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Celtics outpace Raptors to win fifth in a row
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White added 27 on Sunday and the visiting Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 121-113 for their fifth straight win.,Payton Pritchard scored 15 points for the Celtics, who have won 10 of 12. Neemias Queta had 11 points and 11 rebounds while Anfernee Simo...
Notre Dame, Iowa State, Kansas State decline bowl bids
Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State qualified for bowl games but have turned down invitations to play.,Notre Dame was the biggest program to opt out of the postseason, historically seen as a reward for a good campaign before the sport adopted a playoff and grew it to 12 participants.,The Fightin...
Titans deny Browns' comeback attempt, end lengthy skid
Cam Ward threw two touchdown passes and Tony Pollard ran for two touchdowns as the Tennessee Titans ended a seven-game losing streak by beating the host Cleveland Browns 31-29 on Sunday afternoon.,The Titans kept Cleveland out of the end zone in the second half until the Browns tallied two touchdown...
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...
Notre Dame first team out of CFP, will pass on bowl season
Because Notre Dame won't play in the College Football Playoff, the program decided it will not play in a bowl game of any kind.,Three hours after the Fighting Irish were snubbed from the 12-team CFP field, the program announced it would opt out of bowl season altogether.,"As a team, we've decided to...
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...
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...
Bad to worse: Commanders lose QB Jayden Daniels, TE Zach Ertz
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and tight end Zach Ertz each left Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of injuries.,Daniels' injury marked another low point in a season filled with them for Washington. In the third quarter, he threw an interception to Vikings pass rus...
No luck for Irish: Notre Dame first team out of CFP
As the minutes ticked down to the College Football Playoff selection show on Sunday, Notre Dame's odds of making the 12-team field seemed to be moving toward lock status.,At 9 a.m. Eastern Time, FanDuel's online sportsbook had Notre Dame's odds to win the national championship at +800 -- trailing on...
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...
Jets QB Tyrod Taylor (groin) knocked out vs. Dolphins, Brady Cook in
The New York Jets lost quarterback Tyrod Taylor in the first quarter of Sunday's home game against the Miami Dolphins when he suffered a groin injury.,Taylor was deemed doubtful to return. He exited the game after throwing an interception to linebacker Tyrel Dodson on the Jets' second drive.,Taylor ...
Oklahoma-Alabama rematch to kick off CFP slate of games
Multi-time national championship winners Oklahoma and Alabama will square off in the opening game of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 19.,As the No. 8 seed, the Sooners will host the No. 9 Crimson Tide in a first-round game at Norman, Okla.,It will be a rematch of a Southeastern Conference clash...
Rams' Sean McVay to coach Sunday despite illness
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay arrived in Arizona early Sunday for an afternoon game against the Cardinals after traveling separate from the team because of an illness.,McVay intended to coach the team Sunday, although it was not known if he would be on the sideline or work from the press bo...
Colts QB Daniel Jones (Achilles) ruled out vs. Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones exited and was ruled out of the remainder of Sunday's game at Jacksonville with a right Achilles injury.,Jones crumbled to the ground with a non-contact injury as he delivered a pass on a third-down dropback. He slammed his helmet to the ground while being...
Report: Alexandre Pantoja has elbow injury, not shoulder
Flyweight legend Alexandre Pantoja was confirmed to have a left elbow injury that ended his bout with Joshua Van during UFC 323 at Las Vegas on Saturday, not a shoulder injury as initially believed, Uncrowned reported.,Van was declared champion after the first-round victory and made a case afterward...