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Cris "Cyborg" Justino built her name as a female pioneer in mixed martial arts because of her menacing power and aggressive style. But the UFC's featherweight champion cemented her status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world on Saturday by showcasing just how well rounded she has become.

In her first shot as a pay-per-view headliner, Justino (19-1) relied on timing and technique just as much as power to outpoint former bantamweight champion Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 219 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Justino, 32, took home a unanimous decision on judges scores of 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 for the first defense of her 145-pound title. CBS Sports scored the fight 49-46 for Justino.

"I want to say thank you for Holly Holm," Justino said. "She is an amazing fighter."

Holm (11-4), who lost the inaugural featherweight title bout to Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 in February, was incredibly game throughout. Despite two badly swollen eyes by the fight's end, Holm used her size and a smart game plan as a defensive counter striker to, at times, give the champion fits and bloody her nose.

But Justino, a native of Brazil, was simply not to be denied. Extended to five rounds for the first time in her career, Cyborg managed her gas tank perfectly and systematically broke Holm down with heavy jabs and right hands.

While Justino's power ultimately played a key role in terms of the damage she did to Holm, the fact that Cyborg was able to outbox and match the technical prowess of Holm, who upset Ronda Rousey in 2015, was just as impressive.

Justino was incredibly poised and patient from the beginning, forcing Holm to take the lead and countering with right hands that twice staggered Holm in the opening round.

Holm, 36, did her best work of the fight in Round 2 with perfect footwork to slip punches and score with lead left hands. She also repeatedly suffocated Cyborg's power by using her size to force the clinch and slow the pace along the cage wall.

The final three rounds, however, were all Justino. She rocked Holm twice to break open a close Round 3 with right hands in the final minute. Justino also used a flurry of knees and heavy leg kicks to the body to slow Holm down.

With Rousey unlikely to return to the Octagon and longtime strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk recently suffering her first defeat, Justino stands alone among UFC women as the most popular and most talented fighter in the company.

The only problem will be finding quality opponents for Justino to face at featherweight, a division that was created for her after Cyborg fought at a catchweight of 140 pounds in her first two UFC appearances.

"I would like to fight somebody [at] 145 [pounds], maybe Megan Anderson, and I would like to fight in Australia since I have a lot of fans there," Justino said. "I'm ready for anybody that they put in front."

Justino, a former Strikeforce and Invicta FC champion, was supposed to face Anderson in July for the vacant featherweight title after de Randamie was stripped for refusing to face her. After Anderson pulled out late due to personal reasons, Tonya Evinger filled in as a late replacement and was stopped in Round 3.

CBS Sports was with you for every punch, kick and submission attempt with our live updates below. If you are having trouble viewing the live blog,

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Can Holly Holm pull off another upset when she battles the best female fighter on the planet, Cris Cyborg for the UFC women's featherweight championship in the main event of UFC 219?

The question heading into her title defense against Holly Holm, could Cris Cyborg handle the big moment and garner the biggest victory of her career?

She did that and then some, battering Holm to win by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC women's featherweight championship. Sporting News scored the fight 49-46 for Cyborg.

"Thank you, Holly Holm," Cyborg told Joe Rogan in her post-fight interview. "She’s an amazing fighter."

The magnitude of the moment didn't faze Cyborg whatsoever. Except for a period in the second round in which one judge and SN scored for Holm, did Cyborg get frustrated. But Cyborg immediately composed herself when the third round began, put the past behind her and went back to the task at hand. She pushed the pace, continuously moving forward with constant pressure and throwing heavy shots when it was appropriate.

Holm, who moved up from 135 pounds to take the fight had her moments. The second round was her best of the fight and perhaps of anyone who had faced Cyborg when she was able to connect with powerful left hands and worked the clinch to get Cyborg against the cage to attempt to wear her down.

There will be no bigger fight for Cyborg than UFC 219. Ronda Rousey is unlikely to ever return. If she does, it is highly unlikely it will be against Cyborg especially after what happened to Holm, whose entire face was bruised when the fight had ended.

The only viable options seem to be either former Invicta featherweight champion Megan Anderson or current UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Cyborg stated to Rogan she was interested in fighting Anderson even if it meant having to go her home country of Australia.

