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🏀 15-0: The Cavaliers are the fourth team in NBA history to start 15-0, joining the Washington Capitols of 1948-49, the Rockets of 1993-94 and the Warriors of 2015-16.
⚽️ NWSL semi-finals: Washington defeated Gotham (3-0 in PKs) and Orlando defeated Kansas City (3-2) to advance to next weekend’s championship game.
🏀 Wings win lottery: The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery on Sunday, and all signs point to them selecting UConn superstar Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 overall pick in April.
🎾 ATP finals: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz on Sunday to win his first ATP Finals title and cap a fantastic season. The Italian has won 26 of his last 27 matches.
🏀 Fox makes history: Kings PG De’Aaron Fox scored a franchise-record 60 points on Friday and added 49 more on Saturday. Only Kobe Bryant has scored more points on back-to-back nights in the past 50 years.
🏈 NFL Sunday: Undefeated no more
It lasted 328 days, but the Kansas City Chiefs ended up losing a football game.
ICYMI: The Bills defeated the Chiefs 30-21 in Buffalo on Sunday, handing the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season and snapping their 15-game winning streak that stretched back 328 days to Christmas 2023.
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It looked like the Chiefs would make another late comeback when they trailed by two with just over two minutes left and needed a stop on fourth down to give Patrick Mahomes a chance to do his thing.
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Instead, Josh Allen rushed for a 26-yard touchdown to effectively seal the victory, improving to 4-1 in the regular season against Mahomes and giving Buffalo (9-2) an excellent chance to beat Kansas City (9- 1) to catch in the match. race for the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
Wild stat: Mahomes has started 124 games (regular season and playoffs), and that was just the highlight fifth he lost time by more than one score.
More from Sunday:
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Chargers 34, Bengal 27: It was a tale of two halves on “Sunday Night Football” as LA blew a 21-point lead but ultimately clinched the win on a long TD run by JK Dobbins with 18 seconds left.
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Packers 20, Bears 19: Green Bay blocked a would-be game-winning Bears field goal as time expired to secure their 11th straight victory over Chicago, dating back to 2019. That’s the longest active winning streak of any NFL team.
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Lions 52, Jaguars 6: That’s Scorigami! The 1,088th unique score in NFL history was made possible by Jared Goff’s 412 yards, 4 TD and perfect passer rating.
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Steelers 18, Ravens 16: Pittsburgh made six field goals to extend their lead over the AFC North and continue their recent dominance in the divisional rivalry, improving to 8-1 against Baltimore in the 2020s.
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Saints 35, Browns 14: Super utility player Taysom Hill did it all for New Orleans, becoming the first player in NFL history with 100 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 50 receiving yards and 10 passing yards in a game. He even added 42 kick return yards!
Elsewhere: Seahawks 20, 49ers 17 | Rams 28, Patriots 22 | Colts 28, Jets 27 | Dolphins 34, Raiders 19 | Vikings 23, Titans 13 | Broncos 38, Falcons 6
Sunday summary: Winners and losers
🥊 Martial arts take center stage
Martial arts took center stage this weekend, with boxing drawing record viewership and UFC attracting the president-elect and his top cabinet members.
Boxing: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson wasn’t a very good boxing match, or a very well handled boxing match, but it was a very well watched boxing match. According to Netflix, the fight at Jerry World averaged a whopping 60 million viewers worldwide, peaking at 65 million.
UFC: Jon Jones (28-1) dominated Stipe Miocic (20-5) at Madison Square Garden in his long-awaited return to the octagon, defending his UFC heavyweight title in front of newly elected President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other cabinet choices.
Go deeper: go to Uncrownedour new martial arts hub, for full weekend analysis.
🏈 In photos: Saturday on the playing field
Provo, Utah — Kansas stunned No. 6 BYU 17-13 to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season. There are only three undefeated FBS teams left: Oregon, Indiana and Army.
Athens, Georgia — The Bulldogs defeated the Vols 31-17 to keep their CFP hopes alive and leave open the possibility that the SEC could field six teams in the playoffs. Georgia has won eight straight games against Tennessee.
