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Waldo Cortes-Acosta joins today’s show!Jeff Bottari via Getty Images

Join “The Ariel Helwani Show” live on Uncrowned and YouTube at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT/6 p.m. UK time as Ariel and the Boys In The Back set the table for the jam-packed combat week with another big show.
Wednesday’s lineup can be seen below.
1 p.m. ET: Ariel and the gang kick off the show by answering your questions in the latest On The Nose.
2 p.m. ET: Wrestling legend Vince Russo stops by.
3 p.m. ET: Waldo Cortes Acosta reflects on his huge short-notice win at UFC Qatar.
3:30 p.m.

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Cristante discusses reuniting with Gasperini in Midtjylland preview
Roma is ready to face Midtjylland, top of the Europa League with a perfect record, on Matchday 5 of the League Phase.
Bryan Cristante and his teammates are on six points thanks to victories against Nice and Rangers.
The Danes have also won against Sturm Graz, Nottingham Forest, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Celtic.
Cristante spoke at a press conference alongside Gian Piero Gasperini from the press room at the Fulvio Bernardini Sports Center in Trigoria.

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Lane Kiffin’s decision predictions: Projecting how SEC dominoes will fall after Ole Miss vs. LSU vs. Florida choice originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is expected to make an announcement about his future sometime after the Egg Bowl on either Friday or Saturday. 
No. 6 Ole Miss takes on Mississippi State on Friday. The Rebels are 10-1 and can all but clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff; not to mention beat the rival Bulldogs for the third straight season.

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Here we go again. Unpleasantries renewed… The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals renew their feud with a Thanksgiving showdown. This is the 60th meeting between these two in Baltimore’s 30-year history.
The Ravens hold a 32-27 advantage in the all-time series and have won four straight. This comes after the Bengals had taken four of the previous five meetings.
Maybe they’ll feast together once this is done. Nope… They probably won’t. This is AFC North football. Buckle up for some physical and personal stuff.
Cincinnati gets its quarterback back.

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After beating the Carolina Panthers on Monday night football at Levi’s Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers are looking to make it three in a row and will take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 13 to do so.
While the Browns present many problems for San Francisco this week, defensive end Myles Garrett is obviously the biggest, as the six-time Pro Bowler leads the league with 18 sacks through 11 games and very well could break the single-season record this year.
With that, the 49ers are already thinking about the havoc that Garrett could wreak on Sunday against Brock Purdy.

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Kendrick Perkins has to say ridiculous things, not only because he’s a talking head on ESPN and his paycheck depends on it, but he also has to make outlandish comments in order to stay relevant in the content world that has long passed him by.
While we’re all aware of the playbook, that doesn’t mean we should simply let his moronic claims go by the wayside, especially when he starts comparing rookie quarterbacks to former Presidents.

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NASCAR’s skeletons were absolutely ripped from the closet this week thanks to some unsealed court documents, and all hell has now broken loose. 
Predictably, of course. Besides, how would YOU respond if you found out your boss called you a “stupid redneck” who needed to be taken out back and “flogged”? 
Not great, probably! And that’s exactly how Richard Childress has handled it. Well, he’s even taking it a step further, possibly.

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Now that the Los Angeles Lakers are almost at full strength, they have been starting to showcase their immense star power. LeBron James has been back from his bout with sciatica for three games, and in Tuesday’s 135-118 win against the Los Angeles Clippers, he started to look just a little bit like his usual self with 25 points on 9-of-15 field-goal shooting, even though he still isn’t asserting himself that much.
Meanwhile, Austin Reaves dropped 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and overall, he’s averaging 27.9 points a game on 49.8% shooting from the field.

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