NFL – Super Bowl LV
Last Night
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Florida
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 9
Buccaneers 31, Chiefs 9 – Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9
Tom Brady was efficient and the Tampa Bay defense was devastating. The combination has led to the Buccaneers’ second Super Bowl victory. Brady threw for three first-half touchdowns and the Buccaneers stifled Kansas City’s offense in a 31-9 win over the Chiefs. Brady threw to Rob Gronkowski for the first two TDs and found Antonio Brown in the end zone with six seconds left in the first half. Brady was 21 of 29 for 201 yards and no interceptions in winning a Super Bowl ring for a record-extending seventh time. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones II combined for 144 yards rushing, with Fournette scoring the game’s final TD on a 27-yard run in the third quarter. Most of the Chiefs’ 350 total yards came in the fourth quarter. Patrick Mahomes didn’t go over 100 yards passing until the final minute of the third quarter. Mahomes was pressured throughout while completing just 26 of his 49 throws for 270 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. It’s the first time Mahomes has been held under 10 points or lost by double digits since becoming a starter.
NFL – Super Bowl ads went for light humor. Not all succeeded
The mood on the field was tense during the Super Bowl as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trounced the Kansas City Chiefs. Off the field, brands sought to relieve the tension of the game — and the year — with lighthearted commercials stuffed with celebrities and nostalgic characters. Cadillac updated the film “Edward Scissorhands,” M&M’s enlisted Dan Levy to show how a bag of M&M’s given as an apology can help people come together. And Will Ferrell teamed with GM — and Awkwafina and Kenan Thompson — on a madcap cross-country dash to promote electric vehicles.
NFL – The biggest win: In 2020, NFL found ways to play every game
More than the youth of Patrick Mahomes or the agelessness of Tom Brady, the most compelling story surrounding this year’s Super Bowl was that it was happening at all. It took nearly 1 million COVID-19 tests, thousands of Zoom meetings and an untold amount of flexibility for the NFL to not miss a single of the 269 regular-season and postseason games amid a worldwide pandemic. Game number 269, the Super Bowl, was a fascinating matchup of young (Mahomes) vs. old (Brady) — the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was to be played in a one-third-full stadium and with millions of fingers crossed around the country. The NFL and society are hoping the big game won’t turn into the mother of super-spreader events.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 4, Florida Panthers 1
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Dallas Stars 1 – OT
Red Wings 4, Panthers 1 – Smith, Red Wings win for 1st time in 9 games, beat Panthers
Givani Smith had a goal and an assist as Detroit Red Wings won for the first time in nine games, beating the Florida Panthers 4-1. Marc Staal scored for the first time with Detroit, Robby Fabbri and Vladislav Namestnikov added goals and Troy Stecher had two assists. Goaltender Thomas Greiss stopped 36 shots for his first win with Detroit. Alex Wennberg scored for the Panthers. Florida became the last NHL team to lose in regulation this season.
Blackhawks 2, Stars 1 – OT – DeBrincat scores twice for Blackhawks in 2-1 OT win at Stars
Alex DeBrincat scored both Chicago goals, including the winner 2:56 into overtime, and the Blackhawks won 2-1 to hand the Dallas Stars their first home loss this season. DeBrincat has four goals and two assists in his three games since returning from a four-game absence because of COVID-19 protocols. Patrick Kane assisted on both goals. Chicago had been winless in its first four games this season that went past regulation. Jason Robertson’s first career goal was the only score for Dallas.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Utah Jazz 103, Indiana Pacers 93 – d
Jazz 103, Pacers 93 – Mitchell, Jazz win for 15th time in 16 games, beat Pacers
Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and 11 assists as the Utah Jazz won for the 15th time in 16 games, beating the Indiana Pacers 103-95. Utah improved its NBA-best record to 19-5. Mitchell ensured a fast start with 11 first-quarter points. Domantas Sabonis scored 20 for the Pacers, who have lost five of six.
Tonight
Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – AP source: Knicks to acquire Rose, who rejoins Thibodeau
A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks have agreed to acquire Derrick Rose from the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks will send Dennis Smith Jr. and a second-round pick to the Pistons, the person told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade was not yet official. Once it is, it reunites Rose with coach Tom Thibodeau, his coach in Chicago when the guard became the youngest MVP in NBA history. Rose late spent one season in New York, averaging 18 points in 2016-17, before rejoining Thibodeau again in Minnesota.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(1) Louisville 71, Notre Dame 65
(22) Northwestern 63, Michigan State 60
(10) Maryland at (13) Michigan, PPD
Golf – PGA – Koepka stages big rally to win Phoenix Open
Brooks Koepka chipped in from 32 yards for eagle on the 17th hole and parred the last for a one-stroke victory in the PGA’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Five strokes behind Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele entering the round, Koepka shot a 6-under 65 to finish at 19-under. The four-time major champion also won in 2015 at TPC Scottsdale for the first of his eight PGA Tour titles. Schauffele birdied the par-4 18th for a 71 to tie for second with Kyoung-Hoon Lee, who fired a 68.
Tennis – Australian Open – Naomi, Serena breeze to Round 2
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are among the Day 1 winners at the Australian Open. Osaka dropped just three games in her match, while Williams lost only two. Other first-round winners on the women’s side include Venus Williams. Over in the men’s bracket, 14th seed Milos Raonic and No. 17 Stan Wawrinka won in straight sets.
Olympics – Opposition remains strong to Tokyo Games after Mori remarks
Public opposition remains strong in Japan to holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics following derogatory remarks about women made last week by the head of the local organizing committee. A telephone survey over the weekend by Japanese news agency Kyodo showed just over 82 percent believe the games should be canceled or postponed again. Only 14.5 percent say they should go on as planned. The survey also showed that nearly 60 percent say Yoshiro Mori is “not qualified” to be the president of the organizing committee. Mori last week suggested women talk too much in meetings. He apologized for the remarks and said he does not intend to resign. The IOC and local organizers have accepted his apology and say it was sufficient.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Lawrence at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
