Tuesday’s Sports

Shaquille Leonard says no to Cowboys

NFL

Monday

Bengals (6-6) 34 – Jaguars (8-4) 31

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning had his second career start Monday night. He put together a historic outing in a 34-31 overtime victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Playing in place of an injured Joe Burrow, Browning became the first undrafted player in the common era to throw for more than 350 passing yards and complete 85% of his passes.

Philadelphia Eagles are getting linebacker relief after agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with veteran Shaquille Leonard on Monday. Leonard was deciding between signing with the Eagles or the Dallas Cowboys. The two play each other Sunday night in a pivotal NFC East matchup.

NBA

Monday

Pelicans (12-10) 127 – Kings (11-8) 117

A fan experienced a medical emergency and died during the Sacramento Kings’ home game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Golden 1 Center. During the game, the Kings issued a statement offering their condolences. It was during the first quarter, and the EMS response was unsuccessful. He was a man in his 30s.

NHL

Monday

Lightning (11-10-5) 4 – Stars (14-6-3) 0

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots for his first shutout of the season, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning shut out the Dallas Stars 4-0 Monday night to snap a four-game skid. The Stars travel to Sunrise to take on the Panthers Wednesday night at 6:00.

HIGH SCHOOL

MPISD

This Friday, December 8, we’ve canceled the JV Basketball game. There will only be one game, Freshman, at 5:00 pm.

Semi-Finals Pairings and Picks

6A DI RII

North Crowley (14-0) +13 vs, Duncanville (13-1) at Memorial on Saturday at 3:00 pm

6A DII RII

DeSoto (13-0) +14 vs. Southlake Carroll (13-1) at Eagle on Saturday at 2:00 pm

5A DI RII

Aledo (14-0) +14 vs. Forney (13-1) at MISD Stadium on Friday at 7:30 pm

5A DII RII

South Oak Cliff (12-2) +15 vs. Frisco Emerson (12-2) at Ford on Friday at 7:00 pm

4A DI RII

Anna (13-1) +7 vs. Decatur (10-4) at Collins Complex on Friday at 7:00 pm

4A DII RII

Gilmer (11-3) +4 vs, Glenn Rose (10-4) at Children’s Health on Friday at 7:00 pm

4A DI RIII

Chapel Hill (12-2) +8 vs. SA Davenport (11-3) at McLane on Friday at 7:00 pm

3A DI RII

Malakoff (14-0) +9 vs. Brock (11-3) at Ford on Thursday at 7:00 pm

3A DII RII

Gunter (14-0) +7 vs. Canadian (14-0) at Anthony Field on Friday at 6:00 pm

3A DII RIII

Daingerfield (11-3) +7 vs, Tidehaven (13-0) at Randall Reed Std on Thursday at 7:00 pm

2A DI RIII

Timpson (14-0) +11 vs. Ganado (12-2) at Woodforest on Thursday at 7:00 pm

2A DII RIII

Mart (14-0) +14 vs. Chilton (13-1) at Crusader Std on Friday at 7:00 pm

AUSTIN, TX— Tickets for the 2023 UIL Football State Championships at AT&T Stadium are available for purchase. All 11-man and six-man football championships will be at the exact location. You may purchase tickets online through Seatgeek.com.

UIL Football State Championships

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Wednesday, December 13, 2023  – $20 (Ticket allows admittance to all games on December 13)

Conference 1A Six-Man Division I – 11:00 am.

Conference 1A Six-Man Division II – 2:00 pm.

Conference 2A Division I – 7:00 pm.

*To purchase tickets for the games on December 13, please go to the following link: https://bit.ly/3FMAt7N

Thursday, December 14, 2022 – $20 (Ticket allows admittance to all games on December 14)

Conference 2A Division II – 11:00 am.

Conference 3A Division I – 3:00 pm.

Conference 3A Division II – 7:00 pm.

*To purchase tickets for the games on December 14, please go to the following link: https://bit.ly/3snVAdv

Friday, December 15, 2022 – $20 (Ticket allows admittance to all games on December 15)

Conference 4A Division I – 11:00 am.

Conference 4A Division II – 3:00 pm.

Conference 5A Division I – 7:00 pm.

*To purchase tickets for the games on December 15, please go to the following link: https://bit.ly/3MvlFhA

Saturday, December 16, 2022 – $20 (Ticket allows admittance to all games on December 16)

Conference 5A Division II – 11:00 am.

Conference 6A Division I – 3:00 pm.

Conference 6A Division II – 7:00 pm.

*To purchase tickets for the games on December 16, please go to the following link: https://bit.ly/3MvyIiZ