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• After ending drought against Oregon, Utah has revenge on the mind at Oregon State on Sunday

  30-12-2017 23:22
  Eugene, Ore. • College basketball rosters change quickly, and players don’t always have a great sense of the history between programs. But Utah senior forward Tyler Rawson didn’t have to look far to realize how much Friday’s win over Oregon meant.Utah (9-3, 1-0) snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Ducks on Friday night for its first win in Eugene since 1951. For Utah associate head coach and former point guard Tommy Connor, and his son and current Utah junior Jak
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Down by 16, No. 6 Xavier rallies for 77-72 win over DePaul

  30-12-2017 23:05 via sportspyder.com
  ... ight win Column: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL Warriors bury Jazz with big third quarter, win 126-101 Durant leads Warriors past Cavaliers 99- ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Bagley, No. 4 Duke outlast No. 24 FSU, 100-93

  30-12-2017 23:04 via sportspyder.com
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• During an NFL season of protests and criticism, Chris Long asked, 'Why not help?'

  30-12-2017 23:04
  Philadelphia • Early in 2017, after he had reached his professional peak, Chris Long weighed retirement. He had won the Super Bowl in early February as a defensive end for the New England Patriots. Growing up in Charlottesville and starring at the University of Virginia, he never envisioned an NFL career — let alone nine seasons, 59.5 sacks and almost $40 million in salary. He wondered whether he wanted to put his body and mind through another year.As Long considered his options, one
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Colson powers Notre Dame as Brey ties Phelps' wins record

  30-12-2017 23:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... ight win Column: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL Warriors bury Jazz with big third quarter, win 126-101 Durant leads Warriors past Cavaliers 99- ...
  
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• Search on for missing airplane in northern Utah

  30-12-2017 23:01
  Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday were looking for a missing airplane along an edge of the Great Salt Lake.The small airplane was last reported near Promontory Point in Box Elder County, and sheriff’s deputies are looking in that vicinity, according to a dispatcher. Few other details were immediately available.Promontory Point is due west of Willard on the other side of Bear River Bay. The Salt Lake Tribune will update this story as more information is available.
  
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• Rorie leads big first half in Montana's 79-49 victory over Southern Utah

  30-12-2017 23:00
  Cedar City • Ahmaad Rorie scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half when the Grizzlies built a 19-point lead and Montana went on to a 79-49 victory over Southern Utah on Saturday.Jamar Akoh added 12 points and Michael Oguine 11 for the Grizzlies (9-5, 2-0 Big Sky), who shot just shy of 50 percent in winning for the fourth time in their last five games. The Grizzlies had a 20-2 advantage in points off turnovers, making only six miscues to Southern Utah's 15.Dwayne Morgan scored 22 points
  
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• Fossil found in Nevada cave holds clues of ancient horse

  30-12-2017 22:57
  Las Vegas • A well-preserved horse skull collected more than 86 years ago from a cave near Las Vegas is helping scientists identify a new type of extinct, stilt-legged horse that died out during the last ice age.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday that scientists are calling it Haringtonhippus francisci after Richard Harington, an accomplished paleontologist who spent his career studying the ice age fossils of northern Canada and first described the stilt-legged horses in the earl
  
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• Enthusiasm level: 💯😂 #TakeNote twitter.com/beccabishop900…

  30-12-2017 22:54 via twitter.com
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• [KSL] - Stars lose their shine against Blue, 117-103

  30-12-2017 22:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... ood development.” McCree, who the team acquired last week, was signed to the Jazz under the two-way contract, and in his third game for the Stars led them in...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Macon, Barford lead Arkansas past No. 19 Tennessee in OT

  30-12-2017 22:42 via sportspyder.com
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• David Kranes: We are all living on P.T. Barnum’s campus

  30-12-2017 22:00
  I began my teaching at Bridgeport University, an institution in the city of the same name and built upon the once-estate of P.T. Barnum, an estate featuring a mansion which Barnum called “Iranistan.”I worried that, on Barnum’s turf, students wouldn’t take me seriously. Or would. It was an odd place, spilling over with both eagerness and paranoia. I remember walking along a sidewalk with the dean of humanities. A small knot of students approached, and the dean leaned in an
  
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• The first Inauguration Day protest trial ended in acquittals. But more than 150 defendants await their day in court.

