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Sunday Sports Shorts

Duke was in command against Virginia Tech in this ACC matchup. Duke went on multiple runs throughout the second half. It’s an impressive victory for the Blue Devils as they had former alumni and hall of Famer Grant Hill watching them from the stands. The Blue Devils won 81-65. 

Jason Tatum silenced and stunned Philadelphia with a late game-winning three points to lead the Celtics to victory over the Sixers, 110-107. Joel Embiid finished with a game-high 41 points for the Sixers. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 26 points. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets gave a lot of problems to the Edmonton Oilers’ goalies. Edmonton came back to tie the game 4-4 after trailing 4-0, but the Blue Jackets attacked two more goals in the third period to win the game, 6-4. Connor McDavid finished with 4 points (2 goals and two assists). 

Baseball is back. Spring Training is here. The Mets and Yankees lost their games on the road against the Astros and Phillies. Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins, 10-5. The Toronto Blue Jays played a great game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Vlad Jr, Santiago Espinal, and Addison Barger all homered on Saturday. Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi played a good game with five strikeouts and no earned runs allowed through two innings. Blue Jays won 9-7. 

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Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas had the game of his life. He scored a career-high 33 points off the bench while shooting 13-for-20 from the field and going perfectly from the perimeter. Thomas led the Bets to victory 136-133 over the Indiana Pacers. 

The battles between Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets are always exciting. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a monster game, scoring 31 points with 12 boards, 14 assists, and four blocks to help the Nuggets win 115-110. Jazz shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a season-high 27 points, hitting five threes in 40 minutes of playing time. 

BYU hands Creighton their fourth straight loss on Saturday. After starting the season 6-0, Creighton seems out of focus and can’t seem to finish games. BYU won the battle in rebounding and points in the paint. Rudi Williams led BYU with 26 points. Forward Arthur Kamala led Creighton with 27 points 

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Portland Trail Blazers traveled to Utah to take on the Utah Jazz. Blazers shooting guard Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 45 points while shooting 15-for-25 from the floor in a 116-111 victory over the Jazz. Power forward Jerami Grant added 33 points. 

South Carolina rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas 74-71 overtime on Saturday. Forward Gregory Jackson scored 22 of his points in the second half. Johnson had 17 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Hayden Brown added 16 points and matched Jackson’s eight rebounds. 

Conor McDavid and Leon Drasitk each scored two points for the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The Oilers played terrific offense against the Montreal Canadiens. After the Oilers led 3-1 in the second period, the Canadiens rallied to tie the game. Momentum shifted towards Montreal’s side, but the Oilers regained it by scoring two more goals. The Oilers won 5-3. 

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Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has been suspended three games after he made contact with umpire Nick Mahrley during a game against the Oakland A’s on Friday night. Anderson was also fined an undisclosed amount of money.

The NBA has questions about a Philadelphia 76ers offseason that let the team land P.J. Tucker and Danuel House while re-signing James Harden at a reduced salary.

After being released by the Titans in 2022, Jones signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady will have a lot of weapons on the field: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and now Julio Jones. 

The Matthew Tkachuk-Evander Kane rivalry will last, even with Tkachuk moving to a different conference. The two have faced off numerous times as part of the Battle of Alberta and other Pacific Division showdowns during Kane’s tenure with the San Jose Sharks. They haven’t exactly taken a liking to each other over time.

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Villanova are the 2022 Big East Champions! Villanova took down Creighton with a final score of 54-48. Creighton is a very good defensive team, but Villanova’s offense, led by leader Collin Gillespie lifted the Wildcats in the second half. The Wildcats improve to 26-7 and have punched their ticket to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. It’s Villanova’s fifth Big East title since Jay Wright became the head coach. Gillespie, the Big East Player of the Year, got named the Most Outstanding Player of the Big East Tournament.

Baseball is back, and we are very excited about the news. One change that I’m excited about is the playoff format. Now, 12 teams can make the postseason. After the Mariners and Blue Jays failed to make the 2021 postseason, I thought that baseball would add more teams in the future to make the playoffs. My wish came true, and I didn’t expect it so soon. This is how the 12-team MLB Playoff Bracket will work:

Seeds No. 1 and No. 2 in each league get byes. No. 4 plays No. 5 for the right to face the top seed. No. 3 plays No. 6 for the second seed’s right—no more Game 163. Well, I hope I’m right about this.

The Chicago Bears traded six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Khalil Mack, to the Los Angeles Chargers. In return, the Chargers sent a 2022 second-round draft pick and a 2023 sixth-rounder to the Bears. In that first season with Chicago, Mack finished with 12.5 sacks and second place in the AP Defensive Player of the Year vote. It was the only double-digit-sack season in Chicago; he had six in 2021, but they came in seven games, as he had season-ending foot surgery in November. As for the Chargers, their defense got better. Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa will be an interesting defensive duo to watch next season. Over the past five seasons, Mack and Bosa both rank top four in total defensive pressures.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy left the game on a stretcher early in the first period of Saturday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators after being checked head-first into the boards by Senator’s rookie blueliner Parker Kelly. As Murphy left the ice on a stretcher, a broadcast camera caught him giving a thumbs up.