Holm has now lost three of her last four fights, all by decision and two of those were title fights.

Here was Sporting News' live coverage of UFC 219 (All times are Eastern).

1:05: Round 5 to Cyborg (10-9, 49-46 Cyborg). Holm threw everything she had left in her gas tank. But anytime Holm throw her hardest shots, Cyborg laughed and threw harder. Have to give Holm credit for staying in there and eating all of those shots but Cyborg's fighting IQ and superior boxing proved to be too much. Cyborg answered a lot of questions about whether she could handle the big moment and would her cardio be good enough. She answered those questions with flying colors. Hard to see where two judges could give Holm two rounds as she was given the opening two rounds. Think about that. If Holm could have somehow won the fifth round, she would have been the new champion.

12:58: Round 4 to Cyborg (10-9, 39-37 Cyborg). Much of the same of what we saw in third round. Have to question why Holm wasn't more aggressive in the round. To Cyborg's credit, she's kept her composure, patience and not overexerting herself. Holm needs to let it all hangout and throw everything she's ever had into these final five minutes of the fight.

12:52: Round 3 to Cyborg (10-9, 29-28 Cyborg). The eye of Holm is swollen shut and Cyborg took advantage. Cyborg made the adjustments from the second round and started throwing more right hands and knees to the body. Her accuracy is uncanny and using Holm's face as target practice. Holm needs to start getting more aggressive or this fight is going to become out of reach.

12:46: Round 2 to Holm (10-9, 19-19). When was the last time Cyborg lost a round? Holm started connecting on the left hand and throwing leg kicks. Going into the clinch, throwing a knee here and there started to frustrate the champion. How does Cyborg adjust and can Holm counter that attack? Watch Holm's left eye as the fight continues as it is starting close. Could play a huge role as the fight goes on.

12:39: Round 1 to Cyborg (10-9). Shouldn't be surprised the fight is making it to round two. Cyborg won the round by landing the harder and cleaner shots. You can see the gameplan Holm is trying to implement when she presses Cyborg against the cage and works from the clinch. Holm has bruising on the bridge of her nose and Cyborg has a bloody nose.

12:24: The main event of UFC 219 is upon us as Cris Cyborg defends the women's featherweight championship against former women's bantamweight champ Holly Holm. Cyborg won title when she defeated Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in July. Holm fought for the inaugural 145-pound title, losing a controversial decision to Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 in February. But, Holm bounced back in June when she knocked out Bethe Corriea. It's the toughest fight of Cyborg's career. Holm has been in big fights before. The winner will become the greatest female fighter of all-time

#VegasNYE fireworks set up, ready to go

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LAS VEGAS - Every year, the midnight fireworks show dazzles the hundreds of thousands of revelers ringing in the new year on the Las Vegas Strip.

An 8 News NOW crew took a tour on top of of the Treasure Island Hotel tower for a behind-the-scenes look as pyrotechnicians begin setting up the massive display.

"One tube at a time, I have to put each one in," said Henry Herman, pyrotechnician as he loads shells for the fireworks display.

In the 30 years Herman has been a pyrotechnician, setting up for a big show has been pretty much the same routine.

"It's very time consuming, it takes us four to five days to set it up, and for a six-minute show, it's a lot of work," Herman said.

Maybe some good news for revelers, this show's scheduled to last eight minutes and one second.

"It is a big undertaking, massive, it's the biggest show in the country annually," said Scott Cooper, Fireworks by Grucci.

The numbers are impressive.

There are 65 people putting in 3,400 man hours to set up 80,000 shells. They'll all fire off simultaneously from seven locations along the Strip at the stroke of midnight.

"The biggest challenge that we have, of course, is making it more new and exciting than the previous year, so that people keep coming back to Las Vegas," Cooper said.

It's all computer-controlled and set to music.

Cooper hopes the boxes of mines, comets and shells large and small will combine to form a dazzling fireworks display that will overwhelm the senses.

