Williams, Djokovic, Federer win openers at Australian Open
Serena Williams defeats Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-5 in the opening round as she returns from knee issues. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer also advance with decisive wins, while Djokovic denies a 2007 match-fixing offer and Federer calls for concrete evidence. Jamie Donaldson faces weeks out after a chainsaw injury with a return planned Feb. 4.
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Serena Williams
Camila Giorgi
Williams
Novak Djokovic
Hyeon Chung
Roger Federer
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Steffi Graf
Djokovic
BBC
Jamie Donaldson
Europe
Norman exits FOX as golf analyst after 2015 U S Open critique
FOX Sports parts ways with Greg Norman the former lead golf analyst following criticism of his 2015 U S Open coverage at Chambers Bay. A Golfweek report noted his reticence in the 18th tower and sources cited homework and familiarity gaps with non Australian players. The move comes as USA Basketball names 30 finalists for the Rio Olympic team.ú
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FOX Sports
Norman
Chambers Bay
Golfweek
Golf.com
LeBron James
USA Basketball
Carmelo Anthony
Kevin Durant
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Brady Manning set for 17th playoff meeting in AFC showdown
Brady and Manning renew their rivalry as the Patriots visit the Broncos in an AFC divisional playoff with the No. 1 defense led by Denver. Bolden misses rest of playoffs with a knee injury from the Steelers game as Philadelphia hires Doug Pederson as head coach.
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Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
New England Patriots
Denver Broncos
Brady
Manning
Denver
Broncos
Patriots
Oakland Raiders
Omar Bolden
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pederson named Eagles coach as Spagnuolo eyed for D coordinator
The article notes Doug Pederson, 47, named Philadelphia Eagles head coach with 19 years in the NFL as player and coach, including three seasons as Chiefs offensive coordinator. It mentions Steve Spagnuolo as a potential defensive coordinator candidate and Jason Pierre-Paul's planned hand surgery after a fireworks injury.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Pederson
Eagles
Pederson
NFL
Chiefs
Andy Reid
Chip Kelly
Kelly
Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
Packers
New York Giants
Steve Spagnuolo
Ben McAdoo
Spagnuolo
Philadelphia Daily News
Giants
ESPN
Tom Coughlin
Jason Pierre-Paul
Pierre-Paul
No.1 teams hold firm across Gazette boys basketball rankings
Cedar Rapids area paper reports Pleasant Valley tops 4A at 12-0 with West Des Moines Valley also 12-0. Wahlert leads 3A, Treynor 2A undefeated at 12-0, and West Hancock 1A undefeated at 13-0. Other top positions include Iowa City West 8-3, Des Moines Hoover 10-1, Ankeny 10-2, with shifts across 3A and 2A and debuts for Northeast and Montezuma in 2A and 1A rankings.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Pleasant Valley
Dubuque Wahlert
Treynor
West Hancock
West Des Moines Valley
Iowa City West
Des Moines Hoover
Ankeny
Trojans
Iowa
Wahlert
Linn-Mar
Connor McCaffery
North Scott
Dubuque
Pella
Cedar Rapids Xavier
West Des Moines Dowling
Western Christian
Cardinals
Dike- New Hartford
Pocahontas
Northeast
Monticello
Anamosa
Boyden-Hull
Colonesco
Jesup
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Montezuma
Jeff.johnson
Thegazette.com
Was McCarthy to blame for Packers playoff failures
Gary D Amato weighs the question after Green Bay’s 26 20 overtime loss to Arizona in the division round. He notes McCarthy’s decade long record of playoff underachievement contrasted with seven straight playoff appearances and multiple 10 win seasons, then asks if Belichick could have done more with this roster.
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Arizona
Desert
Mike McCarthy
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McCarthy
Larry Fitzgerald
Aaron Rodgers
Brett Favre
Rodgers
Bill Belichick
Green Bay Packers
Arizona Cardinals
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale
Ariz
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