NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships
Yesterday
AFC: Cincinnati Bengals 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24 – OT
NFC: Los Angeles Rams 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
Bengals 27, Chiefs 24 – OT – Bengals top Chiefs 27-24 in OT to clinch Super Bowl trip
Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime after Joe Burrow kept his cool while leading a furious second-half comeback to get the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years with a 27-24 victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. The Bengals, who will play the Rams for the NFL title, erased an 18-point deficit to take a late 24-21 lead but Harrison Butker’s 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation sent it to overtime a week after his 49-yarder on the final play of regulation did the same against Buffalo. Vonn Bell intercepted Mahomes on the third play of overtime and Burrow and the Bengals took over.
Rams 20, 49ers 17 – Rams rally to Super Bowl with stunning 20-17 win over Niners
The Los Angeles Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure a spot in the Super Bowl at their home stadium next month with a thrilling 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game. Travin Howard made a game-sealing interception with 1:09 to play after Jimmy Garoppolo was pressured by Aaron Donald. Cooper Kupp caught two touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford for the star-studded Rams (15-5), who began the fourth quarter down 17-7 after wasting a multitude of scoring opportunities. Los Angeles will welcome the Cincinnati Bengals in two weeks for Super Bowl 56 in Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s multibillion-dollar SoFi Stadium.
Sunday, February 13
Super Bowl 56 – SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, CA
Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams, 6:30 p.m.
NFL – Chicago Bears hire Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator
The Chicago Bears have hired Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator, raiding the staff of rival Green Bay to find the assistant they feel is best suited to install a successful scheme for Justin Fields. Getsy spent the past two seasons as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Getsy’s hire likely will be the most scrutinized selection for Matt Eberflus’ first staff in Chicago. Eberflus was hired Thursday for his first head coaching job in the NFL after he spent the past four years as Indianapolis’ defensive
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Bulls 130, Portland Trailblazers 116
Detroit Pistons 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 105
Bulls 130, Blazers 116 – Vucevic, DeRozan help Bulls beat Trail Blazers 130-116
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and 10 assists and the Chicago Bulls overcame a slow to start to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 130-116 on Sunday. Zach LaVine had 20 points, and Ayo Dosunmu finished with 11 assists. Chicago has won three of four to improve to 31-18. C.J. McCollum had 29 points for Portland. Norman Powell added 22, and Anfernee Simons had 21.
Pistons 115, Cavaliers 105 – Bey, Cunningham key Pistons’ rally in 115-105 win over Cavs
Saddiq Bey scored 31 points, Cade Cunningham had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Detroit Pistons overcame a terrible start to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-105 on Sunday night. After Cleveland raced to a 15-0 lead, Detroit cut it to 55-49 at halftime, and finally took its first lead in the fourth quarter. Cunningham finished with the triple-double after failing to score in the first half. Frank Jackson added 19 points, and Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the Pistons end a four-game skid. Darius Garland had 24 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley added 18. The Cavaliers lost for the second time in 10 games.
Tonight
Los Angeles Clippers at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
(9) Duke at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(20) Notre Dame 74, Boston College 61
Michigan State 61, Rutgers 45
(20) Notre Dame 74, Boston College 61 – Miles scores 30 as Notre Dame women top Boston College 74-61
Freshman Olivia Miles poured in a career-high 30 points and No. 20 Notre Dame breezed to a 74-61 victory over Boston College. Miles sank 12 of 19 shots from the floor, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, for the Fighting Irish (16-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). She topped her previous high of 24 points on a layup with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter, giving Notre Dame a 63-42 lead. The two teams played to a 14-14 tie after one quarter, but Miles scored nine points in the second period and the Irish took a 35-28 lead into halftime. Miles hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 in the third quarter as the Irish built a 59-40 lead heading into the final period. Cameron Swartz had 18 points and seven rebounds to pace Boston College.
Tonight
(6) Indiana at (7) Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Tennis – Australian Open – Nadal wins Australian Open for 21st major title
Rafael Nadal has won a men’s record 21st Grand Slam singles title with a comeback, five-set victory over second-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. He had to do it the hard way after Medvedev won the first two sets in a final that started late Sunday local time and ended 5 hours and 24 minutes later in the early hours of Monday morning. It was the second longest Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic beat Nadal in five sets in 5 hours and 53 minutes in 2012. The 35-year-old Spaniard now has one more Slam than Djokovic and Roger Federer, his long-time rivals in the so-called Big Three. Nadal also became just the fourth man in history to win all four of the sport’s major titles at least twice.
Golf – LPGA – Ko edges Kang in Boca
Lydia Ko earned a one-shot win over Danielle Kang at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Ko pulled ahead with a birdie on the 15th hole and matched scores with Danielle Kang the rest of the way, closing with a 3-under 69. Ko won for the second straight season after enduring a three-year slump. It’s the 17th victory of her LPGA Tour career. Kang closed with a 68 in her bid to win back-to-back for the second time in three years. She won the season-opening Tournament of Champions a week ago in Orlando.
Soccer – CONCACAF- US stumbles to 2-0 loss at 1st-place Canada in qualifying
Canada established itself as the dominant nation in soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean region, taking a big step toward reaching the World Cup for the first time since 1986 with a 2-0 victory over the United States. Cyle Larin scored in the seventh minute and Sam Adekugbe added a goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. Canada beat the U.S. for just the second time in 37 years. The U.S remains on track to return to the World Cup for the first tme since 2014 with wins in its remaining two home games.
MCCAA – Junior College Sports
Saturday
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College 82, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 72
Men’s Basketball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College 90, Lake Michigan College 75
MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Boys Basketball
Benton Harbor 76, Chelsea 68 – OT
New Buffalo 66, Bridgman 56
Brighton 66, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 60
Galesburg-Augusta 44, Quincy 44
Girls Basketball
Bridgman 42, South Haven 22
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Dowagiac at Niles, 7:00 p.m.
Marshall Academy at Sturgis, 7:30 p.m.
West Michigan Aviation Academy at Saugatuck, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
Brandywine at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Gobles at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Niles, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 4:15 p.m.
Marshall Academy at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
