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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League.

Mahomes' wife, Brittany, was one of the founding owners of the team, along with Angie and Chris Long of Kansas City-based Palmer Square Capital Management.

“We are so thrilled to make this a family affair and have Patrick join as an owner,” Brittany Mahomes said in a statement. “He has been a huge supporter behind-the-scenes. His passion for the Current is undeniable and I am glad that he will be with us as we continue on our journey to become the best in the NWSL.”

Mahomes joins a list of current and former NFL players who have a stake in the women's professional league, which embarks on its 11th season this year.

Chicago Bears guard Michael Schofield is part of the Chicago Red Stars ownership group, as is former Bear Israel Idonije. Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has invested in Gotham FC. Former USC and Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil is part of Angel City's star-studded ownership group.

Mahomes is also part-owner of baseball's Kansas City Royals and Major League Soccer's Sporting KC. He praised his wife and the Longs in a social media post on Tuesday, saying: "I am excited to join another championship-caliber club as it continues to make history.”

The Current joined the NWSL as an expansion team in 2021. Kansas City finished fourth in the standings last season to make the playoffs and advanced to the league title game, where the team lost to the Portland Thorns.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League.Mahomes' wife, Brittany, was one of the founding owners of the team, along with Angie and Chris Long of Kansas City-based Palmer Square Capital Management.“We are so thrilled to make this a family affair and have Patrick join as an owner,” Brittany Mahomes said in a statement. “He has been a huge supporter behind-the-scenes. His passion for the Current is undeniable and I am glad that he will be with us as we continue on our journey to become the best in the NWSL.”Mahomes joins a list of current and former NFL players who have a stake in the women's professional league, which embarks on its 11th season this year.Chicago Bears guard Michael Schofield is part of the Chicago Red Stars ownership group, as is former Bear Israel Idonije. Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has invested in Gotham FC. Former USC and Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil is part of Angel City's star-studded ownership group.Mahomes is also part-owner of baseball's Kansas City Royals and Major League Soccer's Sporting KC. He praised his wife and the Longs in a social media post on Tuesday, saying: "I am excited to join another championship-caliber club as it continues to make history.”The Current joined the NWSL as an expansion team in 2021. Kansas City finished fourth in the standings last season to make the playoffs and advanced to the league title game, where the team lost to the Portland Thorns.

Chiefs QB Mahomes joins ownership group for NWSL team

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held off Oklahoma State 65-57 on Tuesday night.

Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had 11 for the Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big 12), who won their ninth straight and matched their victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big 12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top 10 in the AP poll.

“We didn’t play well in the first half, but we were only down two,” Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. “Up to this point of the season, we've been the hunters and now we have the number in front of our name. We challenged the guys to play with a smile and win the second half.”

Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had 15 for the Cowboys (9-7, 1-3), who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or fewer.

“We came into a difficult environment, which is expected when you are playing the hottest team in the country,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said.

Kansas State led by 10 points in the second half before the Cowboys made it close in the closing minutes. Johnson's slam put Kansas State ahead 62-57 and the Wildcats closed it out at the free-throw line.

“That’s what happens when you have dudes,” Tang said. “I would love to tell you I drew that up, but I didn’t. He caught it with one hand and that was big-time guys making big-time plays at big-time moments.”

Oklahoma State held Kansas State to its worst shooting performance of the year. The Wildcats went 21 of 50 (35.6%). However, the Cowboys were even worse, going 22 of 66 (33.3%). Kansas State scored its fewest points in a Big 12 game thus far but also gave up its fewest.

“I feel like we were switching up our defense so it was tough on them, but they were tough on us too,” Asberry said. “We started playing more through Kalib and he produced for us like he usually does, which got us back in it.”

Nowell made five 3-pointers and had seven assists and five rebounds.

Oklahoma State: Avery Anderson (11.1 points per game) was limited to 13 minutes because of a wrist injury and was held scoreless. Once he's fully healthy, the Cowboys' offense should get a nice boast.

Kansas State: The Wildcats' next two games — at No. 17 TCU and against second-ranked rival Kansas — should give them a better feel for where they stand in the Big 12.

Oklahoma State: At Baylor on Saturday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held off Oklahoma State 65-57 on Tuesday night.Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had 11 for the Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big 12), who won their ninth straight and matched their victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big 12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top 10 in the AP poll.“We didn’t play well in the first half, but we were only down two,” Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. “Up to this point of the season, we've been the hunters and now we have the number in front of our name. We challenged the guys to play with a smile and win the second half.”Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had 15 for the Cowboys (9-7, 1-3), who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or fewer.“We came into a difficult environment, which is expected when you are playing the hottest team in the country,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said.Kansas State led by 10 points in the second half before the Cowboys made it close in the closing minutes. Johnson's slam put Kansas State ahead 62-57 and the Wildcats closed it out at the free-throw line.“That’s what happens when you have dudes,” Tang said. “I would love to tell you I drew that up, but I didn’t. He caught it with one hand and that was big-time guys making big-time plays at big-time moments.”Oklahoma State held Kansas State to its worst shooting performance of the year. The Wildcats went 21 of 50 (35.6%). However, the Cowboys were even worse, going 22 of 66 (33.3%). Kansas State scored its fewest points in a Big 12 game thus far but also gave up its fewest.“I feel like we were switching up our defense so it was tough on them, but they were tough on us too,” Asberry said. “We started playing more through Kalib and he produced for us like he usually does, which got us back in it.”Nowell made five 3-pointers and had seven assists and five rebounds.BIG PICTUREOklahoma State: Avery Anderson (11.1 points per game) was limited to 13 minutes because of a wrist injury and was held scoreless. Once he's fully healthy, the Cowboys' offense should get a nice boast.Kansas State: The Wildcats' next two games — at No. 17 TCU and against second-ranked rival Kansas — should give them a better feel for where they stand in the Big 12.UP NEXTOklahoma State: At Baylor on Saturday.Kansas State: At TCU on Saturday.

Nowell leads No. 11 Kansas St past OSU for 9th straight win

Haven Boys 49 Hoisington 24; Haven Girls 37 Hoisington 32

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Larned Boys 61 Lyons 52; Larned Girls 42 Lyons 32

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP)
— Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for
an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held
off Oklahoma State 65-57. Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had
11 for the Wildcats, who won their ninth straight and exceeded their
victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big
12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top
10 in the AP poll. Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had
15 for the Cowboys, who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or
fewer.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)
— KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 Kansas
defeat Oklahoma 79-75. Kansas closed the game on an 18-4 run. Kansas
got 17 points from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from
Zach Clemence. Oklahoma was led by Grant Sherfield with a season-high
25 points. Sam Godwin added 12 points, Milos Uzan had 11 and Tanner
Groves had 10. Kansas has now won 22 straight games against Oklahoma
in Allen Fieldhouse, including 16 straight under Bill Self.

AMES, Iowa (AP) —
Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 25 points as No. 14 Iowa State
rolled past Texas Tech 84-50 on Tuesday night. Kalscheur made five of
six shots from 3-point range and was 10 of 14 overall as the Cyclones
(13-2, 4-0 Big 12) coasted to their sixth straight win. Jaren Holmes
added 15 points. Caleb Grill finished with 14 after hitting four of
his first six 3-pointers. Iowa State finished 12 of 22 from behind
the arc. De’Vion Harmon led Tech (10-6, 0-4) with 14 points.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)
— A spectator was escorted from Rupp Arena during the first half of
Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina after holding up a sign that said
“Please go to Texas,” referring to speculation about Wildcats
coach John Calipari as a candidate to coach the Longhorns. The
unidentified man in the lower bowl held up the sign for several
minutes before arena security arrived following complaints from other
fans. Kentucky basketball spokesman Deb Moore said afterward the man
was given the choice of putting the sign away but refused, and chose
to leave. Texas has reportedly contacted Calipari about its coaching
vacancy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined
the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National
Women’s Soccer League. Brittany Mahomes, his wife, was one of the
founding owners of the team. Mahomes joins a handful of current and
former NFL players who have a stake in the women’s professional
league, which embarks on its 11th season this year.

SAN JOSE, Calif.
(AP) — National team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman
have praised U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter for bringing the Americans
together at the World Cup even as he’s currently under
investigation by U.S. Soccer for a 1991 incident during which he
kicked his now-wife. The U.S. Soccer Federation said it learned of
the allegation against Berhalter on Dec. 11 and hired a law firm to
investigate. The federation says Berhalter and his wife Rosalind had
“spoken openly” about the matter, and Berhalter admitted kicking
her during an argument after a night of drinking in 1991 before they
were married.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)
— South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler is coming back to the
Gamecocks next season. The Oklahoma transfer posted on social media
that he will return to the team in 2023. Rattler's future had been
among the biggest offseason questions for South Carolina, which
finished No. 23 in the final AP Top 25. Rattler's NFL stock shot up
as he passed for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns in the Gamecocks'
final three games, including consecutive wins over top-10 opponents
Tennessee and Clemson.