  30-12-2017 21:59
  Hundreds of people, wearing all black and hiding their faces, moved through more than 16 blocks of downtown Washington on Inauguration Day. Some carried hammers, crowbars and bricks. They shattered shop windows, and by the end there was more than $100,000 in property damage.Last week, the first six people to go to trial in the case were acquitted by a jury on all the charges of rioting and destruction of property — an outcome that illustrates the challenge for D.C. prosecutors who are prep
  
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• Commentary: Laws against abortion are harmful to Utah women

  30-12-2017 21:59
  There are more than a few ways to make someone flinch, especially in Utah. Bringing up abortion really does the trick.For a state founded by weary religious families seeking a life of peace, freedom and choice, Utah has little sympathy for women who desire similar protections for their own bodies. Our laws enforce restrictions on abortion services that not only prevent women from seeking a safe and restorative medical procedure, but also cultivate a perception that abortion is morally wrong, acc
  
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• Commentary: We must listen to the homeless and earn their trust

  30-12-2017 21:55
  During conversations with the homeless in our Tai Chi Program at the downtown Salt Lake City Public Library, we have heard the same story repeated over and over.The homeless are stopped for a minor offense and their backgrounds are checked for outstanding warrants. If they have warrants, they are taken to the Salt Lake County Jail and held for one to three days and released.All of this is legal, but it happens often enough that it appears to the casual observer as a form of harassment, especiall
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Ode to Sports: Year of anthems and Astros, Bama and Brady

  30-12-2017 21:37 via sportspyder.com
  ... ight win Column: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL Warriors bury Jazz with big third quarter, win 126-101 Durant leads Warriors past Cavaliers 99- ...
  
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• Utah state Sen. Kevin Van Tassell won't seek re-election

  30-12-2017 21:23
  State Sen. Kevin Van Tassell says he won't seek a new term in the legislature next year.The Vernal Republican said in a statement Friday that there are other things he wants to do with his life after finishing his current term.Van Tassell has served in the Legislature since 2006.He also serves as an area president for three branches of Zions Bank in northeastern Utah.
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Pardon scores 18 as Northwestern routs Brown 95-73

  30-12-2017 21:16 via sportspyder.com
  ... ight win Column: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL Warriors bury Jazz with big third quarter, win 126-101 Durant leads Warriors past Cavaliers 99- ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - No. 8 Wichita State beats UConn 72-62 in AAC debut

  30-12-2017 21:16 via sportspyder.com
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• Alabama hoping linebackers come through in Sugar Bowl

  30-12-2017 21:08
  New Orleans • Alabama's Rashaan Evans doesn't even try to downplay how disruptive injuries have been to the Crimson Tide linebacker corps."The injuries, they mess up a lot of things. They mess up chemistry, they mess up schemes," Evans conceded on Friday, as Alabama prepared for its College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson in Monday night's Sugar Bowl. "We've lost some guys, gained some guys, we lost another guy. ... We just have to do what we can do with what we've got."Fortunate
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Rough stretch looks like it will continue before improving

  30-12-2017 20:46 via sportspyder.com
  ... Jazz have been better this season without Rudy Gobert 12/12 - Utah Jazz: Alec Burks making the most of his opportunities 12/8 - Utah Jazz: Donovan M ...
  
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• Monson: 2017 was mostly a bummer for sports in Utah, but the year was not without some significant highlights

  30-12-2017 20:40
  It was Phyllis Diller who once said she was so ugly as a kid that her mother had to tie a pork chop around her neck to get the dog to play with her.As sports years in Utah go, 2017 needed that slab of meat.It had its peaks, such as they were, and its nadirs, more of the latter than the former.The Jazz helped build an All-Star, then lost him, then probably drafted one in embryonic form; BYU football was terrible and fired a school legend; Utah football was OK in a limited sort of way; BYU and Uta
  
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• LeBron James explains his six-game losing streak at Utah: 'I suck here.'