UFC 219 Cyborg vs. Holm results: Cris Cyborg pummels Holly Holm to retain title

Can Holly Holm pull off another upset when she battles the best female fighter on the planet, Cris Cyborg for the UFC women's featherweight championship in the main event of UFC 219?

She did that and then some, battering Holm to win by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC women's featherweight championship. Sporting News scored the fight 49-46 for Cyborg.

"Thank you, Holly Holm," Cyborg told Joe Rogan in her post-fight interview. "She’s an amazing fighter."

Holm has now lost three of her last four fights, all by decision and two of those were title fights.

Here was Sporting News' live coverage of UFC 219 (All times are Eastern).

Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit'

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A big star of India’s Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth, said on Sunday he is launching a political party, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers.

FILE PHOTO - Fans of south Indian film star Rajinikanth pour milk as an offering over his cut-out on the release date of his new movie "Endhiran" (Robot) in the southern Indian city of Chennai, India, October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Babu/File Photo

Tamil Nadu, which accounts for the bulk of India’s automobile exports, has been in political limbo since the death of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in December 2016. Jayalalithaa was a popular actress before joining politics.

Rajinikanth, called the “superstar” by his fans, enters the political scene at a time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is looking to make inroads into the southern state that’s been ruled by two south Indian parties for decades.

Over the past five decades, Tamil Nadu has chosen between the two Dravidian parties, both of which claim anti-caste social justice and secularism as their core ideology.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not win a seat in Tamil Nadu’s 2016 elections. The next state election is due in 2021.

“I’ll push for spiritual politics without caste or religious leanings,” Rajinikanth said. “If I come to power and am not able to deliver in three years, I’ll resign. Democracy is in a state of distress in the state.”

In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a savior of the masses. The actor, who has been in a few Hindi movies, has created a frenzy among fans ahead of every release.

But opponents say politics would be different.

Subramanian Swamy, a BJP leader, dismissed Rajinikanth’s plunge into politics as “media hype”.

Tamil Nadu, a state of more than 70 million people, is sometimes called the “Detroit of Asia”. It is home to factories of companies including BMW, Daimler, Hyundai, Ford, Nissan and Renault.

Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Richard Borsuk

Ruling but no resolution on which teen killers merit parole

Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prison inmates who killed as teenagers are capable of change and may deserve eventual freedom, the question remains unresolved: Which ones should get a second chance?

Now the ruling — which came in the case of a 71-year-old Louisiana inmate still awaiting a parole hearing — is being tested again in that same state, where prosecutors have moved in recent months to keep about 1 in 3 former juvenile offenders locked up for the rest of their lives.

"There is no possible way to square these numbers with the directive of the Supreme Court," said Jill Pasquarella, supervising attorney with the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights, which found that district attorneys are seeking to deny parole eligibility to 84 of 255 juvenile life inmates whose cases are up for review.

Some prosecutors countered that the heinousness of some of the crimes makes these inmates the rare teen offenders the court said could still be punished with life behind bars.

"In this community, some of the most violent crimes we've had have been committed by juveniles," said Ricky Babin, district attorney for Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes, who has filed motions seeking new life-without-parole sentences in four of five cases.

The moves by Louisiana prosecutors echo the aggressive approach in Michigan, where district attorneys are seeking to keep two-thirds of 363 juvenile life inmates behind bars for good. That state's cases have been on hold for months now awaiting a ruling on whether judges or juries should decide them.

The friction prompts agreement by prosecutors and advocates that the nation's highest court likely needs to step back into the debate over how the U.S. punishes juvenile offenders.

"It's definitely clear now that the court does need to ... clarify that life without parole is unconstitutional for all children," said Jody Kent Lavy, director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. "We've seen in certain states, in certain jurisdictions, that the standard that was set by the court ... is one that prosecutors and judges don't necessarily feel compelled to follow."

The court's January 2016 ruling extended a ban on mandatory life without parole for juvenile offenders to those already in prison for murders committed when they were under 18. The decision didn't lay out specific procedures for states to follow in reviewing the cases of those 2,000-plus inmates nationwide. Rather it said only that a lifetime behind bars should be reserved for the "rarest" offenders whose crimes reflect "irreparable corruption."

