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Good morning and happy Championship Weekend Friday to everyone. Welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for the first kickoff tonight.
Happy birthday to Rich and Ron Sutter, Aaron Rodgers, and Dorell Wright. On this date in 1985, the Chicago Bears lost their one game of the season to Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins before their Super Bowl run.
Around the League:
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NFL
Jeff Fisher is the unkillable cockroach of NFL head coaches
"The Rams don’t even lose in ways that are fun to watch. The new stadium may already be financed, and that’s half the battle with most NFL franchises. How do you build trust in the plan when the plan is the same as the market that came before?" - Mike Tunison
College Football
Everything you need to know about Championship Week
"Teams like Clemson, Washington, Penn State and Oklahoma not only want to win but may feel a need to make a huge impression as it seems that five teams are fighting for two playoff spots. So let's see what's on tap for championship week." - Shiloh Carder
MLB
Four teams to keep an eye on at the 2017 Winter Meetings
"There have been trade rumors swirling around Chicago and Sale for the majority of the offseason so far and if the White Sox do indeed decide to pull the trigger on a potential trade at the Winter Meetings, it'd be an indication that the South Siders are serious about rebuilding, because they'll probably end up getting a major haul from any potential trade partner." - Demetrius Bell
It's Rockette season, maybe Draymond Green was trying out for the Christmas show.
God I love the NBA. We’re trying to figure out whether it’s natural for a person to kick another person in the face.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) December 2, 2016
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