Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning’s NFL record for career passing touchdowns
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On Monday, Drew Brees set himself apart from all other passers in NFL history. But the New Orleans Saints quarterback’s singular standing might not be safe for long.

Brees broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes by an NFL player by throwing his third scoring strike of the night, and 540th overall, in a 34-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He eclipsed the mark previously held by former Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning,

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Broncos vs. Chiefs: Alex Okafor ruled out with chest injury
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Shortly after collecting his fifth sack of the season, Chiefs defensive end Alex Okafor was declared out for the rest of the game with a chest injury.
The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled out defensive end Alex Okafor for the rest of the game against the Denver Broncos here in Week 15 with a chest injury.

Okafor had just picked up his fifth sack of the season with a takedown of Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock earlier in the game whenever he was taken out.

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Rookie RB Miles Sanders, former practice-squad WR Greg Ward save Eagles in win over Redskins
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LANDOVER, Md. – The Eagles’ season was saved by a rookie running back who wouldn’t be denied and a practice-squad wide receiver who saved his best work for the final drive.

Miles Sanders ran for a career-high 122 yards and added 50 more receiving, and Greg Ward had 7 catches for 61 yards. That included the game-winning touchdown, a 4-yard reception with 26 seconds left.

Nigel Bradham ended the game with a fumble return touchdown of 47 yards,

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Lil Uzi Vert Is Back With A New Song — And Dance
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After weeks of teasing snippets, Lil Uzi Vert has released “Futsal Shuffle 2020,” the single that he’s “going with” from his long-awaited album Eternal Atake.

Like the best Uzi songs, it’s high-energy and disruptive. The synths sound plucked straight from an old Soulja Boy song, there are samples from Tyler, the Creator’s 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw set and Uzi’s notorious interview with Nardwuar and the dance — well, just try the dance. Consisting of a volley of kicks and hops that look like a cross between a soccer workout routine and Dance Dance Revolution footwork,

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Janoris Jenkins released: What’s next for the Giants cornerback after controversial departure?
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Three years after joining the New York Giants on a lucrative five-year, $62.5 million contract, Janoris Jenkins has been booted from the Big Apple in the wake of a controversial back-and-forth with a fan over Twitter.

The longtime cornerback, a former Pro Bowler who was the last remaining member of the Giants’ defensive spending spree of 2016, was released Friday, and New York head coach Pat Shurmur made it clear in a team statement that Jenkins is gone in part because of what he said.

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Google celebrates the beloved Mexican card game Lotería with an interactive Doodle
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Google has added another interactive game to its search page.

On Monday, the search giant updated its homepage to feature a Doodle inspired by the beloved Latino card game Lotería, which means lottery in Spanish. Google released a an explainer video describing the game as a “Mexican bingo.”

Though instead of using bingo chips, players use beans. Also, in place of numbers, there are random images on each card. During each round,

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What is a cone volcano? The science behind the deadly New Zealand eruption
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The White Island Volcano in New Zealand – which erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam, killing at least five people – is one of New Zealand’s most active volcanoes.

The volcano erupted as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface.

“Our monitoring data shows that there was a short-lived eruption that generated an ash plume to (an estimated) 12,000 feet above the vent,” according to the GeoNet agency,

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Memphis football fans react to Mike Norvell’s reported departure to Florida State, historic season
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In a season full of historic highs, longtime Memphis Tigers football fans can’t help but reflect on the program’s lows that made a chance at the Cotton Bowl even sweeter.

Doug Guizlo, a University of Memphis graduate tailgating ahead of the American Athletic Conference championship game Saturday, remembers the back-to-back 1-10 seasons in 1981 and 1982. He remembers the Tigers beating Arkansas State 12-0 at the end of 1982 and how miserable the weather was.

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No. 2 LSU routs No. 4 Georgia, giving No. 6 Oklahoma a boost
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Atlanta (CNN)The College Football Playoff field could be set — unofficially at least. And quarterback Joe Burrow had what might be his signature Heisman moment.

LSU, No. 2 in the College Football Playoff ranking, has won the SEC championship, defeating No. 4 Georgia 37-10 in Atlanta on Saturday. That likely ends any playoff chance for the Bulldogs, falling to 11-2.
In turn, that result bolsters the hopes of No. 6 Oklahoma’s, which survived No.

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Tom Holland’s Drunk, Crying Phone Call With Disney CEO Saved Spider-Man From MCU Exit
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Holland admits he openly wept about the possibility of not returning to the MCU after “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man got close to leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the summer when word got out that Disney and Sony were failing to come to terms on a new agreement to share the character. Holland proved to be an instrumental figure in bringing the two studios together to find common ground. During the actor’s December 4 appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Holland told his side of the Disney-Sony split drama.

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