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THURSDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:NBA: San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m. (TNT)NBA: Portland at Utah, 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Tom Brady wished all his fans and followers a Merry Christmas on Wednesday in a video posted to his Instagram.
A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Dec 25, 2019 at 2:14pm PST
"I want to thank you all for another great year of love and support. Let's keep it going in 2020. Merry Christmas," Brady said, adding Santa was "very good" to his family this year.
He ended the video with a clip from the movie Elf.
-- Chase Winovich certainly got into the spirit of giving this holiday season, as he paid off the lunch debt at the West Jefferson Hills School District in Pennsylvania, where he attended school.
The school district announced on Facebook the Patriot had paid off the debt for all students who receive subsidized lunches.
"WJHSD expresses heartfelt thanks to TJ Alum and New England Patriots Chase Winovich for paying off all of our students' free and reduced lunch debt! According to Chase, 'Growing up in TJ, the community has always been so important to me. It's great to be able to give back during the holidays!' We are truly grateful for all you do for our students and schools!," the school wrote.
Winovich graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School before attending the University of Michigan.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "He's a tough football player, and he's committed to our team. I think that's why his teammates voted him a captain this year. That's kind of the respect he has. And you earn that – you don't get that. Nobody hands that to you. You have to go out there and earn it every day. He does. He comes to work every day." -- Bill Belichick, on Elandon Roberts
