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KNOW THIS: Chuck Fletcher, above, didn't waste much time being bold in his new role as Flyers GM. It took him only two weeks on the job to fire his coach.
WATCH THIS: It's mid-December, but it feels like every Wild game has playoff implications. You're probably used to that, though. Sharks at Wild, 7 p.m., FSN.
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Sports

Butler scores 47 points, Heat beat Celtics to force Game 7
Kyle Lowry listened politely while Jimmy Butler shared the credit for Miami's Game 6 victory until his fellow All-Star took the humility too far and called his 47-point, elimination-avoiding performance "decent."
Sports
Rangers rally in 9th again to beat A's 8-5 for 3rd in row
Pinch-hitter Andy Ibañez drove with a pair of runs with a two-out single off Athletics closer Dany Jiménez, and the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning for the second consecutive night to beat Oakland 8-5 on Friday.
Twins

Twins break open game with four-run eighth, stomp Royals 10-7
Gio Urshela and Luis Arraez each drove in a run with singles and Nick Gordon supplied a two-run double in the team's late rally.