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— Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for
an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held
off Oklahoma State 65-57. Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had
11 for the Wildcats, who won their ninth straight and exceeded their
victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big
12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top
10 in the AP poll. Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had
15 for the Cowboys, who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or
fewer.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)
— KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 Kansas
defeat Oklahoma 79-75. Kansas closed the game on an 18-4 run. Kansas
got 17 points from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from
Zach Clemence. Oklahoma was led by Grant Sherfield with a season-high
25 points. Sam Godwin added 12 points, Milos Uzan had 11 and Tanner
Groves had 10. Kansas has now won 22 straight games against Oklahoma
in Allen Fieldhouse, including 16 straight under Bill Self.AMES, Iowa (AP) —
Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 25 points as No. 14 Iowa State
rolled past Texas Tech 84-50 on Tuesday night. Kalscheur made five of
six shots from 3-point range and was 10 of 14 overall as the Cyclones
(13-2, 4-0 Big 12) coasted to their sixth straight win. Jaren Holmes
added 15 points. Caleb Grill finished with 14 after hitting four of
his first six 3-pointers. Iowa State finished 12 of 22 from behind
the arc. De’Vion Harmon led Tech (10-6, 0-4) with 14 points.LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)
— A spectator was escorted from Rupp Arena during the first half of
Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina after holding up a sign that said
“Please go to Texas,” referring to speculation about Wildcats
coach John Calipari as a candidate to coach the Longhorns. The
unidentified man in the lower bowl held up the sign for several
minutes before arena security arrived following complaints from other
fans. Kentucky basketball spokesman Deb Moore said afterward the man
was given the choice of putting the sign away but refused, and chose
to leave. Texas has reportedly contacted Calipari about its coaching
vacancy.KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined
the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National
Women’s Soccer League. Brittany Mahomes, his wife, was one of the
founding owners of the team. Mahomes joins a handful of current and
former NFL players who have a stake in the women’s professional
league, which embarks on its 11th season this year.SAN JOSE, Calif.
(AP) — National team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman
have praised U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter for bringing the Americans
together at the World Cup even as he’s currently under
investigation by U.S. Soccer for a 1991 incident during which he
kicked his now-wife. The U.S. Soccer Federation said it learned of
the allegation against Berhalter on Dec. 11 and hired a law firm to
investigate. The federation says Berhalter and his wife Rosalind had
“spoken openly” about the matter, and Berhalter admitted kicking
her during an argument after a night of drinking in 1991 before they
were married.COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)
— South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler is coming back to the
Gamecocks next season. The Oklahoma transfer posted on social media
that he will return to the team in 2023. Rattler's future had been
among the biggest offseason questions for South Carolina, which
finished No. 23 in the final AP Top 25. Rattler's NFL stock shot up
as he passed for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns in the Gamecocks'
final three games, including consecutive wins over top-10 opponents
Tennessee and Clemson.TUESDAY SCORESTOP-25 COLLEGE
BASKETBALLFinal	(2)Kansas	79	Oklahoma	75	Final	(5)Tennessee	77	Vanderbilt	68	Final	(11)Kansas
St.	65	Oklahoma St.	57	Final	(13)Virginia	65	North
Carolina	58	Final	(14)Iowa
St.	84	Texas Tech	50	Final	Michigan
St.	69	(18)Wisconsin	65	Final	(21)Auburn	82	Mississippi	73	Final	(23)San Diego
St.	74	Nevada	65NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Philadelphia	147	Detroit	116	Final	Toronto	132	Charlotte	120	Final	Miami	112	Oklahoma
City	111	Final	Utah	116	Cleveland	114	Final	Orlando	109	Portland	106	Final	Phoenix	125	Golden
State	113	Final	L.A.
Clippers	113	Dallas	101	NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUEFinal	Tampa
Bay	6	Columbus	3	Final	Pittsburgh	5	Vancouver	4	Final	Seattle	4	Buffalo	3	Final	New
Jersey	5	Carolina	3	Final	Detroit	7	Winnipeg	5	Final SO	N-Y
Rangers	4	Minnesota	3	Final
SO	Dallas	2	N-Y Islanders	1	Final OT	St.
Louis	4	Calgary	3	Final	San
Jose	4	Arizona	2	Final	Florida	5	Colorado	4

Wednesday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

Place	 	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes	Previous Rank

T13	 	Coffeyville 	13-3	171	 	10

 	16	 	Northeastern Oklahoma A&amp;M 	12-2 	154	 	17 

 	21	 	Northeast Mississippi 	10-3 	64	 	22 

 	22	 	Florida SouthWestern State 	13-3 	49	 	T25 

 	25	 	Northwest Florida State 	14-5 	11	 	T25 

Receiving Votes: Butler, Harcum, Weatherford, Cochise, Garden City, North Dakota SCS, Mineral Area, McLennan, Coastal Alabama-North, South Georgia State, Collin County, East Mississippi

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 </figure>Place	 	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes	Previous Rank 	1	 	Chipola	19-0	348	12	1 	2	 	Southern Idaho 	19-0 	336	1	2 	3	 	Odessa 	14-1 	323	 	3 	4	 	Salt Lake 	17-1 	308	 	4 	5	 	Tallahassee 	17-1 	293	 	6 	6	 	John A. Logan 	12-2 	280	 	7 	7	 	Indian Hills 	16-2 	254	 	5 	8	 	Dodge City 	13-3 	251	 	8 	9	 	Vincennes 	17-1 	246	 	9 	10	 	South Plains 	12-2 	225	 	11 	11	 	Midland 	15-0 	175	 	14 	12	 	Monroe College 	15-2 	174	 	T12 	T13	 	Coffeyville 	13-3	171	 	10 	T13	 	Moberly Area 	14-3 	171	 	18 	15	 	Lee 	14-3 	167	 	16 	16	 	Northeastern Oklahoma A&amp;M 	12-2 	154	 	17 	17	 	Connors State 	14-0 	147	 	T12 	18	 	Southeastern 	15-3 	104	 	20 	19	 	Daytona State 	14-2 	96	 	19 	20	 	Kilgore 	12-4 	69	 	15 	21	 	Northeast Mississippi 	10-3 	64	 	22 	22	 	Florida SouthWestern State 	13-3 	49	 	T25 	23	 	Triton 	11-4 	35	 	24 	24	 	Pearl River 	9-2 	21	 	23 	25	 	Northwest Florida State 	14-5 	11	 	T25 Receiving Votes: Butler, Harcum, Weatherford, Cochise, Garden City, North Dakota SCS, Mineral Area, McLennan, Coastal Alabama-North, South Georgia State, Collin County, East Mississippi

NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Rankings

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 </figure>BOYS RANKINGS6A Boys1 Olathe West2 Blue Valley North3 Wichita Heights4 Derby5 Blue Valley Northwest6 Lawrence7 Olathe North8 Garden City9 Lawrence Free State10 Washburn Rural 5A Boys1 Highland Park2 Kapaun Mt. Carmel3 Hutchinson4 St. James Academy5 Maize South6 Topeka West7 De Soto8 Andover Central9 Andover10 KC Piper4A Boys1 McPherson2 Bishop Miege3 Eudora4 Towanda-Circle5 Atchison6 Topeka Hayden7 Wamego8 Wellington9 Baldwin10 Hugoton3A Boys1 Southeast of Saline2 Sabetha3 Hesston4 Wichita Collegiate5 Haven6 Galena7 Osage City8 Colby9 Marysville10 Humboldt2A Boys1 Wichita Independent2 Hays-Thomas More Prep3 Ellinwood4 Lyndon5 Bennington6 Moundridge7 Sterling8 Inman9 Wichita County10 Jayhawk Linn 1A-Div 1-Boys1 Olpe2 Centralia3 Macksville4 Clifton-Clyde5 Wichita Classical School6 Burlingame7 Randolph-Blue Valley8 Osborne9 Norwich10 McPherson - Elyria Christian 1A-Div 2-Boys1 Greeley County2 Northern Valley3 Hanover4 Pawnee Heights5 Axtell6 Lebo7 Cunningham8 Bucklin9 Logan-Palco10 Bird City - Cheylin6A GirlsGIRLS RANKINGS1 Blue Valley North2 Shawnee Mission South3 Liberal4 Blue Valley5 Washburn Rural6 Derby7 Lawrence8 Topeka High9 Wichita Southeast10 Olathe Northwest5A Girls1 Topeka Seaman2 Emporia3 St. Thomas Aquinas4 Bishop Carroll5 Hutchinson6 Andover7 KC - Sumner Academy8 De Soto9 Tecumseh - Shawnee Heights10 Salina Central4A Girls1 Bishop Miege2 McPherson3 Wamego4 Wellington5 St. George-Rock Creek6 Andale7 Ft. Scott8 Independence9 Ottawa10 tie Eudora &amp; Louisburg3A Girls1 Goodland2 Silver Lake3 Phillipsburg4 Nemaha Central5 Southeast of Saline6 Cheney7 Haven8 Eureka9 Effingham - Atchison County10 Rossville2A Girls1 Elbing- Berean Academy2 St. Mary's Colgan3 Jackson Heights4 Smith Center5 Hillsboro6 Hoxie7 Garden Plain8 Riverside9 Remington10 Mission Valley1A-Div 1-Girls1 Little River2 Osborne3 Pretty Prairie4 Clifton-Clyde5 Madison-Hamilton6 Hodgeman County7 Centralia8 Central Plains9 Frankfort10 Quinter 1A-Div 2- Girls1 Hanover2 Lebo3 Hutchinson - Central Christian4 Bucklin5 Wilson6 Attica7 Rexford - Golden Plains8 Kensington - Thunder Ridge9 Linn10 Beloit - St. John's/Tipton

