KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs showed in their win over New England on Sunday who they are and what they can be. Who they are is a team that commits too many penalties, drops too many passes and makes far too many mental mistakes, which left them in a tough game in the first half against the three-win Patriots. Who they can be is a defensive-minded team capable of overcoming most of those miscues to win games anyway, as they did in a 27-17 victory in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Skyy Moore on injured reserve Monday, ending what had been a disappointing second season for him. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said earlier in the day that Moore had some swelling in his knee, which caused him to play limited snaps during Sunday’s 27-17 win in New England. In the time that he was on the field, Moore once again fumbled the ball away after a catch, only to be bailed out by a defensive holding penalty that gave Kansas City the ball back. His roster spot could be taken up by wide receiver Justyn Ross, who is returning from the exempt list this week.
SEATTLE (AP) — Drew Lock threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds left to cap a 92-yard drive, and the Seattle Seahawks stunned the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17, ending a four-game skid and getting back into NFC playoff contention. Seattle rallied behind its backup quarterback, who moved the team the length of the field for its longest touchdown drive this season and found the Seahawks’ rookie first-round pick for the biggest catch of his young career. Philadelphia had one last chance, but Julian Love made his second interception of the fourth quarter, picking off Jalen Hurts’ deep pass. The Eagles dropped their third straight game.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Can college football programs rely on the transfer portal to build talented offensive lines? Deion Sanders is trying to do just that at Colorado, which had one of the worst lines in football last season. Sanders has brought in several linemen through the portal ahead of signing day this week. Offensive linemen are a highly coveted commodity in the portal. Every team out there is searching for them. Play in just one game, on any level, and a center, tackle or guard can expect to receive the red-carpet treatment. The next step is getting them to work well together.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — College athletes who have transferred multiple times but were denied the chance to compete can now play through the remainder of the academic year. A federal judge in West Virginia agreed with a motion filed last week by the NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization. The judge on Monday extended a small competition window through the spring while an eligibility lawsuit is being heard. It means the NCAA cannot enforce its transfer rule. Several multiple-transfer men’s basketball players competed in games over the weekend, including West Virginia’s Noah Farrakhan, Cincinnati’s Jamille Reynolds and UT Arlington’s Phillip Russell.
UNDATED (AP) — Purdue’s slide from No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll turned out to be brief. The Boilermakers headlined Monday’s latest poll for the second time this season after beating former No. 1 Arizona over the weekend. The Wildcats had spent two weeks at No. 1 after Purdue’s loss to Northwestern ended the Boilermakers’ stint at the top after one week. Preseason No. 1 Kansas stayed at No. 2, while Houston moved up one spot to No. 3. Arizona fell to fourth. No. 23 Memphis and No. 25 Mississippi were the week’s new additions.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee posted her school-record 53rd career double-double to spark 12th-ranked Kansas State to a 102-59 rout of Oral Roberts. Lee had her record double-double in the books by early in the second quarter, scoring 24 points and grabbing a career-high 21 rebounds, two shy of the school record, to move into third all-time. Lee hit 11 of 17 shots from the floor but was just 2 of 7 from the free-throw line. She also blocked five shots while pulling down 15 rebounds off the defensive glass.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points and lead UCF to a 74-51 victory over Maine. Johnson made 5 of 6 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, and added three assists for the Knights (7-3). Jaylin Sellers had 13 points and reserve Marchelus Avery scored 12 with six rebounds. Freshman reserve Logan Carey led the Black Bears (8-5) with nine points.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recovering from surgery for a broken hip after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. His business partner and spokeswoman, Deborah Morales, says the NBA Hall of Famer had surgery “with no complications.” She says Abdul-Jabbar is facing three months of recovery. The six-time NBA MVP was attending the Manhattan Transfer's final show before calling it a career. Paramedics responded and took the 76-year-old by ambulance to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Abdul-Jabbar began his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975. He helped the Lakers win five NBA titles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have hung a modest black banner at their downtown arena to celebrate their unbeaten run to victory in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The Lakers unveiled the black-and-gold banner nestled near the franchise’s 17 NBA championship banners on Monday night before they hosted the New York Knicks. The players paused their pregame warmups for a brief tribute video and a celebration with the NBA Cup as their fans clapped politely. The Lakers deliberately put a subdued nature on their celebrations nine days after they beat Indiana in Las Vegas to win the tournament title.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A court hearing will resume this week in a lawsuit filed by a Memphis teen who alleges that NBA star Ja Morant assaulted him during a pickup basketball game two summers ago. The hearing has already featured testimony from the Memphis Grizzlies All-Star, who says he punched Joshua Holloway after the then-17-year-old aggressively threw the basketball at him and hit him in the face. The case is a test of Tennessee's so-called stand your ground law and has offered an intimate glimpse into the NBA star's family life. The hearing resumes Wednesday, a day after Morant is expected to return to the court from an unrelated 25-game suspension.
MONDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Seattle 20 Philadelphia 17
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
BAHAMAS BOWL
Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Chicago 108 Philadelphia 104
Final L.A. Clippers 151 Indiana 127
Final Toronto 114 Charlotte 99
Final OT Cleveland 135 Houston 130
Final Minnesota 112 Miami 108
Final Atlanta 130 Detroit 124
Final Oklahoma City 116 Memphis 97
Final Denver 130 Dallas 104
Final Utah 125 Brooklyn 108
Final Sacramento 143 Washington 131
Final New York 114 L.A. Lakers 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 4 Minnesota 3
Final Anaheim 4 Detroit 3
Final OT Montreal 3 Winnipeg 2
Final OT Dallas 4 Seattle 3