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Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth will be left off the Ryder Cup team: Neither will play well enough to truly be in contention at all, leaving captain Keegan Bradley’s hands tied.
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Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Minnesota Vikings 27, Seattle Seahawks 24: The Vikings survived a wild one in the Pacific Northwest, and with the thrilling win remain in contention for home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Nine teams remain in contention to make that league’s championship game, but the most likely four are Arizona State, Iowa State, Colorado and BYU, which all have 6-2 league records.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Game of the week: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings — The Vikings (13-2) are riding an eight-game winning streak and are in contention for the top playoff seed in the NFC.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Minnesota Vikings 27, Seattle Seahawks 24: The Vikings survived a wild one in the Pacific Northwest, and with the thrilling win remain in contention for home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Nine teams remain in contention to make that league’s championship game, but the most likely four are Arizona State, Iowa State, Colorado and BYU, which all have 6-2 league records.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Game of the week: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings — The Vikings (13-2) are riding an eight-game winning streak and are in contention for the top playoff seed in the NFC.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“In contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contention. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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