KBCA State Basketball Rankings (1/10/23)

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WATCH TUESDAY SPORTS DAY (1/10/22)

 	4	 	Northwest Florida State 	13-2 	198	 	4 

 	6	 	Eastern Florida State 	16-1 	180	 	6 

13	 	Dodge City 	14-2 	117	 	13

 	20	 	Indian River State 	16-3 	54	 	15 

Receiving Votes: Chattanooga State, East Georgia State, Connors State, Butler

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 </figure>Place	 	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes	Previous Rank 	1	 	Gulf Coast State	16-0	250	10	1 	2	 	South Georgia Tech 	18-1 	216	 	2 	3	 	Trinity Valley 	14-1 	207	 	3 	4	 	Northwest Florida State 	13-2 	198	 	4 	5	 	Blinn 	12-1 	189	 	5 	6	 	Eastern Florida State 	16-1 	180	 	6 	7	 	Southern Idaho 	17-2 	171	 	7 	8	 	McLennan 	12-1 	162	 	8 	9	 	Collin County 	13-0 	153	 	9 	10	 	Eastern Arizona 	15-0 	144	 	10 	11	 	New Mexico 	12-2 	135	 	11 	12	 	Jones 	9-3 	126	 	12 	13	 	Dodge City 	14-2 	117	 	13 	14	 	Wabash Valley 	15-1 	108	 	14 	15	 	Shelton State 	12-3 	99	 	19 	16	 	Pensacola State 	13-5 	90	 	16 	17	 	Clarendon 	17-0 	81	 	20 	18	 	Barton 	14-2 	72	 	22 	19	 	Three Rivers 	12-2 	63	 	17 	20	 	Indian River State 	16-3 	54	 	15 	21	 	Moberly Area 	13-2 	45	 	21 	22	 	Salt Lake 	15-3 	36	 	18 	23	 	Casper 	14-3 	27	 	23 	24	 	Grayson 	11-3 	18 	 	24 	25	 	Cochise 	12-2 	5	 	25 Receiving Votes: Chattanooga State, East Georgia State, Connors State, Butler

Barton Women No. 18 in NJCAA Poll

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in the history of the rankings after routing TCU. The Horned Frogs were No. 2, their best final rankings since the 2010 season. Michigan was No. 3, followed by Ohio State and Alabama. The Bulldogs won the College Football Playoff national championship game 65-7 to secure their third AP title overall. Their first came in 1980. Georgia also became the 14th school with as many as three AP national titles.

Others receiving votes: Duke 49, UTSA 45, Air Force 40, Boise St. 38, Minnesota 35, Texas Tech 19, North Carolina 8, NC State 6, Iowa 4, Purdue 3, Louisville 3, Maryland 2, Marshall 2, Illinois 1, Cincinnati 1.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in the history of the rankings after routing TCU. The Horned Frogs were No. 2, their best final rankings since the 2010 season. Michigan was No. 3, followed by Ohio State and Alabama. The Bulldogs won the College Football Playoff national championship game 65-7 to secure their third AP title overall. Their first came in 1980. Georgia also became the 14th school with as many as three AP national titles.	Record	Pts	Prv1. Georgia (63)	14-0	1575	12. TCU	13-1	1484	33. Michigan	13-1	1438	24. Ohio St.	11-2	1394	45. Alabama	11-2	1303	56. Tennessee	11-2	1294	67. Penn St.	11-2	1200	98. Washington	11-2	1097	129. Tulane	12-2	1025	1410. Utah	10-4	876	711. Florida St.	10-3	814	1312. Southern Cal	11-3	795	813. Clemson	11-3	791	1014. Kansas St.	10-4	784	1115. Oregon	10-3	758	1516. LSU	10-4	757	1617. Oregon St.	10-3	742	1718. Notre Dame	9-4	535	1919. Troy	12-2	322	2320. Mississippi St.	9-4	320	2421. UCLA	9-4	243	1822. Pittsburgh	9-4	233	-23. South Carolina	8-5	180	2024. Fresno St.	10-4	164	-25. Texas	8-5	95	21Others receiving votes: Duke 49, UTSA 45, Air Force 40, Boise St. 38, Minnesota 35, Texas Tech 19, North Carolina 8, NC State 6, Iowa 4, Purdue 3, Louisville 3, Maryland 2, Marshall 2, Illinois 1, Cincinnati 1.

K-State No. 14 in final AP Poll

KANSAS CITY, MO.
(AP) —&nbsp;Even if Kansas City doesn't get the coveted home-field advantage in the conference championship that typically comes with being the AFC's top seed, coach Andy Reid said the important thing is the Chiefs are still playing.

Reid said Monday he was too preoccupied last week with preparing for Saturday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders to worry about whether the Chiefs would be at home or elsewhere should they make it that far. The NFL made the decision last week to alter the playoff format.

The Chiefs took care of the business of capturing the No. 1 seed with their 31-13 victory at Las Vegas.

“They understand the magnitude of where they sit right now and the opportunity that they have,” Reid said of his players. “It’s not a lot of teams playing right now, so it’s a great opportunity and you want to take full advantage of that, the best you can.”

If Kansas City faces the Bills in the AFC championship, that game will be played at a neutral site because Buffalo's game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2 was declared a no contest. The Buffalo-Cincinnati game was stopped when safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. He has recovered enough to be transferred Monday from a Cincinnati hospital to one in Buffalo.

The Chiefs, of course, have some work to do before they can think about the AFC championship.

They will get a break because of the bye that comes with the top seed. Kansas City will host one of four teams on Jan. 21 and 22.

Reid is a master of the bye weeks, with a career record of 21-3 after a week off.

“I think he has a great balance of the amount of time he gives guys off and the amount he gets guys in there to get them moving and prepare for the next week, and then obviously the coaches did a great job of game planning,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “I’m sure this week they’ll game plan like three or four different teams and try to get a good game plan to the guys early in the week so they can execute it at a high level.”

It starts with Mahomes, who set an NFL record with 5,608 yards of total offense even with deep threat Tyreek Hill having been traded to Miami in the offseason. With Mahomes again calling the shots, the Chiefs this season ranked first in the league in total offense (413.6 yards per game), passing yards (297.8) and scoring offense (29.2 points).

The Chiefs won the turnover battle against the Raiders, getting two takeaways while not losing the ball. That was a rare win for Kansas City, which even after that game is minus-three in turnover margin. For the Chiefs to achieve their postseason goals, they need more games like the win over Las Vegas. Otherwise, they'll likely watch someone else hold up the Lombardi Trophy.

Breaking a record held by Derrick Johnson is notable any time. Linebacker Nick Bolton made 180 tackles this season, one more than Johnson had in 2011. Johnson sent a congratulatory tweet, saying he was “not surprised at all” that Bolton beat his Chiefs record.

Even though the Chiefs are 14-3, they haven't always looked impressive over the final month. They beat struggling Denver by six and three points and Houston by six. Even against the Raiders, Kansas City sleep-walked through the second half and was outscored 10-7. That level of play won't cut it in the postseason.

WR Mecole Hardman (abdomen) continues to recover. Hardman came off injured reserve last week but didn't play against Las Vegas.

