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The Jaguars yesterday announced that a "'limited amount' of tickets and 400 standing-room tickets" for Sunday’s Wild Card game against the Bills will go on sale to the general public today. It "includes the inventory returned to the team by the NFL, the Bills and player families" (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 1/4).

The Vikings yesterday "rolled out a new slogan for the playoffs: 'Bring It Home,'" an "obvious reference" to the team's attempt to become the first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 1/4).

The Mavericks last night chose the Lone Ranger Heroes as the team's "new Chinese name, effectively ending a decadelong misperception of the Mavericks' brand" overseas (ESPN.com, 1/3).

Asics has "opened two new brand stores" in N.Y., including one on Fifth Avenue that is the brand's "first flagship store" in the U.S. (FASHIONUNITED.com, 1/3).

The Jazz last night ahead of their game against the Pelicans at Vivint Smart Home Arena "held a moment of silence for LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, who passed away Tuesday night" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 1/4).

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