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After an intense Sunday of Conference Championship games, the teams that will meet in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, February 2nd in Miami have finally been decided. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1219243229801074688 The Kansas City Chiefs will represent the AFC in football's biggest game, while the San Francisco 49ers have come out of the NFC to take their place in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs defeated...

The New York Mets probably never expected to part ways with Carlos Beltran before their new manager coached a single game for them, but that is exactly what has happened in the wake of a scandal that has rocked the MLB this offseason. https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1217876703793569792 Beltran, who was hired to manage the NL East team earlier this offseason, will ultimately leave before...

The Detroit Tigers signed veteran starting pitching Ivan Nova to a one-year deal for the 2020 season, adding veteran experience to a young and unproven pitching staff. https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1216842920235610118 Nova's deal with the Tigers includes a guarantee of $1.5 million, and could reach over $2 million if he meets certain performance incentives. This will be the Dominican righty's fourth Major League team after...

After two and a half seasons at the helm of FC Barcelona, former head coach Ernesto Valverde has been dismissed as the top man for the Cules. Replacing him will be long-time Spanish manager Quique Setien. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1216850196090454016 Valverde took over Barcelona after Luis Enrique's resignation following the 2016-17 season and had a tenure that was mixed with domination and disappointment with the...

Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid won yet another title on Sunday night, taking home the 2020 Spanish Super Cup title after yet another tense game with bitter rival Atletico Madrid. https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1216462029998972928 Los Blancos played Los Colchoneros to a 0-0 draw in the first 90 minutes. After no goals were scored during 30 minutes of extra time, the game went to a penalty...

Real Madrid dominated Copa del Rey champions Valencia 3-1 in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to advance to the final of this year's edition of the Spanish Super Cup. https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1215013388008525830 Real Madrid will advance to play the winner of Thursday's Barcelona-Atletico Madrid match in Sunday's final. This year's Super Cup is being held in a four-team format and outside of Spain for the...

The Chicago White Sox continued their busy 2019-20 offseason on Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $6 million with veteran sidewinding reliever Steve Cishek. https://twitter.com/WhiSoxNationCHI/status/1214610927758254080 Cishek, a ten-year MLB veteran who has spent time with the Marlins, Cardinals, Mariners, Rays, and Cubs, will add quality and experience to a White Sox bullpen that will look to improve after a shaky...

The Tennessee Titans pulled off one of the biggest playoff upsets in the recent history of the NFL, shocking the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 20-13 to advance to the AFC Divisional Round. https://twitter.com/Titans/status/1213677318272684036 The Titans went on the road and eliminated the Patriots, who have won two of the past three Super Bowls and had participated in all...

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid played to a scoreless 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night in an El Clásico matchup that was played two months later than originally planned. https://twitter.com/LaLigaEN/status/1207403607533985792 This result keeps the two long-time rivals tied at the top of the La Liga standings just before the midway point of the season. Both Real Madrid and...

After three months of group stage play, the Champions League's final sixteen teams have been determined and the matchups drawn for the competition's first knockout stage. https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1206535537902989312 There are plenty of tantalizing matchups in the Round of 16, so let's take a look at each of them and predict a winner! Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain This is an extremely intriguing matchup between...