“He’s trying to get this thing right,” Reid said. “It’s just a matter of time. He’s really day to day, although he feels better today than he did on Saturday. So we’ll just see how it goes during practice.”

Reid said DE Frank Clark (groin), who was injured against the Raiders, wasn't seriously hurt.

2 — Two of the Chiefs' losses were to the Bills and Bengals. Both were close, a four-point loss to Buffalo and a three-point defeat to Cincinnati. Both teams are potential AFC championship opponents.

Kansas City will play the Chargers, Dolphins, Jaguars or Ravens the weekend of Jan. 21-22 in the divisional round.

KANSAS CITY, MO.
(AP) —&nbsp;Even if Kansas City doesn't get the coveted home-field advantage in the conference championship that typically comes with being the AFC's top seed, coach Andy Reid said the important thing is the Chiefs are still playing.Reid said Monday he was too preoccupied last week with preparing for Saturday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders to worry about whether the Chiefs would be at home or elsewhere should they make it that far. The NFL made the decision last week to alter the playoff format.The Chiefs took care of the business of capturing the No. 1 seed with their 31-13 victory at Las Vegas.“They understand the magnitude of where they sit right now and the opportunity that they have,” Reid said of his players. “It’s not a lot of teams playing right now, so it’s a great opportunity and you want to take full advantage of that, the best you can.”If Kansas City faces the Bills in the AFC championship, that game will be played at a neutral site because Buffalo's game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2 was declared a no contest. The Buffalo-Cincinnati game was stopped when safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. He has recovered enough to be transferred Monday from a Cincinnati hospital to one in Buffalo.The Chiefs, of course, have some work to do before they can think about the AFC championship.They will get a break because of the bye that comes with the top seed. Kansas City will host one of four teams on Jan. 21 and 22.Reid is a master of the bye weeks, with a career record of 21-3 after a week off.“I think he has a great balance of the amount of time he gives guys off and the amount he gets guys in there to get them moving and prepare for the next week, and then obviously the coaches did a great job of game planning,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “I’m sure this week they’ll game plan like three or four different teams and try to get a good game plan to the guys early in the week so they can execute it at a high level.”WHAT’S WORKINGIt starts with Mahomes, who set an NFL record with 5,608 yards of total offense even with deep threat Tyreek Hill having been traded to Miami in the offseason. With Mahomes again calling the shots, the Chiefs this season ranked first in the league in total offense (413.6 yards per game), passing yards (297.8) and scoring offense (29.2 points).WHAT NEEDS HELPThe Chiefs won the turnover battle against the Raiders, getting two takeaways while not losing the ball. That was a rare win for Kansas City, which even after that game is minus-three in turnover margin. For the Chiefs to achieve their postseason goals, they need more games like the win over Las Vegas. Otherwise, they'll likely watch someone else hold up the Lombardi Trophy.STOCK UPBreaking a record held by Derrick Johnson is notable any time. Linebacker Nick Bolton made 180 tackles this season, one more than Johnson had in 2011. Johnson sent a congratulatory tweet, saying he was “not surprised at all” that Bolton beat his Chiefs record.STOCK DOWNEven though the Chiefs are 14-3, they haven't always looked impressive over the final month. They beat struggling Denver by six and three points and Houston by six. Even against the Raiders, Kansas City sleep-walked through the second half and was outscored 10-7. That level of play won't cut it in the postseason.INJUREDWR Mecole Hardman (abdomen) continues to recover. Hardman came off injured reserve last week but didn't play against Las Vegas.“He’s trying to get this thing right,” Reid said. “It’s just a matter of time. He’s really day to day, although he feels better today than he did on Saturday. So we’ll just see how it goes during practice.”Reid said DE Frank Clark (groin), who was injured against the Raiders, wasn't seriously hurt.KEY NUMBER2 — Two of the Chiefs' losses were to the Bills and Bengals. Both were close, a four-point loss to Buffalo and a three-point defeat to Cincinnati. Both teams are potential AFC championship opponents.NEXT STEPSKansas City will play the Chargers, Dolphins, Jaguars or Ravens the weekend of Jan. 21-22 in the divisional round.

Top-seeded Chiefs await opponent as AFC playoffs begin

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UNDATED (AP) — The gains have come quickly for Kansas State under new coach Jerome Tang.

The 11th-ranked Wildcats haven’t lost in more than a month and turned two road wins against ranked Big 12 teams last week into Monday's headline-grabbing debut in the national rankings. They play Tuesday against Oklahoma State and then visit No. 17 TCU on Saturday as part of the national AP Top 25 schedule with their first ranking since the 2018-19 season.

“I am very happy for our fans and for our players and for our staff,” Tang said at a news conference Monday. “Our goal wasn’t to be a ranked team, but it is pretty cool that long the journey it happened.”

Tang had spent 19 seasons at Baylor before taking over at Kansas State, a program picked to finish last in the 10-team Big 12. But the Wildcats (14-1) dropped 116 points in a win at now-No. 10 Texas and claimed a high-scoring overtime win at Baylor last week, matching the program’s best start since the 1958-59 season.

While teams have gone from unranked to the top 10 before, NCAA director of media coordination and statistics David Worlock said Kansas State is the first to go from unranked to as high as No. 11 after the turn of a new year.

Keyontae Johnson averages a team-high 18.8 points, while No. 2 scorer Markquis Nowell posted two huge performances (36 points against Texas, 32 against Baylor) in last week’s wins. Kansas State enters the week with eight straight wins and its first 3-0 start in Big 12 play since the 2012-13 season, and has already matched last season's win total in Bruce Weber's final year.

The Big 12 is tied with the Southeastern Conference for the most ranked teams with five each, and Kansas State isn’t the only one of those meeting Top 25 opponents. The Longhorns host TCU on Wednesday, while No. 2 Kansas hosts No. 14 Iowa State on Saturday.

Fourth-ranked Alabama has moved to the top of the SEC’s ranked teams, just ahead of Tennessee in the Volunteers’ first appearance this season inside the top 5. The Crimson Tide visit No. 15 Arkansas on Wednesday for the week’s top matchup, though the Volunteers have a noteworthy Saturday visit from unranked Kentucky.

No. 25 Marquette joined No. 19 Providence as the Big East’s two additions to Monday’s latest poll. The Golden Eagles won’t have an easy week back in the AP Top 25 schedule with Wednesday’s visit from sixth-ranked Connecticut and Sunday’s trip to No. 12 Xavier.

Houston, which is back at No. 1 for the second time this season, has a light week. The Cougars host South Florida on Wednesday, then don’t play again until visiting Tulane on Jan. 17.

Clemson is the unexpected leader of the Atlantic Coast Conference and sitting just outside the AP Top 25. The Tigers (13-3, 5-0 ACC) host two-win Louisville on Wednesday before getting a marquee matchup with No. 24 Duke on Saturday, and a win against the Blue Devils could be enough to push the Tigers into the poll for the first time in two years.

There's also Florida Atlantic (14-1, 4-0 Conference USA), which enters the week with the nation's second-longest winning streak at 13 games. Dusty May's Owls visit Florida International on Wednesday then host North Texas on Saturday as they chase the program's first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25 poll.

