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    Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis fired coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler on Halloween night. Davis then made history by naming Antonio Pierce as the interim coach and Champ Kelly as the acting GM. Those actions made the Raiders the first NFL team in which Black people occupied the three key leadership positions of head coach, GM and president.

      Utah is still trying to adapt to the loss of second-leading scorer Gianna Kneepkens, who was lost for the season with a foot injury suffered against BYU. Roberts said that Kneepkens, who injured the foot against BYU on Dec. 5, had successful surgery last Thursday and that the guard has been “blowing up her teammates' phones.” 

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      If you think suspended safety Kareem Jackson has learned his lesson from illegal hits after drawing five fines, two ejections and six games' worth of suspensions, think again. The Denver Broncos' 14th-year pro says he hasn't gotten any clarification from commissioner Roger Goodell about how he's supposed to play the game within the rules now that the league has cracked down on hits it used to celebrate. 

      The AFC is up for grabs with four weeks remaining in the regular season. Three of the conference’s four division leaders lost in Week 14, tightening the playoff picture and keeping the race for the No. 1 seed wide open. Only the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens earned a win and barely. They escaped with an overtime victory over the Rams on a walk-off punt return. 

      A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $113 million, six-year contract. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Lee, a South Korean MVP and the son of a former MVP, can terminate the deal after four years and $72 million to become a free agent again.

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