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SPORTS ON TV – Thursday, January 1 2026 comes in like a lion, with three CFP quarterfinal matchups. The day starts at noon with the Oregon Ducks taking on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Ducks are currently 1.

FOX SPORTS – For many families, holiday festivities are synonymous with food and football. Watching football on Thanksgiving, in particular, has become an annual tradition for sports fans.

ESPN - Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić is set to miss at least the next four weeks and will likely be ineligible for MVP consideration after suffering a hyperextended left knee during Monday night’s loss to the Miami Heat, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

YAHOO SPORTS - The Dallas Cowboys are walking away from a player who once looked like the future of the franchise. The team reportedly released cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer.

Varnum Whippet Head Basketball Coach Jon Hadley is keeping his teams warmed up during the holiday break with some scrimmages. On Monday, the Varnum Lady Whippets scrimmaged against Eufaula at Varnum. On Tuesday, the Varnum Whippet boys scrimmaged against Okemah at Varnum.

CBS SPORTS - The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket began the weekend with 12 teams and has now been reduced to eight. The regular season was filled with drama, and the first round of the expanded playoffs delivered more of the same. The opening game of the CFP saw No.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Splitting a pair of free-throw attempts, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended his night as the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter. That was all asked out of him in a mostly stress-free game. He clocked out of his shift earlier than expected.

The Seminole Chieftain Football team has earned All-District Awards for the 2025 season. The Chieftain Football team finished the season 7-3 and a first-round game in the Class 3A Playoffs.

ESPN - Six Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, along with the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers, are sending five players.

STORMIN IN NORMAN - The Oklahoma women’s basketball team is obviously in serious need of some worthy SEC competition. In their last nonconference game of the season on Monday afternoon, the No.