UNDATED (AP) — The gains have come quickly for Kansas State under new coach Jerome Tang.The 11th-ranked Wildcats haven’t lost in more than a month and turned two road wins against ranked Big 12 teams last week into Monday's headline-grabbing debut in the national rankings. They play Tuesday against Oklahoma State and then visit No. 17 TCU on Saturday as part of the national AP Top 25 schedule with their first ranking since the 2018-19 season.“I am very happy for our fans and for our players and for our staff,” Tang said at a news conference Monday. “Our goal wasn’t to be a ranked team, but it is pretty cool that long the journey it happened.”Tang had spent 19 seasons at Baylor before taking over at Kansas State, a program picked to finish last in the 10-team Big 12. But the Wildcats (14-1) dropped 116 points in a win at now-No. 10 Texas and claimed a high-scoring overtime win at Baylor last week, matching the program’s best start since the 1958-59 season.While teams have gone from unranked to the top 10 before, NCAA director of media coordination and statistics David Worlock said Kansas State is the first to go from unranked to as high as No. 11 after the turn of a new year.Keyontae Johnson averages a team-high 18.8 points, while No. 2 scorer Markquis Nowell posted two huge performances (36 points against Texas, 32 against Baylor) in last week’s wins. Kansas State enters the week with eight straight wins and its first 3-0 start in Big 12 play since the 2012-13 season, and has already matched last season's win total in Bruce Weber's final year.BIG 12The Big 12 is tied with the Southeastern Conference for the most ranked teams with five each, and Kansas State isn’t the only one of those meeting Top 25 opponents. The Longhorns host TCU on Wednesday, while No. 2 Kansas hosts No. 14 Iowa State on Saturday.SECFourth-ranked Alabama has moved to the top of the SEC’s ranked teams, just ahead of Tennessee in the Volunteers’ first appearance this season inside the top 5. The Crimson Tide visit No. 15 Arkansas on Wednesday for the week’s top matchup, though the Volunteers have a noteworthy Saturday visit from unranked Kentucky.BIG EASTNo. 25 Marquette joined No. 19 Providence as the Big East’s two additions to Monday’s latest poll. The Golden Eagles won’t have an easy week back in the AP Top 25 schedule with Wednesday’s visit from sixth-ranked Connecticut and Sunday’s trip to No. 12 Xavier.AT THE TOPHouston, which is back at No. 1 for the second time this season, has a light week. The Cougars host South Florida on Wednesday, then don’t play again until visiting Tulane on Jan. 17.WATCH LISTClemson is the unexpected leader of the Atlantic Coast Conference and sitting just outside the AP Top 25. The Tigers (13-3, 5-0 ACC) host two-win Louisville on Wednesday before getting a marquee matchup with No. 24 Duke on Saturday, and a win against the Blue Devils could be enough to push the Tigers into the poll for the first time in two years.There's also Florida Atlantic (14-1, 4-0 Conference USA), which enters the week with the nation's second-longest winning streak at 13 games. Dusty May's Owls visit Florida International on Wednesday then host North Texas on Saturday as they chase the program's first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25 poll.

No. 11 Kansas State aims to continue ascent under Tang

INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two
scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7
to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff
national championships. The Bulldogs became the first repeat champs
since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago and left no doubt that
they have replaced the Crimson Tide as the new bullies on the block.
TCU, the first Cinderella team of the CFP era, never had a chance
against the Georgia juggernaut and suffered the most lopsided loss in
a national title game dating to the start of the BCS in 1998.

INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college
football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in
the history of the rankings after routing TCU. The Horned Frogs were
No. 2, their best final rankings since the 2010 season. Michigan was
No. 3, followed by Ohio State and Alabama. The Bulldogs won the
College Football Playoff national championship game 65-7 to secure
their third AP title overall. Their first came in 1980. Georgia also
became the 14th school with as many as three AP national titles.

KANSAS CITY, MO.
(AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs worked hard to get the AFC’s top
seed, but might not get the coveted home-field advantage in the
conference championship that comes with being No. 1. The Chiefs made
sure to take care of the business of capturing the No. 1 seed with
the 31-13 victory at Las Vegas. If Kansas City faces the Bills in the
AFC championship, that game will be played at a neutral site because
Buffalo’s game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2 was declared a no-contest.

UNDATED (AP) —
Seven of the 14 teams in this year’s playoffs didn’t make the
field last season, giving the NFL’s upcoming wild-card weekend a
mix of traditional powerhouses and underdogs. Tom Brady begins his
quest for an unprecedented eighth Super Bowl title when his Tampa Bay
Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys next Monday night. Meanwhile,
Jacksonville second-year standout Trevor Lawrence and Seattle veteran
Geno Smith will be among at least five quarterbacks making their
playoff debuts. The Seahawks were the last team to make the playoffs
when they got the help they needed from the Detroit Lions, who beat
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

DENVER (AP) — The
Chargers didn't play it safe ahead of third-year pro Justin Herbert's
first playoff appearance. Knowing they were locked into the AFC's
fifth seed and a first-round game at Jacksonville, Chargers coach
Brandon Staley decided to play most of his starters for most of the
fineale at Denver. The decision may prove costly because receiver
Mike Allen was carted off with a back injury, linebacker Kenneth
Murray Jr. left with a stinger and star Joey Bosa was limping around
after a cameo. Staley chose to keep his team sharp for the playoffs
rather than rested and out of harm's way.

UNDATED (AP) — No.
11 Kansas State has made quick gains under new coach Jerome Tang. The
Wildcats went from unranked to the verge of the top 10 in Monday's
latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Kansas State is
ranked for the first time since the 2018-19 season entering Tuesday's
game against Oklahoma State and Saturday's game against No. 17 TCU.
The national schedule includes multiple matchups of ranked teams.
That includes No. 2 Kansas meeting No. 14 Iowa State in the Big 12
and No. 4 Alabama facing No. 15 Arkansas in the Southeastern
Conference.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Texas basketball players say they won’t let their season be
derailed after the mid-season firing of coach Chris Beard following
his arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. A group of senior
players met with reporters Monday to talk about Beard's abrupt
suspension on Dec. 12 and his firing last week. They described the
initial shock of Beard's arrest and gathering the team's younger
players to focus on basketball and not Beard's legal case. Interim
coach Rodney Terry now has a chance to make as a candidate for the
job full time.

UNDATED (AP) —
Reggie Bush, whose Heisman Trophy victory for Southern California in
2005 was later vacated because of NCAA violations, is among 18
players in the latest College Football Hall of Fame class. Florida
quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was also elected
to the Hall by the National Football Foundation, along with Dwight
Freeney of Syracuse; Luke Kuechly of Boston College; LaMichael James
of Oregon and Michael Bishop of Kansas State. Bush played on two
national championship teams with USC and led the Trojans to another
title game in 2005.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.
(AP) — Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety was
moved to a hospital in Buffalo to continue his recovery. It's an
uplifting sign of the remarkable progress Hamlin has made a week
after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the
field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the morning and flown to
Buffalo, where Dr. William Knight said he was "doing well.”
Hamlin’s return comes a day after he cheered on the Bills from his
hospital bed during their 35-23 win over the New England Patriots.
The game proved to be a cathartic outpouring of support for the Bills
and Hamlin.

KRANJSKA GORA,
Slovenia (AP) — Staying awake might be Mikaela Shiffrin’s biggest
challenge as she prepares to try to set a record for women’s World
Cup skiing victories. Shiffrin poured out her emotions after matching
Lindsey Vonn with career win No. 82 in an early morning giant slalom
in Slovenia on Sunday and now needs to refocus and shift her sleeping
patterns in time for a slalom to be held under the lights in Austria
on Tuesday. She noted that "if I have a good first run then I
don’t start until 9:45 in the second run and normally I’m well
asleep by then. So we have to change the whole rhythm again.”

