Week 16 saw more teams clinch their spots in the playoffs, with the Chiefs, Rams, Buccaneers and Cardinals all securing berths on Sunday. That brings the total to six teams, with that group joining the Packers and the Cowboys.
NEW ORLEANS – Rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle returned from the CO- VID-19 list to catch 10 passes for 92 yards and touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins beat the short-handed New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Monday night, becoming the first NFL team to win seven straight games after losing seven in a row.
Devils 4, Sabres 3: Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and two assists to help visiting New Jersey end its six-game losing streak with a win against Buffalo on Wednesday night. Hughes’ sixth goal of the season gave New Jersey a 3-2 lead in the third period after a failed Sabres clearing attempt led to a rebound from a shot by Yegor Sharangovich, who scored 2:22 later to make it 4-2.
Knicks 94, Pistons 85: Alec Burks scored a season-high 34 points to lead a huge night from New York’s bench and the visiting Knicks beat the shorthanded Pistons Wednesday. Burks was a point shy of his career high and Immanuel Quickley added 18 points as the Knicks’ reserves combined for 65 points.
Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S.
No. 10 Baylor 86, North Texas 65: NaLyssa Smith had 28 points and 11 rebounds for her 11th consecutive doubledouble, and four other Baylor players scored in double figures as the 10thranked Bears closed out their non-conference schedule with an 86-65 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night.
Recovering from recent intense storms and fires has placed a stranglehold on many in agriculture. On Dec. 15, Kansans watched as a derecho, an intense, widespread and fast-moving storm, rolled across the prairie.
Kansas county health officers continue to leave their jobs in significant numbers after losing the power they formerly had to take any steps necessary to slow the spread of outbreaks of disease, says soon-to-retire public health official Gianfranco Pezzino.
Kyrie Irving is a step closer to making his season debut. The Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Irving, along with Kevin Durant and La-Marcus Aldridge, have cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols – a major step toward getting them back on the court.
Kansas State announced Wednesday morning that its Wednesday night home basketball game at Bramlage Coliseum has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the North Florida basketball program. The game will not be rescheduled and fans who bought tickets for the game will receive additional information via email from the K-State Athletics ticket office.