The court cited research showing the brains of adolescents are still developing, and found that punishing teens with the same severity as adults is cruel and unusual and fails to account for the differences of youth or the potential for rehabilitation.

The decision ushered in a wave of new sentences and the release of dozens of inmates in states from Pennsylvania to Michigan, Arkansas and beyond — but also brought confusion and inconsistent approaches in other states, an Associated Press investigation earlier this year found.

In Louisiana, a law that took effect in August makes former teen offenders with no-release life terms eligible for parole after serving 25 years — unless a prosecutor intervenes. District attorneys had until the end of October to ask a judge to deny parole eligibility.

Several district attorneys refused to discuss individual cases, and court paperwork they filed does not detail arguments against release. But prosecutors said their decisions were based on reviews of offenders' crimes, their records in prison and talks with victims' families.

"These are all sensitive cases to victims. They lost a loved one in this," said Scott Stassi, first assistant district attorney for Point Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes. His office is seeking life without parole in all four of its cases.

Prosecutors said they want to ensure proper scrutiny of inmates, most who were 15, 16 or 17 at the time of their crimes, with the oldest now in their 70s.

Louisiana is being closely watched because the state has so many cases — only Pennsylvania and Michigan have more — and its justice system has a reputation for stiff punishment.

A new U.S. Supreme Court petition filed by Pasquarella's group and the national Juvenile Law Center calls out Louisiana for continuing to sentence juveniles to life without parole in 62 percent of new cases since 2012, including those in which offenders were convicted of second-degree murder. The petition seeks an outright ban on life without parole for juveniles; 20 states and the District of Columbia already prohibit the sentence for teens.

But as resentencings continue for those already in prison, the particulars of each crime and each inmate, and the politics and emotions surrounding the cases, make decisions anything but straightforward.

Take the cases of Patrick Wilson and Anthony Williams, who were 16 and 17 when they killed a man together in 1995 for drugs and money.

Each carried a gun and shot the victim. At trial, prosecutors fingered Wilson as the one responsible for firing two fatal shots to the man's head.

But while East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutors have asked a judge to keep Williams locked up for life, they've decided not to oppose Wilson's chance for release.

"I panicked because, you know, it has been 22 years and I had to face this over again," said the victim's mother, Brenda Johnson, recounting the call informing her that the inmates' sentences were up for review. The killers, who grew up in the same neighborhood with Johnson's 20-year-old son, Tony, forced him across train tracks not far from Louisiana State University. His body was found later in heavy brush.

Johnson said prosecutors told her that Williams has had a checkered disciplinary record in prison. Tracey Barbera, first assistant district attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish, said she did not handle review of the case, but believed the difference in the two inmates' prison records was key to the decision to oppose parole eligibility for one, but allow it for the other.

"The Lord said you're supposed to forgive," Johnson said. "I prayed to God they would get out, and one thing I want them to do is change their life."

The question of change is supposed to be central to whether offenders deserve an opportunity for release, but some Louisiana district attorneys said they asked for life again out of an abundance of caution.

"It's a real problem trying to assess someone's behavior in the future when they've been in for such a long time. None of us are psychics," said Carla Sigler, assistant district attorney for Calcasieu Parish. Her office filed for life without parole in all seven of its active cases.

In New Orleans, with more juvenile life cases than any other judicial district in Louisiana, prosecutors are seeking to deny 30 inmates a chance for parole. The district has 64 cases, but nearly a quarter had been resolved before the new law took effect.

District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro Jr. said the decisions should have been left to the state's parole board, because it is better able than prosecutors to assess how inmates may have changed. The board will pass judgment on inmates whose parole eligibility is not opposed by prosecutors, but cases in dispute will be argued before a judge.

"They're asking us to make a determination of was this person the worst of the worst," Cannizzaro said. When someone commits murder, "I believe at that moment in that juvenile's life that he is the worst of the worst human beings. ... However, that may have been 40 years ago. I believe that people can change, and I believe that person may have been rehabilitated."

Public defenders in the state are pushing back against the idea that so many juvenile lifers should stay in prison. Putting the cases back before a judge will require time-consuming and expensive investigations of offenders' lives as teens and the details of long-ago crimes.

