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A Christmas tradition unlike any other
Jimmy Butler reportedly wants out of Miami, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania in a Christmas Day report. There is some delicate phrasing in Charania’s story, saying that Butler has not ‘formally requested’ a trade, but he is believed to be ‘ready for his exit.

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College football’s 12-team playoff rollout was spoiled by the NFL, with the Texans-Chiefs getting 15.5 million viewers while the SMU-Penn State game averaged 6.4 million. The Steelers-Ravens game drew 15.4 million viewers to Clemson-Texas’ 8.6 million.

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Have you unwrapped your Christmas gifts yet? The hope is you have, so there’s no envy or disappointment when you see the gifts NFL quarterbacks got their teammates this year.
Here we go (average annual salary in parentheses):
Let’s start with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ($45 million):  
Mahomes is playing on Christmas Day as are his Kansas City Chiefs teammates. They visit the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And they should all be in good spirits because the Chiefs’ QB supplied his offensive lineman with tons of expensive booty earlier in the week.

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Don’t be surprised if you turn on today’s New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs game this afternoon, and it looks like a Disney videogame.
Beginning today at noon eastern, ESPN is debuting its first ever “Dunk The Halls!” alternative broadcast in which the Knicks and Spurs players will be digitally altered into Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy and more. The altcast will be available on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, while those that want to actually see Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Brunson and the rest of the human players can watch on the regular ESPN broadcast.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have already clinched a playoff berth, but what does Week 17 mean for their AFC North aspirations?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have already punched their ticket to the NFL Playoffs.
But they have bigger dreams than just a spot in the dance.
Mike Tomlin and company had a chance to clinch the AFC North in Week 16, but their loss to the Baltimore Ravens not only saw their rivals clinch a playoff spot of their own, but it also kept Baltimore’s chances of winning the AFC North alive.

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