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…(Football)…
Chargers-L-Broncos (19-3)…Denver clinches AFC-top seed for homefield advantage
..Broncos-Will Lutz 4FG in poorly played game
..Ja’Quan Mitchell 50Y-TD interception
..QB-Bo Nix (141P-50R) in erratic outing
..QB-Trey Lance (20-44-136Y-69Ru) in loss
..Broncos defense 4-sacks..2-takeaways..8-QB hits
..Bolts sat QB-Justin Herbert and veteran players
..Chargers finish as 7th seed-will play at New England..finish with (11-6) record
..Chargers play Sunday night game vs Patriots
Rams-W-Cardinals…(37-20)..Rams storm to finish with (12-5) record
..QB-Matthew Stafford (259P-4TD)
..WR-Puka Nacua (10R-76Y)
..LA defense 6-sacks-2-takeaways
..Rams will play at Carolina in wildcard game early game in Saturday
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(Scoreboard)
Seahawks-W-49ers (13-3)..Seattle wins NFC-West-Claims home field advantage for playoffs..QB-Sam Darnold (198P)..Seahawks (180R)…Defense 3-sacks..held Niners (2-9) on 3rd downs…Brock Purdy (157P)..Seattle (373-179) total offense edge
Tampa Bay-W-Carolina (16-14)..Bucs defense 2-fumble recoveries-interception…Baker Mayfield (203P)…Bryce Young (266-2TD) in loss
Saints-L-Falcons (19-17)….Zane Gonzalez 3FGs-Falcons..Kirk Cousins (180P-TD)..Tyler Shough (259P-TD)..Snaps Saints 3-game win streak..
Bengals-L-Browns (20-18)..Devin Bush 97Y-TD-Interception..Sam Webb 47Y-TD-fumble return for Cleveland..Browns win on 49Y-FG (:04)…Sheduer Sanders (111P-Fumble-6 sacks)..Browns finish (5-12)..Cinn (6-11)..Myles Garrett sets NFL record with 23rd sack of season
Packers-L-Vikings..(16-3)..JJ McCarthy (182P) in lst half..Vikes defense 4-sacks..
Packers had (34Y) passing in loss
Cowboys-L-Giants..(34-17)..Jaxson Dart (230P-2TD)..Tyrone Tracy (103R) in win..Dak Prescott pulled in 2nd half..Dallas finishes (7-9-1)
Jaguars-W-Titans..(41-7)..Trevor Lawrence (255P-3TD)..Jags finish (13-4)
Colts-L-Texans..(38-30)..CJ Stroud (169P-TD)..Kai Fairbairn 6FGs in win…Riley Leonard (270P-2TD)…Alec Pierce (4R-132Y)…Texans win 12-of-14 games…Colts lost 7th in row
Bills-W-Jets (35-8)..Mitch Trubisky (259P-4TD) in lopsided win..Bills (12-5)..Jets (3-14)
Bears-L-Lions..(19-16)..Jake Bakes 4FGs..QB-Jared Goff (331P-TD-Int)..Caleb Williams (212P-2TD)
Chiefs-L-Raiders (14-12)..Daniel Carlson kicks 4FGs including 55-60Y-FG in comeback win..Raiders defense 8-QB sacks-2 fumble recoveries-safety in win..Chiefs finish (6-11)..Raiders (3-14) get top pick in draft..
Patriots-W-Miami (38-10)..RB-Rhamondre Stevenson (138R-3TD)..QB-Drake Maye (191P-TD)…..Pats finish (14-3)
Eagles-L-Washington..(24-17)..Phi rested veterans..QB-Josh Johnson (131P-TD) in Commanders win..Tanner McKee (241-TD)-Eagles
Ravens-L-Steelers. (26-24).Tyler Loop missed 44Y-FG on final play-costing Ravens win…..Wild 5-lead changes in 4th quarter..Pittsburgh scored 2-TDs in final 3-minutes to retake lead…Zay Flowers caught 50-64TD passes-Ravens to get them the lead twice late in game..Steelers win AFC-North-eliminate Baltimore…Lamar Jackson (238P-2TD)…RB-Derrick Henry (126R)…Aaron Rodgers (294P-2TD)
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(Wildcard Matchups)
Denver-Seattle get 1st round byes
..Green Bay-at-Chicago
..Rams-at-Carolina
..49ers-at-Eagles
..Chargers-at-Patriots
..Bills-at-Jacksonville
..Houston-at-Pittsburgh
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(NFL Notes)..Black Monday
Atlanta..Fire Coach Raheem Morris-GM-Terry Fontenot hours after finishing (7-10) season and missing playoffs second year in a row…Decision came at 10pm-Sunday night.