Harry Fontenot, chief public defender in Calcasieu Parish, said full resentencing hearings, at a state estimate of $58,000 each, would cost more than $400,000 for an office already struggling to make do on a $2.1 million budget. "We cannot handle these cases," he said. "We just don't have the money or the expertise."

E. Pete Adams, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, thinks it is inevitable that the nation's top court will be pressed to weigh in as prosecutors test the boundaries of the 2016 ruling. "Ultimately, whatever the court says we'll abide by," he said.

The Supreme Court recently declined to hear two related cases, including an Idaho petition asking the justices for an all-out ban on juvenile life without parole.

For now, that leaves decisions to local prosecutors, judges and parole officials. But cases like those of the inmates who killed Johnson's son point to the complexities.

One of them, Patrick Wilson, grew up three doors down from the victim, and their mothers knew each other well. Johnson's son was dealing crack cocaine, prosecutors said at the time, and Wilson and Williams knew he carried cash. Johnson wonders if tensions over a girlfriend also played a role in the crime.

The inmates' prison records show that in the last two years, Wilson had a single infraction, for possession of contraband. Williams has a lengthier record, including seven violations in 2016 for breaking rules on disrespect, contraband and disobedience.

Williams and Wilson declined to be interviewed, but in an email exchange with the AP, Wilson said that for nearly five years he has worked as a hospice volunteer in the Louisiana State Penitentiary's hospital ward, caring for dying inmates, while studying the evolving law on juvenile offenders.

"I came here as a teenager and was forced to raise myself among strangers," wrote Wilson, who is 39 and could be eligible for a parole hearing in 2021. "Now I been here longer than I lived free among my family and friends."

Johnson said that whether the two inmates stay in prison or win parole won't bring her son back. But she is open to the possibility that they may have changed from who they were as teens and could deserve a chance for release, she said.

"Don't come back out here and think you can rule the streets," she said. "If they redeemed themselves, they'll be OK."

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AP writer Michael Kunzelman and researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed to this story. Read more in the Locked Up for Life series here .

This story is part of an Associated Press series examining the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opening the door for the possible release of former teen offenders sentenced to life without parole.

Live: Follow Boise State men’s basketball at UNLV

Boise State guard Lexus Williams drives to the basket in the first half at UNLV on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Zak Krill Courtesy of UNLV athletics

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL

Live: Follow Boise State men’s basketball at UNLV

BY RACHEL ROBERTS

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DECEMBER 30, 2017 08:21 PM

The Boise State men’s basketball team faces UNLV on Saturday in the Broncos’ Mountain West Conference road opener at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Tipoff is 9 p.m. MT, and the game will be broadcast by AT&T SportsNet, which is available in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest AT&T SportsNet Regions. ROOT SPORTS Northwest also will air the game.

The Rebels (11-2, 0-0) enter Saturday’s game with the top scoring offense in the conference, averaging 91.2 points per game (No. 7 in the NCAA). UNLV’s two bigs — Brandon McCoy (18.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg) and Shakur Juiston (15.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg) — both are averaging a double-double.

'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Will Not End With a Cliffhanger; Film to Set the Story for 'Jurassic World 3'

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," the second film in the current "Jurassic World" trilogy, has yet to arrive. However, new reports reveal that this film will set the stage for the story of the third and final film.

In an interview earlier this week, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" screenwriter Colin Trevorrow revealed that the film will set up the events for "Jurassic World 3." According to Trevorrow, who directed and wrote the first film, he already had a defined beginning, middle and end for the franchise when he pitched the story of the first "Jurassic World" film to Steven Spielberg. Previously, Trevorrow stepped down as director of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" to direct "Star Wars: Episode IX." Despite that, he still wrote the script for the second film with Derek Connolly.

As of now, fans already have a picture of what to expect from the upcoming film. The first official trailer and official synopsis for the film reveal that "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" will pick up a few years after the final events of the first film and will be set on Isla Nublar, where an imminent volcanic eruption threatens the existence of dinosaur life.

