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A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 8-14
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 8-14. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
NBC’s football grabbed top ratings spot, but CBS was most-watched network last week
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Football handed NBC the week’s most-watched broadcast, but CBS was the most-watched network overall in prime time.
AP sources: Investigators search calls, emails for nearly 500 NFL employees; report this month
Nearly 500 employees at NFL headquarters in New York turned over phone and email records to investigators looking into how Commissioner Roger Goodell and his staff pursued and handled evidence in the Ray Rice case, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers fire defensive co-ordinator Gary Etcheverry
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fired defensive co-ordinator Gary Etcheverry on Wednesday.
Tiger-Cats sign defensive end Norwood to extension through 2016 season
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed international defensive end Eric Norwood to a contract extension through the 2016 season.
Jaguars rally from early deficit, hold off Titans late, win 21-13 in home finale
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Blake Bortles revived a stagnant offence. Jordan Todman provided some cushion. And Sen’Derrick Marks sealed it with the most rewarding sack of his career.
Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games
Browns lineman Thomas accused of environmental violations on Wisconsin property
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin officials have accused Cleveland Browns lineman Joe Thomas of committing nearly a dozen environmental violations on his hunting land west of Madison.
PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK: Mayor did his part, bringing NFL draft back to Chicago.
CHICAGO – Rahm Emanuel traded Washington politics for the City of Big Shoulders because here, at least, he figured he could actually fix things.
President Obama throws Baltimore QB into speech, calling actor ‘Flacco’ instead of ‘Franco’
BALTIMORE – Call it a Presidential fumble: Barack Obama mistakenly used the last name of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco when referring to actor James Franco in a speech Friday.
B.C. Lions come to terms with Jeff Tedford to take over as club’s coach
VANCOUVER – Jeff Tedford has returned to the CFL.
Former Blue Bomber, Argo Dick Thornton dies at age 75
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and Toronto Argonaut (Tricky) Dick Thornton, who won two Grey Cups with Winnipeg in the 1960s, has died at age 75.
CFL loses one of its most colourful characters as Dick Thornton passes away
The CFL has lost one of its most colourful characters.
Over and out: a few flops, departures and finales on TV in 2014
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Along with its triumphs, the world of TV had its share of setbacks in 2014. Here’s a sample:
Eagles sputter in 27-24 loss to Redskins, on brink of elimination in playoff race
LANDOVER, Md. – The Philadelphia Eagles have proved themselves to be a mirage, a team that got away with its faults until it couldn’t any longer. Leaders in the NFC East as recently as a week ago, they’re now just about done in the playoff race, and they’re in no position to argue that they deserve any better.
Spokesman: Muhammad Ali in hospital with ‘mild’ pneumonia; prognosis good, short stay expected
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Boxing great Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia that was caught early and should result in a short hospital stay, an Ali spokesman said Saturday night.
Saturday’s Scoreboard
Saturday’s Games
Chargers stay alive in playoff race on Nick Novak’s field goal in OT, beat 49ers 38-35
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Philip Rivers looked at the 21-point deficit on the scoreboard at halftime and even he wondered whether the San Diego Chargers had it in them to come back. The season depended on it, so Rivers took charge.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Games
Jets’ Sheldon Richardson on slain NYPD officers: ‘Innocent blood was spilled’
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Sheldon Richardson was stunned when he heard the news Saturday that two New York City police officers were killed in the line of duty.
Cardinals fall flat with division title on the line, lose 35-6 to Seahawks at home
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals had everything they wanted: A rowdy, packed-in home crowd, a division title and home-field advantage all the way through the Super Bowl on the line.
Social justice found online voice in 2014: Experts say
TORONTO – Celebrity watchers and armchair coaches may have produced the most social media chatter over the past 12 months, but those tuned into the web’s global conversations believe 2014 will be remembered as the time when social justice advocates found their voice.
Veteran receiver Jamel Richardson returns to Roughriders
REGINA – Jamel Richadson is returning to the city where he started his CFL career.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games