Cleveland..Reports Browns will part ways with Coach Kevin Stafanski
Raiders..Reports Pete Carroll could retire on Monday
Arizona..Report Jon Gannon will be retained by Cardinals
Jets..Will retain coach Aaron Glenn
Detroit..Coach Dan Campbell will hire a new Off Coord-demoting John Morton
Chiefs..Will talk to Eric Bienemy about returning as Off Coord-was at UCLA
Giants..Will interview Mike McCarthy-ex Packers-Cowboys-for head coach job
Titans..Ask permission interview Kliff Kingsburgy-Washington for head coaching job
Titans..Will interview Matt Nagy-Chiefs for vacant coaching job
Miami..will interview Packers exerc Jon Eric Sullivan for GM job
Miami..Hire Troy Aikman-Consult on GM search
Bengals..QB-Joe Burrow..’Coach Zac Taylor should be allowed return’
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(Injuries)
Houston..QB-Cam Ward-injured shoulder on TD run
Dallas..IR-RB-Javontae Williams-shoulder
Rams..TE-Terrance Ferguson-hamstring injury
Seattle..WR-Tory Horton-shin injury-doubtful for playoffs
Miami..IR-TE-Darren Waller-neck injury
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(College Football)
Holiday Bowl…SMU-W-Arizona (24-19)..
..Mustangs QB-Kevin Jennings (284P)..jumped out to (24-0) lead
..Arizona QB-Noah Fafita led 3-TD drives in 2nd half comeback
..SMU (441-392) edge in offense
Division III-Championship Game
..Wisconsin River Falls-W-North Central Illinois (24-14)..River Falls wins its 1st ever Division III-title..finishing year (14-1)…beat a (14-0) N-Central team.
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(Playoffs)
Oregon-Indiana…prepare for next weekend semi final matchup
Miami-Ole Miss..meet in other semi final game
LSU..Lane Kiffin will allow only Off Coor-Charley Weis to coach at Ole Miss thru rest of playoffs..Wants other 5-Rebels assistants to join him this week in recruiting
LSU..Baton Rouge report LSU agreed to pay 500,000-bonus to Lane Kiffin as part of his Ole Miss contract for Rebels win in playoffs
Penn State..Hire Ikaika Mailoe-DL coach-ex UCLA
Northwestern…Hire Bob Bicknell-WR coach-ex Raiders
Notre Dame..Hire Charley Partridge-DL coach-exColts assistant
Kentucky..lands QB-Sam Leavit-transfer Arizona State
Indiana..QB-Josh Hoover-TCU-transfers in
North Carolina..lands Wisconsin transfer QB-Billy Edwards
Oklahoma State..picks up North Texas transfer QB-Drew Mestemaker
Central Florida..QB-Alonza Barnett comes from James Madison
Nebraska..lands QB-Kevin Minchey from Notre Dame
Wisconsin..picks up QB-Colton Joseph from Old Dominion
Missouri..gets Ole Miss QB-Austin Simmons
Arizona State..lands QB-Cutter Boley-transfer Kentucky
LSU..Visits with QB-Brandon Sorsby-transfer Cincinnati
Auburn..Visits with QB-Byrun Brown-transfer South Florida
Aztecs…Erosion of roster continued over weekend..22-players in transfer portal including DE-Tre White..LB-Owen Chambliss..DBs-Dwayne McDougle-Daleseon Staley…3WR..2QBs.
