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Indiana's efficient shooting fuels win over Washington
Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as Indiana held off Washington 90-80 Sunday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Bloomington, Ind.,Tayton Conerway added 20 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts. Conor Enright scored 12 with nine assists and Trent Si...
Packers-Bears in prime time anchors NFL wild-card weekend
The Green Bay Packers will take their Super Bowl dreams into Soldier Field and battle the rival Chicago Bears in the only intra-division matchup of the NFL's wild-card weekend.,The Bears (11-6) landed the No. 2 seed in the NFC from Sunday's Week 18 results, while the Packers (9-7-1) were locked into...
Tyler Bertuzzi scores all 3 Blackhawks goals in OT win over Knights
Tyler Bertuzzi registered a hat trick, including the game-winning goal 1:18 into overtime, to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.,Chicago extended its winning streak to three games while sending Vegas to its fifth straight defeat and ei...
Taylor Hall's 2 points help Hurricane snap skid vs. Devils
Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes end a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday evening in Newark, N.J.,Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stankoven also scored, and Brandon Bussi made 28 saves for the Hurricanes after surrendering a s...
Falcons fire coach Raheem Morris, GM Terry Fontenot
The Atlanta Falcons are cleaning house, firing head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot after two and five seasons, respectively.,Atlanta (8-9) ended the season with a four-game winning streak, capped off by Sunday's 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints, but the Falcons had alrea...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves cruise past Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated in a 141-115 blowout of the host Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Playing the second leg of a back-to-back, the Timberwolves led for nearly the duration and by as...
Daniel Carlson's late 60-yard FG pushes Raiders over Chiefs
Daniel Carlson booted the game-winning field goal from 60 yards out with eight seconds remaining on Sunday, giving the host Las Vegas Raiders a 14-12 win over the backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs.,Carlson's counterpart Harrison Butker put the Chiefs ahead briefly on a 41-yard field goal with 1:01 rem...
Norman Powell's hot shooting launches Heat past Pelicans
Norman Powell scored a game-high 34 points, leading the host Miami Heat to a 125-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.,Miami's Nikola Jovic added 19 points off the bench, and Kel'el Ware had a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.,Powell made 11 of 15 shots f...
Report: Clippers' Derrick Jones Jr. out with another MCL sprain
Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. has a Grade 2 right MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Jones sustained the injury during the Clippers' 146-115 loss against the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Ironically, he sustained the same injury -- on the same k...
Packers-Bears locked into NFC wild-card game; Broncos top AFC picture
The Green Bay Packers will take their Super Bowl dreams into Soldier Field and battle the rival Chicago Bears in the only intra-division matchup of the NFL's wild-card weekend.,The Bears (11-6) landed the No. 2 seed in the NFC from Sunday's Week 18 results, while the Packers (9-7-1) were locked into...
Raiders claim No. 1 pick, Jets second in 2026 draft
The Raiders locked up the No. 1 overall pick and enter the offseason in the driver's seat of the NFL draft for the first time since selecting LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell in 2007.,Las Vegas defeated the Chiefs in Week 18 but clinched the top pick because the New York Giants defeated the Dallas C...
Colts to retain coach Shane Steichen, GM Chris Ballard
Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard will return for the 2026 season, the team announced after Sunday's season-closing 38-30 loss to the host Houston Texans.,Colts owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon will hold a news conference on Monday.,Steichen, 40, has posted a...
Trail Blazers see opportunity to make move, starting with Jazz game
The Portland Trail Blazers have an opportunity to climb the standings by hosting eight of their next 10 games.,Portland looks to begin that stretch on a positive note when it hosts the Utah Jazz on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers have momentum, having won four of their past five games, beginning wit...
Daniel Carlson's 60-yd. FG with 13 ticks left gives Raiders win over Chiefs
Daniel Carlson booted the game-winning field goal from 60 yards out with 13 seconds remaining on Sunday, giving the host Las Vegas Raiders a 14-12 win over the backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs.,Carlson's counterpart Harrison Butker put the Chiefs back ahead briefly on a 41-yard field goal with 1:01 r...
Patriots throttle Dolphins, capture second seed in AFC
Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 131 yards and had three total touchdowns to lead the New England Patriots to a 38-10 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Foxborough, Mass.,The Patriots (14-3) settled for the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs after Denver secured the top seed -- and a first-round bye ...
Mitchell Trubisky tosses 4 TDs as Bills dominate Jets
Mitchell Trubisky completed 22 of 29 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns and Ray Davis rushed for 151 yards on 21 carries to help the Buffalo Bills defeat the New York Jets 35-8 Sunday in the final regular season game played at 53-year-old Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buffalo (12-5), ...
Matthew Stafford reaches 46 TD passes as Rams handle Cardinals
Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams wrapped up the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 37-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Colby Parkinson had two TD receptions for the Rams (12-5), Puka Nacua and Tyler Higbee had one each and K...
Lions sneak past Bears, 19-16
Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play and the Detroit Lions topped the NFC North champion Bears, 19-16, in Chicago on Sunday., ,Chicago (11-6), which rallied from a 16-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, held onto the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs despite the loss thanks to Philadel...
Clippers aim to continue upward trend against Warriors
Two teams trending upward despite a recent shellacking go head-to-head Monday night when the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Clippers.,The Warriors have won six of eight, and the Clippers six of seven, as both continue their uphill climb toward the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns at ...
Kings, Wild run it back after Saturday shootout
After putting on a show Saturday, the Los Angeles Kings and visiting Minnesota Wild will attempt to revisit the madness when they play for the second time in three days on Monday at Los Angeles.,The Wild extended their points streak to six consecutive games but the Kings earned the ultimate reward w...