Dec 09, 2019

Monday Sports Headlines

Posted Dec 09, 2019 11:41 AM

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bashaud Breeland knocked away Tom Brady's fourth-down pass to Julian Edelman in the end zone and the Kansas City Chiefs survived a series of mistakes and questionable calls by the officials to hold off the New England Patriots 23-16. Combined with Oakland's loss to Tennessee the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title. The loss ends the Patriots' 21-game home win streak in the regular season and playoffs, was tied for the longest in team history. It was the third-longest string in NFL history. 


STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Tyson Etienne scored 19 points and had four assists to help lead Wichita State to an 80-61 victory over Oklahoma State. Erik Stevenson had 13 points and six rebounds, while Jaime Echenique also scored 13 points for Wichita State. Jamarius Burton contributed seven points, eight rebounds and 11 assists.


AMES, Iowa (AP) — No. 16 Seton Hall lost much more than a game in Ames, as starter Sandro Mamukelashvili broke his right wrist in the first half of a loss at Iowa State.Tyrese Haliburton scored 17 points, George Conditt had a season-high 17 off the bench and the Cyclones knocked off 16th-ranked Seton Hall 76-66 on Sunday for its second straight victory.Rasir Bolton scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to help the Cyclones avenge an 84-76 loss on Nov. 29 to the Pirates (6-3) in the Bahamas.


FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jase Febres scored a season-high 17 points and Texas beat Texas A&M 60-50 in the first meeting between the longtime rivals in four years and the second since the Aggies left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns won for the sixth time in the past seven meetings. Texas A&M ended a five-game losing streak in the series in a tournament in the Bahamas in 2015. It was the first meeting on Texas soil since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has reached an agreement with Eliah Drinkwitz to take over the Tigers' once-proud football program, a person familiar with the hiring tells The Associated Press. The 36-year-old Drinkwitz will become the second-youngest Power Five coach behind Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley. He will replace Barry Odom. He has only one season of head coaching experience, this past season at Appalachian State. His team went 12-1 and won the Sun Belt title. The Mountaineers will play UAB in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 21.


National Headlines


UNDATED (AP) — LSU will play Oklahoma and Ohio State will face defending national champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff. The pairings for the national semifinals were released Sunday. SEC champion LSU is the top seed. The Tigers will head to Atlanta to face the Big 12 champion Sooners in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 28. That same day, Big Ten champion Ohio State will play ACC and defending national champion Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl in suburban Phoenix. The national championship is set for Jan. 13 in New Orleans.


NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Robbie Gould kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to complete the San Francisco 49ers 48-46 victory over the Saints in New Orleans. Jimmy Garoppolo's clutch completion to tight end George Kittle for a 39-yard gain, along with a defensive facemask penalty on fourth-and-2 from the San Francisco 33, helped set up Gould's winning kick. Garoppolo passed for 349 yards and four touchdowns as the 49ers improved to 11-2, one game ahead of Green Bay and the Saints for the top seed in the NFC.


LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers regained sole possession of the NFC West lead with the Seattle's 28-12 loss to the Rams. Jared Goff passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns as Los Angeles improved to 8-5 and increased its playoff chances. Todd Gurley ran for 79 yards and a fourth-quarter TD to help the Rams end the Seahawks' five-game winning streak.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and the 11-2 Baltimore Ravens secured their second consecutive playoff with a 24-17 win over the 9-4 Bills. Jackson finished 16 of 25 for 143 yards and appeared to seal the game by hitting Willie Snead for a four-yard TD to put Baltimore ahead, 24-9 with 9:49 left. Facing fourth-and-8 at Baltimore's 16, Josh Allen's pass over the middle was broken up by Marcus Peters at the goal line to secure the win.


Sunday Scores


NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Final Green Bay 20 Washington 15

Final Minnesota 20 Detroit 7

Final Atlanta 40 Carolina 20

Final San Francisco 48 New Orleans 46

Final Cleveland 27 Cincinnati 19

Final Tampa Bay 38 Indianapolis 35

Final Denver 38 Houston 24

Final N-Y Jets 22 Miami 21

Final Baltimore 24 Buffalo 17

Final L.A. Chargers 45 Jacksonville 10

Final Tennessee 42 Oakland 21

Final Kansas City 23 New England 16

Final Pittsburgh 23 Arizona 17

Final L.A. Rams 28 Seattle 12

N-Y Giants at Philadelphia 8:15 p.m. Mon


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (5)Virginia 56 (7)North Carolina 47

Final (9)Gonzaga 83 (22)Washington 76

Final (11)Michigan St. 77 Rutgers 65

Final Iowa St. 76 (16)Seton Hall 66

Final (17)Florida St. 72 Clemson 53

Final (19)Dayton 78 Saint Mary's (Cal) 68


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Brooklyn 105 Denver 102

Final Atlanta 122 Charlotte 107

Final OT Miami 110 Chicago 105

Final Philadelphia 110 Toronto 104

Final L.A. Clippers 135 Washington 119

Final Sacramento 110 Dallas 106

Final Oklahoma City 108 Portland 96

Final L.A. Lakers 142 Minnesota 125