NFL – National Football League – Week 6
Last Night
Cincinnati Bengals 34, Detroit Lions 11
Green Bay Packers 24, Chicago Bears 14
Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 3
Bengals 34, Lions 11 – Joe Burrow throws 3 TDs as Bengals rout Lions 34-11
Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Cincinnati Bengals rout the Detroit Lions 34-11 Sunday. The Bengals already have four wins to equal last year’s total and to double their victories from 2019 during coach Zac Taylor’s debut season. Detroit is the NFL’s only winless team. The Lions could not rally as they did in closely contested setbacks against San Francisco, Baltimore and Minnesota. They failed to score until Austin Seibert made a 35-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter.
Packers 24, Bears 14 – Rodgers throws 2 TDs, runs for 1 as Packers beat Bears 24-14
Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers (5-1) beat the Bears (3-3) for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers as the starter against Chicago. They also prevented Chicago from tying them for the NFC North lead. Rodgers shook off a sluggish start, throwing a 1-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in the second quarter and a 12-yarder to Aaron Jones in the third. Rodgers put the Bears away after Justin Fields threw a 5-yard touchdown to Darnell Mooney as he scored from the 6 to cap a 75-yard drive.
Colts 31, Texans 3 – Indianapolis gets in sync with 31-3 victory over Houston
Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and Jonathan Taylor ran for another score for the Colts in a 31-3 dismantling of the Texans. Wentz threw a 28-yard TD pass to Mo Alie-Cox for a advantage in 17-3 third-quarter. The Colts have followed an 1-3 start with consecutive wins, and Houston has dropped five in a row since a season-opening win.
Other NFL Scores
Tampa Bay 28, Philadelphia 22
Jacksonville 23, Miami 20
Baltimore 34, L.A. Chargers 6
Kansas City 31, Washington 13
L.A. Rams 38, N.Y. Giants 11
Minnesota 34, Carolina 28, OT
Arizona 37, Cleveland 14
Dallas 35, New England 29, OT
Las Vegas 34, Denver 24
Pittsburgh 23, Seattle 20, OT
Bye
N.Y. Jets, Atlanta,
New Orleans, San Francisco
Tonight
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans, 8:15 p.m.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Finals – Best of 5
Yesterday
Chicago Sky 80, Phoenix Mercury 74 (CHI wins 3-1)
Sky 80, Mercury 74 – Chicago wins first WNBA title with 80-74 win over Phoenix
Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Courtney Vandersloot added 10 points and 15 assists for the Sky, who won the series 3-1, rallying from a 72-65 deficit with 4:42 left. Chicago scored the next nine points to take a two-point lead on Stefanie Dolson’s layup. She added another basket to make it 76-72 with 45.8 seconds left. Vandersloot then scored in the lane to seal the win setting off the celebration. As the final buzzer sounded, Parker sprinted to the corner of the court and hugged her family with tears in her eyes.
MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7
Last Night
Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (ATL leads 2-0)
Braves 5, Dodgers 4 – Late-night magic: Braves beat Dodgers 5-4, lead NLCS 2-0
The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves lead the NL Championship Series two games to none. Atlanta twice rallied from two-run deficits before Rosario came up with his fourth hit of the game, a 105 mph scorcher up the middle on the first pitch after closer Kenley Jansen reliever. Seager tried for a backhand snag, and the ball skidded off his glove into center field.
Tonight
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 8:08 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 7
Saturday
(10) Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 31
Central Michigan 26, Toledo 23 – OT
Western Michigan 64, Kent State 31
(8) Michigan (Bye)
(14) Notre Dame (Bye)
NCAAFB – Cincinnati up to No. 2; Purdue snaps poll drought
Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll for the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 with 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa’s loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11. The Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25, snapping the longest current AP poll drought for a Power Five school. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. No. 24 Texas-San Antonio is ranked for the first time in the history of the program. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State.
| AP TOP 25 | ||
|
1 |
Georgia (63) |
7-0 |
|
2 |
Cincinnati |
6-0 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma |
7-0 |
|
4 |
Alabama |
6-1 |
|
5 |
Ohio State |
5-1 |
|
6 |
Michigan |
6-0 |
|
7 |
Penn State |
5-1 |
|
8 |
Oklahoma State |
6-0 |
|
9 |
Michigan State |
7-0 |
|
10 |
Oregon |
5-1 |
|
11 |
Iowa |
6-1 |
|
12 |
Ole Miss |
5-1 |
|
13 |
Notre Dame |
5-1 |
|
14 |
Coastal Carolina |
6-0 |
|
15 |
Kentucky |
6-1 |
|
16 |
Wake Forest |
6-0 |
|
17 |
Texas A&M |
5-2 |
|
18 |
NC State |
5-1 |
|
19 |
Auburn |
5-2 |
|
20 |
Baylor |
6-1 |
|
21 |
SMU |
6-0 |
|
22 |
San Diego State |
6-0 |
|
23 |
Pittsburgh |
5-1 |
|
24 |
UTSA |
7-0 |
|
25 |
Purdue |
4-2 |
NCAAFB – LSU, football coach Ed Orgeron to part ways at end of season
LSU and coach Ed Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season. The move announced by athletic director Scott Woodward on Sunday night comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. The announcement surprisingly comes the day after the Tigers upset Florida. But the end for Coach O at LSU seemed to be approaching after a blowout loss last week to Kentucky. Orgeron is 49-17 with the Tigers, including 15-0 in 2019 when Joe Burrow won a Heisman Trophy and LSU its third national championship since 2003.
NASCAR – Larson reaches semifinals
Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR’s season finale with a dominating victory at Texas. Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile track and got his eighth win this season, staying in front through seven restarts in the final stage. Three of those restarts came after incidents involving playoff contenders Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. in the final 34 laps. The seven remaining playoff contenders leave Texas with two more chances to get into the championship four. Ryan Blaney, Hamlin and Kyle Busch are above the cutline going to Kansas next weekend.
MILB – MLB to require housing for some minor leaguers in 2022
Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, first reported Sunday on the owners’ decision, saying the league would require teams to provide housing either via stipends to fully cover housing or by arranging the lodging themselves. The league did not specify which players would be covered by the new policy. The move is expected to ease the burden on players, some of whom have incomes from teams that fall below the federal poverty line of $12,880 for individuals.
Olympics – Weather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal
Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter Olympics flame-lighting ceremony at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece. And earlier Sunday, two protesters were detained on the Acropolis in Athens trying to raise a banner to draw attention to human-rights abuses in China. Health measures for the second pandemic flame-lighting at Ancient Olympia, in the southern Peloponnese region, mean that much of the normal pageantry is being trimmed back. There will be no spectators at Monday’s ceremony, and only three runners will take part in a symbolic relay that would normally have lasted days. The flame will be handed to Beijing officials in Athens on Tuesday.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball
St. Joseph at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Countryside Academy, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Decatur, 6:30 p.m.
Watervliet Grace Christian at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 1 at Okemos
Okemos vs. Portage Northern, 5:00 p.m.
East Lansing vs. Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Mattawan
St. Joseph vs. Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.
Mattawan vs. Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Coldwater
Marshall vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg vs. Coldwater, 7:15 p.m.
Division 2 at Allegan (at local sites)
Otsego at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m.
Zeeland East at Holland, 6:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Gull Lake
Eaton Rapids vs. Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg, 5:00 p.m.
Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 6:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Dowagiac (at local sites)
Buchanan at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran vs. Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman vs. Bangor, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Bloomingdale
Saugatuck vs. Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale vs. Hudsonville Libertas Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Lawton
Cassopolis vs. Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton vs. Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Bellevue, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m.
