ANDOVER, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawk Basketball teams travel to Andover Central to take on the Jaguars in high school basketball action tonight in Andover at the Andover Central gymnasium.

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ANDOVER, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawk Basketball teams travel to Andover Central to take on the Jaguars in high school basketball action tonight in Andover at the Andover Central gymnasium.Join the Eagle Radio broadcast team with the pre-game scheduled to begin at 5:45pm.&nbsp; Video stream of the game will be available on the Hutchinson Channel on the NFHS Network at <a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/">nfhsnetwork.com.</a><div><iframe src="https://player.nfhsnetwork.com/#/events/hutchinson-high-school-hutchinson-ks/gamd7ee3077fd" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" width="640" height="360"></iframe>

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Nickerson's girls are 6-0 and ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.

A few days removed from his team's victory over Pratt that completed an unbeaten pre-holiday run, Nickerson girls coach Jon McLean liked the Panthers' position if not always how they got there. "In my heart I think we can play a lot better," McLean said. "I'm happy we're 6-0, but excited because we haven't shot the ball very well from the guard position, and I know we're capable." With all-state junior forward Ava Jones leading the way, Nickerson has climbed to No. 2 behind Hugoton in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's Class 3A rankings. The Panthers resume their regular season at home Tuesday against Andale, No. 5 in 4A. Jones, an Arizona State commit, averaged 21.2 points and 17.3 rebounds in December as Nickerson won three games decisively and withstood challenges from Hesston, Garden Plain and Pratt in the others. The Panthers have held all their opponents to 40 points or less. "We do a pretty good job rebounding the ball," McLean said. "It's just a matter of our perimeter players making some shots and getting some confidence." Jones is one of three returning starters from last season's 18-4 team that fell to McPherson in the 4A sub-state final, ending a run of three consecutive state appearances. McLean's daughter, Josie, is second on the team in scoring at 7.8 points and senior Kieryn Ontjes averages 5.3. Senior guard Alexis Allen, a part-time starter last season, also averages 5.3 points. McLean has moved the 6-foot-2 Jones away from the basket at times this season, allowing her to handle the ball more. "She sees a lot of double teams," McLean said. "When she catches it in the post, a lot of times there will be two people on her and it makes it four on three on the perimeter. We're getting open shots. We just need to hit them." A trio of sophomores – guards Destiny Ponds (5.2 points) and Ayla Ontjes (2.5), and forward Kalyse Abernathy (5.0) – complete Nickerson's primary seven-player rotation. While the Panthers restart their regular season looking for more consistency from complementary scorers, their defensive philosophy won't change. "We really want to play as fast as possible," McLean said. "We're predominantly a half-court team, really trying to apply pressure with our man and half-court trap. "We've done enough to win the games we've played. I just believe we can play a little better." Hugoton, a 3A semifinalist last season, dropped its opener to 6A state qualifier Olathe West 48-31 in the Hays City Shoot-Out. But the Eagles hold the top spot in the 3A rankings after winning their final four December games. Junior Mikyn Hamlin is averaging 19.6 points and junior Summya Adigun averages 14.8 points and 10.4 rebounds for Hugoton, which forces more than 24 turnovers a game. Hugoton will host 3A's No. 3-ranked team, Goodland, on Jan. 14. The Cowgirls reached the break at 6-0, holding three opponents to under 20 points.

Nickerson's girls are 6-0 and ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.A few days removed from his team's victory over Pratt that completed an unbeaten pre-holiday run, Nickerson girls coach Jon McLean liked the Panthers' position if not always how they got there. "In my heart I think we can play a lot better," McLean said. "I'm happy we're 6-0, but excited because we haven't shot the ball very well from the guard position, and I know we're capable." With all-state junior forward Ava Jones leading the way, Nickerson has climbed to No. 2 behind Hugoton in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's Class 3A rankings. The Panthers resume their regular season at home Tuesday against Andale, No. 5 in 4A. Jones, an Arizona State commit, averaged 21.2 points and 17.3 rebounds in December as Nickerson won three games decisively and withstood challenges from Hesston, Garden Plain and Pratt in the others. The Panthers have held all their opponents to 40 points or less. "We do a pretty good job rebounding the ball," McLean said. "It's just a matter of our perimeter players making some shots and getting some confidence." Jones is one of three returning starters from last season's 18-4 team that fell to McPherson in the 4A sub-state final, ending a run of three consecutive state appearances. McLean's daughter, Josie, is second on the team in scoring at 7.8 points and senior Kieryn Ontjes averages 5.3. Senior guard Alexis Allen, a part-time starter last season, also averages 5.3 points. McLean has moved the 6-foot-2 Jones away from the basket at times this season, allowing her to handle the ball more. "She sees a lot of double teams," McLean said. "When she catches it in the post, a lot of times there will be two people on her and it makes it four on three on the perimeter. We're getting open shots. We just need to hit them." A trio of sophomores – guards Destiny Ponds (5.2 points) and Ayla Ontjes (2.5), and forward Kalyse Abernathy (5.0) – complete Nickerson's primary seven-player rotation. While the Panthers restart their regular season looking for more consistency from complementary scorers, their defensive philosophy won't change. "We really want to play as fast as possible," McLean said. "We're predominantly a half-court team, really trying to apply pressure with our man and half-court trap. "We've done enough to win the games we've played. I just believe we can play a little better." Hugoton, a 3A semifinalist last season, dropped its opener to 6A state qualifier Olathe West 48-31 in the Hays City Shoot-Out. But the Eagles hold the top spot in the 3A rankings after winning their final four December games. Junior Mikyn Hamlin is averaging 19.6 points and junior Summya Adigun averages 14.8 points and 10.4 rebounds for Hugoton, which forces more than 24 turnovers a game. Hugoton will host 3A's No. 3-ranked team, Goodland, on Jan. 14. The Cowgirls reached the break at 6-0, holding three opponents to under 20 points.

Class 3A girls basketball: Unbeaten Nickerson believes best is yet to come

STATE COLLEGE, Pa—Penn State got a present this Christmas Eve.

Former Western Kentucky wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on the holiday. He entered the transfer portal earlier this month.

Tinsley began his career at Hutchinson Community College for two seasons before spending the previous two campaigns with the Hilltoppers. He has one more year of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound receiver was a major part of Western Kentucky’s historic 2021 offense, ranking third with 87 receptions, 1,402 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa—Penn State got a present this Christmas Eve.Former Western Kentucky wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on the holiday. He entered the transfer portal earlier this month.Tinsley began his career at Hutchinson Community College for two seasons before spending the previous two campaigns with the Hilltoppers. He has one more year of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot-1, 205-pound receiver was a major part of Western Kentucky’s historic 2021 offense, ranking third with 87 receptions, 1,402 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Penn State football lands former Blue Dragon and Western Kentucky transfer wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley

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LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;—&nbsp;No. 6/6 Kansas (11-1) opens up Big 12 play at Oklahoma State (7-4) on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Tip from Gallagher-Iba Arena is set for 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

Kansas has won seven consecutive games after its 76-67 win versus George Mason on Jan. 1. Oklahoma State last played Dec. 18 falling to No. 12 Houston, 72-61. Since that contest, OSU has had two games canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 protocol in the OSU program. Those contests were originally scheduled for Dec. 21 vs. USC (canceled) and Jan. 1 vs. Texas Tech (postponed).

Kansas has won 30-straight conference openers dating back to the 1991-92 season, with 12 of those at home and 18 on the road. The last time KU lost a league opener was at Oklahoma, 88-82, on Jan. 8, 1991. In that span, this will be the third time Kansas will face Oklahoma State in the league opener – 87-57 in 2007 in Lawrence; and 76-61 in 1996 in Stillwater.

Kansas is No. 9 in the NET rankings released by the NCAA through games played Jan. 2. The Big 12 has seven teams in the top 40 in the latest NET – (1) Baylor, (9) KANSAS, (12) Texas, (19) Iowa State, (26) Texas Tech, (39) Oklahoma and (40) West Virginia.

Kansas will play its second Big 12 game at Texas Tech on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. (Central). The contest at United Supermarkets Arena will be televised on ESPN2.

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LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;—&nbsp;No. 6/6 Kansas (11-1) opens up Big 12 play at Oklahoma State (7-4) on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Tip from Gallagher-Iba Arena is set for 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.Kansas has won seven consecutive games after its 76-67 win versus George Mason on Jan. 1. Oklahoma State last played Dec. 18 falling to No. 12 Houston, 72-61. Since that contest, OSU has had two games canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 protocol in the OSU program. Those contests were originally scheduled for Dec. 21 vs. USC (canceled) and Jan. 1 vs. Texas Tech (postponed).Kansas has won 30-straight conference openers dating back to the 1991-92 season, with 12 of those at home and 18 on the road. The last time KU lost a league opener was at Oklahoma, 88-82, on Jan. 8, 1991. In that span, this will be the third time Kansas will face Oklahoma State in the league opener – 87-57 in 2007 in Lawrence; and 76-61 in 1996 in Stillwater.Kansas is No. 9 in the NET rankings released by the NCAA through games played Jan. 2. The Big 12 has seven teams in the top 40 in the latest NET – (1) Baylor, (9) KANSAS, (12) Texas, (19) Iowa State, (26) Texas Tech, (39) Oklahoma and (40) West Virginia.UP NEXTKansas will play its second Big 12 game at Texas Tech on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. (Central). The contest at United Supermarkets Arena will be televised on ESPN2.<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=56debab61a&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Live Stats</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=e3bb1d324c&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Game Notes</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=6b89bc567d&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Watch</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=51b49fd4c6&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Listen</a>___<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Kansas opens Big 12 play at Oklahoma State

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;— Kansas State is back in the bowl scene after a one-year hiatus as the Wildcats were rewarded for their seven-win regular season with their 23rd bowl berth all-time and will take on LSU in the TaxAct Texas Bowl. The game is slated for an 8 p.m. kickoff on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, inside NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game can be heard locally on My 93-1, KHMY in Hutchinson.

