National Football League
Cincinnati Bengals 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Cincinnati snapped a streak of 11 straight losses to Pittsburgh.
Giovani Bernard scored a pair of 1st-half touchdowns after Pittsburgh turnovers
Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley completed 7 passes & scored on a touchdown run early in the 4th quarter
The Bengals led 17-0 at the half
Cincinnati is 3-10 & 1
Pittsburgh is 11 & 3 but have lost 3 in a row
Pro Football Hall of Famer Kevin Greene has died
A 5-time Pro Bowler, Greene played 15 years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.
Following his retirement as a player in 1999, Greene got into coaching and won a Super Bowl in 2010 as the Green Bay Packers’ outside linebackers coach.
Kevin Greene was 58
National Basketball Association
( Season Openers )
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets 7 pm
Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers 10 pm
The Toronto Raptors play their season opener tomorrow night when they host the New Orleans Pelicans at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay
The Raptors and O.G. Anunoby have agreed to a 4-year contract extension worth a reported $72 million.
Anunoby was selected 23rd in the 2017 NBA draft and had an impressive 3rd season with Toronto
Moving into a full-time starting role with Toronto, Anunoby averaged 10 points & 5 rebounds per game
Concacaf Champions League Final
at Exploria Stadium, Orlando
LAFC vs. Tigres UANL
10 pm
World Junior Hockey Pre-Tournament
at Edmonton
Switzerland vs Austria 4 pm
Team USA vs Finland 7:30 pm
Tomorrow, Canada meets Russia in exhibition play
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced that a staff member on Team Germany has tested positive for COVID-19 at the World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
There are no new cases among players inside the bubble.
The German staff member will remain in quarantine until December 30th, while the rest of the team remains under quarantine until December 24th
Eight players on the German tested positive last week
The World Junior Hockey Championship begins Christmas Day
Canada meets Germany on Boxing Day
Pospisil Comeback Player of the Year
Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has been named the ATP’s Comeback Player of the Year
Pospisil, who is from Vancouver, reached the final in 2 tournaments this year along with advancing to Round 4 at the US Open after undergoing back surgery a year ago
Ranked 150th last year, Pospisil has climbed to # 61.