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two
scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7
to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff
national championships. The Bulldogs became the first repeat champs
since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago and left no doubt that
they have replaced the Crimson Tide as the new bullies on the block.
TCU, the first Cinderella team of the CFP era, never had a chance
against the Georgia juggernaut and suffered the most lopsided loss in
a national title game dating to the start of the BCS in 1998.INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college
football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in
the history of the rankings after routing TCU. The Horned Frogs were
No. 2, their best final rankings since the 2010 season. Michigan was
No. 3, followed by Ohio State and Alabama. The Bulldogs won the
College Football Playoff national championship game 65-7 to secure
their third AP title overall. Their first came in 1980. Georgia also
became the 14th school with as many as three AP national titles.KANSAS CITY, MO.
(AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs worked hard to get the AFC’s top
seed, but might not get the coveted home-field advantage in the
conference championship that comes with being No. 1. The Chiefs made
sure to take care of the business of capturing the No. 1 seed with
the 31-13 victory at Las Vegas. If Kansas City faces the Bills in the
AFC championship, that game will be played at a neutral site because
Buffalo’s game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2 was declared a no-contest.UNDATED (AP) —
Seven of the 14 teams in this year’s playoffs didn’t make the
field last season, giving the NFL’s upcoming wild-card weekend a
mix of traditional powerhouses and underdogs. Tom Brady begins his
quest for an unprecedented eighth Super Bowl title when his Tampa Bay
Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys next Monday night. Meanwhile,
Jacksonville second-year standout Trevor Lawrence and Seattle veteran
Geno Smith will be among at least five quarterbacks making their
playoff debuts. The Seahawks were the last team to make the playoffs
when they got the help they needed from the Detroit Lions, who beat
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.DENVER (AP) — The
Chargers didn't play it safe ahead of third-year pro Justin Herbert's
first playoff appearance. Knowing they were locked into the AFC's
fifth seed and a first-round game at Jacksonville, Chargers coach
Brandon Staley decided to play most of his starters for most of the
fineale at Denver. The decision may prove costly because receiver
Mike Allen was carted off with a back injury, linebacker Kenneth
Murray Jr. left with a stinger and star Joey Bosa was limping around
after a cameo. Staley chose to keep his team sharp for the playoffs
rather than rested and out of harm's way.UNDATED (AP) — No.
11 Kansas State has made quick gains under new coach Jerome Tang. The
Wildcats went from unranked to the verge of the top 10 in Monday's
latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Kansas State is
ranked for the first time since the 2018-19 season entering Tuesday's
game against Oklahoma State and Saturday's game against No. 17 TCU.
The national schedule includes multiple matchups of ranked teams.
That includes No. 2 Kansas meeting No. 14 Iowa State in the Big 12
and No. 4 Alabama facing No. 15 Arkansas in the Southeastern
Conference.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Texas basketball players say they won’t let their season be
derailed after the mid-season firing of coach Chris Beard following
his arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. A group of senior
players met with reporters Monday to talk about Beard's abrupt
suspension on Dec. 12 and his firing last week. They described the
initial shock of Beard's arrest and gathering the team's younger
players to focus on basketball and not Beard's legal case. Interim
coach Rodney Terry now has a chance to make as a candidate for the
job full time.UNDATED (AP) —
Reggie Bush, whose Heisman Trophy victory for Southern California in
2005 was later vacated because of NCAA violations, is among 18
players in the latest College Football Hall of Fame class. Florida
quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was also elected
to the Hall by the National Football Foundation, along with Dwight
Freeney of Syracuse; Luke Kuechly of Boston College; LaMichael James
of Oregon and Michael Bishop of Kansas State. Bush played on two
national championship teams with USC and led the Trojans to another
title game in 2005.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.
(AP) — Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety was
moved to a hospital in Buffalo to continue his recovery. It's an
uplifting sign of the remarkable progress Hamlin has made a week
after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the
field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the morning and flown to
Buffalo, where Dr. William Knight said he was "doing well.”
Hamlin’s return comes a day after he cheered on the Bills from his
hospital bed during their 35-23 win over the New England Patriots.
The game proved to be a cathartic outpouring of support for the Bills
and Hamlin.KRANJSKA GORA,
Slovenia (AP) — Staying awake might be Mikaela Shiffrin’s biggest
challenge as she prepares to try to set a record for women’s World
Cup skiing victories. Shiffrin poured out her emotions after matching
Lindsey Vonn with career win No. 82 in an early morning giant slalom
in Slovenia on Sunday and now needs to refocus and shift her sleeping
patterns in time for a slalom to be held under the lights in Austria
on Tuesday. She noted that "if I have a good first run then I
don’t start until 9:45 in the second run and normally I’m well
asleep by then. So we have to change the whole rhythm again.”MONDAY SCORESTOP-25 COLLEGE
FOOTBALLFinal	(1)Georgia	65	(3)TCU	7NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	New
Orleans	132	Washington	112	Final	Boston	107	Chicago	99	Final	Milwaukee	111	New
York	107	Final	Memphis	121	San
Antonio	113	Final	Denver	122	L.A.
Lakers	109	Final	Sacramento	136	Orlando	111	NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUEFinal	Philadelphia	4	Buffalo	0	Final	Seattle	4	Montreal	0	Final	Nashville	3	Ottawa	0	Final	Los
Angeles	6	Edmonton	3

Tuesday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett flashed a wry grin as he walked off the field, stopping to hug coach Kirby Smart as the crowd roared.

It was all standing ovations and sideline snacks in the fourth quarter of college football’s most lopsided title game.

In emphatic and overwhelming fashion, Georgia became the first team to repeat as College Football Playoff national champions and left no doubt the ’Dawgs are the new bullies on the block.

Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores — in the first half — as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7 on Monday night.

The Bulldogs (15-0) are the first repeat champs in major college football since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago. There appears to be a new dynasty emerging from the Southeastern Conference.

“We wanted our kids to play without fear,” Smart said. “All year I told them, I said, ‘We ain’t getting hunted guys, we’re doing the hunting, and hunting season’s almost over. We’ve only got one more chance to hunt,' and we hunted tonight.”

TCU (13-2), the first Cinderella team of the playoff era, never had a chance against the Georgia juggernaut. Unlike Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, the Bulldogs would not succumb to the Hypnotoads' spell.

Georgia turned in one of the all-time beatdowns in a big game, reminiscent of Nebraska running over Florida by 38 in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, USC's 36-point rout of Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl and Alabama's 28-point BCS blowout over Notre Dame in 2013.

Too much talent. Too well-coached. Two straight titles for the ’Dawgs.

No team has ever scored more points in a national championship game, dating to the beginning of the BCS in 1998.

With 13:25 left in the fourth quarter, Smart called timeout in the middle of an offensive drive so Bennett could exit to hero’s ovation in the final game of his circuitous college career.

“That was special,” said Bennett, who finished 18 for 25 for 304 yards and four touchdown passes. “I’ll remember that for the rest of my life.”

Georgia offensive linemen were munching on chicken wings on the sideline as the game wound down. Then, for the second straight year, the Bulldogs were showered by confetti and presented a championship trophy.

“I love this team, I love those fans, I love our band. I love everybody,” Bennett said during the presentation ceremony. “Back-to-back, baby. Back-to-back.”

Smart is now 81-15 in his first seven seasons at Georgia with two national titles. His mentor, Alabama coach Nick Saban, was 79-15 with three titles in his first seven seasons with the Tide.

The Bulldogs were a different kind of dominant this season after losing 15 NFL draft picks from the 2021 team: not quite as stingy on defense, but more explosive on offense.

“Last year’s team probably had more talent on it,” Smart said. "But this year’s team was different, like they had this eye of the tiger. They weren’t going to lose.”

Earlier in Smart’s tenure at his alma mater, Georgia fans worried about whether the former defensive coordinator for Saban would be able to build an offense to match this high-scoring era of college football.

Under third-year coordinator Todd Monken, the Bulldogs have become prolific, creative and diverse offensively. They picked apart TCU’s 3-3-5 defense from all angles.

Versatile tight end Brock Bowers had seven catches for 152 yards. Receiver Ladd McConkey caught two TDs. Georgia ran for 254 yards with seven players gaining at least 10.

The Bulldogs scored all six times they touched the ball in the first half. Twice Bennett ran it in himself; the former walk-on turned two-time national champion was barely touched on the two quarterback keepers.

He hit a wide-open McConkey for a 34-yard score in the first quarter, a perfectly executed play out of a bunched formation that had TCU’s defensive backs in disarray. Bennett’s 22-yard score to Adonai Mitchell was a higher degree of difficulty, dropped in over a defender who had tight coverage.

It looked a lot like the Bennett-to-Mitchell touchdown that gave Georgia a fourth-quarter lead it would not relinquish against Alabama in last year’s CFP title game.

Georgia vanquished the Tide to break a 41-year national title drought last season, avenging its only regular-season loss in the process.

There was no such drama against the upstart Horned Frogs.

“The journey was great. It’s something I’ll never forget,” TCU running back Emari Demercado said. “Obviously, didn’t end how we wanted it, but at the end of the day this journey was something great.”

These Bulldogs never had to worry about Alabama. They rolled through the SEC, survived Ohio State in a classic CFP semifinal and then completed a perfect season with an historic blowout.

“Do you have to take a loss to learn?” Smart said. “I mean, why?”

Bennett hit Bowers for a 22-yard score with 10:52 left in the third quarter to make it 45-7. The sophomore from Northern California signaled touchdown while lying on the turf at Sofi Stadium. Bennett smiled as he tapped helmets with one of his linemen.

“He's got GOAT status and in Athens, Georgia forever,” Smart said.

Georgia’s famous bulldog mascot UGA could not make cross-country trip to root on his team, but it still felt a little like Sanford Stadium in SoCal.

Many of the TCU fans cleared out with more than half the fourth quarter left, choosing to venture out into a rainy and chilly night rather than watch any more of the massive mismatch.

“I’m disappointed we didn’t make a better show tonight because that’s not indicative of who we are. But we’ll look back — it’s going to take some time for the sting to go away, I assure you — but we’ll look back on the season and build on it from here,” first-year coach Sonny Dykes said.

Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan threw two first-half interceptions in the final game of his roller-coaster TCU career. A four-year starter who never played in a bowl before this season, Duggan led TCU on one of the most improbable runs in college football history.

Unranked after a losing 2021 season and picked seventh in the Big 12, the Frogs won nine games by 10 or fewer points. They were within a victory of the program’s first national title since 1938.

“As long as you don’t have entitlement in your program, you’ve got a shot,” Smart said. “And right now we don’t have that.”