  30-12-2017 20:32
  At 33 years old, the King has learned to poke fun at himself.Reflecting on his six-game losing streak at Vivint Smart Home Arena, LeBron James had an explanation.“I suck here,” he said, tongue firmly in cheek. “I personally don’t suck. But my team sucks. When we come here, we cannot win a game. Hopefully we can change that tonight.”LeBron James on his six game losing streak in Utah: “I suck here.”Later amended to: “I don’t personally suck, bu
  
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• Teenage boy crosses ‘barely frozen’ Utah Lake on foot after arguing with his parents

  30-12-2017 20:24
  After getting into an argument with his parents on Friday afternoon, a 13-year-old boy walked across a “barely frozen” Utah Lake — from Saratoga Springs to the Lindon Marina — without mishap, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office reported.“The distance was almost 6 miles and he didn’t break through the ice until his last two steps before coming ashore,” tweeted Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon.Search and rescue crews were called out to get the boy of
  
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• Activist Erica Garner, daughter of police chokehold victim, dies following heart attack

  30-12-2017 20:06
  Activist Erica Garner, whose father's death helped galvanize an emotional discussion about race and policing, died on Saturday, New York's WABC reported. Her death was confirmed by a statement on her verified Twitter account. Garner, 27, had suffered significant brain damage this week after a heart attack, representatives said.Garner came to prominence when her father, Eric Garner, died in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by an New York City police officer, an event that touched off protests
  
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• Commentary: Is it time to spin off BYU's football program?

  30-12-2017 20:05
  A recent Tribune sports page column urged Brigham Young University to scrap its honor code. BYU, it said, has conflicting desires: to be a football power, and to maintain “restrictive behavioral rules ... that many top athletes have a most difficult time following.” The op-ed claims some athletes violate the code — drinking, sleeping around — but get only wrist-slaps unless violations become public.The author, Gordon Monson, states that “There simply are not enough
  
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• Commentary: Breaking up with carbon and turning concern into action

  30-12-2017 20:02
  According to a Yale University study, 68 percent of Americans are worried about climate change and the harm to future generations, plants and animals from global warming. Some 82 percent of us want to see policy support for renewable energy sources and 74 percent want to see the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide regulated as a pollutant.Until that support and regulation come from the government, we can turn our concern into positive steps that reduce our personal carbon footprint, save money, shift
  
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• Man’s obituary blames Cleveland Browns for death (it wasn’t really the reason, but still)

  30-12-2017 19:53
  Huron, Ohio • An Ohio man's tongue-in-cheek obituary blames the winless Cleveland Browns for contributing to his demise.The obituary published in the Sandusky Register says Paul Stark died Wednesday at a hospice facility after a brief illness "exacerbated by the hopeless condition of the Cleveland Browns."The football team was 1-15 last season and 0-15 this year ahead of Sunday's finale in Pittsburgh.Even so, Stark's obituary included a nugget of the optimism voiced by some long-suffering f
  
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• Tony Jones: LeBron is the best player in the NBA, but Kevin Durant is closing fast

  30-12-2017 19:50
  LeBron James is still the best player in the NBA.That’s an amazing accomplishment. He’s now 33 years old, and nobody that age should still be the best player in their sport. But here James is, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers on what should be yet another run to the NBA Finals. He’s averaging 27.8 points, 9.3 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game. His PER is 30.52, among the league-leaders. He’s shooting 56 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range. By almost an
  
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• Monson: 2017 sports in Utah was a bummer, with some significant highlights mixed in

  30-12-2017 19:50
  It was Phyllis Diller who once said she was so ugly as a kid that her mother had to tie a pork chop around her neck to get the dog to play with her.As sports years in Utah go, 2017 needed that slab of meat.It had its peaks, such as they were, and its nadirs, more of the latter than the former.The Jazz helped build an All-Star, then lost him, then probably drafted one in embryonic form; BYU football was terrible and fired a school legend; Utah football was OK in a limited sort of way; BYU and Uta
  
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• In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims

  30-12-2017 19:25
  President Donald Trump gave an impromptu half-hour interview with The New York Times on Dec. 28. We combed through the transcript and here's a quick round-up of the false, misleading or dubious claims that he made, at rate of one claim every 75 seconds. (Some of the interview was off the record, so it's possible the rate of false claims per minute is higher.)"Virtually every Democrat has said there is no collusion. There is no collusion. . . . I saw Dianne Feinstein the other day on television s
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - LeBron James blessed to see 33rd birthday in Utah: ‘The way I grew up, not many guys make it past 18’

  30-12-2017 19:20 via sportspyder.com
  ... r I was so happy to show my ID,” he said. “So those was a couple good ones.” Jazz guard Rodney Hood asked media not to remind James that he hasn’t won a game...
  
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• The Salt Lake Tribune’s photos of 2017

  30-12-2017 19:16
  As the new year approaches, we are looking back at Tribune photos from 2017. Photographers travel across the state (and sometimes the country) to gather images that tell our stories best.
  Bishop-elect Oscar Azarcon Solis speaks after being introduced as the 10th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City on Jan. 10.President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address during the 58th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Thousands of people
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Limiting services for legal immigrants is a bad idea

  30-12-2017 19:08
  “There can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody. … Nor is there any reason why the state should not assist the individuals in providing for those common hazards of life against which, because of their uncertainty, few individuals can make adequate provision.”- Friedrich Hayek, “The Road to Serfdom”The 2018 legislative session is quickly approaching and legisl
  
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• LeBron James blessed to see 33rd birthday in Utah: ‘The way I grew up, not many guys make it past 18’

  30-12-2017 19:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James took a few video calls before lacing up his rose gold Nike LeBron 15s at Vivint Arena Saturday morning ahead of shootaround.The man has been all around the world, experiencing things that average men and women won’t ever see.But the boy from Akron, Ohio, still exists in the now 33-year-old man.James is celebrating birthday No. 33 in Salt Lake City today as the Cleveland Cavaliers are in town to face the Utah Jazz at 6 p.m. MT. His journey to reaching thi
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Odd Couple Pairing of Ricky Rubio and the Hayward-less Utah Jazz

  30-12-2017 18:39 via sportspyder.com
  ...of the ball. The rebounding could be a defensive scheme designed to get the Jazz back in transition, but the defense isn’t cutting it. What’s weird to see is ...
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Northwest Notes: Westbrook, Huestis, Abrines, Jones, Jazz

  30-12-2017 18:20 via sportspyder.com
  ... tball at the end of the day.” The month of December has not been kind to the Jazz as the team searches for an identity, 3 0 0 Categories: oldest 2 thoughts on ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Salt Lake Tribune’s photos of 2017

  30-12-2017 18:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... n | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez (42) as the Utah Jazz host the Chicago Bulls, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City Wednesday November...
  
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• .@cavs are on our court tonight... Let's get it!! 💪 Tipoff ⏰: 6PM MT 🎟️: bit.ly/2ltsLG2 #CLEatUTA https://t.co/uhmPyEcDCE

  30-12-2017 17:48 via twitter.com
  
  .@cavs are on our court tonight... Let's get it!! 💪Tipoff ⏰: 6PM MT🎟️: bit.ly/2ltsLG2#CLEatUTA https://t.co/uhmPyEcDCE
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Should Utah Jazz fans be worried about Donovan Mitchell’s recent play?

  30-12-2017 17:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... 017 So the question is, are these recent performances reason enough for Utah Jazz fans to be concerned? Well, in my opinion, I’d say that on a scale of 1 to 1 ...
  
