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Boxing Preview: Michael Conlan (17-1-0, 8 KO’s) at Karim Guerfi (31-6-0, 9 KO’s)

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Boxing Preview: Michael Conlan (17-1-0, 8 KO’s) at Karim Guerfi (31-6-0, 9 KO’s)

December 10: Michael Conlan-Karim Guerfi Belfast Showdown to Stream Live and Exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ – Live coverage begins at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT

Unbeaten Top Rank prospects Paddy Donovan, Kieran Molloy and Kurt Walker are scheduled to fight in undercard bouts

Conlan vs Guerfi -FITE, ESPN+ – Dec. 10 – 1 pm ET
Featherweight contender Michael “Mick” Conlan looks to shine in his Belfast homecoming when he battles French veteran Karim Guerfi on Saturday, Dec. 10, at The SSE Arena.

Conlan-Guerfi and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT. The Belfast bonanza kicks off a fistic marathon on the ESPN family of networks. Conlan-Guerfi precedes “Heisman Night” from Madison Square Garden featuring the junior welterweight main event between former lightweight king Teofimo Lopez and former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza.

WHEN IS CONLAN VS. GUERFI? DATE, START TIME
Date: Saturday, December 10
Card start time: 3.00 p.m. ET / 8.00 p.m. GMT
Main event ringwalks (approx): 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. GMT
The fight will be staged at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The fight will has no confirmed UK broadcaster at the time of writing, but for viewers in the US they can watch it live on ESPN+
The preliminary card is set to get underway at 3.00 p.m. ET / 8.00 p.m. GMT with the Conlan vs. Guergfi ringwalks scheduled for 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m.

Conlan (17-1, 8 KOs) returns for his second Belfast block party since his valiant challenge of WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood in March. The two-time Irish Olympian was leading on the scorecards before being knocked out in the 12th round. In August, he returned to his winning ways with a one-sided decision over three-time world title challenger Miguel Marriaga at The SSE Arena. Guerfi (31-6, 9 KOs), from Manosque, France, is a former two-division European champion coming off a decision win over Mexican veteran Ricardo Mercado in July.

Undercard standouts include a trio of undefeated Top Rank-signed prospects: junior middleweight Kieran Molloy (3-0, 2 KOs) and featherweight Kurt Walker (4-0, 1 KO) will see action in six-rounders, while rising welterweight Paddy Donovan (9-0, 6 KOs) aims for his third victory of the year in an eight-rounder.

CONLAN VS. GUERFI FIGHT CARD
Michael Conlan vs. Karim Guerfi; Featherweight
Liam Taylor vs. Tyrone McKenna; For Taylor’s WBO European welterweight championship
Graham McCormack vs. Fearghus Quinnl For the Boxing Union of Ireland BUI Celtic middleweight championship
Lewis Crocker vs. TBC; Welterweight
Padraig McCrory vs. TBC; Light heavyweight
Kurt Walker vs. Yader Cardoza; Featherweight
Mark McKeown vs. Brayan Mairena; Super featherweight
Conor Quinn vs. Stephen Jackson; Flyweight
Paul Ryan vs. TBC; Super welterweight
Sean McComb vs TBC; Super lightweight
Kieran Molloy vs. TBC; Super welterweight

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (13-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (16-9)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (13-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (16-9)

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell looks to work his magic on the visiting Sacramento Kings for the second time this season when the teams meet again Friday night.

Traded from the Utah Jazz to the Cavaliers in the offseason, Mitchell returned to Sacramento early last month to face his old Western Conference foe and dropped 38 points on the Kings, in a number that matches his third-biggest total of the season.

They weren’t enough as seven Kings ganged up on the former Jazz star with 14 or more points apiece in a 127-120 victory.

Mitchell has seemingly enjoyed keeping in touch with his old Western Conference friends. He had a season-best 43 points when the Los Angeles Lakers came to town Tuesday, a game Cleveland won 116-102.

Mitchell also had 33 points in an earlier road game against the Lakers, and has delivered 34 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, 30 against the Los Angeles Clippers and 29 against the Golden State Warriors. That’s an average of 34.5 points in his first six games this season against Western foes.

It has put an interesting twist on the start of the second chapter of his career, after he ended last season with a 25.9 scoring average and six-game exit at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

So are the Cavaliers. They have won seven straight games at home on the eve of a back-to-back in which the Oklahoma City Thunder come to town on Saturday.

The Kings, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four road games, but had to be encouraged by their effort Wednesday at Milwaukee, where they stayed in the game against the Bucks until the closing minutes in a 126-113 defeat.

There was nothing to crow about defensively in the defeat, according to Kings coach Mike Brown, after watching Milwaukee shoot 47.9 percent overall and 42.4 percent on 3-pointers.