Thompson to lead Kansas State against LSU in Texas Bowl

McPherson 84, Manhattan Christian Thunder 71

Mary Hardin-Baylor 111, Concordia-Austin 101

Northeastern St. 97, Neb.-Kearney 90, 2OT

Sam Houston St. 86, Texas Rio Grande Valley 78

<h2>College Basketball Scores</h2>Monday, Jan. 3EASTBowdoin 81, Saint Joseph's (Maine) 70Case Western 102, Hilbert 80Delaware Valley 81, Cairn 73Drexel 65, Towson 61Hamilton 76, Geneseo 65Neumann 90, Penn St.-Brandywine 67Oswego St. 74, St. Lawrence 60SUNY-IT 73, Utica 58W. Connecticut 75, Castleton 47Wesleyan (Conn.) 94, Amherst 85, 3OTWest Liberty 108, Bowie St. 85SOUTHAlabama St. 84, MVSU 75Bethune-Cookman 66, Florida A&amp;M 59Cedarville 72, Kentucky Wesleyan 65Ohio Dominican 56, Trevecca Nazarene 51Savannah St. 75, Spring Hill 70Southern U. 63, Texas Southern 50MIDWESTCent. Oklahoma 87, Newman 66Cornell (Iowa) 74, Simpson 69, OTIowa 80, Maryland 75McPherson 84, Manhattan Christian Thunder 71NW Missouri St. 74, Pittsburg St. 64Wisconsin 74, Purdue 69Wittenberg 77, Oberlin 75SOUTHWESTAlabama A&amp;M 70, Ark.-Pine Bluff 50E. Texas Baptist 80, Belhaven 65Houston Baptist 94, Ecclesia 63Mary Hardin-Baylor 111, Concordia-Austin 101Northeastern St. 97, Neb.-Kearney 90, 2OTRogers St. 58, Fort Hays St. 51Sam Houston St. 86, Texas Rio Grande Valley 78UTSA 101, Dallas Christian 48FAR WESTArizona 95, Washington 79Occidental 96, West Coast Baptist 60___<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 College Basketball Scores from Monday

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high tying 35 points to help Iowa beat Maryland 80-75. Murray made 14 of 21 from the field, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Filip Rebraca had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Iowa (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and Joe Toussaint added nine points, nine assists and three steals. Murray gave the Hawkeyes the lead for good with a 3-pointer that sparked a 17-5 run midway through the second half. Toussaint added a 3 and Murray hit another from behind the arc before Tony Perkins made two free throws to cap the spurt and make it 68-58 with 5:22 remaining. Eric Ayala led the Terrapins (8-5, 0-2) with 19 points.

HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Skylar Thompson will return from an ankle injury to start for Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night. LSU interim coach Brad Davis won't say who will start at QB for the Tigers. Myles Brennan is injured and Max Johnson transferred to Texas A&amp;M. Freshman Garrett Nussmeier was listed first on a depth chart released this week but it's unclear if he'll play because one more game would burn his redshirt year.&nbsp;

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs lost in Cincinnati on a last-second field goal Sunday that knocked Kansas City out of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff race. There was plenty of blame to go around. The Chiefs allowed Joe Burrow to throw for 446 yards and four TDs, and Ja'Marr Chase had 11 catches for 266 yards and three of the scores. The Kansas City offense failed to reach the end zone in the second half, allowing the Bengals to overcome an early 28-14 hole. And both sides committed too many penalties in a loss that takes the chance to earn a first-round playoff bye out of the Chiefs' hands.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes for the third time in four weeks to easily outdistance No. 2 Duke. No. 9 Auburn climbed into the top 10 for the first time this season. No. 16 Providence rose five spots in the week's biggest jump. No. 24 Seton Hall had the biggest tumble by falling nine spots. LSU, Tennessee and Iowa State also fell.

UNDATED (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are no longer the Bungles. But their playoff clincher was filled with a little too much drama for comfort for the franchise's long-suffering fans. Fortunately, quarterback Joe Burrow's sore knee wasn't a serious injury. The quarterback hopped off the field in the final minute Sunday, putting a scare into fans who were about to celebrate the franchise's first playoff berth in six years. But social media images of Burrow chomping on a cigar and dancing in the locker room assuaged concerns that their franchise QB had suffered a serious injury, like he did last year.&nbsp;

NFL finale is showdown for playoffs: Chargers at Raiders

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL's schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth. To finish off the NFL's first 17-game season, the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders game was flexed from daytime to primetime. Both AFC West rivals are 9-7 and the winner will advance to the postseason.

The league also switched two games from Sunday to Saturday. Kansas City, already the AFC West champion, will be at Denver, followed by Dallas at Philadelphia. Neither of those games has the strong postseason implications of Chargers-Raiders.

— Ben Roethlisberger threw for 123 yards and a touchdown in likely his final start at Heinz Field as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cleveland 26-14. Roethlisberger says he is leaning toward retirement. He improved to 26-3-1against the Browns in his 18-year career. The Steelers also kept their slim playoff hopes alive with the victory. Pittsburgh needs a win in its regular-season finale against Baltimore and a loss by Indianapolis to Jacksonville to reach the postseason. Baker Mayfield threw for 185 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Browns.

— The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday's regular- season finale against Dallas. The Eagles already have a playoff berth clinched with only the seeding still to be decided Saturday night when they host the Cowboys. Under the NFL's revised COVID-19 protocols, the Eagles could get all 12 back before kickoff. The Titans activated a trio off COVID-19 reserve led by receiver Julio Jones and linebacker Jayon Brown.

— The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Monday he has no regrets about giving the often-troubled receiver Antonio Brown an opportunity to play with Tom Brady and revive a career derailed by on- and off-the-field issues — even though it ended with Brown leaving the reigning Super Bowl champions in the middle of a game. Arians declined to discuss specifics of what happened but dispelled the notion Brown left after telling coaches he was too injured to re-enter the game.

— Las Vegas Raiders rookie cornerback Nate Hobbs was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge shortly after the team returned from a road game in Indianapolis. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says dispatch received a call at about 4 a.m. Monday about a driver asleep inside a vehicle parked on an exit ramp of a parking garage. Hobbs' attorneys questioned whether the arrest qualified as drunken driving.

UNDATED (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 34 points and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 115-106 to snap the Bucks' six-game winning streak. Detroit owns the NBA's worst record but beat the reigning NBA champions and ended its recent futility in this series by getting a boost from the return of several players who had missed multiple games due to the NBA's health and safety protocols. Milwaukee had won 12 consecutive regular-season matchups with the Pistons by an average margin of 16.7 points before Monday.

— Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta's Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks. Young shot 17 for 26 from the field, 7 for 12 from 3-point distance and 15 for 15 from the line for his career-high scoring total, and added 14 assists. His 56-point game eclipsed Kevin Durant's 51-point performance for the Nets at Detroit on Dec. 12.

— Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Los Angeles Clippers 122-104 to end a three-game skid. The Wolves gained a split in LA after losing by five to the Lakers a night earlier. The Clippers struggled mightily in their first home game of the new year. They had 39 made shots and 21 turnovers in the game. They got dominated in the paint, 64-42. Serge Ibaka tied his season high with 17 points for the Clippers, who have dropped four of six.

— Jordan Poole scored 32 points, Andrew Wiggins added 22 points, six rebounds and a key driving dunk with 4:34 remaining on a quiet night for Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors held off the undermanned Miami Heat 115-108. Heat star Jimmy Butler was helped off the court with 3:14 left in the third quarter after hurting his right ankle going down awkwardly, leaving coach Erik Spoelstra with a worried look on his face given his team's already depleted roster. Butler had 22 points, five rebounds and three assists. Curry had a season-low nine points. 

— Ja Morant scored 36 points and five Grizzlies scored in double figures as Memphis extended its winning streak to five games with a 118-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Desmond Bane scored 29 points, Brandon Clarke added 16, and Jarrett Culver and Tyus Jones had 12 apiece. Kevin Durant led the Nets with 26 points on 8-for-24 shooting from the field. James Harden added 19 points in 5-for-14 shooting. Nic Claxton added 11 points and Blake Griffin and Bruce Brown each finished with 10 points as Brooklyn lost its third straight. 

— Joel Embiid had 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in the Philadelphia 76ers' 133-113 win over the Houston Rockets. It was Embiid's third career triple-double. Furkan Korkmaz scored 24 points and Isaiah Joe had 18 points for the Sixers. Garrison Matthews led the Rockets with 23 points. Embiid scored 30 points for the fourth straight game. The Rockets played without Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood. Both players were suspended one game for bad behavior.

— Kyle Kuzma had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds, Bradley Beal scored 35 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-121. Charlotte was led by Gordon Hayward's 27 points. Terry Rozier scored 25 points, and Miles Bridges added 23 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Hornets. 

— Luka Doncic had 21 points and matched a season high with 15 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 103-89. Dwight Powell and Reggie Bullock added 15 points each for the Mavericks, who swept a back-to-back and matched their longest winning streak of the season at three games. Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Nuggets, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

— DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 27 and the Chicago Bulls won their eighth straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 102-98. Nikola Vucevic had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls. Coby White came off the bench to score 17 points. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 22 points. Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who lost their sixth straight. 

— Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 21, and Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-104 to extend their road winning streak to nine games. Bogdanovic hit two of his five 3s in the final 2:31 after New Orleans had trimmed a 15-point deficit down to five. Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 18 rebounds for the Jazz. Jonas Valanciunas had 25 points and nine assists for New Orleans. 

