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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Packers suddenly are just a win away from an improbable playoff berth. He has his defense to thank for continuing Green Bay’s reversal of fortune. Rodgers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and the Packers shut down

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two of his three touchdown passes to Brock Wright in the first half, and the Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 41-10 to remain in the playoff chase. The Lions have won seven of nine to give themselves a shot at earning a

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice and the New York Rangers snapped a two-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York, which had gone 0-1-1 coming out of the holiday break. Jaroslav Halak finished

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The Tulane Green Wave defeated the Memphis Tigers 96-89 led by Sion James’ 30 points. The Green Wave moved to 8-5 with the win and the Tigers dropped to 11-4.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett finished with a season-high 26 points, Andrew Funk scored 20 and Penn State held on for an 83-79 victory over Iowa on Sunday. Pickett made 10 of 16 shots from the floor and all six of his free throws for the Nittany Lions (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten Conference).

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints did their part, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 for their third straight win. New Orleans has won three straight, an impressive late-season push under first-year coach Dennis Allen. But it wasn’t enough to get the Saints into the playoffs. New Orleans was

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Boston Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla has returned to the bench after missing two games with an eye injury sustained in a pickup game. Mazzulla says he’s part of regular, late-afternoon games at Boston’s TD Garden and got hit in the face Tuesday before the Celtics faced

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Lance Jones scored 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Belmont 63-45. Jones also had three steals for the Salukis. Marcus Domask scored 14 points and added five assists. The Salukis picked up their sixth straight win. Ben Sheppard led the Bruins, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Drew Friberg

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers came into Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay controlling their own destiny, but a 30-24 loss ended the Panthers’ NFC South title hopes. The Panthers got off to a horrible start this year and coach Matt Rhule was fired after a 1-4 start. Interim

BY GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — No. 10 UCLA wasn’t the same team without leading scorer Charisma Osborne and Oregon State took advantage of her absence. Raegan Beers scored 22 points with 15 rebounds to lead the Beavers in a 77-72 win on Sunday. It was Oregon State’s first victory of the

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins face a win-or-go-home scenario for their playoff hopes after they added another quarterback to an already long list of key injuries during their 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots. Teddy Bridgewater will await further evaluation after leaving the game late in the

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus considered taking Justin Fields out of Sunday’s lopsided loss to the Detroit Lions. In the end, though, he decided to let his young quarterback stay in the game. Fields got off to a strong start by rushing for 105 yards in the

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner and Antti Raanta made 24 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes edged the New Jersey Devils 5-4 for a franchise-best 11th straight win. The first-place Hurricanes are 15-0-2 in their last 17 games and haven’t lost since Dec. 6 when they

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Walter Clayton Jr. had 18 points in Iona’s 73-55 win against Saint Peter’s. Clayton had five rebounds for the Gaels. Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points and added 14 rebounds and four blocks. Osborn Shema finished with 14 points. The Peacocks were led by Isiah Dasher, who had 19 points.

NEW YORK — Matt Balanc scored 20 points as Quinnipiac defeated Manhattan 84-65. Balanc shot 7 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Bobcats. Paul Otieno scored 17 points and added eight rebounds. Dezi Jones had 17 points and nine assists. Anthony Nelson led the way for the Jaspers with

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s availability for next week’s regular-season finale against the Jets is up in the air after he left Miami’s 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots with a right finger injury. Bridgewater made the start Sunday in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who is in the concussion protocol for

JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore hit three free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 7 Virginia Tech to a 68-65 victory over No. 13 North Carolina on Sunday. Amoore finished with a game-high 24 points, connecting on 7 of 17 from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 on Sunday. The Saints were eliminated from winning the NFC South when Tampa Bay beat Carolina. They still have a slim chance at earning a playoff berth. Their chances depend on on a variety of scenarios that

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite a new coach calling the shots and other changes on the Denver sideline, the result Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs was very familiar. The Broncos committed too many mistakes, turned the ball over too many times and failed to stop the Chiefs