Trevorrow revealed during the interview that greed will still be the central theme of the next "Jurassic World" films. "To me it's about greed. The first film is about how if there's money on the table, there will be somebody who will do the worst imaginable things, or in a lot of case, the dumbest imaginable thing in order to get that money. This film focuses a little bit more on our responsibility for these animals that we've made as a result of that greed, but also just the darkest and worst instincts of humans, again, if there's money involved," he said. He also revealed that "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" will not end with a cliffhanger and will introduce twists and turns that fans definitely don't see coming.

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" will hit theaters on June 22, 2018.

Miami-Wisconsin: Recap, box score for Orange Bowl (December 30, 2017)

The Miami Hurricanes and Wisconsin Badgers will meet in the Orange Bowl on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

The contest will be in Miami’s backyard at Hard Rock Stadium.

Miami and Wisconsin each lost in their respective conference championship matchups.

Stay here for live updates, scores and analysis below:

Miami-Wisconsin recap, box score

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Final: Wisconsin 34, Miami 24

An excellent season for Miami comes to an end in a frustrating fashion. After opening the year with 10 straight wins, the Hurricanes dropped three straight to end the year.

Everything which plagued Miami all season killed the Hurricanes against Wisconsin. Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook torched the Miami secondary. Hurricanes quarterback Malik Rosier missed throws and threw interceptions. The Badgers won the Orange Bowl.

4:34 Q4: Wisconsin 34, Miami 24

Michael Badgley had a historic career for Miami. Earlier during the game, the kicker became the all-time points leader in school history. A case can be made he’s the best at his position in the program’s storied history. For years, he’s been one of the most reliable kickers in the country.

The Hurricanes’ season, however, ended on his foot. The senior, playing in his final game, kicked a field goal off the right upright from 23 yards away. With a chance to slice the lead back to a touchdown, Miami remains down 10. It will take a virtual miracle for the Hurricanes to come back.

7:44 Q4: Wisconsin 34, Miami 24

Wisconsin delivers a potential dagger. Alex Hornibrook continues to carve up the Miami secondary and found Danny Davis III for his third touchdown of the game to stretch the Badgers’ lead back to multiple possessions.

Hornibrook is up to 258 yards after another big drive. The quarterback went 6 for 6 with 74 yards and a 6-yard touchdown to push the Hurricanes to the brink.

11:34 Q4: Wisconsin 27, Miami 24

Miami slices the lead to 3. A 41-yard field goal by kicker Michael Badgley caps a solid — if uneasy — drive for the Hurricanes offense.

Malik Rosier was brilliant at times and horrifying at others. The quarterback had a pair of passes batted, one at the line of scrimmage and one which nearly became an interception, and also dropped some dimes. The junior hit wide receiver Lawrence Cager for Miami’s second 3rd-down conversion of the game before being forced into a field goal three plays later.

End 3: Wisconsin 27, Miami 21

After a disastrous second quarter, Miami is within striking distance at Hard Rock Stadium. The Hurricanes put up 122 yards during the third quarter after managing only 7 during the second period. A 10-point lead is down to 6 with 15 minutes to go.

3:39 Q3: Wisconsin 27, Miami 21

Miami bends, but doesn’t break on defense. Wisconsin moves 51 yards on 10 plays before kicker Rafael Gaglianone booted in a 47-yard field goal.

The Hurricanes’ secondary continues to be an issue, which has helped the Badgers find success on third downs. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook is up to 184 passing yards and Wisconsin has converted seven of its 13 3rd-down attempts.

8:48 Q3: Wisconsin 24, Miami 21

A second straight 3-and-out for Miami’s defense let the Hurricanes keep a rhythm on offense. Quarterback Malik Rosier began the drive with back-to-back completions to wide receiver Braxton Berrios for 16 and 21 yards. Miami quickly moved into Wisconsin territory.

But Rosier can only stay hot for so long. After overthrowing one pass in the end zone, the quarterback made another mistake, throwing well behind wide receiver Lawrence Cager in the end zone. Cornerback Derrick Tindal pulled in an interception to halt the Hurricanes’ drive.

10:52 Q3: Wisconsin 24, Miami 21

Wisconsin’s run is over. Miami strikes first during the second half. Wide receiver Lawrence Cager got free in the secondary and quarterback Malik Rosier was able to hit the wide-open wide receiver for a 38-yard touchdown.