Boulder, Colo. — Heisman favorite Travis Hunter led Colorado to a 49-24 victory over Utah, joining Champ Bailey (with the Redskins) as the only FBS or NFL players with 50 receiving yards, a rushing TD and an interception in the same game .
San Jose — Boise State defeated San Jose State 42-21, behind another monster game from Ashton Jeanty (159 yards, 3 TD), who is on pace to break Barry Sanders’ single-season FBS record (2,628 yards in 1988).
Winners and losers: The 21 teams that still have a chance at the CFP
🏟️First Look: The new Ryan Field
First on Yahoo Sports AM: Northwestern University and the Ryan family have provided the first public look at the design and layout of the new Ryan Field.
The $850 million venue Scheduled to open in 2026, it will host not only Northwestern football, but also concerts, youth sports championships and other events.
More renderings will be released this morning.
📆 November 18, 1966: Koufax quits
58 years ago today, Sandy Koufax shocked the world by retiring at age 30, citing his painfully arthritic arm and fear of permanent damage.
“At that time, there was no surgery. The wisdom was that if you went in there, it was just going to make things worse. … Now you go in, fix it and you’re good for next spring.”
– Koufax
The big picture: While modern surgery may have extended Koufax’s career, there is something to be said for coming out on top. And few athletes have ever done it like Sandy.
According to the numbers: For the first six years of his career (ages 19-24), Koufax was a serviceable, if unspectacular, starting pitcher. Then he turned 25 and began perhaps the greatest era in MLB history.
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From 1961 until his retirement in 1966, Koufax went 129-47 with 115 complete games, a 2.19 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 1,713 strikeouts against only 412 walks.
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He also threw a then-record four no-hitters (including one perfect game) while winning five ERA titles, three Triple Crowns, three Cy Youngs, two World Series MVPs and the 1963 NL MVP.
The last word: Willie Stargell, the Pirates Hall of Famer who managed just two hits in 23 at-bats against Koufax, said it best: “hitting Sandy Koufax is like drinking coffee with a fork.”
📺 Watchlist: The Battle for the Lone Star State
The Cowboys host the Texans this evening (8:15 PM ET, ESPN/ABC/ESPN2) in a game between the NFL’s two Texas teams.
Head to head: Dallas leads the all-time series 4-2, but first-place Houston* clearly has the upper hand this year against a reeling Cowboys team that has lost four straight and will start the rest of the season without QB Dak Prescott ( hamstring).
More to watch:
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⚽️ CONCACAF Nations League: USMNT (1-0 lead) vs. Jamaica (8 p.m., TNT) … Quarter-final second leg.
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🏀 NBA: Rockets at Bucks (8 p.m., NBA); Warriors at Clippers (10:30 p.m., NBA)
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🏒 NHL: Avalanche at Flyers (7 p.m., NHL)
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🏀 NCAAM: No. 4 Gonzaga, San Diego State (10 p.m., CBSSN)
*Looking for a rebound win: The Texans have lost three of four since their 5-1 start. The Cowboys – who have scored at least 27 points in four straight games – may be just what the doctor ordered.
🏀 NBA trivia
James Harden Sunday moved into second place on the all-time 3-point list (2,975), and is now behind only Steph Curry (3,782).
Ask: Who passed Harden?
Answer below.
🍿 Baker’s Dozen: Top 13 plays of the weekend
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🏀Charleston at the buzzer!
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🏈 What a catch from Cam
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🏀 Dunk of the year?
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🏀Pastor of the year?
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⚽️Cristiano Ronaldo!
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🏈 Grabbing with one hand
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🏀 Tatum’s buzzer beater
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🏈 Rips it off for the INT
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⛳️Slam dunk albatross
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🏈Josh Allen!
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🏀 Giannis with the slam
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🎾 Nasty backhand
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🏀 Fancy finish
View all 13.
Trivia answer: Ray Allen (2,973 career three-pointers)
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