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No one was expecting the White Sox to sign 25-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $34 million deal this past weekend. After all, The Athletic’ s Tim Britton projected Murakami would earn an eight-year deal worth $158.5 million before free agency began, and he wasn’t alone among those predicting Murakami would sign a long-term deal that reached nine figures.
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While preparing to face Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun asked the college football world not to forget about bowl games.
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Now that we’ve seen more than a foot of snow smack the ground, it’s probably time to check in on the Herald Cup standings.
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Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory on Thursday.
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How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.
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What a favor Tulane and James Madison did for the nation Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. By winding up overmatched at Mississippi and Oregon, they allowed the populous observers of college football to engage in the treasured national pastime of impulsive whining. What manna.
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Bo Nix ran for a score before throwing a go-ahead touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey with 1:45 left in the game, and the Denver Broncos held on in the closing seconds for a 20-13 victory over the banged-up Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
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Amen Thompson scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures and the Houston Rockets never trailed in beating Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-96 on Thursday night.
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Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Thursday.
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Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to embrace the bowl experience, even when the chase for a national championship ended long before the postseason starts.
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