UNDATED (AP) — The NBA has rescheduled all 11 games that were postponed in December for virus-related reasons and either shifted the times or dates of 10 other games to help accommodate those changes. Toronto had six games affected, Chicago had five and Brooklyn had four. In all, 18 of the league's 30 teams had at least one game date changed by the postponements or future adjustments. The updates were revealed today.

— Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says the organization is "hopeful" that Kyrie Irving could make his season debut Wednesday at Indianapolis. Nash added that "no determinations have been made yet." Irving has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, which makes him ineligible to play home games under a New York City vaccine mandate.

— The Cleveland Cavaliers have landed Rajon Rondo. Cleveland finalized its trade for the 35-year-old Rondo with the Los Angeles Lakers in what eventually became a three-team deal involving the New York Knicks. In the swap, the Knicks receive guard Denzel Valentine from the Cavaliers along with the draft rights to international prospects and cash from the Lakers. Ricky Rubio tore his left anterior cruciate ligament last week and is out for the season.

Davis scores 37 in No. 23 Badgers' win over No. 3 Purdue

UNDATED (AP) — Johnny Davis scored a career-high 37 points and Brad Davison added 15 to help No. 23 Wisconsin get past No. 3 Purdue 74-69. The 11-2 Badgers used a late 16-5 run to take control for its third straight win. Davis also had 14 rebounds. Zach Edey took advantage of his size by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the 13-2 Boilermakers. 

Jaden Ivey added 14 points but it wasn't enough to extend a 13-game home winning streak. Purdue lost for the first time since Dec. 9.

Meanwhile, Ben Mathurin scored 27 points, Christian Koloko added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Arizona returned from an extended break to beat Washington. 

The Wildcats moved the ball well offensively in their first game in 16 days, shooting 55% and finishing with 28 assists on 33 made shots. 

Kerr Kriisa finished with 21 points and Arizona went 12 for 25 from 3 for its best start since opening the 2015-16 season 13-1.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings. No. 2 Duke is No. 2. No. 9 Auburn climbed into the top 10 for the first time this season. No. 16 Providence rose five spots in the week's biggest jump. 

No. 24 Seton Hall had the biggest tumble by falling nine spots.

UNDATED (AP) — A contingency plan is in place for the FCS championship game if Montana State or North Dakota State are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both teams are scheduled to arrive in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, three days before the Football Championship Subdivision title game. Saturday's game could be pushed back nearly a week if one or both teams fall below a minimum 53 players before arriving in Texas. If one or both teams are unable to play after arriving in Texas, the game would be declared a no-contest. 

— Louisville plans to retire the No. 2 jersey number of former All-America guard and fifth-highest scorer Russ Smith, who led the Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship that was later vacated. Smith's jersey will be retired at halftime of Louisville's game against Notre Dame on Jan. 22. 

Rangers sit atop NHL after Kreider, Strome help beat Oilers

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored his 20th goal, Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 for their third straight win. Alexis Lafrenière (lah-frehn-YEHR') and Barclay Goodrow each had a goal and an assist. Adam Fox had two assists to help the Rangers win for the fourth time in six games.

They moved into first place atop the Metropolitan Division and the NHL. Alexandar Georgiev (GEER'-gee-ehv) stopped 33 shots to get his first win since Dec. 10. Ryan McLeod scored for Edmonton and Mikko Koskinen had 24 saves.

UNDATED (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Seattle Kraken's home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It's the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres added forward Kyle Okposo and another player to the league's COVID-19 protocol list Monday.

The Dallas Stars removed 10 players from the list and appear to be on track to resume play Thursday. The Stars have not played since Dec. 20.

Oklahoma QB Williams enters portal, says Sooners an option

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams said Monday he is entering his name in the transfer portal so he can speak with other schools, but he has not ruled out staying with the Sooners. The freshman and former five-star recruit from Washington, D.C. led the Sooners to a victory last week against Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. 

Williams played for then-head coach Lincoln Riley posted his intentions on social media. Riley left Oklahoma to become coach at Southern California the day after the Sooners ended their regular season with a loss to Oklahoma State. Former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was hired to replace Riley.

— Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal is entering the NFL draft rather than returning to the Badgers next season. Chenal announced his decision Monday on social media. The move comes after Chenal earned second-team honors on the Associated Press All-America team as a junior. Chenal was the leading tackler for a Wisconsin defense that allowed the fewest yards per game of any Football Bowl Subdivision team this season. Wisconsin (9-4) closed its season Thursday by beating Arizona State 20-13 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Cameron Maybin retires after 15 major league seasons 

