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🏀 15-0: The Cavaliers are the fourth team in NBA history to start 15-0, joining the 1948-49 Washington Capitols, the 1993-94 Rockets and the 2015-16 Warriors.
⚽️ NWSL Semifinals: Washington beat Gotham (3-0 in PK) and Orlando beat Kansas City (3-2) to advance to next weekend’s championship game.
🏀 The wings win the lottery: The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery on Sunday, and all signs point to them drafting UConn superstar Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick in April.
🎾 ATP Finals: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz on Sunday to win his first ATP Finals title and cap off a superb 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 consecutive nights in the last 50 years.
🏈 NFL Sunday: never undefeated again
It took 328 days, but the Kansas City Chiefs ultimately lost a football game.
ICYMI: The Bills beat the Chiefs, 30-21, on Sunday in Buffalo, handing the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season and ending their 15-game winning streak that stretched back 328 days until Christmas 2023.
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It looked like the Chiefs might pull off another late comeback as they trailed by two with just over two minutes left, needing a stop on fourth down to give Patrick Mahomes a chance to do his job.
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Instead, Josh Allen rushed for a 26-yard touchdown to effectively seal the victory, improve to 4-1 in the regular season against Mahomes and give Buffalo (9-2) an excellent chance to catch Kansas City (9-1) in the race for the No. 1 seed in the ‘AFC.
Wild stat: Mahomes started 124 games (regular season and playoffs), and that was just the fifth time he lost by more than one score.
The rest from Sunday:
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Chargers 34, Bengals 27: “Sunday Night Football” was a tale of two halves as Los Angeles blew a 21-point lead, but ultimately pulled out 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 potential Bears field goal as time expired to secure their 11th straight win over Chicago dating back to 2019. This is the longest active winning streak by an NFL team against another .
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Lions 52, Jaguars 6: It’s Scorigami! The 1,088th single score in NFL history was powered by Jared Goff’s 412 yards, 4 touchdowns and perfect passer rating.
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Steelers 18, Ravens 16: Pittsburgh made six field goals to extend its lead atop the AFC North and continue its recent dominance in the division 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 yards, 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 recap: Winners and losers
🥊 Combat sports in the spotlight
Combat sports took center stage this weekend, with record audiences for boxing and the UFC attracting the president-elect and his top cabinet picks.
Boxing: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson wasn’t a very good boxing match, nor was it a very well-run boxing match, but it was a very well-watched boxing match. The fight at Jerry World averaged 60 million viewers worldwide, according to Netflix, and peaked at 65 million.
CFU: 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 President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. and other cabinet picks.
Go further: go to Without crownour new combat sports hub, for complete analysis of the weekend.
🏈 In photos: Saturday on the grill
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 beat the Vols, 31-17, to keep their CFP hopes alive and leave open the possibility that the SEC could field six teams in the postseason. Georgia has won eight straight games against Tennessee.
Boulder, Colorado — Heisman favorite Travis Hunter led Colorado to a 49-24 victory over Utah and joined Champ Bailey (with the Redskins) as the only FBS or NFL player with 50 receiving yards, one touchdown ground and an interception in the same game.
San Jose — Boise State beat San Jose State, 42-21, behind another monster game from Ashton Jeanty (159 yards, 3 TDs), who is on pace to break Barry Sanders’ FBS single-season rushing 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
Premiering on Yahoo Sports AM: Northwestern University and the Ryan family have offered the first public look at the design and layout of the new Ryan Field.
The $850 million place is expected to open in 2026 and will host not only Northwest football, but also concerts, youth sports championships and other events.
More renderings will be released this morning.
📆 November 18, 1966: Koufax decides to stop
58 years ago today, Sandy Koufax shocked the world retiring at 30citing his painfully arthritic arm and fear of permanent damage.
“In those days there was no operation. The wisdom was that if you went for it, it would only make things worse. … Now go ahead and fix it and you’re good to go next spring.”
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The big picture: Although modern surgery may have extended Koufax’s career, there is something to be said for his victory. And few athletes have done it like Sandy.
In figures: Over the first six years of his career (ages 19-24), Koufax was a useful if unspectacular starting pitcher. Then he turned 25 and started undoubtedly the greatest bonus 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, a 0.97 WHIP and 1,713 strikeouts against just 412 walks.
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He also pitched a 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: Pirates Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, who had just two hits in 23 at-bats against Koufax, said it best: “Hitting against Sandy Koufax is like drinking coffee with a fork.”
📺 Watchlist: The Battle for the Lone Star State
The Cowboys welcome the Texans This evening (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC/ESPN2) in a clash between the two Texan NFL teams.
Face to face: Dallas leads the all-time series 4-2, but first-place Houston* has the clear advantage this year against a reeling Cowboys team that has lost four straight and will be without starting quarterback Dak Prescott for the remainder of the season (hamstrings). ).
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⚽️ CONCACAF Nations League: USMNT (1-0) against Jamaica (8 p.m., TNT) … Quarter-final second leg.
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🏀 NBA: Rockets at Bucks (8 p.m., NBA); Warriors at the Clippers (10:30 p.m., NBA)
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🏒 NHL: Avalanche among the Flyers (7 p.m., NHL)
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🏀 NCAAM: No. 4 Gonzaga in San Diego State (10 p.m., CBSSN)
*Looking for a bounce-back win: The Texans have lost three of four since starting 5-1. The Cowboys – who have allowed at least 27 points in four straight games – could be just what the doctor ordered.
🏀 NBA quiz
James Harden on Sunday, he moved into second place on the all-time 3-point list (2,975), and is now just behind Steph Curry (3,782).
Question: Who did Harden pass on to?
Reply below.
🍿 Baker’s Dozen: Top 13 pieces of the weekend
Trivial answer: Ray Allen (2,973 career 3-pointers)
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