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MIAMI (AP) — Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant left in the second half of the Nets’ game in Miami on Sunday night with a right knee injury. Durant appeared to be hurt when Heat forward Jimmy Butler fell into the Nets’ forward on a drive late in the third quarter. Durant grabbed at his right knee

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris ran for 84 yards and a touchdown and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 28-14 but were eliminated from the playoffs when Miami edged the New York Jets. The Steelers will have to settle for a 16th straight non-losing season under coach Mike

By CHRIS GOFF Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Buddy Hield had 21 and the Indiana Pacers capped the first half of their regular-season schedule with a 116-111 comeback victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 16 points, 13 assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who trailed by

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Davis Mills threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins with 50 seconds left then connected with Akins on the 2-point conversion to give Houston a 32-31 victory at Indianapolis. The victory cost the Texans the No. 1 overall draft pick. They’ll select second, behind the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jason Myers kicked a 32-yard field goal midway through overtime, and the Seattle Seahawks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Myers missed from 46 yards when he hit the upright on the final play of regulation. Given another

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Jets started the season 7-4 and looked to be on their way to the playoffs before losing their final six games of the season. Despite the disappointing collapse punctuated by an 11-6 loss to the Dolphins in the regular season finale, the Jets

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The New England Patriots are blaming themselves after being eliminated from playoff contention following a 35-23 season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots would’ve qualified for the postseason with a win, but blew their chance in a game they allowed Nyheim Hines to return

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran 51 yards for another one as South Dakota State won its first national championship with a 45-21 win over North Dakota State. The Bison lost for the first time in their 10 FCS title game appearances. Nearly

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Playing without Robert Lewandowski wasn’t so bad for Barcelona after all. Barcelona overcame the absence of its top striker to win 1-0 at Atlético Madrid and open a three-point lead over rival Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Madrid had lost 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jason Sanders kicked a go-ahead 50-yard field goal with 18 seconds left and helped send the Miami Dolphins to their first playoff berth since 2016 after barely squeaking by the New York Jets 11-6. The Dolphins snapped a five-game losing streak and then had

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Thanks to an old friend, the Chicago Bears are on the clock for the NFL draft. Chicago will pick No. 1 for the first time since 1947 after it lost 29-13 to the Minnesota Vikings in its season finale. It was the 10th straight loss for

DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams was carted off the field with what the team called a back injury late in the first half against Denver. Williams spent several moments in the blue medical tent before the cart took him to the locker room. Williams had four catches for 32 yards. The

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady broke his own NFL mark for most completions in a season, quickly gaining the needed nine connections in Tampa Bay’s 30-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He played into the second quarter and then was taken out to avoid injury with the playoffs next

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Nyheim Hines ignited an emotionally charged atmosphere celebrating injured Bills safety Damar Hamlin by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns, and Buffalo clinched the AFC’s No. 2 playoff seed with a 35-23 win over the New England Patriots. The loss, coupled with Miami beating the

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Trevon Faulkner drilled a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and Marques Warrick’s 19 points helped Northern Kentucky defeat Detroit Mercy 78-76 in overtime on Sunday. After Faulkner tied the game at 71 with his contested 3 from the top-right, A’Lahn Sumler hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with two minutes to

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayla Everett scored a season-high 26 points, Jillian Archer had a double-double and No. 24 St. John’s bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-52 win over Xavier. Archer finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Mackayla Scarlett had 18 points for the Musketeers, who have lost

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Flau’jae Johnson scored 26 points, including eight during a 12-0, second-quarter run to break the game open, Angel Reese also scored 26 and No. 7 LSU blew out Kentucky 67-48 on Sunday for its best start in school history. The Tigers (16-0, 4-0 Southeastern

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for 225 yards and a touchdown in the first half and watched the rest of the way as the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings tuned up for the playoffs by beating the Chicago Bears 29-13. Cousins led three scoring drives as the Vikings

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eddy Pineiro kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired, and the Carolina Panthers closed out their season with an opportunistic 10-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Saints outgained Carolina 304 yards to 203. But the game remained tight until the end because

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Desmond Ridder’s first two career touchdown passes powered the Atlanta Falcons to a 30-17 win over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Tom Brady added to his imposing list of records. Brady broke his own NFL record for most completions in a season before leaving