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Jaguars throttle Colts, take sole possession of first in AFC South
Trevor Lawrence threw two touchdowns, and Travis Etienne rushed for two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a commanding 36-19 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts in a matchup of the top two teams in the AFC South on Sunday.,Lawrence completed 17 of 30 passes for 244 yards. Brian...

Steelers fend off Ravens to take AFC North lead
Aaron Rodgers passed for 284 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score as the Pittsburgh Steelers took sole possession of the AFC North lead with 27-22 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon.,DK Metcalf caught seven passes for 148 yards as Pittsburgh (7-6) defeated Baltimore...

Bengals melt down in snow as Bills rally for 39-34 win
Christian Benford returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills kept pace in the playoff chase by rallying from a late 10-point deficit in the snow for a 39-34 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Down 28-25 with under six minutes remainin...

Dolphins win big, eliminate Jets from 15th consecutive postseason
Jaylen Wright ran for 107 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 34-10 victory over the host New York Jets on Sunday at East Rutherford, N.J.,New York was officially eliminated from playoff contention and will miss a 15th consecutive postseason.,Wright's yards and attemp...

No. 12 Alabama steamrolls UTSA with huge first half
Labaron Philon Jr. finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Jalil Bethea matched his career-high with 21 points to lead No. 12 Alabama to a dominant 97-55 win over UTSA on Sunday in Tuscaloosa, Ala..,Amari Allen recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. London Jemi...

Tyler Shough, Saints push past Buccaneers
Rookie quarterback Tyler Shough had two of New Orleans' three rushing touchdowns and the visiting Saints defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-20 on Sunday afternoon.,Shough passed for just 144 yards, but he rushed for 55 and fellow rookie Devin Neal contributed the third touchdown and 70 rushing yar...

Seahawks dismantle Falcons after halftime, reach 10 wins
ATLANTA -- Sam Darnold threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns to help the Seattle Seahawks cruise to a 37-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.,Jaxon Smith-Njigba had seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns for Seattle (10-3), which outscored the Falcons 31-3 in the second half.,Kirk...

Vikings rebound from shutout with 31-0 win as Commanders' Daniels hurt
JJ McCarthy completed 16 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings cruised to a 31-0 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Josh Oliver had two touchdown receptions and T.J. Hockenson caught the other for Minnesota (5-8), which snapped...

Avalanche save crucial penalty shot, hold off Flyers
Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves, including one on Trevor Zegras' third-period penalty shot, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday.,Blackwood started games on consecutive days for the first time this season and came up huge late with 13 stops in the third fo...

Capitals F Ryan Leonard, G Charlie Lindgren sent to IR
Washington Capitals rookie forward Ryan Leonard and goaltender Charlie Lindgren were placed on injured reserve Sunday with respective upper-body injuries.,Per Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, Leonard is expected to miss "an extended period of time" after the latter was injured following a hit from An...

Knicks pull away from Magic, remain almost perfect at home
Jalen Brunson scored eight points during a decisive run to open the second half for the New York Knicks, who earned a 106-100 win over the Orlando Magic after the visitors lost forward Franz Wagner to a lower leg injury.,Brunson finished with 30 points and nine assists and Josh Hart (17 points, 12 r...

Lando Norris wins first F1 world championship, besting Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen went from pole position to a victory lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, but the real winner was Lando Norris, who secured his first Formula One world championship.,Norris entered the season finale needing to finish in the top three in the race at the Yas Marina Circuit in the ...

Pure fuels Tundra Esports to Blast Slam V title
Tundra Esports recorded a 3-0 sweep of Team Yandez to win to the grand final at the $1 million BLAST Slam V event in Chengdu, China.,Tundra posted 53- and 49-minute wins on red before notching a 39-minute victory on green.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE ARE THE BLAST SLA...

Fresh off wild game, Jackets face quick turnaround vs. Capitals
The Columbus Blue Jackets do not have a long time to stew about a disappointing setback with Sunday's clash at the Washington Capitals on the docket.,The Blue Jackets arrive in Washington, D.C. after dropping a wild 7-6 overtime decision to the Florida Panthers on Saturday,,"That's the beauty of the...

MOUZ, Vitality, MongolZ in StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs
MOUZ, Team Vitality and The MongolZ qualified for the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs, winning fourth-round high matches in Stage 3 on Saturday in Hungary.,Team Vitality swept Natus Vincere, MOUZ defeated Team Falcons 2-1 and The MongolZ swept G2 Esports. ,In fourth-round low matches, there were ...

John Blackwell scores 30 to lead Wisconsin over Marquette
John Blackwell had 30 points, as host Wisconsin rolled past in-state rival Marquette 96-76 in a nonconference matchup on Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (7-2) opened a double-digit lead with 8 1/2 minutes left in the first half and led the rest of the way to improve to 6-0 at home.,Andrew Rohde ...

Arizona State gets off to fast start in triumph over Oklahoma
Arizona State got off to a hot start on offense and built a 19-point halftime lead, then cruised the rest of the way to an 86-70 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night in the second game of the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix at the home of the NBA's Suns.,Moe Odum led the Sun Devils (7-2) with 17 p...

Aatu Raty's 3-point night boosts Canucks over Wild
Aatu Raty scored twice and added an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks doubled up the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night., ,Tom Willander scored and added an assist and defenseman Elias Petterson also found the back of the net for the Canucks, which snapped a four-game winless skid (0-3-1) and w...

Patrick Kane scores last as Red Wings edge Kraken
Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:31 of the third period as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday night.,Emmett Finnie, Andrew Copp and James van Riemsdyk also scored and Simon Edvinsson had two assists for the Red Wings, who won for the second time in t...

Oilers' potent offense strikes early, often to put away Jets
Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist and Connor McDavid added two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a four-goal first-period lead and cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night., ,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Curtis Lazar, Matt Savoie and Davi...