The Hurricanes’ offense has found a bit of a rhythm during the second half. Miami opened the half with a four-play, 28-yard drive before punting, then scored on a two-play, 46-yard drive.

Halftime: Wisconsin 24, Miami 14

Wisconsin is rolling and Miami can’t keep up. The Badgers close the half on a 21-0 run to take a 24-14 lead into the break. They got it going with the passing attack. Defensive back Malek Young went out and Wisconsin went to work against his replacements. Wide receiver Danny Davis III caught his second touchdown of the game with 28 seconds left in the half.

Meanwhile, the Hurricanes’ offense has fallen apart. After shredding the Badgers for 153 yards on 15 plays during their first three drives, Miami went for negative-3 yards on nine plays during their last four. Until running back Travis Homer ran for a meaningless 5 yards on the final play of the half, the Hurricanes had negative-8 yards after their hot start.

5:49 Q2: Wisconsin 17, Miami 14

Wisconsin is picking Miami’s secondary apart. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook already dropped one dime against defensive back Dee Delaney and now drops in another perfect pass against defensive back Sheldrick Redwine. A 16-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver A.J. Taylor puts the Badgers back on top.

The Hurricanes are really feeling the loss of Malek Young. The defensive back, who starts at one cornerback spot, suffered an undisclosed injury during the first quarter and has not returned. Delaney slid into his spot with Miami’s base defense.

13:37 Q2: Miami 14, Wisconsin 10

And Wisconsin takes advantage. Miami’s biggest problem on offense this season has been an inability to capitalize on its takeaways and the Hurricanes already squandered one opportunity. The Badgers took advantage.

Three plays after an interception by outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, quarterback Alex Hornibrook tossed a 20-yard touchdown to wide receiver Danny Davis III. Wisconsin is right back within striking distance.

14:56 Q2: Miami 14, Wisconsin 3

The bad Malik Rosier has returned. On the first play of the second quarter, the quarterback telegraphs a throw to wide receiver Braxton Berrios and tosses his first interception of the game.

It was an absolute gift for the junior. Miami was in complete control, averaging more than 9 yards per play. Now Wisconsin will get a chance to cut into the Hurricanes’ lead with a drive starting inside Miami’s 25-yard line.

2:49 Q1: Miami 14, Wisconsin 3

Miami is shredding Wisconsin on the ground. The Hurricanes turn to DeeJay Dallas as a Wildcat quarterback and the athlete scoots to the end zone for a 39-yard touchdown.

A game like this has been brewing for a while for Dallas and this looks like it could be the breakout performance. The freshman already has 79 yards from scrimmage. He’s run for 57 yards on only 4 carries and added a 22-yard catch.

5:21 Q1: Miami 7, Wisconsin 3

Miami strikes back. The Hurricanes offense looks more dynamic than it has in a while and running back Travis Homer gives Miami the lead with a 5-yard touchdown run.

The Hurricanes’ offense did just about all of its damage on the ground. Quarterback Malik Rosier ran for 25 yards on 2 carries. Athlete DeeJay Dallas accounted for 34 yards with 2 runs and a 22-yard catch. And Homer capped it, punching in a run to finish the drive with 16 yards on 2 carries. Miami is averaging 9.0 yards per play early.

7:58 Q1: Wisconsin 3, Miami 0

Wisconsin is on the board first. A 35-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone gives the Badgers a 3-0 lead in the Orange Bowl.

It hasn’t been a pretty start for Miami, but it certainly could be worse. Star running back Jonathan Taylor already has 55 yards on 5 carries and Wisconsin is averaging 7.5 yards per play.

11:16 Q1: Miami 0, Wisconsin 0

Miami misses a chance to strike first. Kicker Michael Badgley misses a 53-yard field-goal attempt to waste the turnover.

Capitalizing on turnovers has been an issue for the Hurricanes all season. Despite ranking second in the nation in takeaways, Miami has scored only 72 points on those turnovers.

