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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dallas kicker Brett Maher missed his fifth extra point of the postseason when his first attempt against San Francisco was blocked before making two field-goal tries. The Cowboys stuck with Maher for the divisional-round game against the 49ers even after he set an

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — No. 5-seeded Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time. Bencic double-faulted to drop the first set, which put Sabalenka in control from that point. No. 4 Caroline Garcia faced Magda Linette later Monday for the final place in

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting, KJ Simpson hit a straight-away 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Colorado beat Washington State 58-55. Simpson, who scored seven points in the closing four-plus minutes, stepped around a screen by Luke O’Brien a hit the winning 3 with 4.8 second left.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills ended a season in which they overcame much adversity by producing a dud in a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and the divisional round of the playoffs. The Bills were unable to draw upon the motivational inspiration Von Miller attempted

By The Associated Press TEANECK, N.J. — Led by Shamir Johnson’s 23 points, the Stonehill Skyhawks defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 70-59. The Skyhawks moved to 9-13 with the victory and the Knights dropped to 12-10.

By JEFF BABINEAU Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brooke Henderson is off to a flying start in the new LPGA Tour season. The Canadian went wire-to-wire to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona. It’s her 13th career victory. Henderson wasn’t under too much stress in the final round of

HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw and Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’s go-ahead attempt in the final seconds. Temple held on to defeat the top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday. Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls earned their first win over a No. 1

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — JP Pegues scored 24 points and Furman beat Wofford 96-82. Pegues also grabbed eight rebounds for the Paladins (15-6, 6-2 Southern Conference). Alex Williams pitched in with 20 points and five rebounds. Mike Bothwell sank 13 of 14 foul shots and scored 20. Jackson Paveletzke led the Terriers (11-10, 3-5) with 25

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue fend off Maryland’s second-half charge and get a 58-55 victory. The Boilermakers have won six straight. They’re also off to the best start in school history at 19-1. Julian Reese scored

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry had nine straight for Miami in the final moments and the Heat rallied to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 100-96. Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler each scored 18 for Miami, which trailed by 16 in the first half. Lowry

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half, Alyssa Ustby finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds and No. 17 North Carolina trailed for just 23 seconds in its 70-57 win over Georgia Tech. Kennedy Todd-Williams had 13 points and seven rebounds

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes sustained a right high ankle sprain in the Kansas City Chiefs’ divisional playoff win over the Jaguars, a person familiar with the nature of the injury told The Associated Press on Sunday, though the All-Pro quarterback expects to play against Cincinnati in

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes, Cincinnati’s defense swarmed Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field and the Bengals advanced to their second straight AFC championship game with a 27-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Damar Hamlin’s inspirational presence while watching the game

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston collected her record-setting 73rd double double with 13 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina moved to 20-0 with a dominating 92-46 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. Boston moved past Sheila Foster, who had double figure points and rebounds in 72

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored in overtime on the power-play and Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves as the New Jersey Devils downed the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. Hamilton’s goal at 2:07 was assisted by Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier and lifted the Devils to their second straight home overtime

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made his first public appearance since going into cardiac arrest after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals three weeks ago, waving to fans from a stadium suite on Sunday as the teams met again for an AFC divisional playoff

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jalen Benjamin had 15 points to lead Mount St. Mary’s to a 59-55 victory over Marist. Benjamin shot 6 of 13 from the field for the Mountaineers (7-13, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jedy Cordilia pitched in with 13 points and seven rebounds. George Tinsley hit two 3-pointers and scored 12. Patrick

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue fend off Maryland’s second-half charge and get a 58-55 victory. The Boilermakers have won six straight. They’re also off to the best start in school history at 19-1. Julian Reese scored

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Gio Reyna scored the winning goal in his first game since the World Cup as Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 4-3 in the Bundesliga. He signaled he is blocking out the controversy surrounding him, his parents and the U.S. national team since the World Cup. Reyna’s