UNDATED (AP) — Outfielder Cameron Maybin is retiring after 15 major league seasons. The 34-year-old had one hit in 28 at-bats from May 19-29 last season for the New York Mets. He was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse on June 3 and hit .182 with no homers and five RBIs in 44 at-bats for the Mets' top farm team. Detroit selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 amateur draft. Maybin had a .254 career batting average with 72 homers and 354 RBIs. He played for 10 major league teams and won a World Series title in 2017 with the Houston Astros.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high tying 35 points to help Iowa beat Maryland 80-75. Murray made 14 of 21 from the field, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Filip Rebraca had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Iowa (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and Joe Toussaint added nine points, nine assists and three steals. Murray gave the Hawkeyes the lead for good with a 3-pointer that sparked a 17-5 run midway through the second half. Toussaint added a 3 and Murray hit another from behind the arc before Tony Perkins made two free throws to cap the spurt and make it 68-58 with 5:22 remaining. Eric Ayala led the Terrapins (8-5, 0-2) with 19 points.HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Skylar Thompson will return from an ankle injury to start for Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night. LSU interim coach Brad Davis won't say who will start at QB for the Tigers. Myles Brennan is injured and Max Johnson transferred to Texas A&amp;M. Freshman Garrett Nussmeier was listed first on a depth chart released this week but it's unclear if he'll play because one more game would burn his redshirt year.&nbsp;KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs lost in Cincinnati on a last-second field goal Sunday that knocked Kansas City out of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff race. There was plenty of blame to go around. The Chiefs allowed Joe Burrow to throw for 446 yards and four TDs, and Ja'Marr Chase had 11 catches for 266 yards and three of the scores. The Kansas City offense failed to reach the end zone in the second half, allowing the Bengals to overcome an early 28-14 hole. And both sides committed too many penalties in a loss that takes the chance to earn a first-round playoff bye out of the Chiefs' hands.UNDATED (AP) — Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes for the third time in four weeks to easily outdistance No. 2 Duke. No. 9 Auburn climbed into the top 10 for the first time this season. No. 16 Providence rose five spots in the week's biggest jump. No. 24 Seton Hall had the biggest tumble by falling nine spots. LSU, Tennessee and Iowa State also fell.UNDATED (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are no longer the Bungles. But their playoff clincher was filled with a little too much drama for comfort for the franchise's long-suffering fans. Fortunately, quarterback Joe Burrow's sore knee wasn't a serious injury. The quarterback hopped off the field in the final minute Sunday, putting a scare into fans who were about to celebrate the franchise's first playoff berth in six years. But social media images of Burrow chomping on a cigar and dancing in the locker room assuaged concerns that their franchise QB had suffered a serious injury, like he did last year.&nbsp;<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NFL-NEWSNFL finale is showdown for playoffs: Chargers at RaidersUNDATED (AP) — The NFL's schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth. To finish off the NFL's first 17-game season, the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders game was flexed from daytime to primetime. Both AFC West rivals are 9-7 and the winner will advance to the postseason.The league also switched two games from Sunday to Saturday. Kansas City, already the AFC West champion, will be at Denver, followed by Dallas at Philadelphia. Neither of those games has the strong postseason implications of Chargers-Raiders.In other NFL news:— Ben Roethlisberger threw for 123 yards and a touchdown in likely his final start at Heinz Field as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cleveland 26-14. Roethlisberger says he is leaning toward retirement. He improved to 26-3-1against the Browns in his 18-year career. The Steelers also kept their slim playoff hopes alive with the victory. Pittsburgh needs a win in its regular-season finale against Baltimore and a loss by Indianapolis to Jacksonville to reach the postseason. Baker Mayfield threw for 185 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Browns.— The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday's regular- season finale against Dallas. The Eagles already have a playoff berth clinched with only the seeding still to be decided Saturday night when they host the Cowboys. Under the NFL's revised COVID-19 protocols, the Eagles could get all 12 back before kickoff. The Titans activated a trio off COVID-19 reserve led by receiver Julio Jones and linebacker Jayon Brown.— The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Monday he has no regrets about giving the often-troubled receiver Antonio Brown an opportunity to play with Tom Brady and revive a career derailed by on- and off-the-field issues — even though it ended with Brown leaving the reigning Super Bowl champions in the middle of a game. Arians declined to discuss specifics of what happened but dispelled the notion Brown left after telling coaches he was too injured to re-enter the game.— Las Vegas Raiders rookie cornerback Nate Hobbs was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge shortly after the team returned from a road game in Indianapolis. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says dispatch received a call at about 4 a.m. Monday about a driver asleep inside a vehicle parked on an exit ramp of a parking garage. Hobbs' attorneys questioned whether the arrest qualified as drunken driving.NBA-SCHEDULEPistons snap Buck's winning streakUNDATED (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 34 points and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 115-106 to snap the Bucks' six-game winning streak. Detroit owns the NBA's worst record but beat the reigning NBA champions and ended its recent futility in this series by getting a boost from the return of several players who had missed multiple games due to the NBA's health and safety protocols. Milwaukee had won 12 consecutive regular-season matchups with the Pistons by an average margin of 16.7 points before Monday.In other NBA action:— Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta's Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks. Young shot 17 for 26 from the field, 7 for 12 from 3-point distance and 15 for 15 from the line for his career-high scoring total, and added 14 assists. His 56-point game eclipsed Kevin Durant's 51-point performance for the Nets at Detroit on Dec. 12.— Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Los Angeles Clippers 122-104 to end a three-game skid. The Wolves gained a split in LA after losing by five to the Lakers a night earlier. The Clippers struggled mightily in their first home game of the new year. They had 39 made shots and 21 turnovers in the game. They got dominated in the paint, 64-42. Serge Ibaka tied his season high with 17 points for the Clippers, who have dropped four of six.— Jordan Poole scored 32 points, Andrew Wiggins added 22 points, six rebounds and a key driving dunk with 4:34 remaining on a quiet night for Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors held off the undermanned Miami Heat 115-108. Heat star Jimmy Butler was helped off the court with 3:14 left in the third quarter after hurting his right ankle going down awkwardly, leaving coach Erik Spoelstra with a worried look on his face given his team's already depleted roster. Butler had 22 points, five rebounds and three assists. Curry had a season-low nine points. — Ja Morant scored 36 points and five Grizzlies scored in double figures as Memphis extended its winning streak to five games with a 118-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Desmond Bane scored 29 points, Brandon Clarke added 16, and Jarrett Culver and Tyus Jones had 12 apiece. Kevin Durant led the Nets with 26 points on 8-for-24 shooting from the field. James Harden added 19 points in 5-for-14 shooting. Nic Claxton added 11 points and Blake Griffin and Bruce Brown each finished with 10 points as Brooklyn lost its third straight. — Joel Embiid had 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in the Philadelphia 76ers' 133-113 win over the Houston Rockets. It was Embiid's third career triple-double. Furkan Korkmaz scored 24 points and Isaiah Joe had 18 points for the Sixers. Garrison Matthews led the Rockets with 23 points. Embiid scored 30 points for the fourth straight game. The Rockets played without Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood. Both players were suspended one game for bad behavior.— Kyle Kuzma had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds, Bradley Beal scored 35 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-121. Charlotte was led by Gordon Hayward's 27 points. Terry Rozier scored 25 points, and Miles Bridges added 23 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Hornets. — Luka Doncic had 21 points and matched a season high with 15 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 103-89. Dwight Powell and Reggie Bullock added 15 points each for the Mavericks, who swept a back-to-back and matched their longest winning streak of the season at three games. Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Nuggets, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.— DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 27 and the Chicago Bulls won their eighth straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 102-98. Nikola Vucevic had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls. Coby White came off the bench to score 17 points. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 22 points. Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who lost their sixth straight. — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 21, and Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-104 to extend their road winning streak to nine games. Bogdanovic hit two of his five 3s in the final 2:31 after New Orleans had trimmed a 15-point deficit down to five. Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 18 rebounds for the Jazz. Jonas Valanciunas had 25 points and nine assists for New Orleans. NBA-NEWSNBA reschedules gamesUNDATED (AP) — The NBA has rescheduled all 11 games that were postponed in December for virus-related reasons and either shifted the times or dates of 10 other games to help accommodate those changes. Toronto had six games affected, Chicago had five and Brooklyn had four. In all, 18 of the league's 30 teams had at least one game date changed by the postponements or future adjustments. The updates were revealed today.In other NBA news:— Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says the organization is "hopeful" that Kyrie Irving could make his season debut Wednesday at Indianapolis. Nash added that "no determinations have been made yet." Irving has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, which makes him ineligible to play home games under a New York City vaccine mandate.— The Cleveland Cavaliers have landed Rajon Rondo. Cleveland finalized its trade for the 35-year-old Rondo with the Los Angeles Lakers in what eventually became a three-team deal involving the New York Knicks. In the swap, the Knicks receive guard Denzel Valentine from the Cavaliers along with the draft rights to international prospects and cash from the Lakers. Ricky Rubio tore his left anterior cruciate ligament last week and is out for the season.COLLEGE BASKETBALL-SCHEDULEDavis scores 37 in No. 23 Badgers' win over No. 3 PurdueUNDATED (AP) — Johnny Davis scored a career-high 37 points and Brad Davison added 15 to help No. 23 Wisconsin get past No. 3 Purdue 74-69. The 11-2 Badgers used a late 16-5 run to take control for its third straight win. Davis also had 14 rebounds. Zach Edey took advantage of his size by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the 13-2 Boilermakers. Jaden Ivey added 14 points but it wasn't enough to extend a 13-game home winning streak. Purdue lost for the first time since Dec. 9.Meanwhile, Ben Mathurin scored 27 points, Christian Koloko added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Arizona returned from an extended break to beat Washington. The Wildcats moved the ball well offensively in their first game in 16 days, shooting 55% and finishing with 28 assists on 33 made shots. Kerr Kriisa finished with 21 points and Arizona went 12 for 25 from 3 for its best start since opening the 2015-16 season 13-1.COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLBaylor remains in top spotUNDATED (AP) — Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings. No. 2 Duke is No. 2. No. 9 Auburn climbed into the top 10 for the first time this season. No. 16 Providence rose five spots in the week's biggest jump. No. 24 Seton Hall had the biggest tumble by falling nine spots.COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWSContingency plan for FCS championshipUNDATED (AP) — A contingency plan is in place for the FCS championship game if Montana State or North Dakota State are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both teams are scheduled to arrive in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, three days before the Football Championship Subdivision title game. Saturday's game could be pushed back nearly a week if one or both teams fall below a minimum 53 players before arriving in Texas. If one or both teams are unable to play after arriving in Texas, the game would be declared a no-contest. In other college football news:— Louisville plans to retire the No. 2 jersey number of former All-America guard and fifth-highest scorer Russ Smith, who led the Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship that was later vacated. Smith's jersey will be retired at halftime of Louisville's game against Notre Dame on Jan. 22. NHL-SCHEDULERangers sit atop NHL after Kreider, Strome help beat OilersNEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored his 20th goal, Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 for their third straight win. Alexis Lafrenière (lah-frehn-YEHR') and Barclay Goodrow each had a goal and an assist. Adam Fox had two assists to help the Rangers win for the fourth time in six games.They moved into first place atop the Metropolitan Division and the NHL. Alexandar Georgiev (GEER'-gee-ehv) stopped 33 shots to get his first win since Dec. 10. Ryan McLeod scored for Edmonton and Mikko Koskinen had 24 saves.VIRUS OUTBREAK-NHLAnother NHL game postponedUNDATED (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Seattle Kraken's home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It's the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada.Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres added forward Kyle Okposo and another player to the league's COVID-19 protocol list Monday.The Dallas Stars removed 10 players from the list and appear to be on track to resume play Thursday. The Stars have not played since Dec. 20.COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWSOklahoma QB Williams enters portal, says Sooners an optionUNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams said Monday he is entering his name in the transfer portal so he can speak with other schools, but he has not ruled out staying with the Sooners. The freshman and former five-star recruit from Washington, D.C. led the Sooners to a victory last week against Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. Williams played for then-head coach Lincoln Riley posted his intentions on social media. Riley left Oklahoma to become coach at Southern California the day after the Sooners ended their regular season with a loss to Oklahoma State. Former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was hired to replace Riley.In other college football news:— Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal is entering the NFL draft rather than returning to the Badgers next season. Chenal announced his decision Monday on social media. The move comes after Chenal earned second-team honors on the Associated Press All-America team as a junior. Chenal was the leading tackler for a Wisconsin defense that allowed the fewest yards per game of any Football Bowl Subdivision team this season. Wisconsin (9-4) closed its season Thursday by beating Arizona State 20-13 in the Las Vegas Bowl.MLB-NEWSCameron Maybin retires after 15 major league seasons UNDATED (AP) — Outfielder Cameron Maybin is retiring after 15 major league seasons. The 34-year-old had one hit in 28 at-bats from May 19-29 last season for the New York Mets. He was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse on June 3 and hit .182 with no homers and five RBIs in 44 at-bats for the Mets' top farm team. Detroit selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 amateur draft. Maybin had a .254 career batting average with 72 homers and 354 RBIs. He played for 10 major league teams and won a World Series title in 2017 with the Houston Astros.___<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Sports Headlines for Tuesday