13:11 Q1: Miami 0, Wisconsin 0

The turnover chain comes out early — and controversially. It took some time to review running back Jonathan Taylor’s 14-yard run during Wisconsin’s opening drive before the officials were able to come to a decision. The star running back coughed up the ball. Jaquan Johnson stripped it away and fellow defensive back Dee Delaney got to don the turnover chain.

The Badgers were already moving the ball, though. Wisconsin went 36 yards in only four plays before fumbling the ball

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Miami-Wisconsin game time, details

Date: December 30, 2017

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Odds: Wisconsin -5.5

Weather: 80/58, mostly sunny

Miami-Wisconsin preview

By: David Wilson/Jesse Temple

No. 10 Miami will play in the Orange Bowl for the first time since 2004, facing No. 6 Wisconsin. It will be one last de facto home game for the Miami seniors at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., while also doubling as the Hurricanes’ most important postseason game since at least 2005 when Miami got blown out by LSU in the Peach Bowl.

Before the season, this was the effective end goal for the Hurricanes. With its eyes set on the ACC Championship Game — and perhaps the inevitable loss to the Tigers — Miami’s best season could send it to the Orange Bowl.

It was hard to think much about the Hurricanes’ relatively meaningless postseason exhibition after the lopsided loss. At the start of the season, though, it was an outcome anyone in Miami would have been happy with.

“I’ll be excited. It’s a wonderful opportunity,” coach Mark Richt said. “I mean, before the year started, you said we’re going to play for the championship and get a chance to play in the Orange Bowl; I mean, we would not have been too happy about not winning the championship, but dang sure excited about the opportunity to play in the Orange Bowl, one of the classic bowl games in America.”

And for this senior class, which lived through some of the program’s darkest days and stuck around through a coaching change, it will be a fitting ending. For those who didn’t redshirt, their first year ended below .500 after a loss to South Carolina in Shreveport, La. Their second season ended with an interim coach in El Paso, Texas, playing Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl after Al Golden was fired. Year 3 represented progress — Miami’s first bowl win since 2006 came against West Virginia at the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

Now they’ll get to finish their careers where they started. On Miami’s home field, the Hurricanes will square off against the Badgers, a chance to be sent off as the success they all became during their time in Coral Gables, Fla.

“The Orange Bowl, at the time when there was a BCS, was one of the big BCS games. Still, it’s one of the premier games in the country,” senior wide receiver Braxton Berrios said. “Obviously, we got a shot to do something more. We came up short [in the ACC title game], but the Orange Bowl, it’s a home game. I think that will be really exciting for the team.”

Wisconsin’s historic, undefeated season and quest for a College Football Playoff spot had ended in painful fashion inside Lucas Oil Stadium only minutes earlier. But as players stepped through a doorway and into an adjacent interview room, they already were echoing their coach’s thoughts, resolute in how they would handle defeat.

The overriding sentiment: Wisconsin’s 2017 isn’t done yet.

“That’s the good part about this,” Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards said. “It’s tough to lose a game like this. We’ll be back next week and looking forward to a new opponent and getting right back to it. The train doesn’t stop here.”

Badgers players and coaches recognized that, no matter the outcome in the league title game, they would be headed to play in a strong postseason event on a national stage. On Sunday, they learned that No. 6 Wisconsin (12-1) would face No. 10 Miami (10-2) in the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Dec. 30. It marks the Badgers’ second straight New Year’s Six bowl game and first appearance in the Orange Bowl, which has existed since 1935.

A Wisconsin victory against Ohio State would have elevated the program to new heights and sent the Badgers to the national semifinal. Wisconsin likely would have played either No. 2 Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl or No. 1 Clemson in the Sugar Bowl. But as consolation prizes go, the Badgers did well, earning a spot in a prestigious bowl game against a quality opponent.

One of the early storylines surrounding the Orange Bowl was that the matchup essentially would serve as a true road game for the Badgers.

“You play the season, and certainly you want to earn the right to be in as big a bowl game as you can against a great opponent,” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. “I feel like [Sunday] we found out. We’re playing in one of the best bowl games against a great team. That’s enough to get your kids excited. That’s a challenge, but it’s one they’ve earned the right to have.