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January 15, 2020: The agony of the cheat: Red Sox fire Alex Cora

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A season after winning the Fall Classic, Boston’s manager takes a classic fall for his role in sign-stealing scandals involving both Boston and the Astros. - Stan


	Red Sox fire Alex Cora amid sign-stealing scandal fallout

	Marcus Stroman takes aim at Cora over sign-stealing scandal
	Matthew Boyd: Tigers 'had suspicions' about Red Sox cheating in 2018
	MLB teams reportedly felt Astros got off too easily for cheating
	Justin Verlander had problems with sign-stealing until it helped him win a ring
	Bruce Bochy intrigued by Astros opening, but still plans to sit out 2020
	Pete Rose on Astros: ‘I can’t imagine doing something like that’

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8	Josh Donaldson, Twins agree to four-year, $92M deal

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"Normally, someone with Burrow’s skills would be a lock to go No. 1. That’s until we realize we’re talking about one of the worst-run organizations in football..." - Sportsnaut


7	Bengals can’t possibly screw up the Joe Burrow pick, right?

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6	The way-too-early college football top 25 for 2020

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	Baylor reportedly targeting Justin Fuente to fill head-coach vacancy
	USC fires three athletic department officials over admissions scandal
	Houston QB D'Eriq King announces he's entering transfer portal


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	Winners, losers from Packers’ divisional round win over Seahawks
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	The best and worst result in the history of each 2019 NFL playoff team
	The 'NFL MVP Award winners' quiz


4	Eight-time Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates announces he is retiring from NFL

	Dan Fouts would 'love to see' Philip Rivers stay with Chargers
	Chargers' Russell Okung to run for NFL Players Association president?
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“I think if they ask if we’re volunteering for this, we’ll say, no. It’s not necessarily a volunteer kind of situation anymore as you know.” - Art Rooney II


3	Art Rooney II: Steelers 'will grin and bear it' if tabbed for HBO`s 'Hard Knocks'

	...although Steelers owner not interested in being featured on show
	Bill Cowher emotional after being surprised with Hall of Fame news
	... and fellow CBS broadcaster Dan Fouts welcomes Cowher into Hall
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	The 'Non-quarterback NFL MVP' quiz


2	Pistons likely to deal Andre Drummond before trade deadline

	Pistons expected to have difficult time trading Drummond
	Report: Knicks have inquired about the Pistons big man
	Drummond 'widely known' to be available for trade
	Dwane Casey won't call struggling Pistons a 'rebuild' situation
	Sixers reportedly eyeing Pistons' Luke Kennard, Langston Galloway and free agent Jeff Green
	Three NBA Central Division trade candidates to watch


1	Former NFL star Chad Johnson to try out for XFL as kicker

	Dean Blandino reportedly will be XFL's head of officiating
	XFL rules innovations, common-sense replay system worth a look by NFL
	The 25 biggest NFL stories of the 2010s

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January 15, 2020: The agony of the cheat: Red Sox fire Alex Cora