Box Score 1/6: Team USA stuns at World Juniors
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A lovely Friday to everyone. Welcome to Yardbarker Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for the playoffs to start in about 24 hours.
Happy birthday to Nancy Lopez, Howie Long, Charles Haley, Gabrielle Reece, Gilbert Arenas, and Asante Samuel. On this date in 1976 Ted Turner bought the Atlanta Braves. The New York Times headline, "Yachtsman Turner Buys Braves."
Daily Brain Workout
Name the players who wore all the retired numbers of the Atlanta Braves.
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- Mike Tunison dives into why athletes are under no obligation to give teams and hometown fans any sort of discount.
- Your NFL Wild Card viewing guide for the weekend. If you're unhappy your team isn't in the playoffs, well, maybe your team was one of the clubs with a bad beat this season.
- And what makes the College Football Playoff Championship more than just a rematch between Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney. Plus your travel guide to Tampa and what to eat and drink while you're in town.
Around the league
- Happy birthday to one of our favorite blogs, Larry Brown Sports. Ten years is like a million years old in blog years. [LBS]
- Deadspin makes a very compelling argument that Rex Ryan was too human to be a great coach. [Deadspin]
- Over at The Undefeated, a profile of Marquette King, punter for the Oakland Raiders and why he's never going to be normal.
Team USA beat Team Canada in a shootout at the World Juniors last night, and what a save.
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