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  DETROIT – The matchup certainly lived up to the hype, and as the game unfolded, it became apparent the team that possessed the ball last was going to come away with the victory. That team was the Lions. The Rams saw their season end with a narrow 24-23 loss to the Lions on Sunday night at Ford Field. Trailing 24-23 with 7:18 left in the fourth quarter, the Rams got the ball back after a stop by their defense, but faced a steep drive starting from their own 9-yard line. They reached the Lions' 34 and were seemingly in position for a long field goal attempt by kicker  Brett Maher , but a holding penalty against them that the Lions accepted turned into a 3rd-and-14 from the Lions 44. Quarterback  Matthew Stafford 's subsequent incompletion forced the Rams to punt with 4:07 remaining. Left with one timeout after having to burn two of them by the early part of the fourth quarter, though, time was not on the Rams' side. At the 2-minute warning, the Lions faced 2nd and 9 from...

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   Nick Saban  Announces  Retirement after 17   Seasons at Alabama TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –  Alabama's  Nick Saban , who has won more college football national championships than any coach in the modern era, announced his retirement on Wednesday. "The University of Alabama has been a very special place to Terry and me," Saban said. "We have enjoyed every minute of our 17 years being the head coach at Alabama as well as becoming a part of the Tuscaloosa community. It is not just about how many games we won and lost, but it's about the legacy and how we went about it. We always tried to do it the right way. The goal was always to help players create more value for their future, be the best player they could be and be more successful in life because they were part of the program. Hopefully, we have done that, and we will always consider Alabama our home." Saban spent 28 years as a college head coach at Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995-99), LSU (2000-04)...

  Actor Adan Canto—of  Designated Survivor ,  Narcos , and  X-Men —Dies of Cancer at Age 42                  LOS ANGELES — Adan Canto, the Mexican singer and actor best known for his roles in  X-Men: Days of Future Past  and  Agent Game  as well as the TV series  The Cleaning Lady , has died. He was 42. Publicist Jennifer Allen told the Associated Press that Canto died of appendiceal cancer and had opted to keep his diagnosis private. “Adan had a depth of spirit that few truly knew. Those who glimpsed it were changed forever,” Allen wrote in a statement. “He will be greatly missed by so many.” Born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, and raised in Texas, Canto began his career at age 16, when he left home for Mexico City to work as a singer-songwriter. He then began pursuing acting, making his TV debut on the 2009 Mexican series  Estado de Gracia .  His American debut came later, on Kevin...