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Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was livid with the officiating after his team received three fourth-quarter technical fouls in a loss to the Bulls.

Former NFL superstar Adrian Peterson might be in some hot water with the law.
The former Minnesota Vikings running back is facing two arrest warrants in Texas after allegedly failing to appear in court for two different child support cases, according to USA Today.
USA Today also reported that the former NFL running back is facing property seizures to pay off debts, despite earning north of $100 million in his playing career.

Here’s how much teams can cash in for winning the CFP.

History will be made this weekend as the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff will kick off with four on-campus games that include some of the most iconic teams in the sport’s history. Is there anything more fitting than Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State hosting first-round games entering the new era of the sport? Of course not 
Will they hold serve, though? Indiana, SMU, Clemson and Tennessee, respectively, will look to silence the critics and oddsmakers, and move on to quarterfinal games at traditional bowl sites.

The hits keep coming for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Luke Fickell finished his second season in Madison 5-7, and the team’s prestigious 22-year bowl streak is over.
To call the situation bad would be a massive understatement. Wisconsin went from being a Big Ten power to being terrible in just five short years.
There has been a mass exodus to the portal with nearly two dozen players leaving. That now includes a major piece of the future.
Prized defensive back Xavier Lucas tweeted Thursday afternoon that he’s entering the transfer portal after an outstanding freshman year.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish shared an awesome photo Friday morning of the team’s stadium blanketed in snow. 
Notre Dame hosts Indiana Friday night in the opening round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.
It should be one hell of an epic dogfight…..and it’s going to go in football weather.
The temperature in South Bend is expected to be around freezing at 32 degrees all day, and down to 29 degrees by kickoff at 8:00 EST.
There’s also plenty of snow already on the ground.

Here’s everything you need to know injury-wise for Week 16.

Here’s everything you need to know injury-wise for Week 16.

You can find all the inactives for Week 16 right here.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Congress mounted a third attempt to avert a government shutdown on Friday with only hours to spare, after two previous plans were scuttled by President-elect Donald Trump and members of their own party. Others said they would not try to win over Democrats whose support likely will be needed to extend funding past midnight Friday (0500 GMT Saturday), when it is due to expire. “We’re not working with Democrats,” Republican Representative Nancy Mace said.