A second straight game against a Central Division teams means another reunion of sorts for Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, who faced the Bucks and Cavaliers four times a season apiece while with the Indiana Pacers. He was dealt to the Kings last February.

In his return to Milwaukee since the trade on Wednesday, Sabonis was up to his old double-double tricks, with 23 points and 12 rebounds. He also found time for seven assists.

In 19 career games against the Cavaliers, including last month’s meeting at Sacramento when he put up 21 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals, he’s had 20 or more points four times, 10 or more rebounds 10 times and nine double-doubles. He’s twice missed triple-doubles by one assist.

Sabonis has a 13-6 lifetime record against the Cavaliers. Mitchell has gone 12-3 against the Kings.

NHL Morning Skate – Dec. 9, 2022

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NHL Morning Skate – Dec. 9, 2022

* A two-goal lead may not be the worst thing in hockey, but it certainly isn’t the safest. A team has erased a multi-goal deficit to at least tie the score on all but two game days through the past three weeks, with the Predators and Senators becoming the latest to do so.

* Did Mitchell Marner extend his franchise-record point streak to 21 games? You better Belieb he did.

* Five of the top seven goal scorers are set to be in action during a 10-game Friday, including Connor McDavid, Tage Thompson and Kirill Kaprizov who will look to build on buzzworthy performances from earlier this week.


 

LIGHTNING, STARS WITHSTAND MULTI-GOAL RALLIES ON HOME ICE

Lightning forward Brayden Point and Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen each opened the scoring en route to multi-goal performances, but their respective clubs both surrendered a 2-0 advantage beforeeventually emerging with a win.

* A total of 97 games this season have seen a team at least tie the score after trailing by multiple goals (of the 344 contests in which a team has led by two or more). The team that trailed has claimed at least a point in 76 of those 97 contests (54-22-22; one contest is included twice as both clubs trailed by multiple goals: TBL 6, BUF 5 in OT on Nov. 28).

* Point’s 23rd career multi-goal game and a 34-save effort by Brian Elliott propelled the Lightning (16-9-1, 33 points) to their ninth win in their past 12 games dating to Nov. 13. Elliott improved to 6-0-0 over the course of his past six appearances since Oct. 22, marking his longest winning streak in five years.
 

* Heiskanen scored the fastest two goals by a Stars defenseman in more than 21 years, but the Senators responded with three straight goals which forced Dallas to net a tying goal of their own with 5:06 remaining in regulation. One of four blueliners to score in the contest (five total goals), Heiskanen became the first Stars defenseman in more than 16 years to tally more than once in the opening period of a game (last: Philippe Boucher on Nov. 24, 2006 vs. LAK).
 



MARNER, MAPLE LEAFS KEEP ROLLING IN FRONT OF BIEBER AND CO.
The trio of William Nylander (1-1—2), Auston Matthews (1-0—1) and Mitchell Marner (1-0—1) accounted for three of five Maple Leafs goals in front of Justin Bieber and the rest of Scotiabank Arena to help Toronto extend its point streak to 13 games (10-0-3). Toronto improved to 16-0-1 when the trio all scores in the same outing and moved within three contests of the longest point streak in franchise history (14-0-2 from Nov. 22 to Dec. 26, 2003).



* Nylander scored the final of three goals in 66 seconds. It marked the sixth time in the past 20 years Toronto has netted three goals in that span or faster following Dec. 23, 2019 (0:59), April 3, 2017 (0:43), March 20, 2017 (1:06), January 4, 2007 (0:42) and Nov. 24, 2006 (1:00).

* Marner (10-18—28 in 21 GP) became the 10th different player in the past 35 years to post a point streak of 21 or more games and just the third active skater, behind Patrick Kane (26 GP in 2015-16) and Sidney Crosby (25 GP in 2010-11).

* In addition to taking his active 21-game point streak into Toronto’s next contest Saturday against Calgary, Marner will also enter Hockey Night in Canada with a point in each of his past 17 games on Saturdays (12-19—31 dating to Feb. 26). Fourteen different players in NHL history have registered a point on 18 or more consecutive Saturdays, with Vincent Lecavalier last achieving the feat with the Lightning (13-23—36 in 20 GP from Jan. 13 – Dec. 15, 2007).


FIVE-GOAL VICTORS FEATURED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

The latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured notes from all 10 teams, including the Panthers and Jets, who accounted for four of the League’s five-goal outings Thursday:
 

* Matthew Tkachuk (1-1—2) factored on two of Florida’s five goals – their seventh contest with five-plus tallies in 2022-23 after co-leading the League last season with 32 such outings (tied w/ EDM; excluding shootout-deciding goals). Florida has now netted five or more goals in six of their past seven wins dating to Nov. 6, while its 57 tallies through that span trails only St. Louis (60; also excluding).

