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By Sam Farmer. The Philadelphia Eagles return to the Super Bowl.
The San Francisco 49ers struggled from the start.
The NFC Championship Game, designed to test the mettle of the 49ers, was derailed on the first possession when the starting quarterback suffered an elbow injury.
The top-seeded Eagles were in control for a while, eventually cruising to a 31-7 win at freezing Lincoln Financial Field.
The 49ers were in disarray in the top position Sunday, replacing Purdy with Josh Johnson before the pass, the team's fourth of the season, left the game midway through the third quarter.
With backup running back Christian McCaffrey the next option, Purdy returned to the game but was largely shut out until the turnover.
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By Gary Klein. The Kansas City Chiefs return to the Super Bowl.
Harrison Butker made a 45-yard field goal with three seconds left as the Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday for their third trip to the Super Bowl in four years.
Head coach Andy Reid led the Eagles to the Kansas City Super Bowl in 2004 in his 10th season with the Eagles.
Reid defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in Miami to wrap up the 2019 season. The Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl the following season, but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was called for an unnecessary roughness on a late hit by Bengals linebacker Joseph Osaiah in the final 30 seconds of the game-winning drive.
Mahomes completed 29 of 43 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns while playing with a right ankle injury.
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Philadelphia 31, San Francisco 7
Kansas City 23, Cincinnati 20
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Sunday 12 February
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Philadelphia to Kansas City, 3:30 p.m., Fox
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Lakers
Broderick Turner. Anthony Davis sat on his bench in a hushed, gloomy Lakers locker room, a towel wrapped around his shoulders, anger boiling against the referees. The usually predictable forward wasn't afraid to punch the officials on a night when the Lakers were sure they were on the wrong side of the field against the rival Boston Celtics.
LeBron James' missed drive late in the fourth quarter was the most frustrating moment for Davis and the Lakers in a 125-121 overtime loss.
"He made a mistake," said Davis, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds in just his second game back with an injury.
"Honestly, we got cheated today. It was clearly a mistake. Pat [Beverly] got it all figured out, I think Brown is Jaylen Brown. They call a foul. And Bruno gets hit in the arm [and they don't help]. Frankly he said: , it is unacceptable, the referees have been bad, they have been bad tonight.
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LeBron James and Anthony Davis are out for Monday's game.
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Sadie Osman scored a season-high 29 points and hit all seven of her shots from beyond the arc as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 122-99 victory over the Clippers Sunday night.
All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell scored 11 points in his return to Cleveland after missing three games with a groin strain. The Cavaliers didn't extend their biggest lead of the season since Nov. 5, 2021, 82-42, after Jarrett Allen's first three-pointer.
The Clippers have won five in a row. They declined to dress forward Kawhi Leonard and linebackers Paul George and Reggie Jackson, both playing against Atlanta on Saturday. George and Leonard are officially said to have right knee problems, while Jackson has a right Achilles tendon.
UCLA basketball
Alyssa Peele made a layup with 0.8 seconds left in Sunday's 71-69 win over No. 8 UCLA.
Pili had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead Utah (18-2, 8-2 Pac-12), who scored twice to finish 7-0. Ace Palmer had 14 points and 5 assists for the Utes, and Dasia Young had 11 points.
Utah trailed for a total of 30 minutes and held the Bruins scoreless in the final 68 seconds.
USC basketball
Destiny Littleton scored 21 points, Raya Marshall and Kady Sissoko hit double-doubles, and USC beat #25 Colorado 71-54 on Sunday.
Marshall had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Sissoko added 18 and 12, and Littleton made six of 13 3-pointers, including four in a key third-quarter push that led the Trojans (16-5, 6-4 Pac-12) in superior lead. . The order…
The Trojans had a 26-point halftime performance in the third quarter to take a 52–41 fourth quarter lead. Littleton scored 12 points in the quarter, shooting 4-of-7 from 3-point range. USC added the first six points of the fourth quarter to take a 58-41 lead with 8:55 left and the Trojans up by 13. Passing Point.
Diplomacy
From Kevin Baxter, US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken visited the Middle East last fall and didn't just talk about oil and natural gas, terrorism or the war in Ukraine.
He also went there to talk about football.
Ahead of the opening Team USA World Cup in Qatar, Blinken joined Team USA representatives and dozens of young Qatari boys and girls at a soccer clinic to talk about the most important tools in the diplomatic toolbox for the sport.
“We use sport to connect people, to connect people to our country. Every time I travel the world, regardless of our differences, sport unites us, connects us, connects us.
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This day is in sport.
1926 – The Major League Rules Committee rules that guns must reach the pink purse.
1971 – UCLA begins its 88 game hitting streak with a 74-61 victory over UC Santa Barbara.
1983 – John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl record 166 yards on 38 carries to lead the Washington Redskins to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. It was the fourth consecutive 100-yard game in the Finals for Riggins, the MVP of the game.
1992 – Jockey Mike Smith wins six races in one day at the Aqueduct for the second time that month. The date of the first six games at the Aqueduct is set for January 13th.
1993 – Monica Seles defeats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win her third consecutive Australian Open.
1994 – The Bills lose four consecutive Super Bowls as the Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo 30-13 with MVP running back Emmitt Smith and running back James Washington for their second consecutive NFL title.
1996 – Magic Johnson posts 19 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds as the Lakers beat Golden State 128-118. It was Johnson's first regular season game since retiring 4 1/2 seasons.
1999 – Martina Hings wins her fifth Grand Slam title and third consecutive Australian Open, beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 6-2, 6-3.
2001 – Darron Ralphs wins the Super G slalom, becoming the first American to win a world championship.
2006 – Temu Selene twice scores his 1,000th career point in Anaheim's 4-3 win over the Kings.
2010 – Serena Williams returns after ending Justine Henin's Grand Slam hopefuls 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open.
2011 – MVP DeAngelo Hall had one of his team's five interceptions and returned a touchdown 34 yards to help the NFC clinch a Pro Bowl record with a 55-41 win over the AFC. AFC quarterbacks Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning, and Matt Cassel used interceptions to help the NFC open a 42–0 halftime lead.
2011 – Loui Eriksson's second empty net goal at 6:49 pm of the third period helped Lidstrom beat Staal 11-10 in the NHL All-Star Game.
2015 – Phoenix Open continues without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. The bigger shock was Woods, who hit an 82 on the last hole, his worst score in a two-decade professional career. Mickelson shot a 76 and missed by two.
2016 – Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open, ending the champion's six-time unbeaten run until the final at Melbourne Park.
2022 – Australian Open Championship. Rafael Nadal beat Russian Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to win a record 21st singles title.
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And finally
Teemu Selann scores his 1,000th point. Watch and listen here.
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