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SPORTS Friday 20 december 2019

Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the tournament's best player award
after Spain defeated Canada in the Davis Cup final in Madrid,
Spain, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Associated Press
Nadal wins ATP

sportsmanship award, Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin poses alongside showgirl Jennifer Autry ahead of the Las

Murray comeback player Vegas Bowl NCAA college football game in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Associated Press
Watch every bowl?

LONDON (AP) — Rafael improved player after ris-
Nadal won his second ing to No. 8 in the rank- Continued from Page 17 for the biggest victory in (ESPN)
consecutive Stefan Ed- ings from No. 54; 18-year- program history. How does Line: BYU minus 1.5.
berg Sportsmanship Award old Jannik Sinner, picked New Mexico Bowl that happen? Why watch? When you’re
and third overall Thursday, as newcomer of the year; Albuquerque Pick: ARKANSAS STATE 31- putting together that bi-
based on voting by other and Gilles Cervara, who Central Michigan vs. San 27. cycle you got your kid for
players, while Andy Murray earned coach of the year Diego State, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Christmas, the Hawaii Bowl
was chosen the ATP's 2019 honors after helping Daniil Line: San Diego State minus Boise State vs. Washington, can distract you from wor-
comeback player of the Medvedev reach nine fi- 3.5.Why watch? You are 7:30 p.m. (ABC) rying about all those “ex-
year. nals, including a runner-up that rare Florida fan who Line: Washington minus 3.5. tra” parts.
Murray, a three-time Grand finish to Nadal at Flushing thought Jim McElwain, now Why watch? Chris Peters- Pick: BYU 24-21.
Slam champion and for- Meadows. coaching at CMU, really en’s final game before ___
mer No. 1, said in January Kevin Anderson received got a raw deal in Gaines- stepping down as Washing- Thursday, Dec. 26
he thought he would retire the Arthur Ashe Humanitar- ville, and you want to root ton coach comes against Independence Bowl
this season because of a ian Award. him on to a bowl victory. his former team. Should Shreveport, Louisiana
bad hip. But he wound up The International Ten- Pick: SAN DIEGO STATE 20- be a quality sendoff for Miami vs. Louisiana Tech, 4
having a second operation nis Federation also an- 16. one of the most successful p.m. (ESPN)
and returned to the tour, nounced its year-end Cure Bowl coaches of the past two Line: Miami minus 6.5.
winning a singles title and a awards Thursday, with Orlando, Florida decades. Why watch? At some point,
doubles title. year-end No. 1s Nadal and Liberty vs. Georgia South- Pick: WASHINGTON 27-21. the 6-6 Hurricanes will break
Other honorees from the Ash Barty named ITF World ern, 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl out the Turnover Chain ...
men's tour included U.S. Champions. Line: Georgia Southern mi- UAB vs. Appalachian State, in Shreveport .... against a
Open semifinalist Matteo It's Nadal's fourth selection, nus 5. 9 p.m. (ESPN) Conference USA team ...
Berrettini, chosen as most Barty's first.q Why watch? Remember Line: Appalachian State without a shred of irony or
when Liberty coach Hugh minus 17. self awareness.
FIFA rankings: WCup Freeze began the season Why watch? App State Pick: MIAMI 28-20.
coaching from a hospital beat two Power Five teams Quick Lane Bowl
host Qatar rises to bed? Tune in to find out and probably deserves bet- Detroit
how he’s doing.
ter than the New Orleans Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michi-
No. 55, Belgium top Pick: GEORGIA SOUTHERN Bowl. The least you could gan, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
21-19.
Line: Pitt minus 11.5.
do is watch the Mountain-
Boca Raton (Florida) Bowl eers try to wrap up a 13-win Why watch? Feeling bloat-
SMU vs. FAU, 3:30 p.m. season. ed and weary the day af-
ZURICH (AP) — Qatar made the biggest move up (ABC) Pick: APP STATE 35-14. ter Christmas? Have we got
FIFA's world rankings in 2019, driven by winning the Line: SMU minus 3. ___ a bowl game for you.
Asian Cup. Why watch? The program Monday, Dec. 23 Pick: PITT 35-17.
FIFA's year-end rankings published Thursday put Bel- that survived the NCAA Gasparilla Bowl ___
gium at No. 1 for the second straight year. death penalty vs. the pro- Tampa, Florida Friday, Dec. 27
Qatar kicked off at the Asian Cup in January as the gram that survived Lane UCF vs. Marshall, 2:30 p.m. Military Bowl
world No. 93 team, and jumped 38 places to No. 55 Kiffin. (ESPN) Annapolis, Md.
after beating Japan in the final. Pick: SMU 35-30. Line: UCF minus 17. North Carolina vs. Temple,
The 2022 World Cup host has maintained the same Camellia Bowl Why watch? Remember Noon (ESPN)
place through a year that included playing as an in- Montgomery, Alabama when UCF was a big deal? Line: North Carolina minus
vited team at the Copa America and in qualifying FIU vs. Arkansas State, 5:30 Ahh, those were the days. 5.
games for the 2023 Asian Cup. p.m. (ESPN) Pick: UCF 38-17. Why watch? Catch the
Qatar, which never qualified for any previous World Line: Arkansas State minus ___ best freshman quarterback
Cup, is ranked higher than the previous host Russia 2.5. Tuesday, Dec. 24 in the country: Sam Howell
was, at No. 70, when that tournament kicked off in Why watch? FIU gave up Hawaii Bowl of the Tar Heels threw for
June 2018. Russia outperformed expectations by 50 points to Middle Tennes- Honolulu 3,347 yards and 35 touch-
reaching the quarterfinalsq
see and then beat Miami BYU vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. downs. q