UNDATED (AP) — Kansas City can clinch its seventh straight AFC West title with a win over the lowly Houston Texans on Sunday. The Chiefs have won six of seven games and face a Houston team that has dropped eight in a row and could be without rookie running back Dameon Pierce because of an injury.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings completed the biggest comeback in NFL history by erasing a 33-point deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 in overtime. Greg Joseph’s 40-yard field goal with three seconds left in OT gave the Vikings the victory and clinched the NFC North division for them in their typical dramatic fashion. The Vikings are 11-3. They're the third team in NFL history with 10 wins of eight points or fewer. The previous league record rally was Buffalo in the 1992 playoffs. The Bills trailed 35-3 and beat the Houston Oilers 41-38.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Bass hit a 25-yard field goal as time expired, and the Buffalo Bills clinched their fourth consecutive playoff berth on a snow-slick field in rallying to a a 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins. The Bills overcame a 29-21 deficit by scoring on their final two drives. Josh Allen tied the game with a 5-yard pass to Dawson Knox and the quarterback then leaped over the line for a 2-point conversion to tie the game at 29 with 9:02 remaining. Buffalo has won five straight and improved to 11-3. The Dolphins lost their third in a row and dropped to 8-6.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Browns to an ugly 13-3 win over the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens, who need injured star quarterback Lamar Jackson to get back quickly. Watson wasn’t spectacular but did enough in his third game since being reinstated from an NFL suspension. Watson, who was banned for 11 games for alleged sexual misconduct, connected with Donovan Peoples-Jones on a 3-yard TD pass in the third quarter. The Ravens are hoping Jackson will be back next week after missing two games with a knee sprain.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Gradey Dick scored 20 points, Dajuan Harris Jr. added 10 points and 10 assists and eighth-ranked Kansas roared to an 84-62 victory over No. 14 Indiana. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Wilson and KJ Adams also scored 11 apiece, as the Jayhawks beat their fellow college basketball blueblood for the seventh time in their last nine meetings. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and nine blocks to lead the Hoosiers, who played most of the way without second-leading scorer Xavier Johnson. He hurt his right ankle about 10 minutes into the game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points, snared 10 rebounds and had four steals as Kansas State won the 11th Wildcat Classic showcase beating Nebraska, 71-56. Kansas State improved to 10-1 under Jeremy Tang, who owns the best start by a first-year coach in school history. The Wildcats now are 9-2 in the classic and improved to 20-3 all-time against former conference foe Nebraska (6-6).
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Thompson made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, and Oklahoma State beat Wichita State 59-49. Thompson made a 3-pointer and Tyreek Smith made consecutive jumpers to give the Cowboys their largest lead, 50-36, midway through the second half. Thompson’s 3 made it 53-42 with 6:30 to play before Melvion Flanagan hit a pull-up jumper and two free throws, and Jaykwon Walton added two more from the free-throw line to pull the Shockers within 53-48 with 1:37 left. The Cowboys iced it from there, shooting 6 of 6 from the line.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jacob Groves scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the first half and Oklahoma cruised to an 87-66 victory over Central Arkansas. Groves was 8 of 10 with four 3-pointers and two dunks as the Sooners (8-3) shot 70% (21 of 30) to build a 52-30 halftime lead. He finished 10-of-13 shooting overall. Central Arkansas pulled to 72-59 with 8:31 to play. The Sooners then scored the next 10 points, highlighted by an Otega Oweh layup and a pair of dunks, to stretch the lead to 23 points with about five minutes left. Camren Hunter scored 18 points to lead Central Arkansas (5-6).
HOUSTON (AP) — D’Maurian Willams had 17 points, Kevin Obanor scored 16 and Texas Tech breezed to a 102-52 victory over Jackson State in the HBCU Roundball Classic. Obanor had four steals and sank 6 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers for the Red Raiders (8-2), who picked up their fourth straight win. Williams buried 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range. KJ Allen had 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He added seven rebounds. Jaylon Tyson had 11 points and five boards, while De’Vion Harmon scored 10. Allen came off the bench and scored 13 points, sinking all six of his shots and his only free throw, to lead the Red Raiders to a 52-17 lead at halftime.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Logan Eggleston, the National Player of the Year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player, had 19 kills, seven digs and three blocks to lead top-seeded Texas to a three-set sweep of Louisville to give the Longhorns their third NCAA championship. The Longhorns scored the last four points of the third set, with Eggleston’s kill leading to a championship clinching ace by Keonilei Akana. Texas won by scores of 25-22, 25-14 and 26-24 to capture a third championships, the second for coach Jarrett Elliott. The Longhorns also won in 1988. Louisville was the first ACC team to reach the championship game.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Dansby Swanson have agreed to a $177 million, seven-year contract, adding the All-Star shortstop to the team's rebuilding project. The deal includes a full no-trade clause, according to two people familiar with the negotiations who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract was pending a physical. Swanson was part of a stellar group of free agent shortstops that also included Trea Turner, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts. He was the last one of the four to decide on a team.
SATURDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final OT Minnesota 39 Indianapolis 36
Final Cleveland 13 Baltimore 3
Final Buffalo 32 Miami 29
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (17)Oregon St. 30 Florida 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Purdue 69 Davidson 61
Final (5)Houston 69 (2)Virginia 61
Final (3)UConn 68 Butler 46
Final (15)Gonzaga 100 (4)Alabama 90
Final (9)Arizona 75 (6)Tennessee 70
Final (8)Kansas 84 (14)Indiana 62
Final (10)Arkansas 76 Bradley 57
Final (16)UCLA 63 (13)Kentucky 53
Final (17)Mississippi St. 68 Nicholls 66
Final (18)Illinois 68 Alabama A&M 47
Final North Carolina 89 (23)Ohio St. 84
Final (24)Virginia Tech 74 Grambling St. 48
Final (25)Miami 91 St. Francis (Pa.) 76
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final L.A. Clippers 102 Washington 93
Final Miami 111 San Antonio 101
Final Milwaukee 123 Utah 97
Final Portland 107 Houston 95
Final Oklahoma City 115 Memphis 109
Final OT Cleveland 100 Dallas 99
Final Phoenix 118 New Orleans 114
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Ottawa 6 Detroit 3
Final Boston 4 Columbus 2
Final Anaheim 4 Edmonton 3
Final N-Y Rangers 6 Philadelphia 3
Final Washington 5 Toronto 2
Final Tampa Bay 5 Montreal 1
Final OT Carolina 5 Dallas 4
Final Florida 4 New Jersey 2
Final Colorado 3 Nashville 1
Final Buffalo 5 Arizona 2
Final Winnipeg 5 Vancouver 1
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Vegas 2
Final SO Los Angeles 3 San Jose 2