The Washington Commanders won their first NFL playoff game since 2005 as a 37-yard field goal from Zane Gonzalez, which went in off the upright, earned them a 23-20 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round on Sunday.Washington’s rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns as the …
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The Indiana Pacers erased a 15-point deficit to bring Cleveland’s 12-game NBA winning streak to an emphatic end on Sunday, beating the league-leading Cavaliers 108-93.Andrew Nembhard scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam added 18 and Myles Turner had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who weathered the half-time departure of star guard Tyrese Haliburton …
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Canada’s Nick Taylor birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Colombia’s Nico Echavarria and win the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday for his fifth career US PGA Tour triumph.Taylor holed out a 60-foot eagle chip-in on the 72nd hole of regulation while Echavarria birdied 16 and 18 to force extra holes at Honolulu’s windy …
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Josh Allen threw two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills trounced the Denver Broncos 31-7 to cruise into the next round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.The second-seeded Bills underscored their status as the biggest threat to Kansas City’s hopes of reaching a fifth Super Bowl in six seasons by producing a dominant performance at their …
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers were preparing for a return to NBA action on Monday as firefighters continued to battle massive blazes that have killed at least 16 people and left thousands without homes.The NBA had postponed the Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday and postponed Lakers and Clippers home games on …
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The Denver Nuggets, fired by standout performances from Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic, rallied from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-101 on Sunday.Westbrook scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 19 points with 18 rebounds and nine assists and the Nuggets out-scored …
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Sunday that US swim icon Gary Hall Jr. would be given a new set of medals to replace those incinerated in the Los Angeles wildfires.Hall was forced into a speedy evacuation of his home in Pacific Palisades this week after a raging inferno ripped through the picturesque oceanside community.Hall Jr. …
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Josh Allen threw two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills trounced the Denver Broncos 31-7 to cruise into the next round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.The second-seeded Bills underscored their status as the biggest threat to Kansas City’s hopes of reaching a fifth Super Bowl in six seasons by producing a dominant performance at Highmark …
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Former New England Patriots player Mike Vrabel was named as the new head coach of the franchise on Sunday following the sacking of predecessor Jerod Mayo, the club confirmed.Vrabel, a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams during his 2001-2008 stint with the Patriots, will be formally unveiled on Monday.No details of the contract were revealed …
Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout.Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a modest 12 points and missed all four of his three-point attempts.But he came through …
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