Month: January 2022

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons’ slim playoff hopes came to an end with a 29-15 loss at the Buffalo Bills. What’s encouraging is that a youth-laden Falcons roster went down swinging in a game that wasn’t decided until the fourth quarter. Atlanta’s depleted defense intercepted Josh Allen

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 18 points, Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 80-68 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday. The Gamecocks will certainly give up the top spot

By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Glennon dropped back on the game’s first play from scrimmage, and pretty much everything went downhill for the veteran quarterback and the struggling Giants from there. New York lost 29-3 to the Bears and committed four turnovers while dropping their fifth game in a row. Coach

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rashaad Penny rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, Russell Wilson threw three of his four TD passes to DK Metcalf, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Detroit Lions 51-29. Seattle closed out its home schedule with its most impressive offensive showing of the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — 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

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara turned a short pass into New Orleans’ first touchdown in more than 11 quarters, Brett Maher kicked four field goals, and the Saints beat the reeling Carolina Panthers 18-10. The victory assured New Orleans would head into the final week of the regular

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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 on Sunday night. Houston had 10 players available and only seven played. The 12-2 Cougars still won their American Athletic Conference opener,

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins had been winning so much the playoffs seemed an inevitability in coach Brian Flores’ third season. The Dolphins found themselves eliminated hours after their history-making seven-game winning streak ended. Tua Tagovailoa turned the ball over twice, once with the ball

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 15 points and Myles Dread shot 4 of 5 — all from 3-point range — and finished with 12 points to help Penn State beat Indiana 61-58. Sam Sessoms scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Penn State (6-5, 2-1 Big Ten). Sessoms

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for two touchdowns and set the franchise single-season record, Andre Roberts returned a kickoff 101 yards for a score and the Los Angeles Chargers moved back into a playoff spot in the AFC with a 34-13 victory over the Denver Broncos. Los

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Trey Lance threw two touchdown passes in the second half of his second career start, and the San Francisco 49ers closed in on a playoff berth with a 23-7 victory over the Houston Texans. Lance got the nod for the 49ers for

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cornerback Cameron Dantzler has joined the list of Minnesota Vikings unavailable for their Sunday night game with the Green Bay Packers. Dantzler is inactive for Sunday night’s game due to a calf injury. Minnesota will have tight end Tyler Conklin available. Conklin had been questionable with a hamstring injury, The

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 improved

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England’s offense took a step backward in back-to-back losses to Indianapolis and Buffalo coming off a season-high, seven-game win streak. Big contributions by two unlikely sources in their win over Jacksonville arrived at the perfect time as the Patriots prepare to return to the