Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Tuesday
…(NFL) Playoffs…
Bills-W-Steelers..(31-17)…Bills jump out to (21-0) lead with 3-early TDs…QB-Josh Allen (203P-3TD)…added (74R-52Y-TD run)…RB-James Cook (79R)…Bills Defense had Interception in End Zone and Fumble Recovery at 18-yard line early in game…Steelers QB-Mason Rudolph (229P-2TD) trying to rally team
Eagles-L-Tampa Bay (32-9)…Baker Mayfield leads ambush attack ..(337P-3TD)…TE-Cam Otten (10R-89Y)…Bucs defense 3-sacks..11-pressures…blitzed all night..2-4th down stops…stopped 2-point conversion…QB-Jalen Hurts (250P-1TD)…Bucs piled up (424Y) in lopsided game…Eagles started (10-1)..lost (6-of-7) at end of season
NFL Playoffs: Divisional round next week
..AFC-Chiefs at Buffalo..Houston at Baltimore
..NFC-Green Bay at SF..Tampa Bay at Detroit
(NFL Notes)
Dallas…Jerry Jones-Mike McCarthy met on Monday to discuss horrid playoff loss…No decision on McCarthy’s coaching status…has 1-year to go on contract…(42-25) in Dallas-but just 1-playoff win in 4-years despite having 12-wins in 3-seasons with Cowboys.
Dallas..QB-Dak Prescott says playoff loss on the players-should not be a coaching change.
Kansas City-Miami…NFL playoff game on Peacock streaming…record 23M-viewers.
Chargers…Interviewed Jim Harbaugh-Michigan-Monday face to face meeting
Chargers..Interview Leslie Frazier-ex head coach..former Def Coor-Buffalo
Giants..Interview Derek Ansley-ex Chargers for Def Coor job
Patriots..Interview Tim Lukabu-ex Carolina for Def Coor job
Patriots…Eli Wolf assumes Interim GM job
Raiders..Will interview Leslie Frazier-Tuesday
Carolina-Washington..Will interview Ben Johnson-Lions for head coaching job
Carolina-Titans..Interview Dan Quinn-Dallas on Tuesday for head job
Seahawks..to interview Dan Quinn-Dallas..Frank Smith-Miami..Raheem Morris-Rams
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(Injuries)
Rams..TE-Tyler Higbee-torn ACL-needs surgery
Houston..IR-WR-Noah Brown-shoulder injury
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(College Football)
Washington Huskies..Hire Jed Fisch-Arizona…Signs (7Y-49M) contract
USC..QB-Caleb Williams for NFL draft…threw for (8,170P-72TD) in 2-years with Trojans…Likely the 1st pick in the NFL draft.
Texas…Lands WR-Isaiah Bond-transfer from Alabama
Michigan..QB-JJ McCarthy..RB-Blake Corum file for NFL draft.
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Sign #1-ranked player in International free agency…give (4.2M) contract to 17Y-old SS-Leo DeVries….(6’1) switch hitter with power
Padres…Report that Padres shopping 2B-Ha Seong-Kim but want ‘way above the line compensation’ from any club that deals for him.
Dodgers..Sign #10 ranked player from Dominican Republic SS-Emil Morales
Angels..Sign FA-SS-Ricky Martin-ex Washington-Baltimore
Angels..Sign #8 ranked player in International free agency..SS-Joswa Luga-Dominican Republic
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(Roster Moves)
Yankees…Reject contract demand from P-Blake Snell…Report agent Scott Boras demanded a (240M) package….Yankees offer was (5Y-150M).
Toronto…Blue Jays make contact with FA-P-Blake Snell
White Sox..Sign FA-P-Joe Barlow-ex Royals
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Jacob Waguspack-ex Toronto
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-Oklahoma City…Tied (50-50) at halftime at Press Time…Lakers shot just (37%) in opening game of .Monday game…Anthony Davis-LeBron James both suited up for LA….Lakers had lost 12-of-17 games
Clippers-vs-Oklahoma City..Tuesday game
Memphis…G-Desmond Bane-out 6W-spained ankle
Miami..F-Jaime Jacquez-out 2W-groin issue
AP Poll…1-UConn..2-Purdue…3-Kansas..4-North Carolina…5-Houston
Aztecs..Tumble after bad loss at New Mexico…fall from 19th to 27th in polls
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-W-Florida Panthers (5-4)-Monday game….Alex Killorn scores 2-goals, including OT-game winner on a 2-on-1 break….Ducks came from behind 3-times in game to finally get win.
Kings-W-Carolina Hurricane (5-2)…Kings erupt for 4-goals in final period…Philip Danault 1G-2A for Kings…Monday game
Ducks-at Washington Caps..Tuesday game
Kings-at-Dallas..Tuesday game
Ducks..Activate C-Leo Carlsson from long term IR list-had been out 6W-knee injury
Washington…F-Alexander Ovechkin-out with quad injury
Colorado..F-Valeri Nishushkin-22G-leaves team-enters substance program.
Gulls..Off all week till opening road trip on Saturday-Sunday against Abbotsford Canucks
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…(General)…
English Premier League…Notice of Violations against EPL teams-Chelsea-Nottingham Forest about violations on Player Budget Payrolls…Teams could have points in standings sanctions that could force both teams into relegation and expulsion from EPL.
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