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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills pitched a near-perfect game in their playoff victory against the New England Patriots. The Bills became the first team in NFL history to score touchdowns on their first seven drives of a playoff game before kneeling down on the final possession of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jerick McKinnon probably shouldn’t have been surprised to spend all season buried on the Chiefs depth chart. The journeyman running back had been passed over plenty of times before. Start with those early years in Minnesota, when he backed up Adrian Peterson. An injury

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa has hired German coach Alexander Blessin to replace the fired Andriy Shevchenko. The 48-year-old Blessin has signed a contract until 2024 after Genoa paid his release clause from Belgian soccer club Oostende. Blessin also previously coached the youth teams at Leipzig. Shevchenko had also signed a contract until June 2024

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield had successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury on his non-throwing side that affected his play and led to a disappointing season in Cleveland. Mayfield posted a video on social media following the procedure, which was

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Blake Wesley arrived at Notre Dame without some of the same fanfare as other incoming freshmen. But an explosive start to his freshman season has put Wesley in the conversation about college basketball’s best players and he could possibly become the Irish’s first one-and-done player. Wesley has flourished since

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Steven Bergwijn scored two goals deep into stoppage time to snatch Tottenham a dramatic 3-2 victory at Leicester in the Premier League’s latest-ever comeback win. The Netherlands forward looked to have earned a draw for Spurs by driving home from close range in the fifth minute of added-on time yet there

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Egypt has qualified for the knockout stage at the African Cup of Nations and put a stop for now to the run of surprise results that has shaken the tournament over the last few days. Egypt saw off Sudan 1-0 in their final Group D game in Yaounde. It confirmed Egypt’s

MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad fans have thrown objects at the team bus carrying Atlético Madrid players to a Copa del Rey match. The objects caused some damage and upset Atlético coach Diego Simeone. Sociedad fans attacked the bus as it arrived at the Anoeta Stadium for Atlético’s round-of-16 match in the Basque Country city

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play its final home World Cup qualifier at Orlando, Florida, on March 27 against Panama. The U.S. Soccer Federation scheduled the match at Exploria Stadium, where the Americans beat Panama 4-0 on Oct. 6, 2017, also their next-to-last qualifier. Needing only a draw in their finale to qualify,

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has revealed new dates for 98 games postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons. The changes include moving 23 other games around and 95 filling the gap that previously was scheduled for the Olympic break. The regular season is still scheduled to end April 29 as previously planned.

LILLE, France (AP) — Defending champion Lille extended its unbeaten run to nine matches with a 3-1 win against Lorient in their rescheduled French league match. The win lifted the northern side to within seven points of second-place Nice. Lille leapfrogged Montpellier into eighth place after the southern club was reduced to 10 men and

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Complaints that a University of Michigan sports doctor was committing sexual assault went back decades, long before a $490 million settlement with victims. But no one stepped forward to ensure that Robert Anderson would be kicked off campus. The many missed opportunities were described in detail last

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins are eager for a chance to become the man who replaces Ben Roethlisberger. The two Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterbacks will be in the mix to take over for Roethlisberger, who is likely retiring after 18 seasons. Rudolph has met with mixed

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Suspicions that a University of Michigan sports doctor was committing sexual assault went back decades, long before a $490 million settlement with victims. But no one stepped forward to ensure that Robert Anderson would be kicked off campus. The many missed opportunities were described in detail last

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer UCLA’s Johnny Juzang took a big star turn at the NCAA Tournament, shooting the Bruins into the Final Four with a string of incredible performances. The 6-foot-7 guard averaged 14 points per game during the last regular season before going on a tear in March Madness. Juzang scored 28