Rhode Island 70, American International 55

Coastal Carolina 76, Emory &amp; Henry 62

Nova Southeastern 93, Embry-Riddle (AZ) 71

Northern St. 83, Minn. St. (Moorhead) 80, 2OT

Saginaw Valley St. 92, Indiana-Northwest 68

St. Thomas (Texas) 81, Dallas Crusaders 72

Texas A&amp;M Commerce 73, Dallas Baptist 64

West Texas A&amp;M 91, Oklahoma Christian 56

<h2>College Basketball Scores</h2>Sunday, Jan. 2EASTArcadia 88, Immaculata 60Binghamton 68, Mass.-Lowell 63California (Pa.) 81, Kutztown 64Christopher Newport 85, Widener 47Colby 84, Maine Maritime 69Cornell 79, Dartmouth 71Houston 66, Temple 61Iona 69, Marist 66NJIT 69, Maine 66North Carolina 91, Boston College 65Penn 77, Brown 73Penn St. 61, Indiana 58Penn State-Erie 73, Carnegie Mellon 70Post (Conn.) 93, Holy Family 55Rhode Island 70, American International 55St. Lawrence 60, Elmira 57Susquehanna 86, Lebanon Valley 60Swarthmore 89, Stevens Tech 63Vassar 75, Moravian 64Wingate 93, Virginia-Wise 72SOUTHAuburn-Montgomery 68, Lee 61Barry 98, St. Leo 84Christian Brothers 69, West Georgia 65Coastal Carolina 76, Emory &amp; Henry 62Delta St. 72, Mississippi College 66Emory 87, Oglethorpe 65Huntingdon 70, Mississippi Women Owls 67Louisville 67, Georgia Tech 64Lynn 81, Rollins 60Nova Southeastern 93, Embry-Riddle (AZ) 71Tampa 91, Palm Beach Atlantic 67West Alabama 84, Valdosta St. 74MIDWESTAugustana (SD) 71, Wayne St. (Neb.) 55Bemidji St. 70, Minn.-Crookston 46Capital 88, Olivet 80Indiana St. 76, Bradley 71Manchester 88, Transylvania 80Michigan St. 73, Northwestern 67Minnesota St. 92, Concordia (St.P.) 82Missouri St. 61, Drake 56Missouri-St. Louis 82, Rockhurst 62N. Iowa 83, Evansville 61Northern St. 83, Minn. St. (Moorhead) 80, 2OTOhio St. 87, Nebraska 79Quincy 71, Maryville (Mo.) 67S. Indiana 68, McKendree 55S.D. Mines 82, W. Colorado 77, OTSaginaw Valley St. 92, Indiana-Northwest 68Saint Louis 76, Richmond 69Sioux Falls 72, SW Minnesota 71, OTTruman St. 74, Lindenwood (Mo.) 56Valparaiso 81, Illinois St. 76, OTWinona St. 73, Upper Iowa 68, OTSOUTHWESTArk.-Fort Smith 74, Cameron 63Incarnate Word 90, Dallas Christian 45SMU 72, UCF 60St. Thomas (Texas) 81, Dallas Crusaders 72Texas A&amp;M Commerce 73, Dallas Baptist 64Texas-Permian Basin 66, St Edwards 65Texas-Tyler 69, Midwestern St. 68West Texas A&amp;M 91, Oklahoma Christian 56FAR WESTCS Monterey Bay 75, San Francisco St. 74CS San Marcos 70, Cal State-LA 61CSU-Chico 61, CS Stanislaus 55California 74, Arizona St. 50Humboldt St. 84, Sonoma St. 60Schreiner 87, Colorado College 82___<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 College Basketball Scores from Sunday

CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja'Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches for Cincinnati. Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs. Kansas City's eight-game winning streak was snapped and it fell behind Tennessee for the top seed in the AFC.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points, Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in overtime and No. 13 Ohio State beat Nebraska 87-79 Sunday night. Ohio State (9-2, 3-0 Big Ten) hadn't played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program. E.J. Liddell, who came in averaging 21.6 points per game, was just 2 of 14 for Ohio State. Bryce McGowens led the Huskers (6-8, 0-3) with 18 points. Branham had scored in double figures only once prior to Sunday, and his breakout game was well-timed, getting 21 of the Buckeyes' first 32 points.&nbsp;

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs let the No. 1 seed in the AFC slip away and the first-round bye and home-field advantage that comes with it. Now the AFC West champs have to beat Denver next week and hope woeful Houston can knock off AFC South champion Tennessee to get it back. Kansas City had won eight straight. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had won 26 consecutive games as the starter in the months of November, December and January. But their momentum slipped away as the Bengals rallied from 14-point deficits three times to win on a field goal as time expired.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins scored a career-high 24 points and Saint Louis beat Richmond 76-69 in the Billikens' Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Sunday. Gibson Jimerson had 17 points for Saint Louis (9-4). Tyler Burton had 24 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Spiders (9-6, 0-2).

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee continued to show why she is one of the best post players in the country scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds and helped Kansas State upset No. 10 Baylor 68-59. Kansas State led by 14 in the fourth quarter, but the Bears cut the lead to four in the final minute. The Wildcats held off the Bears nailing five free throws down the stretch. &nbsp;It's the first time the Wildcats have beat the Lady Bears in 36 tries dating back to 2004. &nbsp;Kansas State beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2012. &nbsp;

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 44 points with eight assists, freshman Addison O'Grady recorded her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 21 Iowa beat Evansville 93-56. It was the most points scored by a player in a women's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark also became the fastest Big Ten women's basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone, doing so in her first 40 games. Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell reached the mark in 41 games. Clark finished 18 of 26 from the floor, going 2 of 7 from 3-point range and 6 of 7 at the line to top her previous scoring high of 39 points against Nebraska on Feb. 11. Abby Feit had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Evansville.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens poured in 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 14 Iowa State rolled to an 88-72 victory over West Virginia in a Big 12 Conference opener. Joens buried 9 of 16 shots from the floor and 9 of 9 at the free-throw line for the Cyclones (12-1), who have won five straight games. It was Joens seventh double-double of the season and the 38th of her career. Emily Ryan finished with 10 points and a personal best 16 assists for her second straight double-double for Iowa State. Ryan's assist total matched the school record set by Lyndsey Medders in 2005 against IPFW. Kirsten Deans scored 17 points to top the Mountaineers (7-4), but she made just 4 of 16 shots including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs' eight-game winning streak is over and they've lost the pole position in the AFC playoff race with their 34-31 loss at Cincinnati.

The Tennessee Titans are now the top seed heading into Week 18. The Titans ended Miami's seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win.

Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title, snapping the Miami Dolphins' seven-game winning streak. 

Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with the win over AFC West champion Kansas City. 

Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores, breaking Cincinnati's single-season passing record, while rookie Ja'Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns.

— Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 to wrap up the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed. Green Bay's victory, coupled with Philadelphia's 20-16 triumph at Washington, dropped the Vikings from postseason contention and gave the Eagles a playoff berth. The Packers are the lone NFL team with an unbeaten home record and have a chance to reach the Super Bowl without leaving Lambeau Field, where the temperature was 11 degrees just before kickoff.

— Daniel Carlson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to give the Raiders a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Derek Carr found Hunter Renfrow for 24 yards on third-and-10 in the final minute, setting the stage for Carlson's third field goal of the game. Las Vegas could wrap up a playoff spot if they beat the Chargers next weekend.

— The Los Angeles Chargers moved back into a playoff spot in the AFC with a 34-13 victory over the Denver Broncos. Justin Herbert threw for two touchdowns, while Andre Roberts returned a kickoff 101 yards for a score for L.A. While they are in the final wild-card spot now, Los Angeles will need to beat Las Vegas next week to secure a postseason berth. 

— The AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with a 29-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for a sloppy performance from Josh Allen. The Buffalo quarterback did score two rushing touchdowns himself but also threw three interceptions. 

— Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with a 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots snapped a two-game losing streak and gave Bill Belichick his 20th 10-win season as a head coach, tying Don Shula for the most in NFL history. 

— The Baltimore Ravens lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 20-19, devastating their postseason hopes. The Ravens were called for a crucial delay-of-game penalty on third-and-goal from the 4. After settling for a field goal, they allowed the Rams to drive the other way. L.A. quarterback Matthew Stafford shook off three turnovers to throw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr. with 57 seconds left. The victory pushed the Rams to the cusp of their second straight NFC West title. 

— Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets. Brown's mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off from the waist up, tossing his gloves and T-shirt into the stands.

— The Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff spot after beating Washington 20-16. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, running six times for 45 yards. Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns. Rodney McLeod picked off Taylor Heinicke in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining to seal it. 

— Rookie Trey Lance overcame a first-half interception to throw two touchdown passes in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers closed in on a playoff berth with a 23-7 victory over the Houston Texans. Lance got the start for the 49ers with Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined by a thumb injury. The Niners can clinch the playoffs with a loss by New Orleans or a win next week against the Rams. 

— Alvin Kamara turned a short pass into New Orleans' first touchdown in more than 11 quarters, and the Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 18-10. The victory assured New Orleans would head into the final week of the regular season still in the hunt for an NFC wild-card playoff spot. Taysom Hill passed for 222 yards and led the Saints in rushing with just 45. 

— Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes to Antoine Wesley and the Arizona Cardinals held on to beat the Dallas Cowboys 25-22 in a matchup of playoff-bound teams. The outcome didn't do much to change the races for the NFC's No. 1 seed or the NFC West. But the Cardinals ended a three-game skid a week after backing into the postseason while stopping the NFC East champion's four-game winning streak. 

— The Seattle Seahawks routed the Detroit Lions 51-29. Rashaad Penny rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, while Russell Wilson threw three of his four TD passes to DK Metcalf. 

— Robert Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent's franchise single-season record with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3. Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks for the Bears.

Zibanejad has hat trick as Rangers beat Lightning 4-0

UNDATED (AP) — Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0.

Mika Zibanejad (MEE'-kah zih-BAN'-eh-jad) took care of the offense, with his eighth career hat trick. Ryan Strome also scored. 

New York was without star forward Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn), who was placed in COVID-19 protocols before the game.

— Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. Washington rallied late in regulation to force overtime, with Nic Dowd pulling the Capitals within a goal with 6:38 remaining and Conor Sheary tying it with 3:47 left. 

— Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust both finished off hat tricks in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 for their eighth straight win. The Pens built a 6-1 lead in the first period, but needed Rodrigues and Rust's insurance goals after San Jose narrowed it to 6-5 with three goals in the final period.

— Erik Haula (HAW'-lah) scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Boston Bruins pulled away with three more in the third to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves as Boston won for the second time in two days after six consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks. 

— The Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Logan O'Connor scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period, while Mikko Rantanen (MEE'-koh RAN'-tah-nehn) had a goal and two assists for the Avalanche. Colorado had not played since Dec. 16 due to COVID-19 cases on the team.

— Kyle Connor scored in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in their return from a two-week hiatus. Mattias Janmark scored twice for Vegas in the third period, including a tying goal with 8.1 seconds left, but Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck (HEH'-leh-buhk) improved to 4-1-1 career against the Golden Knights by stopping 42 shots. 

— Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. Matthew Tkachuk (kah-CHUHK') scored for a third straight game. Chicago dropped its fourth straight. 

Panthers' Sam Bennett banned 3 games for hit to head

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been suspended three games without pay by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette during a game Saturday. 

Paquette took possession of the puck in front of his own net and turned up ice to make a pass when Bennett glided in and drove a shoulder into Paquette's head. Paquette left with a neck injury and did not return. 