* After recording three assists against the Panthers on Dec. 6, Pierre-Luc Dubois (2-1—3) followed it up with his second straight three-point game – one outing shy of the longest such stretch in franchise history. Meanwhile, Mark Scheifele (0-2—2) pushed his career totals to 245-355—600 (667 GP) as the Jets scored at least five goals for the sixth time in their past seven games.
 

QUICK CLICKS

* Tage Thompson shows how good he can be with six-point game for Sabres

* Kris Letang day to day for Penguins, practices for first time since stroke
* Alexis Lafreniere‘s confidence grows as role with Rangers increases
* Ryan McDonagh receives standing ovation in return to Tampa
* Marie-Philip Poulin becomes first women’s hockey player named Canadian Athlete of the Year



THOMPSON, McDAVID, KAPRIZOV BACK IN ACTION ON 10-GAME FRIDAY
A 10-game Friday will see three of the NHL’s hottest point producers back in action as Tage Thompson and the Sabres (12-13-1, 25 points) face the Penguins (14-8-4, 32 points), while Connor McDavid and the Oilers (15-12-0, 30 points) host Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild (13-10-1, 27 points).



* Thompson (21-19—40 in 26 GP) has accumulated 11 points in his past three contests (7-4—11 in 3 GP) and sits fourth in NHL scoring this season – with six of his points coming in his last outing alone (5-1—6 on Dec. 7 at CBJ). Only one player within the top 10 in scoring has both 20 goals and 20 assists: McDavid (24-28—52 in 27 GP).


* McDavid, who recorded 2-2—4 his last time out and became the first player to 50 points this season (24-28—52 in 27 GP), can also become the NHL’s first player to hit 25 goals in 2022-23. Should he score, the Oilers captain would become the third different player in franchise history to reach the mark in 28 or fewer games – Wayne Gretzky (4x: 21 GP in 1983-84, 24 GP in 1981-82, 25 GP in 1984-85 & 28 GP in 1987-88) and Jari Kurri (2x: 25 GP in 1984-85 & 25 GP in 1983-84) are the only ones to do so to date.
 

* Kaprizov (25 years, 227 days) brings two of his franchise records – a seven-game goal streak and 13-game point streak (9-11—20 in 13 GP) – into his fifth head-to-head showdown with McDavid (Kaprizov: 1-6—7 in 4 GP; McDavid: 1-2—3 in 4 GP). The Wild forward can join Mitchell Marner (8 GP in 2021-22 w/ TOR), Mike Green (8 GP in 2008-09 w/ WSH), Miroslav Satan (8 GP in 1998-99 w/ BUF) and Jaromir Jagr (9 GP in 1996-97 w/ PIT) as the fifth player since 1996-97 to register an eight-game goal streak at age 25 or younger.

NFL: Wek 14 Quick Capsule – Minnesota Vikings (10-2) at Detroit Lions (5-7)

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NFL: Wek 14 Quick Capsule – Minnesota Vikings (10-2) at Detroit Lions (5-7)

WEEK 14
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-2) @ DETROIT LIONS (5-7)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: Ford Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Ron Torbert

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 80-40-2
STREAKS Vikings have won 9 of last 10
LAST GAME 9/25/22: Lions 24 at Vikings 28
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/5/21: Lions 29, Vikings 27

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK W 27-22 vs. N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 1-0
PTS. FOR 24.1
OFFENSE 335.8
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 290-449-2,933-18-9-88.1
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 198-927-4.7-7
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 88-1,277-14.5-6
PTS. AGAINST 23.3
DEFENSE 398.7
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 9.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 5
TAKE/GIVE +8 (20/12)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 47.3 (43.5)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 81 (27/32 PAT; 18/23 FG)

VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 260 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in Week 3 meeting. Has 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 124.9 rating in 5 career starts at Det. Aims for his 4th in row at Det. with 325+ pass yards & 6th in row at Det. with 100+ rating.

• RB DALVIN COOK had rush TD in Week 13, his 50th-career scrimmage TD. Has 863 scrimmage yards (123.3 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 7 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row on road in 2022 with TD & his 5th in row vs. Det. with rush TD.

• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches & 6th rec. TD of season last week. Has 7+ receptions & rec. TD in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch, 5th in row on road with 100+ rec. yards & 7th in row on road with 6+ receptions. Had 11 receptions for 182 yards & rec. TD in last road meeting.

• WR ADAM THIELEN had 6 catches for 61 yards & rec. TD in Week 3 meeting.

• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 186 catches for 2,068 yards & 15 TDs in 47 games (2019-22) w/ Det.

