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NFL (Week 18, playoff-impact games)
- Denver Broncos 20, Kansas City Chiefs 17 (AFC No. 1 seed clincher).
- Las Vegas Raiders 14, Kansas City Chiefs 12 (Chiefs’ offense stalls, seeding hit).
- Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 24 (NFC seeding and rivalry game).
NBA (standings/top-team spotlight)
Dec. 31, 2025
- Golden State Warriors 132, Charlotte Hornets 125
- Boston Celtics 129, Utah Jazz 119
Jan. 1–4, 2026 (examples of marquee/close games)
- Detroit Pistons 128, Los Angeles Lakers 106.
- Detroit Pistons 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 110.
College football bowls (New Year’s Six / CFP)
Dec. 31, 2025 – CFP Quarterfinal
- Ohio State (No. 2) win, Miami (FL) (No. 10) loss (Cotton Bowl Classic; score not yet posted but result recorded as Ohio State advancing).
Dec. 31–Jan. 1 – Other CFP/New Year’s bowls (results)
- Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0 (Orange Bowl quarterfinal, Jan. 1)
- CFP quarterfinals : Texas 38, Clemson 24., Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17.
