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Marcus Foligno's first hat trick carries Wild past Maple Leafs
Marcus Foligno registered his first career hat trick Monday night as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,Foligno scored his third goal into an empty net after Toronto had cut a four-goal deficit in half in the third period. The 15-year veteran was playing in his 915th c...

Reports: Anthony Weaver gets 2nd interviews with Ravens, Steelers
The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers have a candidate in common as they narrow their searches to replace longtime head coaches. ,Current Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is being brought in for second interviews with both teams later this week, according to multiple report...

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet set for season-ending knee surgery
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet is set for season-ending knee surgery, Seattle coach Mike Macdonald told 710 Seattle Sports on Monday.,Charbonnet, 25, was injured during Saturday's 41-6 divisional playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers. ESPN reported he suffered a torn ACL.,Macdonald init...

Reports: Chiefs request OC interview with ex-OC Eric Bieniemy
The Kansas City Chiefs may be getting the band back together.,With offensive coordinator Matt Nagy on an expiring contract and reportedly a finalist to be the Tennessee Titans' next head coach, Kansas City has reportedly requested an interview with its former OC Eric Bieniemy, now the Chicago Bears'...

Bills fire Sean McDermott after latest playoff failure
Sean McDermott was fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills on Monday. ,McDermott, 51, went 98-50 in the regular season with eight additional playoff wins and eight losses in nine seasons as coach of the Bills. ,His final game was another playoff heartbreaker, losing 33-30 in overtime at Denver on S...

Patriots, Seahawks rate as favorites to reach Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are the favorites to reach Super Bowl LX at Santa Clara, Calif.,The Patriots are 5.5-point road favorites over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Denver's chances took a big hit when standout quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle in ...

Bears luck runs out as Harrison Mevis' OT kick puts Rams in NFC title game
Harrison Mevis kicked a game-ending 42-yard field goal with 3:19 left in overtime and Kyren Williams rushed for two touchdowns to lift the visiting Los Angeles Rams to a 20-17 victory against the Chicago Bears in an NFC divisional playoff Sunday., ,The Rams advanced to face the host Seattle Seahawks...

Warriors look to stay hot on homestand with visit from Heat
The Golden State Warriors look to complete a highly successful homestand when they begin a back-to-back set in San Francisco with a matchup against the Miami Heat on Monday night.,Not sidetracked by a late Jimmy Butler scratch, the Warriors used strength in numbers to win their third in a row and fi...

Former Florida QB DJ Lagway signs with Baylor
The Baylor football program officially announced the signing of former Florida quarterback DJ Lagway on Sunday afternoon.,Lagway visited the school in Waco, Texas on Jan. 7 and was spotted numerous times that night at the Baylor-Iowa State men's basketball game with Bears football coach Dave Aranda....

Maple Leafs, Wild out to build off resilient road wins
The Minnesota Wild visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night in a matchup of teams riding the momentum of comeback overtime wins on the road.,After enduring a 0-2-1 homestand, the Wild opened a three-game road trip on a positive note on Saturday. They tied the game late in the third period and went...

Marquette, Providence bid to climb out of Big East basement
Looking to end another three-game losing skid, Marquette welcomes Providence to Milwaukee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a battle of two teams in the bottom four of the Big East standings.,It was a short trip south to Chicago for the Golden Eagles (6-13, 1-7 Big East) on Friday, where after a prom...

Sean Payton: 'Work begins tonight' for Broncos without Bo Nix
One day after the Denver Broncos' bittersweet victory that advanced them into the AFC Championship Game, head coach Sean Payton remained optimistic for the road ahead.,Following Saturday's 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills, Payton returned to the postgame podium to announce that quarterb...
Sam Darnold Silences Doubts as Seahawks Roll Past 49ers
Sam Darnold returns from injury concerns to guide the Seahawks to a dominant playoff win over San Francisco....

Seahawks coach 'optimistic' on RB Zach Charbonnet (knee)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was cautiously optimistic when discussing the knee injury sustained by running back Zach Charbonnet in Saturday's NFC divisional-round win against the San Francisco 49ers.,Charbonnet was injured in the second quarter after being tackled on a third-and-short...

No. 9 Gonzaga short-handed but still potent, routs Seattle
No. 9 Gonzaga, missing its two leading scorers, dominated host Seattle in the second half and produced 45 bench points in a 71-50 victory on Saturday night.,After losing Braden Huff (17.8 points per game) to an injury earlier this week, leading scorer Graham Ike (18.1) showed up courtside in a boot ...

Seahawks smash 49ers to advance to NFC Championship Game
Kenneth Walker III rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns as the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks routed the visiting San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in an NFC divisional-round playoff game Saturday night.,Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a score to set the tone for the Seahawks, who ...

Heat use late Andrew Wiggins 3 to beat Thunder
Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers as the host Miami Heat knocked off the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, 122-120, on Saturday night.,Andrew Wiggins made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left, giving Miami a 122-120 lead. He got the assist from Nor...

Cole Caufield's OT goal propels Canadiens past Senators
Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game, a slapshot off an assist from Lane Hutson, 33 seconds into overtime, to give the Montreal Canadiens a 6-5 victory over the host Ottawa Senators.,Caufield's winning tally completed a furious rally for Montreal, which trailed by two goals with less tha...

Maple Leafs rally, win in OT to edge Jets
The Toronto Maple Leafs completed a comeback from two goals down in the third period to top the host Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night.,Max Domi scored in overtime on a 2-on-1 off Auston Matthews' perfectly placed pass through the slot.,Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded a goal and two assi...

Ailing 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) active vs. Seahawks
49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is on San Francisco's active roster for Saturday night's NFC divisional round matchup against the host Seattle Seahawks.,Pearsall, who is dealing with a right knee injury, missed last weekend's NFC wild-card victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He injured the knee agai...