• LB DANIELLE HUNTER aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. Has 12 sacks & 13 TFL in 11 career games vs. Det. & aims for his 9th in row vs. Det. with TFL.

• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 2 TFL in Week 3 meeting. Has 5 sacks, 5 TFL & 3 PD in his past 5 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD.

• LB JORDAN HICKS has PD in 4 of his 5 road games in 2022. Led team with 14 tackles in Week 3 meeting. Needs 2 tackles for his 4th-straight 100-tackle season.

• LB ERIC KENDRICKS had team-high 14 tackles last week. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with PD & 7th in row vs. Det. with 6+ tackles.

• S HARRISON SMITH had 5th INT of season in Week 13. Has 3 INTs & 5 PD in his past 5 vs. Det. Leads active players with 34 INTs & ranks 2nd among active DBs in sacks (16.5).

DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK W 40-14 vs. Jacksonville
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-2
PTS. FOR 26.3
OFFENSE 369.1
PASSING Jared Goff: 263-405-3,022-19-7-95.7
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 188-769-4.1-14
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 76-830-10.9-6
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 402.2
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 6
INTs Kerby Joseph (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (15/14)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 48.8 (40.8)
KICKING Michael Badgley: 51 (18/18 PAT; 11/12 FG)

LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF completed season-high 31 of 41 atts. (75.6 pct.) for 340 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.9 rating in Week 13, his 3rd 300-yard game of 2022. Has 275+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Min. Passed for 296 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 97.2 rating in last home meeting.

• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had NFL-high & career-best 14th rush TD of season in Week 13. Aims for his 5th in row with rush TD. Had 107 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 20 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 3 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with 50+ rush yards.

• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 111 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 49 rec.) & 4th rush TD of season in Week 13 & has rush TD in 3 of his past 4. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min.

• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had career-high 11 receptions for 114 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 13, his 3rd-career game with 2+ scrimmage TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 23 receptions (7.7 per game) for 224 yards & 1 rec. TD in 3 career games vs. Min. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with 6+ receptions.

• WR D.J. CHARK had season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (98) in Week 13.

• DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON leads all rookies with 6 sacks.

• LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ ranks 2nd among rookies with 6 TFL.

• LB JAMES HOUSTON (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row with sack.

• LB ALEX ANZALONE had 1st-career FR in Week 13. Led team with 11 tackles & had sack & PD in Week 3 meeting. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 12 games in 2022.

• S KERBY JOSEPH (rookie) led team with 8 tackles in Week 13.

• S DESHON ELLIOTT had 1st FF of season in Week 13. Had FR in Week 3 meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his 11 games in 2022.

NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Houston Texans (1-10-1) at Dallas Cowboys (9-3)

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NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Houston Texans (1-10-1) at Dallas Cowboys (9-3)

WEEK 14
HOUSTON TEXANS (1-10-1) @ DALLAS COWBOYS (9-3)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: John Hussey

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 3-2
STREAKS Cowboys have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 10/7/18: Cowboys 16 at Texans 19 (OT)
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/5/14: Cowboys 20, Texans 17 (OT)

HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK: L 27-14 vs. Cleveland
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 3-2
PTS. FOR 15.7
OFFENSE 279.3
PASSING Kyle Allen: 46-78-416-2-4-60.6
RUSHING Dameon Pierce (R): 198-861-4.4-3
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 44-520-11.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 23.9
DEFENSE 378.3
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 8
INTs Jalen Pitre (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE -6 (14/20)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 49.0 (42.7)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 78 (15/15 PAT; 21/23 FG)

TEXANS NOTES
• QB KYLE ALLEN passed for 201 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 200+ pass yards & TD pass. Completed 15 of 22 atts. (60 pct.) for 194 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 111.1 rating in only career start vs. Dal. (10/25/20 w/ Was.). Has 4 TDs vs. INT with 102.1 rating in his past 3 starts vs. NFC East.

• RB DAMEON PIERCE had 95 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 22 rec.) last week, his 7th game with 90+ scrimmage yards this season, most among rookies. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. Leads rookies with 1,026 scrimmage yards & 861 rush yards & is 4th Hou. rookie ever with 1,000+ scrimmage yards.

• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards. Has 4+ catches in 5 of 6 road games this season. Is 1 of 4 in NFL (Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins & Travis Kelce) with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 9 seasons.

• WR NICO COLLINS had TD catch last week. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 5+ catches.

• TE JORDAN AKINS aims for his 4th in row on road with 60+ rec. yards.

• TE BREVIN JORDAN tied for team lead with season-high 46 rec. yards last week.

• S JALEN PITRE led team with career-high 16 tackles & had 3rd-career INT in Week 13, most tackles by rookie in single game this season. Is 3rd rookie since 2000 & is 1 of 2 in NFL in 2022 (Roquan Smith) with 15+ tackles & INT in single game. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 92 tackles.

