Box Score 1/11: 30th anniversary of 'The Drive'
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Good morning and welcome to Yardbarker's Box Score, what we're reading while wait for Texans-Pats. Hey, don't judge. It's sports.
Happy birthday to Ben Crenshaw, Brett Bodine and Mike Williams. Yesterday was the anniversary of the "The Catch," today we celebrate another great game. On this date in 1987, John Elway lead the Denver Broncos on "The Drive" against the Cleveland Browns.
Daily brain workout
Name every player on the Denver Broncos to catch a TD pass from John Elway.
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Around the league
- The PAC of NCAA athletic directors who want to make sure college athletes remain unpaid is planning their first gathering in DC. [Think Progress]
- Tijuana is baseball country but the soccer club Xolos has created an empire and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. [ESPN FC]
- Speaking of soccer, why has the 3-defender formation had a resurgence this year? [SB Nation]
- And since we're on a soccer kick (sorry), Vice Netherlands has an essay about what it's like to lose everything when your second life as a soccer hooligan is discovered. [Vice Sports Netherlands]
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