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• What some Salt Lake City homeless people would like to see in 2018

  30-12-2017 17:21
  The salutation “Have a happy and prosperous New Year” is one we often hear this time of year. But for those on the bottom rungs of society, the phrase is freighted with both irony and hope.Karren Cardenas, 43, has been living on the streets of Salt Lake City for years, and it has taken a toll. Making matters worse is that she now has cancer and uses a wheelchair. When asked what she would like to see in the new year, Cardenas began weeping.When she collected herself, she said, &ldquo
  
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• Want to be happier in 2018? Contented Norwegians and a Utah expert offer advice

  30-12-2017 17:20
  Finnsæter, Norway • On a remote island in the Norwegian Sea, where fishing villages line the shore and cliffs jut thousands of feet over the fjords, a happy woman lives inside a theme park that is home to the world’s largest troll.The 59-foot, molded concrete statue is both whimsical and ghastly. Visitors pay to meander the two floors inside, where trolls appear in a bar, in jail and in other scenes, and singers called The Trolling Stones perform.Siw Rubach may live 5,000 miles
  
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• The Salt Lake Tribune’s most-read stories of 2017

  30-12-2017 17:13
  It’s been a year, Tribune readers.From shocking video of a nurse’s arrest to accusations of pornography in schools, there was a lot happening in the Beehive State — and we were there to keep you informed. Beginning with the most-read story of 2017, here’s a look at the Salt Lake Tribune’s most popular stories:Video shows Utah nurse screaming, being handcuffed after refusing to take blood from unconscious victimThe saga of University of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels reache
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Seriously, could Ricky Rubio be any nicer?

  30-12-2017 17:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... re From SLC Dunk Trending Find Tickets Sat Dec 30 Cleveland Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz 6:00 PM - Vivint Smart Home Arena - Salt Lake City, UT Wed Jan 3 New Orleans ...
  
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• Should Utah Jazz fans be worried about Donovan Mitchell’s recent play?

  30-12-2017 16:21
  Donovan Mitchell has had a couple of rough outings in his last two games. Should Utah Jazz fans be concerned about his recent play? Make no mistake about it, the brightest part about the Utah Jazz’s 2017-18 season has been the surprisingly effective play of rookie phenomenon Donovan Mitchell. The guy looked like an absolute […]
  Should Utah Jazz fans be worried about Donovan Mitchell’s recent play? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and Mo
  
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• NC State beats Arizona State 52-31 in Sun Bowl

  30-12-2017 07:49
  El Paso, Texas • North Carolina State's offense came up big in a Sun Bowl matchup that was supposed to be about defense.Nyheim Hines had three of North Carolina State's Sun Bowl-record six rushing touchdowns to help the Wolfpack beat Arizona State 52-31 on Friday. Hines' three scoring runs were all from 5 yards."It just really goes to show how great our offensive line is," Hines said. "I'll definitely have to treat them when I get back to Raleigh."Hines was named the game's MVP. He helped t
  
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• Top 25 roundup: High-scoring Michigan State routs Cleveland State 111-61

  30-12-2017 07:47
  East Lansing, Mich. • Nick Ward had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan State rolled to a 111-61 victory over Cleveland State on Friday night, the third straight game for the Spartans with over 100 points.The Spartans led 63-25 at halftime after shooting 74 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes — including 9 of 13 from 3-point range. Michigan State (13-1) is making short work of the weaker opponents on its schedule. The Spartans scored 107 points against Houston B
  
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• Playoff-snubbed Ohio State wins 24-7 over USC in Cotton Bowl

  30-12-2017 07:45
  Arlington, Texas • Playoff-snubbed Ohio State got a bit defensive even without one of its best defenders in the Cotton Bowl.Damon Webb returned an interception for a touchdown after recovering a fumble to set up an early score and the No. 5 Buckeyes beat No. 8 Southern California 24-7 on Friday night in a matchup that traditionally has been in the Rose Bowl instead of deep in the heart of Texas.The Big Ten and Pac-12 champions would usually play New Year's Day in Pasadena, but the Rose Bowl
  
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• NHL roundup: Patrick Kane’s OT goal gives 32-year-old Chicago goalie Jeff Glass win in debut

  30-12-2017 07:42
  Edmonton, Alberta • Patrick Kane scored 50 seconds into overtime to give 32-year-old goaltender Jeff Glass a win in his NHL debut and lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Friday night.Kane deked around a defender then shoved in the rebound of his own shot past Cam Talbot.After scoring, Kane pointed toward the other end of the ice at Glass, and teammates quickly enveloped the journeyman. The Calgary native made 42 saves in his debut, which came 12 seasons after his fir
  
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