• CB DESMOND KING had 1st FR of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 90-yard INT-TD in only career game vs. Dal. (11/23/17 w/ LAC).

• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY aims for 6th in row with 7+ tackles & 4th in row with TFL. Had 9 tackles & TFL in only career game vs. Dal. (11/6/16 w/ Cle.).

DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 54-19 vs. Indianapolis
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 2-1
PTS. FOR 27.8
OFFENSE 355.9
PASSING Dak Prescott: 144-212-1,563-13-7-96.1
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 148-852-5.8-8
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 69-928-13.4-6
PTS. AGAINST 17.2
DEFENSE 309.6
SACKS Micah Parsons: 12
INTs DaRon Bland (R), Trevon Diggs: 3
TAKE/GIVE +9 (21/12)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 48.8 (43.0)
KICKING Brett Maher: 93 (36/38 PAT; 19/22 FG)

COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT had 3 TD passes vs. INT for 100.7 rating last week. Has 250+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 starts. Aims for his 4th in row at home & 6th in row overall with 2+ TD passes.

• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 8th rush TD of season in Week 13. Is only player with 8+ TDs in each of past 7 seasons & is 5th player ever with 8+ TDs in each of his 1st 7 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 6th in row with rush TD.

• RB TONY POLLARD had 106 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 15 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 13 & has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,1111) & scrimmage TDs (10) in 2022. Leads all RBs with 5.76 yards per rush att. in 2022 (min. 125 atts.).

• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 6th rec. TD of season last week. Is 1 of 4 (Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill & Justin Jefferson) with 10+ games (10) of 5+ receptions in 2022. Needs 26 scrimmage yards for his 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season.

• WR MICHAEL GALLUP had 2 rec. TDs in Week 13, his 3rd-career game with 2+ rec. TDs.

• LB MICAH PARSONS has 10 career games with 2+ sacks, most by player in 1st 2 seasons since 1982. Needs 1 sack to become 3rd player since 1982 (Aldon Smith & HOFer Reggie White) with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 seasons.

• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG has sack in 2 of his past 3.

• CB TREVON DIGGS ranks 3rd in NFL with 13 PD.

• CB DARON BLAND (rookie) had 1st-career game with 2 INTs in Week 13.

• S DONOVAN WILSON had 8 tackles & career-high 4th sack of season last week, tied most among DBs in 2022.

• S MALIK HOOKER had 2nd INT of season & 1st-career FR-TD in Week 13.

NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Cleveland Browns (5-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (8-4)

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NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Cleveland Browns (5-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (8-4)

WEEK 14
CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-7) @ CINCINNATI BENGALS (8-4)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: Paycor Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Jerome Boger

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bengals lead all-time series, 51-47
STREAKS Browns have won past 5
LAST GAME 10/31/22: Bengals 13 at Browns 32
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/7/21: Browns 41, Bengals 16

CLEVELAND BROWNS
LAST WEEK W 27-14 at Houston
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 5-0
PTS. FOR 24.2
OFFENSE 370.8
PASSING Deshaun Watson: 12-22-131-0-1-53.4
RUSHING Nick Chubb: 217-1,119-5.2-12
RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 61-832-13.6-7
PTS. AGAINST 25.0
DEFENSE 342.3
SACKS Myles Garrett: 10
INTs Five tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -5 (12/17)
PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez: 48.5 (39.7)
KICKING Cade York (R): 84 (27/29 PAT; 19/25 FG)

BROWNS NOTES
• QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 12 of 22 atts. (54.5 pct.) for 131 yards in season debut last week. Passed for 324 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 133.9 rating in his last start vs. Cin. (12/27/20 w/ Hou.).

• RB NICK CHUBB aims for 3rd in row with 80+ rush yards & has 80+ scrimmage yards in 5 of 6 road games this season. Rushed for 101 yards & 2 TDs in Week 8 meeting. Has 100+ rush yards & 2 rush TDs in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cin. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in all 3 division games this season. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,119 rush yards & 12 rush TDs this season.

• RB KAREEM HUNT tied season high with 74 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 18 rec.) in Week 13. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cin.

• WR AMARI COOPER has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had season-high 131 rec. yards with TD catch in Week 8 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with rec. TD. Has 306 rec. yards (102 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in 3 games vs. division this season.

• WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES had 76-yard PR-TD last week, 1st-career return-TD. Has 60+ rec. yards in 5 of 6 road games this season. Had 81 rec. yards in Week 8 meeting.

• DE MYLES GARRETT aims for 4th in row with TFL. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Had 1.5 sacks & PD in Week 8 meeting & aims for his 6th in row vs. Cin. with sack.