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett flashed a wry grin as he walked off the field, stopping to hug coach Kirby Smart as the crowd roared.It was all standing ovations and sideline snacks in the fourth quarter of college football’s most lopsided title game.In emphatic and overwhelming fashion, Georgia became the first team to repeat as College Football Playoff national champions and left no doubt the ’Dawgs are the new bullies on the block.Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores — in the first half — as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7 on Monday night.The Bulldogs (15-0) are the first repeat champs in major college football since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago. There appears to be a new dynasty emerging from the Southeastern Conference.“We wanted our kids to play without fear,” Smart said. “All year I told them, I said, ‘We ain’t getting hunted guys, we’re doing the hunting, and hunting season’s almost over. We’ve only got one more chance to hunt,' and we hunted tonight.”TCU (13-2), the first Cinderella team of the playoff era, never had a chance against the Georgia juggernaut. Unlike Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, the Bulldogs would not succumb to the Hypnotoads' spell.Georgia turned in one of the all-time beatdowns in a big game, reminiscent of Nebraska running over Florida by 38 in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, USC's 36-point rout of Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl and Alabama's 28-point BCS blowout over Notre Dame in 2013.But this was worse.Too much talent. Too well-coached. Two straight titles for the ’Dawgs.No team has ever scored more points in a national championship game, dating to the beginning of the BCS in 1998.With 13:25 left in the fourth quarter, Smart called timeout in the middle of an offensive drive so Bennett could exit to hero’s ovation in the final game of his circuitous college career.“That was special,” said Bennett, who finished 18 for 25 for 304 yards and four touchdown passes. “I’ll remember that for the rest of my life.”Georgia offensive linemen were munching on chicken wings on the sideline as the game wound down. Then, for the second straight year, the Bulldogs were showered by confetti and presented a championship trophy.“I love this team, I love those fans, I love our band. I love everybody,” Bennett said during the presentation ceremony. “Back-to-back, baby. Back-to-back.”Smart is now 81-15 in his first seven seasons at Georgia with two national titles. His mentor, Alabama coach Nick Saban, was 79-15 with three titles in his first seven seasons with the Tide.The Bulldogs were a different kind of dominant this season after losing 15 NFL draft picks from the 2021 team: not quite as stingy on defense, but more explosive on offense.“Last year’s team probably had more talent on it,” Smart said. "But this year’s team was different, like they had this eye of the tiger. They weren’t going to lose.”Earlier in Smart’s tenure at his alma mater, Georgia fans worried about whether the former defensive coordinator for Saban would be able to build an offense to match this high-scoring era of college football.Under third-year coordinator Todd Monken, the Bulldogs have become prolific, creative and diverse offensively. They picked apart TCU’s 3-3-5 defense from all angles.Versatile tight end Brock Bowers had seven catches for 152 yards. Receiver Ladd McConkey caught two TDs. Georgia ran for 254 yards with seven players gaining at least 10.The Bulldogs scored all six times they touched the ball in the first half. Twice Bennett ran it in himself; the former walk-on turned two-time national champion was barely touched on the two quarterback keepers.He hit a wide-open McConkey for a 34-yard score in the first quarter, a perfectly executed play out of a bunched formation that had TCU’s defensive backs in disarray. Bennett’s 22-yard score to Adonai Mitchell was a higher degree of difficulty, dropped in over a defender who had tight coverage.It looked a lot like the Bennett-to-Mitchell touchdown that gave Georgia a fourth-quarter lead it would not relinquish against Alabama in last year’s CFP title game.Georgia vanquished the Tide to break a 41-year national title drought last season, avenging its only regular-season loss in the process.There was no such drama against the upstart Horned Frogs.“The journey was great. It’s something I’ll never forget,” TCU running back Emari Demercado said. “Obviously, didn’t end how we wanted it, but at the end of the day this journey was something great.”These Bulldogs never had to worry about Alabama. They rolled through the SEC, survived Ohio State in a classic CFP semifinal and then completed a perfect season with an historic blowout.“Do you have to take a loss to learn?” Smart said. “I mean, why?”Bennett hit Bowers for a 22-yard score with 10:52 left in the third quarter to make it 45-7. The sophomore from Northern California signaled touchdown while lying on the turf at Sofi Stadium. Bennett smiled as he tapped helmets with one of his linemen.“He's got GOAT status and in Athens, Georgia forever,” Smart said.Georgia’s famous bulldog mascot UGA could not make cross-country trip to root on his team, but it still felt a little like Sanford Stadium in SoCal.Many of the TCU fans cleared out with more than half the fourth quarter left, choosing to venture out into a rainy and chilly night rather than watch any more of the massive mismatch.“I’m disappointed we didn’t make a better show tonight because that’s not indicative of who we are. But we’ll look back — it’s going to take some time for the sting to go away, I assure you — but we’ll look back on the season and build on it from here,” first-year coach Sonny Dykes said.Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan threw two first-half interceptions in the final game of his roller-coaster TCU career. A four-year starter who never played in a bowl before this season, Duggan led TCU on one of the most improbable runs in college football history.Unranked after a losing 2021 season and picked seventh in the Big 12, the Frogs won nine games by 10 or fewer points. They were within a victory of the program’s first national title since 1938.But they ran into a monster.“As long as you don’t have entitlement in your program, you’ve got a shot,” Smart said. “And right now we don’t have that.”

No. 1 Georgia bullies TCU 65-7 to win 2nd consecutive title

Others receiving
votes: Baylor 93, Clemson 43, FAU 33, Indiana 30, Michigan
St. 24, Saint Mary's 24, Northwestern 21, Rutgers 13, Mississippi St.
13, Illinois 13, Ohio St. 9, NC State 4, North Carolina 4, Creighton
4, LSU 3, Pittsburgh 2, New Mexico 2, Nevada 1.

1. Houston
(34)	16-1	1457	22. Kansas
(22)	14-1	1440	33. Purdue
(4)	15-1	1386	14.
Alabama	13-2	1288	75.
Tennessee	13-2	1231	86. UConn	15-2	1206	47. UCLA	14-2	1108	108.
Gonzaga	14-3	1070	99.
Arizona	14-2	1049	510.
Texas	13-2	940	611. Kansas
St	14-1	818	-12.
Xavier	13-3	793	1813.
Virginia	11-3	712	1114. Iowa
St.	12-2	697	2515.
Arkansas	12-3	613	1316.
Miami	13-2	604	1217.
TCU	13-2	553	1718.
Wisconsin	11-3	448	1419.
Providence	14-3	358	-20.
Missouri	13-2	317	2021.
Auburn	12-3	256	2222. Coll of
Charleston	16-1	246	2323. San Diego
St.	12-3	222	-24. Duke	12-4	221	1625.
Marquette	13-4	131	-Others receiving
votes: Baylor 93, Clemson 43, FAU 33, Indiana 30, Michigan
St. 24, Saint Mary's 24, Northwestern 21, Rutgers 13, Mississippi St.
13, Illinois 13, Ohio St. 9, NC State 4, North Carolina 4, Creighton
4, LSU 3, Pittsburgh 2, New Mexico 2, Nevada 1.

K-State debuts in top 25 at No. 11; Kansas No. 2

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU's unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship came at a most fortuitous time for the Big 12.

“If you think about where this conference was 18 months ago, and the uncertainty and the lack of stability and you fast forward to today, it’s a game changer for us,” Commissioner Brett Yormark told AP at Saturday's CFP media day.

The third-ranked Horned Frogs faced No. 1 Georgia on Monday night at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California, for the CFP title.

The Big 12 seemed in real danger of falling apart or being relegated to second-tier status during the summer of 2021 when it was revealed flagship members Texas and Oklahoma — the only schools to win football national title in the Big 12 —- will leave for the Southeastern Conference.

Oklahoma had been the only Big 12 team to make the four-team playoff before this season. The Sooners went 0-4. Texas was the last Big 12 team to play for a national championship, when it lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS title game.

The Horned Frogs jumped to the front of the conference this year, but didn't even win it. After an unbeaten regular season, TCU fell to Kansas State in overtime in the Big 12 championship game.

It was the second consecutive season that neither Oklahoma nor Texas was involved in a thrilling Big 12 title game. Baylor beat Oklahoma State last season, but neither made the CFP.

The Horned Frogs, who were picked to finish seventh in the conference before the season, had built enough of a resume that, despite the loss to K-State, they earned the program's first CFP berth and the Big 12's first since 2019.

“We’re in the conversation today in a positive way, which I think is incredible for the conference and all of our member institutions,” Yormark said. “It’s enabling us to really engage with new fans. It’s enhancing our national profile, which obviously is something that is critically important to me.”

Yormark is only six months into his tenure of Big 12 commissioner. The former executive at talent agency Roc Nation and CEO of Barclays Center in Brooklyn was a nontraditional pick to replace the retiring Bob Bowlsby.

