NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships
Yesterday
Philadelphia Eagles 55, Washington Commanders 23
Kansas City Chiefs 32, Buffalo Bills 29
Eagles 55, Commanders 23 – Hurts, Barkley each rush for 3 TDs to help Eagles reach Super Bowl with 55-23 win
Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia’s first play and finished with 118 yards and three scores, Jalen Hurts rushed for three TDs and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl with a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Hurts and the Eagles are in the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons, and this time Barkley is along for the ride. Philadelphia will play former Eagles coach Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
Chiefs 32, Bills 29 – Chiefs get more Mahomes magic and advance to 3rd straight Super Bowl, beating Bills 32-29
Patrick Mahomes accounted for three touchdowns and the Kansas City defense made big stops at key moments to help the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 on Sunday night and reach the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season. Now, they will face the Philadelphia Eagles and try to become the first team ever to hoist three straight Lombardi Trophies. Harrison Butker gave them the lead with his field goal with 3:33 left, and the Kansas City defense stopped Josh Allen and Co. on fourth down, allowing the Chiefs offense to run out the clock on their ninth consecutive playoff victory.
Sunday, Februay 9
Super Bowl LIX – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 6:30 p.m.
NFL – Commanders warned referees can ‘award a score’ after 4 penalties near goal line
The Washington Commanders jumped offsides four times in a sequence of five plays while trying to stop Philadelphia’s vaunted tush push. The repeated penalties earned them a warning from the referee that he could award the Eagles a touchdown if the Commanders did it again. Jonathan Allen was flagged twice and Frankie Luvu was flagged twice during the sequence, with Luvu leaping over the Eagles’ line on consecutive plays. Referee Shaun Hochuli told the crowd, “Washington has been advised that referees can award a score if this type of behavior happens again.”
NFL – Mahomes and the Chiefs will face Hurts, Barkley and the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are going for a three-peat in a Super Bowl rematch. This time, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles have Saquon Barkley. The Eagles and Chiefs will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years on Feb. 9 in New Orleans. Kansas City aims to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row. Mahomes led Kansas City to a 32-29 win over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game on Sunday, eliminating Buffalo for the fourth time in five years.
NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Wild 4, Blackhawks 2 – Jared Spurgeon scores as the Wild hold off the Blackhawks for a 4-2 win
Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. Matt Boldy had three assists for Minnesota in the opener of a five-game trip. The Wild had lost five of six. Chicago was limited to five shots on goal before rallying in the third period. Seth Jones scored on a power play and Frank Nazar added his third of the season at 4:16, trimming Minnesota’s lead to one. But the Wild held on in the final minutes, and Marcus Foligno closed it out with an empty-netter with 1:42 left.
Tonight
Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Penn State at (21) Michigan, 6:30 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00
WNBA – Kelsey Plum headed to LA and Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas in blockbuster 3-way deal
Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles as part of a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday night because no official deal has been announced. Plum helped the Aces win consecutive WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023. She averaged 17.8 points and 4.2 assists last season. Loyd had requested a trade out of Seattle last month. The Sparks traded the No. 2 pick in the draft and Li Yueru to Seattle. Los Angeles also received the No. 9 pick. The Aces got the 13th pick in the draft.
MLB – Ryan Pressly waives no-trade clause to join the Chicago Cubs, AP source says
The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade for Ryan Pressly, adding the right-hander to the back end of their bullpen in their second major offseason deal with the Houston Astros. Pressly has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, according to a person familiar with the situation, and there is an agreement in place between the teams, pending a review of medical records. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized. The Cubs also acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a multiplayer trade with the Astros in December.
Tennis – Sinner beats Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row
Jannik Sinner has defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship. The victory in the final Sunday night by the 23-year-old Italian makes him the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93. Sinner has won three of the past five major tournaments, including the 2024 U.S. Open, and rose to No. 1 in the ATP rankings last June. He’s also on a career-best 21-match winning streak. The No. 2-ranked Zverev is now 0-3 in Grand Slam finals.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Michigan Lutheran at Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Sturgis, 7:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 7:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Lawrence, 5:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Lakeshore at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Bronson, 7:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m.
Lawton at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Battle Creek Pennfield, 7:00 p.m.
Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