Aztecs..Moving QB-Bert Emanuel to depleted WR-group
NCAA…Report (4300) players entered the Transfer portal Friday-Saturday-Sunday
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Boise State (110-107) 3OT..Historic game at Viejas Arena
..SDSU loses 24-point lead in 2nd half
..SDSU had (25-5) burst in first half to build big lead
..Boise State his 12-3’s in regulation to force overtime
..Boise lost 6-point lead lst overtime
..Aztecs lost 5-point lead in 2nd overtime
..BJ Davis (22P) including game tying 3-in OT
..Elzie Henderson (21P) including 3-baskets in OT
..Boise hits 14-3s but lost…Broncos went (27-31) FT line
..Aztecs won despite 29-fouls..outrebounded (45-38)
..SDSU (9-4)..Broncos (9-5)
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USC-L-USF (74-64)…Dons rip off 11-0 scoring run in 2nd half to pull away..USD (6-9)
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(Basketball Notes)
ACC..Reprimands Notre Dame coach Marcus Shrewsberry for physical confrontation with ref at end of game over blown cal in loss to Cal
NCAA..coaches continue iterate over allowing NBA draft pick to enroll-play-at Baylor
..John Calipari…’There are no rules’…’Allowing players who played in G-League and in Europe to play at mid season in college is wrong
..Tom Izzo…’You will destroy high school talent base’
..Dan Hurley..’National disgrace-what doing to our game’
WNBA..Final week of CBA-talks..’both sides very far apart’..strike could be looming
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Lakers-W-Memphis (120-114)..Luka Doncic (36P) in comeback win…Sunday…
Lakers-W-Memphis-(128-121)..Friday..Luka Doncic 17-free throws
Clippers-L-Boston-Saturday..Jaylen Brown (50P) in (146-115) win-snapped Clippers 6-game win streak
Spurs…MRI-C-Victor Wembenyama-knee strain
Denver..Lose C-Jonas Valanciunis-4W-calf
Detroit..F-Tobias Harris-hip sprain..C-Jon Duran-ankle
Orlando..G-Jalen Suggs-knee strain
Houston..C-Alpe Sengun-ankle issue
Houston..Sign FA-G-Tristan Newton-ex Indiana Pacers
Lakers..Recall F-Dalton Knecht-been in-out G-League..need find playing time
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…(Baseball)…
Blue Jays..Sign FA-3B-Kazuma Okamoto (4Y-60M)..no opt outs
Astros..Sign FA-P-Tatsuya Iami (3Y-63M) with opt outs after year year
Boston..Reopens talks with FA-3B-Alex Bregman..willing to to (40M) per year
Tigers..Offered Alex Bregman (30M) per year
Mets..Reopen talks with FA-OF-Kyle Tucker..offer (36M) year
Phillies..Met with FA-2B-Bo Bichette
Yankees-Milwaukee..Trade Talks P-Freddy Peralta
Mets-Miami..Trade Talks..P-Edwin Cabrera
Twins..sign FA-2B-Orlando Arcia-ex Braves-Rockies
Twins..Sign FA-1B-Eric Wagaman-ex Miami
Yankees..Sign FA-SS-Paul DeYoung-ex Cardinals-Blue Jays-Giants
Royals..Sign Manager Matt Quataro to 3Y-extension
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-L-Coachella Valley (5-2)..Gulls drop to (14-9-7)
Kinga-W-Minnesota (5-4)-OT-Shootout-Saturday..Brandt Clark game winning goal
Ducks-L-Minnesota (5-2)-Friday..Quinn Hughes 4-assists for Wild
Team USA..Olympic team roster..includes newcomers Buffalo-Tage Thompson..Utah Clay Keller..Florida-Set Jones…Roster led by Leafs-Auston Matthews..Las Vegas-Jack Eichel..Florida-Matt Tkachuck…Left off roster Dallas-Jason Robertson..Montreal-Cole Caufield
Vancouver..IR-F-Marco Rossi-back injury
Florida..D-Seth Jones-collarbone
Las Vegas..F-Brayden McNabb-shoulder
Islanders..C-Bo Horbat-sprained knee
Penguins..Mourn passing 1970’s star Lowell McDonald…teammed with star Syl Apps in early Penguins years.
Hockey Canada..Hires longtime NHL star and GM-Brendan Shanahan to do ‘top to bottom evaluation’ of Hockey Canada developmental program…Training-Teaching-Education-Cultural values’
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…(General)….
Boxing…Heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua-released from hospital after 3-days with internal injuries…Driver of his car arrested ‘reckless’ endangerment..hi speed accident killed 2-of Joshua’s trainers in Nigeria
Soccer..English Premier League Scores
..Aston Villa-V-Nottingham Forest..Ollie Watkins key goal
..Brighton-W-Burnley..Bunley in relegation won just 3-of-20 matches
..Wolverhampton-W-West Ham..Wolves scores 31-41′
..Arsenal-W-Bournemouth..Declan Rice 2-goals..Gunners (15-3-2)
..Manchester United-W-Leeds..Matt Cunha tying goal for Man U
..Everton-L-Brentford..Igor Thiago 3-goals in upset win
..Fulham-Tie-Liverpool..Harrison Reed tying goal 97′ for Fulham
..Newcastle-W-Crystal Palace..United scores game winner 78′
..Sunderland-Tie-Hot Spur..Sunderland now (7-4-9) in lst year
..Manchester City-Tie-Chelsea…Blue score in 94′ to tie game
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