Brown scores 50, rallies Celts over Magic

UNDATED (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a career-high 50 points, rallying the Boston Celtics from 14 points down late in the fourth quarter to a 116-111 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. 

Brown scored 21 in the fourth quarter, then opened OT with his fifth 3-pointer of the game. Brown, whose previous career high was 46 against the Knicks on Oct. 20, also finished with 11 rebounds as the Celtics avoided losing for the fourth time in five games. 

Marcus Smart added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Celtics, who needed an 11-2 run down the stretch to force overtime. 

— LeBron James scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103. A couple of streaks came to an end in the Lakers' first game of the new year. They were James' run of seven straight games with at least 30 points and Russell Westbrook's stretch of four straight triple-doubles. 

— Luka Doncic (LOO'-kuh DAHN'-chitch) had 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in his return from a 10-game absence, and Dallas beat Oklahoma City 95-86. Doncic played with a long brace on his left knee and saw just over 31 minutes in his first game in 23 days. Josh Giddey had 17 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, becoming the youngest NBA player to have a triple-double at 19 years, 2 months, 23 days.

— The short-handed Phoenix Suns hammered the Charlotte Hornets 133-99. Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jalen Smith tied a career high with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Paul had 16 assists to help the Suns improve to 28-8 — a half-game behind Golden State for the NBA lead. They had lost three of their previous four.

— Fred VanVleet scored 19 of his season-high 35 points in the third quarter, and the Toronto Raptors beat a depleted New York Knicks team 120-105.

Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who won back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks.

— The Sacramento Kings ended the Miami Heat's five-game winning streak with a 115-113 victory. De'Aaron Fox scored 11 of his 24 points over the final six minutes, including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left for Sacramento. Damian Jones had 18 points and 10 rebounds. 

— The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 108-104 win over the Indiana Pacers. Rookie Evan Mobley had 24 points and nine rebounds, while Kevin Love scored 20 points for Cleveland. 

No. 10 Michigan State rallies to beat Northwestern 73-67

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern. 

Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans won their seventh straight. 

In other top 25 men's college basketball:

— Fabian White Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 14 points to lead depleted No. 12 Houston past Temple 66-61. Houston had 10 players available and only seven played. 

— No. 13 Ohio State needed overtime, but the Buckeyes used it well, beating Nebraska 87-79. Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points and Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in the overtime for an Ohio State team that hadn't played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program. 

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja'Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches for Cincinnati. Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs. Kansas City's eight-game winning streak was snapped and it fell behind Tennessee for the top seed in the AFC.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points, Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in overtime and No. 13 Ohio State beat Nebraska 87-79 Sunday night. Ohio State (9-2, 3-0 Big Ten) hadn't played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program. E.J. Liddell, who came in averaging 21.6 points per game, was just 2 of 14 for Ohio State. Bryce McGowens led the Huskers (6-8, 0-3) with 18 points. Branham had scored in double figures only once prior to Sunday, and his breakout game was well-timed, getting 21 of the Buckeyes' first 32 points.&nbsp;CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs let the No. 1 seed in the AFC slip away and the first-round bye and home-field advantage that comes with it. Now the AFC West champs have to beat Denver next week and hope woeful Houston can knock off AFC South champion Tennessee to get it back. Kansas City had won eight straight. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had won 26 consecutive games as the starter in the months of November, December and January. But their momentum slipped away as the Bengals rallied from 14-point deficits three times to win on a field goal as time expired.ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins scored a career-high 24 points and Saint Louis beat Richmond 76-69 in the Billikens' Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Sunday. Gibson Jimerson had 17 points for Saint Louis (9-4). Tyler Burton had 24 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Spiders (9-6, 0-2).MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee continued to show why she is one of the best post players in the country scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds and helped Kansas State upset No. 10 Baylor 68-59. Kansas State led by 14 in the fourth quarter, but the Bears cut the lead to four in the final minute. The Wildcats held off the Bears nailing five free throws down the stretch. &nbsp;It's the first time the Wildcats have beat the Lady Bears in 36 tries dating back to 2004. &nbsp;Kansas State beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2012. &nbsp;IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 44 points with eight assists, freshman Addison O'Grady recorded her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 21 Iowa beat Evansville 93-56. It was the most points scored by a player in a women's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark also became the fastest Big Ten women's basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone, doing so in her first 40 games. Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell reached the mark in 41 games. Clark finished 18 of 26 from the floor, going 2 of 7 from 3-point range and 6 of 7 at the line to top her previous scoring high of 39 points against Nebraska on Feb. 11. Abby Feit had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Evansville.AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens poured in 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 14 Iowa State rolled to an 88-72 victory over West Virginia in a Big 12 Conference opener. Joens buried 9 of 16 shots from the floor and 9 of 9 at the free-throw line for the Cyclones (12-1), who have won five straight games. It was Joens seventh double-double of the season and the 38th of her career. Emily Ryan finished with 10 points and a personal best 16 assists for her second straight double-double for Iowa State. Ryan's assist total matched the school record set by Lyndsey Medders in 2005 against IPFW. Kirsten Deans scored 17 points to top the Mountaineers (7-4), but she made just 4 of 16 shots including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NFL-SCHEDULEChiefs lose, Titans clinch AFC SouthUNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs' eight-game winning streak is over and they've lost the pole position in the AFC playoff race with their 34-31 loss at Cincinnati.The Tennessee Titans are now the top seed heading into Week 18. The Titans ended Miami's seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win.Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title, snapping the Miami Dolphins' seven-game winning streak. Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with the win over AFC West champion Kansas City. Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores, breaking Cincinnati's single-season passing record, while rookie Ja'Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns.In other NFL action:— Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 to wrap up the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed. Green Bay's victory, coupled with Philadelphia's 20-16 triumph at Washington, dropped the Vikings from postseason contention and gave the Eagles a playoff berth. The Packers are the lone NFL team with an unbeaten home record and have a chance to reach the Super Bowl without leaving Lambeau Field, where the temperature was 11 degrees just before kickoff.— Daniel Carlson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to give the Raiders a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Derek Carr found Hunter Renfrow for 24 yards on third-and-10 in the final minute, setting the stage for Carlson's third field goal of the game. Las Vegas could wrap up a playoff spot if they beat the Chargers next weekend.— The Los Angeles Chargers moved back into a playoff spot in the AFC with a 34-13 victory over the Denver Broncos. Justin Herbert threw for two touchdowns, while Andre Roberts returned a kickoff 101 yards for a score for L.A. While they are in the final wild-card spot now, Los Angeles will need to beat Las Vegas next week to secure a postseason berth. — The AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with a 29-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for a sloppy performance from Josh Allen. The Buffalo quarterback did score two rushing touchdowns himself but also threw three interceptions. — Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with a 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots snapped a two-game losing streak and gave Bill Belichick his 20th 10-win season as a head coach, tying Don Shula for the most in NFL history. — The Baltimore Ravens lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 20-19, devastating their postseason hopes. The Ravens were called for a crucial delay-of-game penalty on third-and-goal from the 4. After settling for a field goal, they allowed the Rams to drive the other way. L.A. quarterback Matthew Stafford shook off three turnovers to throw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr. with 57 seconds left. The victory pushed the Rams to the cusp of their second straight NFC West title. — Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets. Brown's mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off from the waist up, tossing his gloves and T-shirt into the stands.— The Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff spot after beating Washington 20-16. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, running six times for 45 yards. Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns. Rodney McLeod picked off Taylor Heinicke in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining to seal it. — Rookie Trey Lance overcame a first-half interception to throw two touchdown passes in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers closed in on a playoff berth with a 23-7 victory over the Houston Texans. Lance got the start for the 49ers with Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined by a thumb injury. The Niners can clinch the playoffs with a loss by New Orleans or a win next week against the Rams. — Alvin Kamara turned a short pass into New Orleans' first touchdown in more than 11 quarters, and the Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 18-10. The victory assured New Orleans would head into the final week of the regular season still in the hunt for an NFC wild-card playoff spot. Taysom Hill passed for 222 yards and led the Saints in rushing with just 45. — Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes to Antoine Wesley and the Arizona Cardinals held on to beat the Dallas Cowboys 25-22 in a matchup of playoff-bound teams. The outcome didn't do much to change the races for the NFC's No. 1 seed or the NFC West. But the Cardinals ended a three-game skid a week after backing into the postseason while stopping the NFC East champion's four-game winning streak. — The Seattle Seahawks routed the Detroit Lions 51-29. Rashaad Penny rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, while Russell Wilson threw three of his four TD passes to DK Metcalf. — Robert Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent's franchise single-season record with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3. Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks for the Bears.NHL-SCHEDULEZibanejad has hat trick as Rangers beat Lightning 4-0UNDATED (AP) — Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0.Mika Zibanejad (MEE'-kah zih-BAN'-eh-jad) took care of the offense, with his eighth career hat trick. Ryan Strome also scored. New York was without star forward Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn), who was placed in COVID-19 protocols before the game.In other NHL action:— Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. Washington rallied late in regulation to force overtime, with Nic Dowd pulling the Capitals within a goal with 6:38 remaining and Conor Sheary tying it with 3:47 left. — Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust both finished off hat tricks in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 for their eighth straight win. The Pens built a 6-1 lead in the first period, but needed Rodrigues and Rust's insurance goals after San Jose narrowed it to 6-5 with three goals in the final period.— Erik Haula (HAW'-lah) scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Boston Bruins pulled away with three more in the third to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves as Boston won for the second time in two days after six consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks. — The Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Logan O'Connor scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period, while Mikko Rantanen (MEE'-koh RAN'-tah-nehn) had a goal and two assists for the Avalanche. Colorado had not played since Dec. 16 due to COVID-19 cases on the team.— Kyle Connor scored in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in their return from a two-week hiatus. Mattias Janmark scored twice for Vegas in the third period, including a tying goal with 8.1 seconds left, but Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck (HEH'-leh-buhk) improved to 4-1-1 career against the Golden Knights by stopping 42 shots. — Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. Matthew Tkachuk (kah-CHUHK') scored for a third straight game. Chicago dropped its fourth straight. NHL-NEWSPanthers' Sam Bennett banned 3 games for hit to headNEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been suspended three games without pay by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette during a game Saturday. Paquette took possession of the puck in front of his own net and turned up ice to make a pass when Bennett glided in and drove a shoulder into Paquette's head. Paquette left with a neck injury and did not return. NBA-SCHEDULEBrown scores 50, rallies Celts over MagicUNDATED (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a career-high 50 points, rallying the Boston Celtics from 14 points down late in the fourth quarter to a 116-111 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Brown scored 21 in the fourth quarter, then opened OT with his fifth 3-pointer of the game. Brown, whose previous career high was 46 against the Knicks on Oct. 20, also finished with 11 rebounds as the Celtics avoided losing for the fourth time in five games. Marcus Smart added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Celtics, who needed an 11-2 run down the stretch to force overtime. In other NBA action:— LeBron James scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103. A couple of streaks came to an end in the Lakers' first game of the new year. They were James' run of seven straight games with at least 30 points and Russell Westbrook's stretch of four straight triple-doubles. — Luka Doncic (LOO'-kuh DAHN'-chitch) had 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in his return from a 10-game absence, and Dallas beat Oklahoma City 95-86. Doncic played with a long brace on his left knee and saw just over 31 minutes in his first game in 23 days. Josh Giddey had 17 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, becoming the youngest NBA player to have a triple-double at 19 years, 2 months, 23 days.— The short-handed Phoenix Suns hammered the Charlotte Hornets 133-99. Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jalen Smith tied a career high with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Paul had 16 assists to help the Suns improve to 28-8 — a half-game behind Golden State for the NBA lead. They had lost three of their previous four.— Fred VanVleet scored 19 of his season-high 35 points in the third quarter, and the Toronto Raptors beat a depleted New York Knicks team 120-105.Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who won back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks.— The Sacramento Kings ended the Miami Heat's five-game winning streak with a 115-113 victory. De'Aaron Fox scored 11 of his 24 points over the final six minutes, including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left for Sacramento. Damian Jones had 18 points and 10 rebounds. — The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 108-104 win over the Indiana Pacers. Rookie Evan Mobley had 24 points and nine rebounds, while Kevin Love scored 20 points for Cleveland. COLLEGE BASKETBALLNo. 10 Michigan State rallies to beat Northwestern 73-67EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern. Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans won their seventh straight. In other top 25 men's college basketball:— Fabian White Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 14 points to lead depleted No. 12 Houston past Temple 66-61. Houston had 10 players available and only seven played. — No. 13 Ohio State needed overtime, but the Buckeyes used it well, beating Nebraska 87-79. Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points and Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in the overtime for an Ohio State team that hadn't played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Sports Headlines for Monday

