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NOTE: A story originally planned for Friday, BKC–The Low Majors-Facilities, will now move on Wednesday next week. It is part of our occasional series about the disparity between college basketball at the low end of Division I and the elite programs.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 22
US HOCKEY RISING
In the first 20 years of the IIHF World Junior Championship tournament, Team USA managed two podium finishes – bronze medals in 1986 and 1992. The state of USA hockey has improved, and the results of the Junior Championship – the annual tournament for the world’s best players 20 and under – reflects the development work and higher profile of the sport in a nation where hockey is only the sixth most popular sport. The US has won gold medals three times since 2010, including last year when they beat Canada in a shootout in the riveting final game. But the Americans haven’t been able to successfully defend a title, nor have they been able to win a junior tournament on their own soil. That could change when the 10-nation tournament begins the day after Christmas in Buffalo
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FBN–THE CATCH RULE
It’s a catch. Wait, there’s a catch to the catch. While coaches, players, fans and broadcasters become puzzled or annoyed by the NFL’s ”catch rule,” the people in charge of developing and refining it through the years also have struggled. They simply couldn’t find language to simplify it, leading to the inconsistency and controversy seen for seasons. Especially this season. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 3 p.m. Friday.
SATURDAY, Dec. 23
LUG–SWEENEY’S QUEST
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Emily Sweeney almost went to the Olympics eight years ago, but lost a race-off – to her sister – for the final spot. She didn’t make it again four years later, and there were times when she wondered if it would ever happen. She wonders no more. Sweeney is one of three members of USA Luge’s women’s team that is headed to Pyeongchang, which means she can finally wear clothes bearing the Olympic rings. By Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 800 words
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SUNDAY, Dec. 24
OLY–HKW-FAMILY BRANDT
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. – Marissa Brandt believed her hockey career was over, until the call came inquiring about her interest in playing for South Korea’s upstart team in the upcoming Winter Olympics. As a native Korean, adopted as an infant by parents in Minnesota, she’s eligible to play for the host country. The experience has given her a life-changing chance to discover her roots, but there’s yet another twist. Her sister, Hannah Brandt, will also be going for the gold in Pyeongchang as a member of the U.S. women’s team. They’re in opposite pools in the tournament, but the Koreans and Americans could meet in the quarterfinals. By Dave Campbell. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos, video by 10 a.m. Sunday.
MONDAY
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FBC–T25-OHIO STATE FUTURE
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Reloading is going to be a little more challenging than usual for Ohio State coach Urban Meyer next fall. Seven fifth-year seniors who were key contributors are departing, including quarterback J.T. Barrett, a four-year starter who holds nearly every Ohio State passing and scoring record. Another handful of this season’s starters could depart early to enter the NFL draft. First, though, Meyer will focus on beating Southern California in the Cotton Bowl Dec. 29. By Mitch Stacy. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos by 3 a.m. Monday.
TUESDAY, Dec. 26
FBN–THE ICE BOWL
The wakeup call at the Holiday Inn in Appleton, Wisconsin, jolted the Dallas Cowboys out of bed. It was 7:30 a.m., the operator said, and the temperature outside was 17 below. It was Dec. 31, 1967
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27
BKC–THE LOW MAJORS-FACILITIES
The top programs in college basketball have state-of-the-art practice facilities and play in arenas that would make some pro teams jealous. At the low end of Division I basketball, the workout rooms can be a haphazard array of random weights and the gym of the bandbox variety, often not even on campus. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 3 a.m. Wednesday.
THURSDAY, Dec. 28
OLY–SKI-THE SNOW MA.
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