama, Spurs top Wolves despite Edwards’ 55 points
• (1)Arizona, (8)Nebraska, Miami (Ohio) remain unbeaten

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Jan. 19 headlines

• Rams beat Bears in instant classic, advance to NFC title game
• Patriots beat Texans in the snow to reach AFC Championship
• Conference championships set: Rams-Seahawks, Pats-Broncos
• Kevin Durant passes Dirk Nowitzki for 6th on NBA scoring list
• Ayton scores 25 Pts on 100% FG in Lakers’ win over Raptors

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Jan. 20 headlines

• (1)Indiana outlasts (10)Miami in CFP title game thriller
• Hoosiers finish 16-0, win 1st national title in program history
• Titans finalizing deal to hire 49ers DC Robert Saleh as HC
• Bills fire HC Sean McDermott; Dolphins hire Jeff Hafley as HC
• Jimmy Butler III suffers season-ending ACL tear
• Mavericks blow out Knicks at Madison Square Garden

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Jan. 21 headlines

• Luka Doncic’s triple-double leads Lakers’ rally over Nuggets
• Raptors score franchise-record 145 Pts in win over Warriors
• (4)Purdue upset at UCLA; Boilermakers’ 2nd loss of season
• Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• Top seeds Alcaraz, Sabalenka roll into 3rd Rd of Aussie Open

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Jan. 22 headlines

• SGA drops 40 with historic efficiency as Thunder top Bucks
• Knicks beat Nets by franchise-record 54 points
• (1)Arizona, (7)Nebraska cruise to easy wins, remain unbeaten
• Djokovic wins 399th major match and 101st at Australian Open
• Keys, Anisimova, Pegula reach 3rd Round at Australian Open
• Mets land 2-time All-Star SP Freddy Peralta from Brewers

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Jan. 23 headlines

• Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza declares for NFL Draft
• Kawhi Leonard-led Clippers hold off Lakers
• Embiid, Maxey lead 76ers past Durant, Rockets
• Mavericks, Flagg beat Warriors despite Curry’s 38 points
• Aaliyah Chavez stars, (16)Oklahoma tops (2)South Carolina
• Ravens hire Chargers DC Jesse Minter as head coach

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Jan. 24 headlines

• Giannis Antetokounmpo expects to miss 4-6 weeks (calf strain)
• Kevin Durant drops 32, Rockets end Pistons’ 4-game win streak
• Jaylen Brown’s triple-double leads Celtics over Nets in 2OT
• Pacers shock Thunder in OKC as 15.5-point underdogs
• (3)Michigan improves to 18-1 with 8-point win over Ohio St

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Jan. 25 headlines

• Steelers hire Mike McCarthy as head coach
• Lakers, Luka Doncic rally to beat Mavericks in Dallas
• AJ Dybantsa sets BYU freshman scoring record with 43 points
• JT Toppin dominant as (12)Texas Tech downs (6)Houston
• Freshman Keaton Wagler drops 46 as (11)Illinois tops (4)Purdue

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Jan. 26 headlines

• Seahawks, Patriots set for Super Bowl rematch in Santa Clara
• Maye, Patriots plow past Broncos, 10-7, in snowy AFC title game
• Darnold outduels Stafford as Seahawks win wild one over Rams
• Warriors rout Wolves as Curry climbs all-time scoring list
• Defending champion Madison Keys ousted at Australian Open
• Scheffler earns 20th TOUR win, 3rd to top $100M in earnings

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Jan. 27 headlines

• (1)Arizona holds off late charge from (13)BYU to get to 21-0
• (4)Duke beats (20)Louisville by 31 to improve to 19-1
• Luka Doncic’s 46 points, 12 assists lift Lakers to win at Bulls
• Donovan Mitchell goes for 45 points in Cavs’ win over Magic
• (1)Carlos Alcaraz cruises into Australian Open semis
• (12)Elina Svitolina upsets (3)Coco Gauff in AO quarters

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Jan. 28 headlines

• Bill Belichick not elected to HOF in 1st year of eligibility
• (3)Michigan used 2nd-half rally to hand (5)Nebraska 1st loss
• (18)Vanderbilt routs Kentucky; (24)Miami (Ohio) gets to 21-0
• Pistons stay hot, take down Nuggets in Denver
• Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina reach Australian Open semis
• Jannik Sinner cruises past Ben Shelton to reach semifinals
• Djokovic advances to AO semis after Musetti retires up 2 sets

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Jan. 29 headlines

• Wembanyama, Spurs pull away from Rockets in 4th quarter
• Cavaliers roll over Lakers, LeBron in Cleveland
• Aryna Sabalenka reaches 4th straight Australian Open final

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Jan. 30 headlines

• (1)Alcaraz tops (3)Zverev in 5 sets in Australian Open semis
• (4)Djokovic knocks off 2-time defending champ (2)Sinner
• Hornets, Kon Knueppel spoil Cooper Flagg’s historic game
• Timberwolves hand Thunder 3rd loss in last 4 games
• Maxey puts up 40, hits game-winning layup against Kings
• Patrick Kane sets mark for points by U.S.-born player