• LB TONY FIELDS had 16-yard INT-TD, FF & FR last week. Is 3rd player in 2022 with INT, FF & FR in single game.

• CB DENZEL WARD had 6 tackles, PD & 4-yard FR-TD last week, 4th-career TD. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Cin. with 2+ PD & 4th in row vs. Cin. with 3+ PD.

CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. Kansas City
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 1-6
PTS. FOR 26.0
OFFENSE 372.4
PASSING Joe Burrow: 304-440-3,446-25-8-103.7
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 158-605-3.8-6
RECEIVING Tee Higgins: 60-861-14.4-5
PTS. AGAINST 21.3
DEFENSE 330.0
SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 6
INTs Vonn Bell: 4
TAKE/GIVE +2 (14/12)
PUNTING (NET) Drue Chrisman: 51.2 (44.8)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 86 (32/34 PAT; 18/22 FG)

BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW completed 25 of 31 atts. (80.6 pct.) for 286 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 126.6 rating & rushed for 46 yards & career-high 5th TD last week. Has 90+ rating in 7 straight games, tied-longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 11 TDs (8 pass, 3 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 125.8 rating in his past 4 at home. Has 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 3 of 4 career starts vs. Cle. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 3,446 pass yards & ranks tied-2nd with 25 TD passes this season.

• RB JOE MIXON had 110 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last home meeting. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past 8 vs. Cle. Has 521 scrimmage yards (130.3 per game) in 4 home games this season.

• RB SAMAJE PERINE led team with career-high 155 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 49 rec.) & had career-high 6 catches last week. Aims for 4th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards.

• WR JA’MARR CHASE had 7 catches for 97 yards last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 7+ catches & 4th in row with 95+ rec. yards. Has 130+ rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in 2 of past 3. Has 437 rec. yards (109.3 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 4 home games this season.

• WR TEE HIGGINS aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had rec. TD in Week 8 meeting & has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cle.

• WR TYLER BOYD had rec. TD in Week 8 meeting & has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cle.

• DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 0.5+ sacks.

• DE SAM HUBBARD aims for 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row with TFL. Had sack & FF in Week 8 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with sack.

• LB GERMAINE PRATT had 1st FF & FR of 2022 last week. Had 9 tackles in Week 8 meeting.

• S JESSIE BATES led team with 8 tackles last week. Had 10 tackles in Week 8 meeting.

NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – New York Jets (7-5) at Buffalo Bills (9-3)

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NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – New York Jets (7-5) at Buffalo Bills (9-3)

WEEK 14
NEW YORK JETS (7-5) @ BUFFALO BILLS (9-3)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: Highmark Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bills lead all-time series, 66-57
STREAKS Bills have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 11/6/22: Bills 17 at Jets 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22: Bills 27, Jets 10

NEW YORK JETS
LAST WEEK L 27-22 at Minnesota
COACH VS. OPP. Robert Saleh: 1-2
PTS. FOR 21.0
OFFENSE 339.2
PASSING Mike White: 53-85-684-3-2-89.5
RUSHING James Robinson (2022): 110-425-3.9-3
RECEIVING Garrett Wilson (R): 57-790-13.9-4
PTS. AGAINST 18.6
DEFENSE 307.0
SACKS Quinnen Williams: 9
INTs Lamarcus Joyner: 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (15/15)
PUNTING (NET) Braden Mann: 47.5 (41.5)
KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 94 (25/26 PAT; 23/27 FG)

JETS NOTES
• QB MIKE WHITE passed for season-high 369 yards & had 1st-career rush TD last week. Is 5th QB in NFL history with 350+ pass yards in multiple games within 1st 5 career starts. Has 315+ pass yards in each of 2 career starts this season. Passed for 251 yards in only career start vs. Buf. (11/14/21). • RB ZONOVAN KNIGHT (rookie) had career-high 118 scrimmage yards (90 rush, 28 rec.) & 5 catches last week. Is 2nd undrafted player (Phillip Lindsay) in common-draft era with 100+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 2 career games.

• RB MICHAEL CARTER rushed for 76 yards & TD in Week 9 meeting. Has 80+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. Buf.

• RB TY JOHNSON tied career high with 6 catches last week.

• RB JAMES ROBINSON had 48 rush yards & TD catch in Week 9 meeting.

• WR GARRETT WILSON had 8 catches for 162 yards last week, 3rd-most rec. yards by rookie in singe game in NYJ history. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 95+ rec. yards. Has 90+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Had 8 catches for 92 yards in last meeting. Ranks 2nd among rookies in receptions (57) & rec. yards (790).

• WR COREY DAVIS had season-high 85 rec. yards in Week 13. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 road games this season. Had 93 rec. yards in his last game vs. Buf. (11/14/21).

• DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had sack & PD last week & has sack in 4 of past 5. Had sack in Week 9 meeting. Has 0.5+ sacks in each of 4 games vs. division this season.

• LB C.J. MOSLEY aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. Had sack & PD in Week 9 meeting.

• CB SAUCE GARDNER (rookie) had PD last week & leads NFL with 15 PD this season.

• S JORDAN WHITEHEAD led team with career-high 11 tackles & had PD in Week 13.

BUFFALO BILLS
LAST WEEK W 24-10 at New England (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 7-4
PTS. FOR 27.8
OFFENSE 410.8
PASSING Josh Allen: 284-443-3,406-25-11-96.0
RUSHING Devin Singletary: 137-603-4.4-4
RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 91-1,202-13.2-10
PTS. AGAINST 17.4
DEFENSE 320.2
SACKS Greg Rousseau: 5
INTs Jordan Poyer: 4
TAKE/GIVE 0 (20/20)
PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 48.1 (42.0)
KICKING Tyler Bass: 107 (35/36 PAT; 24/27 FG)

BILLS NOTES
• QB JOSH ALLEN completed 22 of 33 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 223 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 106 rating last week, his 8th game this season with 2+ TD passes, tied 4thmost in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Totaled 291 yards (205 pass, 86 rush) & season-high 2 rush TDs in Week 9 meeting. Has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in past 2 home meetings. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 vs. division.

• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY rushed for 51 yards & TD last week. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD. Had 112 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 24 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last home meeting. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 vs. NYJ.

• RB JAMES COOK (rookie) had career-high 105 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 41 rec.) with 6 catches in Week 13. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3.

• WR STEFON DIGGS led team with 7 catches for 92 yards & 10th TD of season last week. Is 1st Buf. player ever with 10+ rec. TDs in multiple seasons. Aims for 4th in row with TD catch & 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. Has 534 rec. yards (106.8 per game) & 6 rec. TDs in 5 home games this season. Had 93 rec. yards in Week 9 meeting & has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. NYJ. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,202 rec. yards.

• WR GABE DAVIS had 6th rec. TD of season in Week 13, 3rd straight season with 6+ TDs.

• S JORDAN POYER aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL & PD in 2 of past 3. Had career-high 2 sacks in last home meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. NYJ.

• CB TARON JOHNSON had season-high 2 PD last week. Has TFL in 3 of past 4 at home.

• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS led team with 6 tackles in Week 13. Has PD in each of his 3 home games this season. Had 10 tackles & TFL in Week 9 meeting.

• DT TIM SETTLE had 1st-career FF last week. Has TFL in 2 of past 3.

NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (18-6) at Dallas Mavericks (13-11)

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NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (18-6) at Dallas Mavericks (13-11)

With both teams riding three-game winning streaks, the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks will face off Friday night in Dallas.

The Bucks took down the surging Sacramento Kings 126-113 in Milwaukee on Wednesday night as Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 35 points, seven assists and six rebounds. It was the eighth consecutive game in which Antetokounmpo had scored 30 points, which tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the Bucks’ franchise record.

Jrue Holiday also had a strong showing for Milwaukee, scoring 31 points to go along with six assists. Holiday played the entire third quarter, scoring 13 points as Antetokounmpo spent time on the bench due to foul trouble.

The Mavericks are coming off a strong 116-115 win in Denver on Tuesday night. It was a rare game in which Luka Doncic did not lead the Mavericks in scoring, as Tim Hardaway Jr. went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc, finishing with 29 points.

Doncic finished with a triple-double (22 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds) despite shooting 5 of 17 and failing to make a field goal in the fourth quarter.

Doncic is the NBA’s leading scorer at 32.9 points per game and also ranks fourth with 8.7 assists per game. He leads the Mavericks with 8.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game as well.

Christian Wood is the second-leading scorer and rebounder off the bench for Dallas, with 16.7 points and 7.7 rebounds.

Antetokounmpo is right behind Doncic, ranking second in the NBA at 32 points while also averaging 11.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists. Holiday paces the team with 7.4 assists and 1.5 steals while Brook Lopez leads the NBA with 2.9 blocks per game.

The Bucks are nearly at full strength, with Khris Middleton returning last Friday. They still await the season debut of Joe Ingles, who was just assigned to the G-league affiliate Wisconsin Herd in order to get more practice time. Thanasis Antetokounmpo and rookie Marjon Beauchamp were also assigned to the Herd on Thursday.

Additionally, Wesley Matthews was added to the injury report and missed Wednesday’s game due to health and safety protocol.

The Mavericks are at nearly full strength as well, ruling out only Tyler Dorsey and McKinley Wright IV.

