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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lovie Smith called his final game as the Houston Texans coach in their season finale. Whether Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday also is out remains to be seen. Just hours after the two closed out dismal seasons with a wild and intriguing fourth quarter that

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw for a touchdown and Joe Mixon ran for another as the Cincinnati Bengals took advantage of four Baltimore turnovers to beat the Ravens 27-16 and set up a rematch in the first round of the playoffs next Sunday night. The AFC North champion

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys laid an egg in a 26-6 loss to the Washington Commanders in their regular-season finale. Prescott completed just 14 of his 37 passes and threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown. The Cowboys limped into the playoffs

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIHA (AP) — The Giants rested their key starters Sunday at Philadelphia to keep them healthy for an NFC playoff game next week against Minnesota. The Eagles beat the Giants 22-16. The final score was largely immaterial to New York on Sunday night. The Giants already secured the No.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Getting eliminated from playoff contention about an hour before their season finale didn’t alter the Detroit Lions’ approach. The Lions delivered a performance that enables them to go into the offseason believing their playoff drought will end very soon. Jamaal Williams rushed for two

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts walked into the Linc wearing a Michael Jordan “I’m Back” T-shirt from the former Chicago Bulls’ star’s first unretirement. Yeah, Hurts is back — and now, so are the Eagles as a Super Bowl threat. Hurts returned from a sprained right shoulder and threw

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lovie Smith has been fired as coach of the Houston Texans on Sunday night after just one season where the team went 3-13-1. It’s the second straight season in which the Texans have fired a coach after just one year. They parted ways with David Culley

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are in the playoffs after beating the Los Angeles Rams 19-16 in overtime and the Detroit Lions beating the Green Bay Packers. Jason Myers kicked a 32-yard field goal midway through overtime to give Seattle the victory over the Rams. Hours later, Seattle

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-98. The Cavaliers won for the fourth time in five games. It’s the second time this week the Cavs have topped the Suns after beating

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Belgium’s David Goffin has ousted fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the ASB Tennis Classic in a match which produced an engrossing clash of styles. A baseliner who won his seventh ATP singles title last year on clay in Marrakech, Goffin used touch and

MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Maxi Domi scored at 1:04 of overtime and had an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 for their second straight win. Lukas Reichel batted in his his first NHL goal and had two assists for Chicago. Philipp Kurashev and Colin Blackwell also scored for

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brandon Saad extended his goal streak to a career-best four straight games to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Minnesota Wild 3-0. Brayden Schenn scored twice and Thomas Greiss made 36 saves for his first shutout of the season for the Blues. Saad

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns fired beloved former quarterback Bernie Kosar from their pregame radio broadcast before the season finale against Pittsburgh after he violated NFL policy by placing a wager earlier this week after sports gambling became legal in Ohio. Kosar had made a ceremonial bet of $19,000

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — If this was a sign of what’s to come in 2023 in Denver, Russell Wilson and the Broncos faithful can breathe easier this offseason. Wilson rediscovered some of his magic Sunday, throwing for three touchdowns and a trio of bull’s-eye deep balls that each covered

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Tavares had a goal and two assists, Mitchell Marner added three assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2. Auston Matthews, Calle Jarnkrok, Conor Timmins, Zach Aston-Reese and Timothy Liljegren also scored for Toronto, which swept its three-game season series with the Flyers.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-109. Dallas guard Luka Doncic sat out with a sore left ankle. Doncic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists the night before in a win over the New Orleans

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced Sunday on Instagram that he was diagnosed in recent days. The three-time All-Star was scheduled to begin treatment on Monday. Hendriks says he is “confident” he will “make a full recovery and be

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Royce O’Neale’s putback with 3.2 seconds left put Brooklyn to stay, and the Nets defeated the Miami Heat 102-101 on Sunday night in a game where Kevin Durant left early with a right knee injury. Kyrie Irving scored 29 to lead the Nets, who have now