The 56-year-old has stressed brand-building, creating innovative and new revenue streams and trying to make the Big 12 Conference cooler.

As he told AP back in October, nothing replaces winning.

“So we’re doing everything we can to reap the benefits and rewards from a great TCU season and very excited about it,” Yormark said.

TCU will be playing with the full support of its rivals.

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said he told Red Raiders fans who are concerned a TCU national title will add strength to a conference rival that he was pulling for the Frogs.

The growing narrative that the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten, fueled by their monster media rights deals, will pull away from the rest of the Power Five leagues is a bigger problem for the Big 12, McGuire said.

“I don’t think people understand how good of a conference this is,” McGuire said.

The Big 12's strength was its depth. Eight of its 10 teams played in bowl games and the conference produced competitive games from top to bottom every week.

TCU went 9-0 in the regular season in conference play, with seven victories by 10 points or fewer. The Frogs, with their Hypnotoad vibes and mind-bending celebratory memes, have also qualified as the hip team of this playoff.

“They epitomize where this conferences is going, we’re a gritty conference, we work hard,” Yormark said. “And despite the noise around us, we just charge forward.”

The Big 12 will charge forward next season with four new members — BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston — along with Texas and Oklahoma.

The Sooners and Longhorns aren't scheduled to depart until after the current media rights contract between the Big 12 and ESPN expires in 2025. Yormark and the Big 12 have already agreed to an extension with the networks.

Still, Oklahoma and Texas remain contractually bound to the Big 12 for two more years.

“I just look at the reality that there’s a relationship, a grant of rights between Oklahoma, Texas and the Big 12,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “And we’ve told our folks, could the date change? Sure, but that’s not in my control. And if it does, we’ll be prepared to adjust.”

Getting out of those deals would be complicated and costly for the schools, but the Big 12 at least appears willing to consider the possibility of an early departure by Texas and Oklahoma.

"If there’s interest in leaving early and there’s opportunities for us all to win in that scenario, I’m open to explore it,” Yormark said. “But as I sit here today, nothing has changed.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU's unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship came at a most fortuitous time for the Big 12.“If you think about where this conference was 18 months ago, and the uncertainty and the lack of stability and you fast forward to today, it’s a game changer for us,” Commissioner Brett Yormark told AP at Saturday's CFP media day.The third-ranked Horned Frogs faced No. 1 Georgia on Monday night at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California, for the CFP title.The Big 12 seemed in real danger of falling apart or being relegated to second-tier status during the summer of 2021 when it was revealed flagship members Texas and Oklahoma — the only schools to win football national title in the Big 12 —- will leave for the Southeastern Conference.Oklahoma had been the only Big 12 team to make the four-team playoff before this season. The Sooners went 0-4. Texas was the last Big 12 team to play for a national championship, when it lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS title game.The Horned Frogs jumped to the front of the conference this year, but didn't even win it. After an unbeaten regular season, TCU fell to Kansas State in overtime in the Big 12 championship game.It was the second consecutive season that neither Oklahoma nor Texas was involved in a thrilling Big 12 title game. Baylor beat Oklahoma State last season, but neither made the CFP.The Horned Frogs, who were picked to finish seventh in the conference before the season, had built enough of a resume that, despite the loss to K-State, they earned the program's first CFP berth and the Big 12's first since 2019.“We’re in the conversation today in a positive way, which I think is incredible for the conference and all of our member institutions,” Yormark said. “It’s enabling us to really engage with new fans. It’s enhancing our national profile, which obviously is something that is critically important to me.”Yormark is only six months into his tenure of Big 12 commissioner. The former executive at talent agency Roc Nation and CEO of Barclays Center in Brooklyn was a nontraditional pick to replace the retiring Bob Bowlsby.The 56-year-old has stressed brand-building, creating innovative and new revenue streams and trying to make the Big 12 Conference cooler.As he told AP back in October, nothing replaces winning.“So we’re doing everything we can to reap the benefits and rewards from a great TCU season and very excited about it,” Yormark said.TCU will be playing with the full support of its rivals.Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said he told Red Raiders fans who are concerned a TCU national title will add strength to a conference rival that he was pulling for the Frogs.“It helps us,” he said.The growing narrative that the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten, fueled by their monster media rights deals, will pull away from the rest of the Power Five leagues is a bigger problem for the Big 12, McGuire said.“I don’t think people understand how good of a conference this is,” McGuire said.The Big 12's strength was its depth. Eight of its 10 teams played in bowl games and the conference produced competitive games from top to bottom every week.TCU went 9-0 in the regular season in conference play, with seven victories by 10 points or fewer. The Frogs, with their Hypnotoad vibes and mind-bending celebratory memes, have also qualified as the hip team of this playoff.“They epitomize where this conferences is going, we’re a gritty conference, we work hard,” Yormark said. “And despite the noise around us, we just charge forward.”The Big 12 will charge forward next season with four new members — BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston — along with Texas and Oklahoma.The Sooners and Longhorns aren't scheduled to depart until after the current media rights contract between the Big 12 and ESPN expires in 2025. Yormark and the Big 12 have already agreed to an extension with the networks.Still, Oklahoma and Texas remain contractually bound to the Big 12 for two more years.“I just look at the reality that there’s a relationship, a grant of rights between Oklahoma, Texas and the Big 12,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “And we’ve told our folks, could the date change? Sure, but that’s not in my control. And if it does, we’ll be prepared to adjust.”Getting out of those deals would be complicated and costly for the schools, but the Big 12 at least appears willing to consider the possibility of an early departure by Texas and Oklahoma."If there’s interest in leaving early and there’s opportunities for us all to win in that scenario, I’m open to explore it,” Yormark said. “But as I sit here today, nothing has changed.”

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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

The AFC championship game will be played on a neutral site if the Chiefs and Bills reach that point.

Buffalo’s 35-23 win over New England on Sunday coupled with Kansas City’s 31-13 victory at Las Vegas on Saturday means the No. 1 seed Chiefs (14-3) can’t host the conference title game against the Bills (13-3) because the teams played an unequal number of games.

NFL owners approved a resolution Friday that implemented new rules for this postseason in response to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night.

The Bills were trailing the Bengals 7-3 in the first quarter when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated after making a tackle. The league chose to cancel the game to avoid disrupting the start of the postseason and impacting the remainder of the playoff field.

The 24-year-old Hamlin is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak, though he was still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His neurological function was deemed excellent on Saturday.

If the Bills would’ve defeated the Bengals, they would have earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs because a 24-20 win in Kansas City in October gave Buffalo a tiebreaker edge. Instead, the Bills finished with the No. 2 seed and will host the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card game next weekend.

The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. The Chiefs have hosted the last four AFC championship games, going 2-2. They would host it again if their opponent is not Buffalo.

Cincinnati’s 27-16 win over Baltimore eliminated the rule change that called for a coin flip to determine home-field advantage for the Ravens-Bengals matchup in an AFC wild-card game. The Bengals (12-4) will host the Ravens (10-7) next weekend. The Bengals had criticized the coin flip proposal, and running back Joe Mixon mocked it Sunday by flicking a coin and kicking it after scoring a touchdown.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football WriterThe AFC championship game will be played on a neutral site if the Chiefs and Bills reach that point.Buffalo’s 35-23 win over New England on Sunday coupled with Kansas City’s 31-13 victory at Las Vegas on Saturday means the No. 1 seed Chiefs (14-3) can’t host the conference title game against the Bills (13-3) because the teams played an unequal number of games.NFL owners approved a resolution Friday that implemented new rules for this postseason in response to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night.The Bills were trailing the Bengals 7-3 in the first quarter when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated after making a tackle. The league chose to cancel the game to avoid disrupting the start of the postseason and impacting the remainder of the playoff field.The 24-year-old Hamlin is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak, though he was still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His neurological function was deemed excellent on Saturday.If the Bills would’ve defeated the Bengals, they would have earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs because a 24-20 win in Kansas City in October gave Buffalo a tiebreaker edge. Instead, the Bills finished with the No. 2 seed and will host the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card game next weekend.The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. The Chiefs have hosted the last four AFC championship games, going 2-2. They would host it again if their opponent is not Buffalo.Cincinnati’s 27-16 win over Baltimore eliminated the rule change that called for a coin flip to determine home-field advantage for the Ravens-Bengals matchup in an AFC wild-card game. The Bengals (12-4) will host the Ravens (10-7) next weekend. The Bengals had criticized the coin flip proposal, and running back Joe Mixon mocked it Sunday by flicking a coin and kicking it after scoring a touchdown.