Sunday Sports Shorts

It’s Sunday Sports Shorts! It’s time to give you some latest news and highlights on baseball, basketball, football, and hockey.

Former major league outfielder, Jeremy Giambi’s death has been ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. On Wednesday morning, Giambi, 47, was found dead in his mother’s home in Claremont, California. A report released by the coroner’s office listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest. 

Could you not call it a comeback? Is it safe to say that Klay Thompson is back? Well, you best believe he is officially back. On Saturday, Klay Thompson went for 33 points in Golden State’s 105-103 victory over the Lakers, his first 30-point game since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals when he tore his ACL. Thompson made 5 of 9 from 3 and 10 of 22 shots overall, and 16 of his points came in an electric fourth quarter. 

Frank Beckmann, the play-by-play voice of Michigan football for 33 years who also had long stints calling games for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers, has died at age 72 in hospice care. Beckmann suffered from vascular dementia and had several strokes recently.

Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson has been suspended two games for interference on Boston Bruins defenceman Jack Ahcan, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Sunday. On Saturday, the incident occurred at 8:07 of the first period in the Senators’ 2-0 loss to the Bruins. 

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Cleveland Browns’ quarterback threw four interceptions for the first time in his career, and it came at the expense of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers’ defense was all over him in yesterday’s game. The browns had many opportunities to win on the road, but costly mistakes cost them the game. The Packers won, and now they won their fourth in a row yesterday, improving the team to 12–3. The Browns have now lost four of their last six and are two games back in the loss column behind the Bills for the No. 7 seed in the AFC.

In the second game of NFL Christmas Day, the Indianapolis Colts took on the Arizona Cardinals. It was a low-scoring game, but in the end, the Colts made the proper adjustments just enough to take one on the road. The Colts defense pressured Kyler Murray in the 4th quarter, forcing him to scramble and make incompletions. Cardinals started the season as one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but injuries and inconsistent play on the field are hurting them. Cardinals have lost three in a row, dropping to 10-5 and second place in the NFC West division.

Before the season began, everyone had Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers to meet in the NBA Finals. So far, those predictions are looking slim. On Christmas Day, the Nets and Lakers faced off to give the fans a taste of a future Finals matchup. However, in this game, not every player was at full strength. No Kevin Durant, no Kyrie Irving, no Anthony Davis for this heavyweight matchup. A veteran guard stole the spotlight and the show, Patty Mills. He was sensational from behind the arc finishing the game career-high 34 points. It was the fifth consecutive loss for the Lakers, who fell to 16-18, while the Nets improved to an Eastern Conference-best 22-9 with an impressive 12-3 record on the road.

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The Mets have hired Buck Showalter as their next manager. The 65-year-old is heading back to New York for the first time since 1995. Showalter is well-known for his work in the Bronx from 1992-95, leading and developing the pre-dynasty Yankees for four seasons. He worked for 20 years as a big-league manager for the Yanks, D-backs, Rangers, and Orioles, most recently spending nine seasons in Baltimore from 2010-18.

Andrew Nembhard scored 16 points, Rasir Bolton added 15, and No. 5 Gonzaga fought off No. 25 Texas Tech’s tenacious defense for a 69-55 win in the Colangelo Classic on Saturday. Gonzaga has a great team. Texas Tech needs some work on offense but has a lot of transfers, so it’ll take some time.

DeWayne McBride rushed for over 180 yards in the Blazers’ 31-28 upset over No. 13 BYU in the Independence Bowl. The win means UAB finishes the season at 9-4 and has won at least nine games in three of the past four seasons. UAB is an outstanding team and put in an exceptional performance. Maybe UAB is underrated. As for BYU, they have a tough schedule next year. Hopefully, this loss will be a wake-up call for them.

Dylan Larkin got his first career hat trick and assisted as the Detroit Red Wings handed the New Jersey Devils their fifth consecutive loss, 5-2 on Saturday. New Jersey has allowed four or more goals in 15 games this season.

Sunday Sports Shorts

Today’s Sunday Sports Shorts: Miami Hurricanes took down George Tech, Detroit Red Wings comeback victory, and Canelo Alvarez makes history.

Georgia Tech traveled to South Florida to take on the Miami Hurricanes. Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke threw three touchdowns and completed 22 of his 34 passes. The hurricanes defeated Georgia Tech, 33-30. Miami improves to 5-4.

The Detroit Red Wings came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres in overtime. Red Wings scored three unanswered goals.

Canelo Alvarez put on a sensational performance in his bout against Caleb Plant. He knocked out Plant in the 11th round with a knockout. Canelo becomes the first undisputed world super-middleweight champion, unifying all four major belts in less than 12 months.