National Football League–Week 16 of the season starts:
Tennessee Titans 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
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World Junior Hockey Championship—pre-tournament:
Canada 6, Russia 4
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The Western Hockey League is idle until Monday when there are five games scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Prince Albert Raiders. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 15 wins, 13 losses, 1 extra time loss for 31 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 12 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 26 points…tied for 8th place in the East. The Blades’ next home game is Tuesday, December 28th against the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Thursday, December 30th when Halifax visits Calgary. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Friday, December 31st when they host the San Diego Seals. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in the West Division. San Diego has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in the West.
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National Basketball Association–12 games:
New Orleans Pelicans 110, Orlando Magic 104
Indiana Pacers 118, Houston Rockets 106
Atlanta Hawks 98, Philadelphia 76ers 96
Miami Heat 115, Detroit Pistons 112
Washington Wizards 124, New York Knicks 117
Milwaukee Bucks 102, Dallas Mavericks 95
Utah Jazz 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 116
Phoenix Suns 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 101
Charlotte Hornets 115, Denver Nuggets 107
Golden State Warriors 113, Memphis Grizzlies 104
San Antonio Spurs 138, Los Angeles Lakers 110
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trailblazers—postponed, COVID-19
(The Toronto Raptors are off until Sunday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 5 p.m.)
