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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins spent three years rebuilding the same mediocre team they tore down  —  You can feel the football season shutting depressingly down now.  This always happens after the Miami Dolphins are eliminated from the playoffs, all false hope and fool's gold gone.  —  Another end.  Another mess.
Discussion: CBS Miami and Twin Cities
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins dig for motivation in finale after ‘disappointment’ of elimination; plus, a Week 18 rooting interest for Miami fans  —  The overriding theme of Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' Monday perspective after his team was eliminated from postseason contention on Sunday evening: Disappointment.
Discussion: The Phinsider and Betsided
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:   On a measuring-stick day, Tagovailoa and Dolphins come up embarrassingly short in loss to Titans
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
The Ravens need a lot of help to reach the playoffs. Here's how they can still get there.
Sun-Sentinel:
20 things we learned in Miami Dolphins' 34-3 loss to Tennessee Titans
Discussion: NESN.com
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Ryan Tannehill-led Titans neutralize Dolphins' blitzing defense
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens blow late lead, lose to Rams, 20-19, as playoff hopes fade with fifth straight loss
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hyde10: Ten thoughts on Dolphins' blowout loss at Tennessee Titans
Discussion: Twin Cities
Kenny Rosarion / Sun-Sentinel:
Instant Analysis: Tennessee Titans 34, Miami Dolphins 3
Discussion: Twin Cities and Daily Herald
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Antonio Brown's in-game exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was the perfect job walkout for the pandemic era  —  We all want to go out with that perfect ending, a chance to put an exclamation mark on a career no one dreamed would happen but you.  —  But few of us outside the sports arena ever …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Twin Cities
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Dennis Waszak Jr / Associated Press:
Antonio Brown gets kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after taking off his pads and shirt and leaving the field during a game  —  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Antonio Brown was apparently frustrated and angry.  So he walked away.  —  From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  And possibly his NFL career.
DJ Bien-Aime II / New York Daily News:
Antonio Brown's Bucs tenure over after throwing uniform toward stands, walking off field in middle of game vs. Jets
Discussion: NESN.com and The Athletic
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Joe Judge delivers impassioned defense of Giants foundation after Chicago blowout  —  Joe Judge said bring on the boos if next week's Giants season finale looks anything like Sunday's historically bad 29-3 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.  —  “If we don't play well, every fan has a right to boo my ass out of the stadium.
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Ken Rosenthal out at MLB Network due to previous criticism of Rob Manfred  —  MLB Network has cut ties with insider Ken Rosenthal that is believed to be the end result of acrimony that peaked in the summer of 2020 after Rosenthal criticized commissioner Rob Manfred, The Post has learned.
Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today:
'I'm at peace': Former MLB relief pitcher Jim Corsi reveals terminal cancer diagnosis  —  Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Corsi revealed that he has Stage IV liver cancer and colon cancer that is terminal and that doctors have told him he does not have long to live.
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CBS Boston:
Former Red Sox Pitcher Jim Corsi Shares Emotional Story Of His Battle With Terminal Cancer  —  BOSTON (CBS) — Former Red Sox pitcher and Newton native Jim Corsi has not been given a long time to live.  He is 60 years young and is dying of cancer.  —  But he is living by faith and with his family …
Jason Wright / WashingtonFootball.com:
Why Wolves won't work (and a date to save)  —  We can finally say that we are in the homestretch of our rebrand journey.  We know this has been a long process — one with a lot of pieces and details — and we appreciate you sticking with us.  It's been a while since we've filled you in …
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
MLB lockout: Four things to know as talks between owners and players get serious in January  —  The owner lockout that has halted Major League Baseball has now spanned into its second month and the new year.  There's been precious little movement on the major issues since the labor stoppage became official …
Brody Miller / The Athletic:
Inside LSU's dire roster situation, who is available and what it means for the Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — Life in 2022 is preparing oneself for the reality of an LSU bowl game with walk-on quarterbacks and wildcat offenses and fourth-string cornerbacks.
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens center Bradley Bozeman misses loss to Rams because of illness, coach John Harbaugh says  —  Ravens starting center Bradley Bozeman did not play in Sunday's 20-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams because of an illness, coach John Harbaugh said after the game.
 
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