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Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen scored and Bishop and Khudobin combined for 35 saves to lead Dallas to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Play was stopped with Bishop on his knees in obvious discomfort at 13:22 of the second period. He skated off under his own power and went straight to the dressing room. Bishop appeared to wince earlier in the period after dropping into the butterfly and shuffling across his crease to track a shot....

The free-agent pitcher is now reportedly seeking a one-year contract worth more than the $17.9 million qualifying offer he rejected from the Astros. He has been tied in reports to the Padres, Mets and Brewers. But ESPN’s Buster Olney reported Sunday that San Diego would be the “best fit” for both sides. The Padres boast the best record in the NL (11-6) and showed with their massive offseason commitment to Manny Machado they’re dedicated to winning now....

The Mavericks beat the OKC Thunder 127-106 in their last game, thanks to star man Luka Doncic’s 36-point game. The win helped the Dallas Mavericks improve their season to 25-21, which further strengthened their hold on the seventh spot in the West. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks narrowly lost to the lowly-ranked Minnesota Timberwolves 101-102, despite Julius Randle’s 26-point outing. The defeat saw the Knicks slip to a 24-24 overall record and sixth in the East standings....

The move did not sit well with the Dallas community, for obvious reasons. Even the weatherman for the Dallas Morning News couldn’t contain himself from taking a jab at the NBA center. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | J.J. Reddick on Paul Pierce’s ‘bizarre’ spaceship emoji

Dallas’ local NBC affiliate, KXAS-TV, waited six minutes after the tornado warning was sounded before interrupting the Cowboys’ matchup to provide weather updates during the major storm. “We made a mistake by not immediately interrupting the football game with a tornado warning,” the company said Monday in a statement, in part. “Although our meteorologists were tracking thunderstorms across the area when the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Dallas County, we delayed breaking into programming for six minutes....

Lillard has been getting a lot of recognition for his stellar season and is also being discussed as one of the candidates to win the 2020-21 NBA MVP award. Damian Lillard’s strong case for the Kia NBA MVP Award Led by Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers are currently sixth in the Western Conference standings with a win-loss record of 29-18. While the team’s current seeding might not seem impressive, they sit just a game and a half behind the LA Clippers, who are third in the Western Conference standings....

The poker player also railed against Azerbaijani fighters in the controversial tweet, which has garnered more than 8,000 likes on Twitter, at the time of reporting. “To all the Armenian boys out there fighting to not be eradicated, stay strong, your nation is behind you, I’m behind you,” Bilzerian wrote. “I’m proud of you guys, keep fighting the good fight. & remember no matter how bad things get at least you aren’t Azerbaijani & you don’t sodomize farm animals....

Cool palm trees, though.

A decade ago, Patrick gambled on himself by leaving ESPN for an unknown future. Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly predicted the SportsCenter anchor would go down in infamy with Shelley Long of “Cheers” and other TV stars dumb enough to quit a hit show. Many ex-ESPNers have disappeared into obscurity after leaving the security of Bristol. (Think Craig Kilborn.) But Patrick is one of the few who made it work, launching his own syndicated TV/radio show and web site, hosting NBC Sports’ “Football Night in America” and writing columns for Sports Illustrated....

Weather wise, things look pretty safe today. A 50-percent chance of rain in St. Louis could cause issues with the Cubs-Cardinals tilt (Arrieta-Wainwright), but early reports indicate they will most likely get that game in. If the roof is open in Houston, wind could be a factor, as there are gusts expected between 12-15 MPH to straightaway center field MORE DFS: Today’s SP rankings | Today’s FD Lineup | Lineup Builder...

As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview below). Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball advice, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team “stacks” and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NHL, with one subscription....

Our strategy this week centers around big, value-based Redskins and Lions stacks that we’re surrounding with some stud running backs. We want to establish a high floor with our backs, then take a few chances with players that might not be high on everyone’s radar so we can differentiate ourselves in GPPs. For more DFS advice, bookmark the Sporting News Fantasy DFS page. WEEK 14 DFS: DraftKings cash lineup | DK GPP | Values | DFS Lineup Builder...

Madigan declared in a Dec. 23 opinion that daily fantasy sports are considered illegal gambling under Illinois law. Government officials in New York and Nevada have taken similar steps in recent months to ban daily fantasy sports sites from operating in their states. In addition, residents in a handful of other states are ineligible for cash prizes in games on DFS sites. MORE: WR rankings for Week 16 | Start or sit?...

The games, like the 1992 Elite Eight matchup between Duke and Kentucky, had fans engaged with the past well enough to get the game trending on Twitter. Over one million people watched the throwback college basketball games on CBS on Sunday afternoon, according to Show Buzz Daily. Many networks are following suit without live games to broadcast or provide commentary on. Sporting News compiled all the classic games across the networks to help fans navigate the nostalgia....

Man United confident of signing Harry Kane Manchester United are confident of signing Harry Kane next summer after the striker continued to stall signing a new deal with the North London side. Kane is reportedly asking for a weekly salary of £120k which Spurs are not prepared to pay at the given time. United have tracked Kane for past 18 months and according to reports from Daily Star, The Red Devils could make as high as a £50million bid to bring the prolific striker to Old Trafford ahead of the next season....

Neymar’s father wants his son to leave Barcelona Diario Gol has made a sensational claim by saying that Neymar’s father wants his son to ditch Barcelona and move to the Premier League in order to reach his true potential. Neymar Santos Sr. feels that, with the Catalans, his son will always remain in the shadow of Lionel Messi. The Spanish publication reports that the Brazilian’s father wants him to join Manchester United as he feels Jose Mourinho is building a super rich team which will include the likes of Paul Pogba and James Rodriguez....

Simply check out our daily transfer news below and remain up to date with your club’s activity in January. Confirmed – 1. Mario Balotelli leaves Manchester City for AC Milan. Confirmed – 2. Anton Ferdinand has joined Turkish club Bursaspor on loan from QPR. Confirmed – 3. Inter Milan’s Philippe Coutinho has completed a move to Liverpool. Confirmed - 4. AC Milan’s Urby Emanuelson will move to Fulham on loan until the end of the season....

With the win, New England ensured it would remain in position for the top seed in the AFC playoffs after Week 12 with the Ravens (9-2) playing on Monday night. With the loss, Dallas still stays a game and a head-to-head tiebreaker up on the Eagles (5-6) for first place in the NFC East. Here are the four biggest takeaways from the nail-biting Cowboys-Patriots result: Dak Prescott and this Cowboys offense aren’t built for bad weather Dallas’ quarterback went into the game leading the NFL with 3,221 passing yards while averaging 8....

Bowman was driving in relief of Earnhardt, who is sidelined for the remainder of the season as he continues his recovery from concussion-like symptoms. This weekend, Bowman was battling a stomach virus before and during the race, with Earnhardt tweeting out a photo of Bowman taking fluids in the infield care center after the race. Despite that, Bowman overcame setbacks in the race and rallied for a seventh-place finish. Earnhardt assessed his Hendrick Motorsports team’s outing in his weekly “Dale Jr....

Earnhardt tweeted Friday that he can see “light at the end of the tunnel.” MORE: Jeff Gordon can win in Dale Jr.’s car | How Earnhardt can still make Chase Earnhardt began feeling bad and suffering from concussion-like symptoms following crashes at Michigan last month and at Daytona July 2. He drove in the July 9 race at Kentucky Speedway, but sat out last week’s race at New Hampshire. Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports announced Monday that he will miss at least the next two races, including this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway....