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Chiefs take one step closer to AFC West crown with win over Chargers

Chiefs rout Chargers 30-13 to seize control of AFC West race

Chiefs take charge in AFC West with 30-13 win over Chargers

Alex Smith threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs defeated the Chargers.

Middle Tennessee tops Arkansas State 35-30 in Camellia Bowl (Dec 16, 2017)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Brent Stockstill passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Middle Tennessee came up with some key stops to hold off Arkansas State 35-30 in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday night.

Wildcats thrive offensively in 89-71 win over Southeast Missouri State

Xavier Sneed scored 23 points as Kansas State defeated Southeast Missouri State on Saturday.

Justin James leads Wyoming over Texas Southern 72-66 (Dec 16, 2017)

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Justin James had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Wyoming pulled away in the final minute to beat winless Texas Southern 72-66 on Saturday night.

Jon Cooper thinks Lightning got a bit lazy in Colorado

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper was critical of the team’s offensive zone turnovers Saturday night in their close win over the Avalanche.

Chargers' playoff hopes take a blow after loss in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY — Make that eight straight rivalry losses for the Chargers. In their biggest game of the season, Coach Anthony Lynn’s team fell short in a 30-13 defeat to Kansas City on Saturday, one that potentially ended their postseason hopes. The Chargers could still win the AFC West, even after

Lions fans shouldn't feel good about bad victories in playoff chase

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss the state of the Detroit Lions after the 20-10 win over the Bears on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Ford Field. Don’t get sucked in. It’s going to be tempting. It was tempting after the Lions beat up on the terrible Chicago Bears

Lawlor: Eagles Must Remain Aggressive And Take It To The Giants

The Eagles were down 35-31. Nick Foles was in at quarterback. You would think Doug Pederson might have tried to run the ball or call a conservative play. Instead, Pederson had the Eagles line up in an empty set and called a pass play. Foles bobbled the snap, but then secured it and ran for 9 yards. Pederson

Stafford-led Lions beat Bears 20-10, stay in playoff picture

Matthew Stafford throws two touchdown passes and didn’t have a turnover, helping the Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 20-10 on Saturday night.

Chiefs win showdown with Chargers to surge back into AFC West lead

Kansas City blasted past L.A. on Saturday to score a second straight win over a fellow AFC West front-runner and close in on the division title.

LeBron James records 60th career triple-double as Cavs defeat Jazz, 109-100

LeBron now has five triple-doubles this season and three in his last four games.

Chiefs take charge of AFC West with win

Kansas City came into the day tied with the Chargers for the division lead, but an emphatic victory puts the Chiefs in the driver’s seat.

Kyrie Irving helps Celtics pull away to beat Grizzlies (Dec 16, 2017)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Jayson Tatum had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-93 on Saturday night.

In debut Canaan helps Suns rally to beat T-Wolves

Dragan Bender and Troy Daniels each scored 17 points for the Suns, whose bench outscored the starters 69-39.

Ryder outshines Stokes in Twenty20 runfest

NELSON, New Zealand (AP) England allrounder Ben Stokes had to concede the spotlight to former New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder on Sunday in his latest appearance for Canterbury province.

Alkins leads hot-shooting No. 23 Arizona past New Mexico

Allonzo Trier had 20 points with five assists and freshman Deandre Ayton had his ninth double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Marshall downs Ohio 99-96 in OT on Penava's career night (Dec 16, 2017)

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Ajdin Penava set career highs with 33 points and 15 rebounds, C.J. Burks scored a career-high 31, and Marshall held off Ohio 99-96 in overtime on Saturday to win its fourth straight.

Hervey has 30 points, 16 boards, UT Arlington gets 86-65 win (Dec 16, 2017)

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Kevin Hervey had 30 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as UT Arlington bounced UT Rio Grande 86-65 Saturday night to stop a two-game skid.

Alkins leads No. 23 Arizona over New Mexico (Dec 16, 2017)

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) In his second game back from a broken foot, Rawle Alkins scored a career-best 26 points to lead No. 23 Arizona to an 89-73 win over New Mexico on Saturday night.

No. 24 Cal women rout BYU 70-45 for 5th straight win (Dec 16, 2017)

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Mikayla Cowling scored 13 of her 21 points in the first half and No. 24 California routed BYU 70-45 on Saturday night for its fifth straight win.

UTSA handles D-III Bethany College with a 95-67 win

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Jhivvan Jackson scored 19 points, Byron Frohnen had 11 rebounds and UT San Antonio controlled NCAA Division III Bethany College from the start for a 95-67 win on Saturday.

Kings face daunting task in Raptors (Dec 17, 2017)

TORONTO — The Sacramento Kings will have a difficult assignment Sunday afternoon when they visit the Toronto Raptors.

Hooker with career-high 23 leads Kennesaw St. to 81-74 win (Dec 16, 2017)

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Tyler Hooker scored eight of his career-high 23 points in the final minutes as Kennesaw State held off Bethune-Cookman 81-74 on Saturday night for its second victory of the season.

E. Michigan holds off Long Beach St. with 85-80 win (Dec 16, 2017)

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Elijah Minnie scored 23 points and James Thompson IV scored 19 points and gathered 11 rebounds and Eastern Michigan beat Long Beach State 85-80 on Saturday night.

Charles with 24, Albany holds on for 68-65 win over Canisius (Dec 16, 2017)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Travis Charles scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds as Albany held on for 68-65 win over Canisius on Saturday night.

Green Bay routs Div. II Wisconsin Parkside early, wins 86-50 (Dec 16, 2017)

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) Hunter Crist came off the Green Bay bench to hit 6 of 7 shots from the field, including both 3-point attempts, to fuel the Phoenix’ 86-50 romp past Division II Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday night.

Seahawks place Kam Chancellor on injured reserve, waive Mark Glowinski

The Seattle Seahawks made several roster moves ahead of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. They finally made the move to place strong safety Kam Chancellor on injured reserve. Chancellor had remained on the team’s active roster for the last month despite already being ruled out for the rest

Injured Ryan Shazier helps Steelers dominate final fan voting for Pro Bowl

The fans have spoken, and apparently, all they want to see in this year’s Pro Bowl is an entire roster of Steelers players. The fan voting period for this year’s Pro Bowl wrapped this week, and the results of the fan ballots were finally released on Saturday by the NFL. Of the 19 positions that

NFL 360: A Steelers Fan's Lament

Chuck Noll’s ’70s Steelers were the Team of the Century…LAST century. So far THIS millennium, the Patriots have ruled the NFL and along the way, have been downright dominant against those Steelers. Dave Dameshek returned to his roots for an update on this Dynastic 180.