Chiefs lose, Titans clinch 2nd straight AFC South, beating Miami 34-3

The Tennessee Titans are now the top seed heading into Week 18. The Titans ended Miami's seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win Sunday.

Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title Sunday, snapping the Miami Dolphins' seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win. The Titans won their second straight overall and third in four games to clinch their first back-to-back division titles since the start of the AFL when this franchise was the Houston Oilers. 

The win made them the top seed in the AFC when Kansas City lost at Cincinnati. Miami had been the first NFL team to win seven straight after a seven-game skid to move into the third and final wild-card spot in the AFC.

Joe Burrow broke the single-season passing record for the Cincinnati Bengals. In the second quarter against the Chiefs, Burrow passed the 4,293 yards recorded by Andy Dalton in the 2013 season.

— Derek Carr directed Las Vegas to Daniel Carlson's winning 33-yard field goal as time expired, and the Raiders beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 to move one step closer to an AFC wild card. After Michael Badgley kicked a tying 41-yard field goal for Indianapolis with 1:56 left, Carr and the Raiders got the ball back at their 25 after a touchback. Carr found Hunter Renfrow for 24 yards on third-and-10 in the final minute, setting the stage for Carlson's third field goal of the game. Carr passed for 255 yards and a touchdown for Las Vegas, and Zay Jones had eight receptions for 120 yards.

— Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen's sloppiness and the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with a 29-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Buffalo clinched the playoff berth by beating the Falcons coupled with the Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Rams. Atlanta's Kyle Pitts has set the franchise rookie record for yards receiving, becoming the NFL's second rookie tight end to top 1,000 yards receiving. Pitts upped his season total to 1,018 yards receiving with season-high 61-yard catch and run late in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills.

— Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The victory and Miami's loss at Tennessee did the job for the Patriots. They snapped a two-game losing streak and gave Bill Belichick his 20th 10-win season as a head coach, tying Don Shula for the most in NFL history. The Jaguars have lost eight consecutive games.

— The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 and moved one step closer to the playoffs. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, and Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns. Hurts ran six times for 45 yards and was 17 of 26 passing for 214 yards in leading the Eagles to a fourth consecutive victory. Hurts also narrowly escaped a railing collapse as he walked to the tunnel after the game. Pending other results around the NFL, they could have an NFC wild-card spot locked up by the end of the night. Rodney McLeod picked off Taylor Heinicke in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining to seal it.

— Robert Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent's franchise single-season record with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3. Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks and the Bears joined Green Bay as the only franchises with 800 victories counting the postseason. They also gave the embattled Matt Nagy a win in what might have been his final home game as their coach. Quinn broke Dent's mark of 17 1/2 set in 1984 when he took down Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter. —

 — The Baltimore Ravens were called for a crucial delay-of-game penalty on third-and-goal from the 4 and after settling for a field goal on that drive, they allowed the Los Angeles Rams to drive the other way for the winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining. The Ravens lost 20-19 on Sunday in a devastating blow to their postseason hopes. Baltimore has dropped five straight games, four decided by two points or fewer. 

— Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Bruce Arians said after the game that Brown was off the team. Brown's mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off his pads, jersey, gloves and T-shirt — tossing the gloves and T-shirt into the stands. He then jogged into the tunnel.

Garoppolo out, Lance in for 49ers vs. Texans

UNDATED (AP) — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance made second start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers in place of the injured Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo is inactive for San Francisco's game against Houston after injuring his right thumb last week in a loss at Tennessee. Garoppolo was listed as doubtful after not practicing all week and will sit out the game.

Lance hasn't thrown a pass since making his only start in a 17-10 loss at Arizona in Week 5.

UNDATED (AP) — Mika Zibanejad (MEE'-kah zih-BAN'-eh-jad) had his eighth career hat trick, Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. Ryan Strome also scored, Chris Kreider had three assists and Adam Fox added two to help New York win for the third time in five games. 

New York won in a shootout Friday night to end Tampa Bay's seven-game home winning streak.

The Lightning got goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) and forward Anthony Cirelli back from the COVID-19 protocol before the game.

— Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. Washington rallied late in regulation to force overtime, with Nic Dowd pulling the Capitals within a goal with 6:38 remaining and Conor Sheary tying it with 3:47 left. Yegor Sharangovich and Damon Severson scored in a 1:14 span of the first period for the Devils, and John Carlson connected for Washington with 47 seconds left in the period. Hischier gave New Jersey a 3-1 lead 22 seconds into the second period. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Devils. Ilya Samsonov stopped 33 shots for the Capitals.

— Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust both finished off hat tricks in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 for their eighth straight win. Rodrigues and Rust each scored twice as the Pens built a 6-1 lead in the first period. Both added insurance goals in the final period, with Rodrigues completing his first career hat trick with 2:01 left and Rust scoring into an empty net with 11 seconds remaining. Rust had a career-best five points. San Jose scored three times in the first 4:09 of the third period but couldn't overcome the huge deficit.

— Erik Haula scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Boston Bruins pulled away with three more in the third to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Patrice Bergeron had his fifth goal in three games against Detroit this season. Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic and Tomas Nosek also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves as Boston won for the second time in two days after six consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks. 

— Logan O'Connor scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists and Darcy Kuemper had 29 saves for the Avalanche, who were playing their first game in nearly three weeks. Colorado had not played since a 5-2 loss at Nashville on Dec. 16 due to COVID-19 cases on the team.

Fleury removed from COVID-19 protocol...Rangers put Panarin on list

UNDATED (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The 37-year-old was added to the list on Monday and removed Sunday. 

Fleury is 9-10-1 with two shutouts, a .913 save percentage and 2.86 goals-against average in his first season with the Blackhawks.

Chicago also moved forward Josiah Slavin from the taxi squad to its active roster. Forward MacKenzie Entwistle was shifted to the taxi squad, and goaltender Collin Delia was reassigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League. 

The Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames later tonight.

VanVleet scores season-high 35, Raptors rout Knicks 120-105

TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 19 of his season-high 35 points in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended their home winning streak against the Knicks to 11 games by beating a depleted New York team 120-105 Sunday. 

OG Anunoby scored 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Chris Boucher 12 as the Raptors won back-to-back games for the first time since home wins over New York and Sacramento on Dec. 10 and 13. 

Evan Fournier scored 20 points and R.J. Barrett and Obi Tippin each 19 for the Knicks, who lost their second straight after winning the previous three.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern. Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans won their seventh straight. Pete Nance had 13 points before fouling out and Boo Buie and Chase Audige had 12 points apiece for Northwestern.

Meyers Taylor, Friedrich claim World Cup bobsled victories

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. got her first World Cup women's bobsled win in nearly three years. She teamed with Lake Kwaza for the win Sunday in Latvia.

The British sled driven by Mica McNeill and pushed by Adele Nicoll was second. Canada's team of Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski was third.

In the two-man race, Francesco Friedrich of Germany got back on the winning track. He paired with Thorsten Margis for the win one day after Friedrich's 21-race World Cup winning streak came to a surprising end.

