Box Score 12/13: The New England forecast is for snow

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for the Rams to call and see if we're interested in coaching next season.

Happy birthday to Mike Tirico, Rob & Rex Ryan, Josh Fogg and Rickie Fowler. On this date in 2007 the Mitchell Report on PEDs in Major League Baseball was released.

Your daily brain workout

In absolutely no connection to the above, name every MLB pitcher to win the MVP award.

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• With Week 14 in the books, the Good, Bad and the Ugly is here to remind us that even superstars like Drew Brees have own up to being one of the reasons their team is no longer in the hunt. 
• Someone has to win the offseason. Matt Whitener breaks down who came out ahead in the 2016 Winter Meetings. 
• The NHL unwittingly struck gold with John Scott getting into the ASG via the fan vote and now puckheads are seeking their 2017 version of Scott to shake things up in LA next month. 
• As the college season winds down, Crash Course hands out their final grades and names the heads of the class around the conferences. 
• Need a break from the holiday madness? The NHL has you covered with their annual slate of outdoor events and superstars in holiday garb. 
• And finally, we got comedian Sean Keane to write about the NBA's "Curb to Courtside" program with Uber and Jack Daniels and we're always here for a good Celtics and Pitino joke. 

Around the league

• Why did SI leave hockey – from the Stanley Cup winners, World Cup and the death of Gordie Howe – completely out of their 2016 highlight montage? [Puck Daddy]
• Vice Sports interviews a Chinese NBA play-by-play announcer Summer who calls the game completely in texts. "My play-by-play announcements via text give Chinese NBA fans an imagined space. They recreate the basketball game based on my descriptions." [Vice Sports]
• Nike has gotten into the sub two-hour marathon game with shoe development and identifying racers who might hit the 1:59 mark, but critics are quick to point out this new program seems more like marketing than anything else. [Deadspin]

What's the weather like, Tom?