MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to three touchdowns in the final 6:13, and they overcame a double-digit deficit for the third postseason game in a row to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs trailed 20-10 and faced a third and 15 when Mahomes threw to Tyreek Hill for 44 yards. They scored a touchdown four plays later, and quickly forced a punt. Mahomes then hit Sammy Watkins for 38 yards to set up a 5-yard scoring reception by Damien Williams that put Kansas City ahead to stay with 2:44 to go.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Andy Reid wasn't about to let this Super Bowl slip away, like he did in Philadelphia. Not with the brilliant Patrick Mahomes under center and not after working 21 years to get it right. He's a Super Bowl winner, validating his career and giving Kansas City its first title in half a century. His players rave about his work ethic but mostly they love him because he allows them to be themselves.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had struggled all night to pick up their fizzling offense, and fans who had watched their defense let them down for years looked as if they were going to rue its performance once more on the game's biggest stage. That's when new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's defense penned a different ending to the script. The Chiefs forced the San Francisco 49ers into a pair of punts in the fourth quarter, when they were facing a double-digit deficit for the third straight game, and that gave Patrick Mahomes and Co. a chance to rally for a 31-20 victory — the first championship for the long-suffering franchise in 50 years.
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UNDATED (AP) — James Harden fell one assist shy of a triple-double yesterday as the Houston Rockets guard delivered 40 points and 10 rebounds in a 117-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 30 points and 19 rebounds were among the Milwaukee Bucks’ highlights in a 129-108 rout of the Phoenix Suns. Terence Davis scored a career-high 31 points in Toronto’s 11th straight win, 129-102 over Chicago. Andre Drummond’s 21 points and 17 rebounds helped Detroit rally past Denver, 128-123 in overtime.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won a record-extending eighth Australian Open championship, beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. No other man in the history of tennis has won this tournament more than six times. It’s the 17th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who has five titles from Wimbledon, three from the U.S. Open and one from the French Open.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Webb Simpson rallied late in regulation to beat Tony Finau and capture the PGA’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Simpson birdied the final two holes of regulation to force a playoff before sinking a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win it. Finau missed an 18-foot birdie try in the playoff. Simpson closed with a 2-under 69 for a 17 under total.
Sunday Scores
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Kansas City 31 San Francisco 20
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (18)Iowa 72 (19)Illinois 65
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final OT Detroit 128 Denver 123
Final Houston 117 New Orleans 109
Final Milwaukee 129 Phoenix 108
Final Toronto 129 Chicago 102