This is the second and final matchup between these teams this season; Milwaukee beat Dallas 124-115 on Nov. 27. The teams have split the two-game series the last two seasons, and the Bucks won their lone game in Dallas a season ago, 102-95.

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (12-12) at Utah Jazz (15-12)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (12-12) at Utah Jazz (15-12)

Rudy Gobert has already played his former team, the Utah Jazz, once this season. But that game was in the French center’s new home in Minnesota.

On Friday night, Gobert will return to a place once nicknamed Swat Lake City because of him, where he was affectionately called “The Stifle Tower” and where he earned NBA Defensive Player of the Year three times.

This game between the Jazz and the Timberwolves in Salt Lake City will mark the first time Gobert plays in Utah as the visitor after spending the first nine seasons of his NBA career swatting shots and stifling offenses for the home team.

Utah received handsome compensation in exchange for the 7-foot-1 center, including current Jazz contributors Malik Beasley, Walker Kessler and Jarred Vanderbilt along with Leandro Bolmaro and the traded Patrick Beverley and a treasure trove of four future first-round picks and a pick swap.

Gobert was a beloved figure in Jazzland, where he’s certain to receive a warm welcome in his return. After leading Minnesota to a 121-115 home victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday with 16 points and 21 rebounds, Gobert made it clear he’s anticipating playing in front of his old fans.

Gobert, who blossomed into an All-Star player under the tutelage of the also-departed Jazz coach Quin Snyder and alongside current Cleveland Cavalier Donovan Mitchell, hauled in 23 rebounds but only scored nine points with four turnovers and two blocks in Minnesota’s 132-126 overtime loss to visiting Utah earlier this season.

The Jazz enter this reunion off a thrilling, last-second 124-123 home win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. This game caps a six-game homestand in which Utah has compiled a 3-2 record. Along with Gobert’s homecoming, the Jazz are eagerly anticipating the return of Mike Conley, who has missed 10 games with a knee injury.

Conley is listed as questionable for Friday, as is forward Lauri Markannen (illness).

Gobert’s return will be the biggest story, though. Unlike Mitchell, who reportedly wanted out of Utah, Gobert envisioned spending his entire career in the Beehive State before new CEO Danny Ainge hit the roster reboot button.

Players involved in the Gobert trade helped Utah pull off an improbable win over the Warriors. Beasley, who was with Minnesota for two-plus seasons, scored 18 points, made a key late 3-pointer and dished out the game-winning assist.

Kessler had his first start in the absence of Markkanen and finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in the win. Interestingly, the 7-foot-1 center, whose move to Utah was preceded by being picked 22nd overall by Memphis and then being traded to Minnesota, averages more blocks per game (1.8) than Gobert (1.3) in nearly half as much playing time.

Their contributions helped Utah improve to a surprising 15-12, which is three wins better than Minnesota’s 12-12 mark.

NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (16-9) at New Orleans Pelicans (16-8)

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NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (16-9) at New Orleans Pelicans (16-8)

The NBA season is less than one-third over. But the New Orleans Pelicans’ unexpected ascension to the top of the Western Conference is noteworthy nonetheless.

The Pelicans, who started 3-16 last season, moved into the No. 1 position in the conference when they won for the ninth time in 11 games — beating the visiting Detroit Pistons 104-98 –and the Phoenix Suns were routed by the Boston Celtics 125-98 on Wednesday.

That gave New Orleans a half-game lead over the Suns, who will visit the Pelicans on Friday.

The Suns and Pelicans will meet again Sunday in a dynamic reminiscent of their Western Conference first-round playoff series last season. The eighth-seeded Pelicans gave the top-seeded Suns a battle before Phoenix won the best-of-seven series in six games.

New Orleans, which is fifth in the NBA in scoring (116.7 points per game), defeated the Pistons by allowing its third-fewest points in a game this season.

New Orleans has won its last five games even though second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram has been sidelined by a toe contusion that will keep him out of Friday’s game. Fellow starter Herbert Jones also will miss the game because of an ankle injury while sparkplug Jose Alvarado (rib) is questionable.

Phoenix, which is tied for second with Memphis, had maintained its spot atop the conference even while All-Star guard Chris Paul missed 14 games because of a sore heel. He returned Wednesday night, but the Suns were manhandled by the NBA-leading Celtics.

Boston led by as many as 45 points as Phoenix lost for the third time in four games.

The Suns missed all eight of their 3-point attempts as the Celtics took a 31-21 lead at the end of the first quarter. The deficit kept growing as Boston took a 69-42 halftime lead.

Josh Okogie came off the bench to score a career-high 28 points and lead Phoenix. He made 8 of 14 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers. His teammates were 4 of 26 on 3-pointers.

The Suns beat the visiting Pelicans 124-111 on Oct. 28.

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