Ben Frederickson answers your Cardinals, Blues, St. Louis City, Mizzou and SLU questions in Tuesday’s 11 a.m. live chat.

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GREEN BAY — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn’t replicate the comeback magic he conjured in his first game with the Rams as the defending champions were eliminated by a 24-12 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

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GREEN BAY — A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Saluki Athletics is throwing a party at the Banterra Center on New Year’s Day, and everyone’s invited!

SIU will host the first-ever New Year’s Day Saluki Bash, when its men’s basketball program hosts Belmont in a nationally televised game on Jan. 1, at 4 p.m.

Purchase tickets today starting at $1 (enter promo code “ONE”).

The game will feature the largest balloon drop in Southern Illinois history during halftime, as well as festive New Year’s concession items, such as champagne, sparkling wine, holiday punch, winter sangria, cranberry mimosas and mini-bundt cakes. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans to enter the Banterra Center will receive a free, Grey Dawg bobblehead.

Fans are encouraged to wear white, as the game is billed as SIU’s annual White Out contest.

A key, early-season showdown between two teams projected to be Missouri Valley Conference title contenders, the game was recently selected for a nationwide audience on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

To help pack the arena, Saluki Athletics will offer daily ticket specials. A limited number of tickets in bleacher-seating sections will be released to the public at ultra-discounted pricing. Fans must purchase the tickets on-line at SIUSalukis.com/promo by entering the designated promo code. Promo codes will be activated at 7 a.m. CT each day, and will last until all are sold.

Discounted tickets are only available on-line at SIUSalukis.com/promo. There is an eight-ticket limit per order, and a $4 service charge will be added to each order.

Monday, Dec. 19: $1 tickets (enter promo code “ONE”)
Tuesday, Dec. 20: $2 tickets (enter promo code “TWO”)
Wednesday, Dec. 21-: 50% off select lower bowl seats + specialty drink coupon (enter promo code “FIFTY”)
Monday, Dec. 26: $3 tickets (enter promo code “THREE”)
Tuesday, Dec. 27: $4 tickets (enter promo code “FOUR”)
Wednesday, Dec. 28: $5 tickets (enter promo code “FIVE”)
Thursday, Dec. 29: $6 tickets (enter promo code “SIX”)

The 2022 NFL season is more than three-quarters complete, and every week brings more chances at teams clinching — or missing out on — playoff berths. The postseason picture is really taking shape, with contenders in both conferences looking to not only secure a ticket to the dance but lock up top seeding.

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After a wild Saturday that gave us the biggest comeback win in NFL history, the action on Sunday might have actually topped that.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season and the Bears defense had three takeaways Sunday at Soldier Field.

But neither was enough to stop the Eagles from recording their 13th victory of the year.

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Here are all the pairings and schedules for the holiday tournaments across the region.

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The busiest day of the college basketball season to date doubled as the best of the season with buzzer-beaters, late-game drama, scoring explosions and everything in between filling a full day on the Saturday slate.

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Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday. Baker succeeds Mark Emmert and takes over as the lead figure of the collegiate sports governing body at a transformational time. Baker, a Republican, is nearing the end of his second term as governor.

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