Latvia, Germany win World Cup luge golds; US grabs a bronze

WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Latvia has won gold in a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday. Austria was second and the U.S. was third. It was the second relay medal of the season for USA Luge. The Americans in the relay were Summer Britcher, Tucker West and the doubles team of Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman.

Germany found the top of the podium in the women's race Sunday. Julia Taubitz rallied to overtake fellow German slider Natalie Geisenberger in the second heat to claim the gold. Madeleine Egle was third for Austria. 

Britcher was the top American finisher in the women's race, placing fifth. That was good enough to officially clinch a berth on the U.S. Olympic team.

<h2>Update on the latest sports-UPDATED</h2>NFL-SCHEDULEChiefs lose, Titans clinch 2nd straight AFC South, beating Miami 34-3UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs' eight-game winning streak is over and they've lost the pole position in the AFC playoff race with their 34-31 loss at Cincinnati.The Tennessee Titans are now the top seed heading into Week 18. The Titans ended Miami's seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win Sunday.Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title Sunday, snapping the Miami Dolphins' seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win. The Titans won their second straight overall and third in four games to clinch their first back-to-back division titles since the start of the AFL when this franchise was the Houston Oilers. The win made them the top seed in the AFC when Kansas City lost at Cincinnati. Miami had been the first NFL team to win seven straight after a seven-game skid to move into the third and final wild-card spot in the AFC.Joe Burrow broke the single-season passing record for the Cincinnati Bengals. In the second quarter against the Chiefs, Burrow passed the 4,293 yards recorded by Andy Dalton in the 2013 season.In other NFL action:— Derek Carr directed Las Vegas to Daniel Carlson's winning 33-yard field goal as time expired, and the Raiders beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 to move one step closer to an AFC wild card. After Michael Badgley kicked a tying 41-yard field goal for Indianapolis with 1:56 left, Carr and the Raiders got the ball back at their 25 after a touchback. Carr found Hunter Renfrow for 24 yards on third-and-10 in the final minute, setting the stage for Carlson's third field goal of the game. Carr passed for 255 yards and a touchdown for Las Vegas, and Zay Jones had eight receptions for 120 yards.— Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen's sloppiness and the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with a 29-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Buffalo clinched the playoff berth by beating the Falcons coupled with the Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Rams. Atlanta's Kyle Pitts has set the franchise rookie record for yards receiving, becoming the NFL's second rookie tight end to top 1,000 yards receiving. Pitts upped his season total to 1,018 yards receiving with season-high 61-yard catch and run late in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills.— Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The victory and Miami's loss at Tennessee did the job for the Patriots. They snapped a two-game losing streak and gave Bill Belichick his 20th 10-win season as a head coach, tying Don Shula for the most in NFL history. The Jaguars have lost eight consecutive games.— The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 and moved one step closer to the playoffs. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, and Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns. Hurts ran six times for 45 yards and was 17 of 26 passing for 214 yards in leading the Eagles to a fourth consecutive victory. Hurts also narrowly escaped a railing collapse as he walked to the tunnel after the game. Pending other results around the NFL, they could have an NFC wild-card spot locked up by the end of the night. Rodney McLeod picked off Taylor Heinicke in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining to seal it.— Robert Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent's franchise single-season record with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3. Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks and the Bears joined Green Bay as the only franchises with 800 victories counting the postseason. They also gave the embattled Matt Nagy a win in what might have been his final home game as their coach. Quinn broke Dent's mark of 17 1/2 set in 1984 when he took down Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter. — — The Baltimore Ravens were called for a crucial delay-of-game penalty on third-and-goal from the 4 and after settling for a field goal on that drive, they allowed the Los Angeles Rams to drive the other way for the winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining. The Ravens lost 20-19 on Sunday in a devastating blow to their postseason hopes. Baltimore has dropped five straight games, four decided by two points or fewer. — Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Bruce Arians said after the game that Brown was off the team. Brown's mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off his pads, jersey, gloves and T-shirt — tossing the gloves and T-shirt into the stands. He then jogged into the tunnel.NFL-NEWSGaroppolo out, Lance in for 49ers vs. TexansUNDATED (AP) — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance made second start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers in place of the injured Jimmy Garoppolo.Garoppolo is inactive for San Francisco's game against Houston after injuring his right thumb last week in a loss at Tennessee. Garoppolo was listed as doubtful after not practicing all week and will sit out the game.Lance hasn't thrown a pass since making his only start in a 17-10 loss at Arizona in Week 5.NHL-SCHEDULEZibanejad has hat trick as Rangers beat Lightning 4-0UNDATED (AP) — Mika Zibanejad (MEE'-kah zih-BAN'-eh-jad) had his eighth career hat trick, Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. Ryan Strome also scored, Chris Kreider had three assists and Adam Fox added two to help New York win for the third time in five games. New York won in a shootout Friday night to end Tampa Bay's seven-game home winning streak.New York was without star forward Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn), who was placed in COVID-19 protocols before the game.The Lightning got goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) and forward Anthony Cirelli back from the COVID-19 protocol before the game.In other ice action:— Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. Washington rallied late in regulation to force overtime, with Nic Dowd pulling the Capitals within a goal with 6:38 remaining and Conor Sheary tying it with 3:47 left. Yegor Sharangovich and Damon Severson scored in a 1:14 span of the first period for the Devils, and John Carlson connected for Washington with 47 seconds left in the period. Hischier gave New Jersey a 3-1 lead 22 seconds into the second period. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Devils. Ilya Samsonov stopped 33 shots for the Capitals.— Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust both finished off hat tricks in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 for their eighth straight win. Rodrigues and Rust each scored twice as the Pens built a 6-1 lead in the first period. Both added insurance goals in the final period, with Rodrigues completing his first career hat trick with 2:01 left and Rust scoring into an empty net with 11 seconds remaining. Rust had a career-best five points. San Jose scored three times in the first 4:09 of the third period but couldn't overcome the huge deficit.— Erik Haula scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Boston Bruins pulled away with three more in the third to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Patrice Bergeron had his fifth goal in three games against Detroit this season. Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic and Tomas Nosek also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves as Boston won for the second time in two days after six consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks. — Logan O'Connor scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists and Darcy Kuemper had 29 saves for the Avalanche, who were playing their first game in nearly three weeks. Colorado had not played since a 5-2 loss at Nashville on Dec. 16 due to COVID-19 cases on the team.NHL-NEWSFleury removed from COVID-19 protocol...Rangers put Panarin on listUNDATED (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The 37-year-old was added to the list on Monday and removed Sunday. Fleury is 9-10-1 with two shutouts, a .913 save percentage and 2.86 goals-against average in his first season with the Blackhawks.Chicago also moved forward Josiah Slavin from the taxi squad to its active roster. Forward MacKenzie Entwistle was shifted to the taxi squad, and goaltender Collin Delia was reassigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League. The Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames later tonight.NBA-SCHEDULEVanVleet scores season-high 35, Raptors rout Knicks 120-105TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 19 of his season-high 35 points in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended their home winning streak against the Knicks to 11 games by beating a depleted New York team 120-105 Sunday. OG Anunoby scored 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Chris Boucher 12 as the Raptors won back-to-back games for the first time since home wins over New York and Sacramento on Dec. 10 and 13. Evan Fournier scored 20 points and R.J. Barrett and Obi Tippin each 19 for the Knicks, who lost their second straight after winning the previous three.COLLEGE BASKETBALLNo. 10 Michigan State rallies to beat Northwestern 73-67EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern. Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans won their seventh straight. Pete Nance had 13 points before fouling out and Boo Buie and Chase Audige had 12 points apiece for Northwestern.BOBSLED WORLD CUPMeyers Taylor, Friedrich claim World Cup bobsled victoriesSIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. got her first World Cup women's bobsled win in nearly three years. She teamed with Lake Kwaza for the win Sunday in Latvia.The British sled driven by Mica McNeill and pushed by Adele Nicoll was second. Canada's team of Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski was third.In the two-man race, Francesco Friedrich of Germany got back on the winning track. He paired with Thorsten Margis for the win one day after Friedrich's 21-race World Cup winning streak came to a surprising end.LUGE WORLD CUPLatvia, Germany win World Cup luge golds; US grabs a bronzeWINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Latvia has won gold in a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday. Austria was second and the U.S. was third. It was the second relay medal of the season for USA Luge. The Americans in the relay were Summer Britcher, Tucker West and the doubles team of Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman.Germany found the top of the podium in the women's race Sunday. Julia Taubitz rallied to overtake fellow German slider Natalie Geisenberger in the second heat to claim the gold. Madeleine Egle was third for Austria. Britcher was the top American finisher in the women's race, placing fifth. That was good enough to officially clinch a berth on the U.S. Olympic team.___<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Update on the latest sports

CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches for Cincinnati. Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs. Kansas City’s eight-game winning streak was snapped and it fell behind Tennessee for the top seed in the AFC.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches for Cincinnati. Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs. Kansas City’s eight-game winning streak was snapped and it fell behind Tennessee for the top seed in the AFC.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 Bengals rally past Chiefs 34-31, clinch AFC North title

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves has died at the age of 77. His family says he died peacefully Saturday of complications from dementia. Reeves won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with Denver and Atlanta, all blowout losses. He teamed with John Elway to take the Broncos to three Super Bowls. Reeves also guided the Falcons to their first Super Bowl. And he coached the New York Giants in a career stretching 23 seasons.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Former Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves has died at the age of 77. His family says he died peacefully Saturday of complications from dementia. Reeves won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with Denver and Atlanta, all blowout losses. He teamed with John Elway to take the Broncos to three Super Bowls. Reeves also guided the Falcons to their first Super Bowl. And he coached the New York Giants in a career stretching 23 seasons.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;