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Matt LaFleur and the Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss
- Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers
- Pro Picks: 4 road teams are favorites in wild-card weekend
- Bears and Rams advance to divisional round with comeback wins to open NFL playoffs
- Stafford's late TD pass to Parkinson lifts the Rams past the Panthers 34-31 in tense playoff opener
NBA »

Utah's sluggish start dooms them in 150-95 loss to Hornets
- Kevin Durant passes Wilt Chamberlain for 7th on the NBA's career scoring list
- WNBA and players' union fail to reach new CBA, negotiations continue without extension
- Giannis stops LeBron twice in the final minute as the Bucks rally to beat the Lakers 105-101
- Trae Young has a fresh start in Washington. His first order of business is getting healthy
MLB »

All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say
- Free agent outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games by MLB following positive drug test
- Tarik Skubal asks for record $32 million in arbitration while Detroit Tigers offer $19 million
- 9 FanDuel network teams end deals, MLB prepared to produce and distribute broadcasts
- Cubs acquire right-hander Edward Cabrera in a trade with the Marlins
NHL »

Schmaltz, Keller make history as they power Mammoth to win over Blues
- Bruins' Zacha is awarded a reviewed goal with most of Rangers in locker room at end of 1st period
- Blackhawks center Connor Bedard returns from right shoulder injury
- Patrick Kane becomes 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals
- Sharks acquire goaltender Laurent Brossoit in a trade with the Blackhawks
College »

A sold-out Huntsman Center crowd is 'just different' for Runnin' Utes efforts
- Saunders goes for 24 as No. 9 BYU holds off rival Utah for first road rivalry win since 2021
- Utah State blows by Boise State in wire-to-wire finish on the road
- BYU football 2026 transfer tracker: Who's going, staying in 2026
- Avery Neff earns first career 10.0; Red Rocks stumble in Sprouts Collegiate Quad meet
Golf »

Brooks Koepka is out of LIV Golf. Now he has applied for PGA Tour membership again
- PGA Tour drops Napa and Mississippi from schedule. Texas and North Carolina added to FedEx Cup Fall
- PGA Tour to expand equity program to include current FedEx Cup performance
- Derek Sprague steps down as CEO of PGA of America to care for his family in New York
- Chevon Championship moving LPGA's first major to home of PGA Tour's Houston Open
Soccer »

US international Ricardo Pepi out 2 months with broken arm but should recover in time for World Cup
- 6th-tier Macclesfield upsets FA Cup holder Crystal Palace in huge shock. Man City scores 10
- Wrexham knocks out Nottingham Forest on penalties to move into FA Cup fourth round
- At 58, the world's oldest professional soccer player says he is only getting better with age
- Trinity Rodman is back with the USWNT for the first time since April
Tennis »

Sabalenka wins Brisbane final amid frosty exchange with Kostyuk, Medvedev tops Nakashima
- Poland overcomes Świątek defeat to Bencic and rallies to beat Switzerland in United Cup final
- Sabalenka advances to the Brisbane International final by beating Muchová
- Sabalenka flips the outcome with a straight-sets win over Keys in Australian Open tuneup
- Kyrgios won't play singles at the Australian Open, saying his body is not ready for 5-set tennis
Racing »

NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial
- Perez says being Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull was 'the worst job in F1'
- Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77
- Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon receives a knighthood from New Zealand
- Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
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US international Ricardo Pepi out 2 months with broken arm but should recover in time for World Cup
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story
United States international Ricardo Pepi was to be operated on after breaking his right arm during a game with PSV Eindhoven and is expected to be out for two months.

Sabalenka wins Brisbane final amid frosty exchange with Kostyuk, Medvedev tops Nakashima
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 7:44 a.m. | Save Story
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka captured her second consecutive Brisbane International title and 22nd career singles crown after a straight-sets victory over Marta Kostyuk on Sunday.

Poland overcomes Świątek defeat to Bencic and rallies to beat Switzerland in United Cup final
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
Poland bounced back from two consecutive runner-up finishes to win the United Cup after Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa beat Jakub Paul and Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 in the deciding mixed doubles match to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over Switzerland on Sunday.

A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
Wyatte Grantham-philips, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 7:11 a.m. | Save Story
and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Paco Rassat races to 2nd World Cup slalom win in breakout season ahead of Olympics
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics.

Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic opening ceremony
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 6:00 a.m. | Save Story
Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers said Sunday.

How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Olympians can teach us to redefine what it means to be successful. They face daily setbacks and have to learn to deal with coming up short. If it were only about winning gold medals, the vast majority of Olympians would be seen as failures. The rest of us can learn from this. The United States will send about 235 athletes to Italy when the Winter Olympics open Feb. 6. The United States won gold medals in nine events in the last Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. So most will come back empty handed.

Milan's Catholic archdiocese brings Olympic values into parish life
MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 3:10 a.m. | Save Story
the project seeks to translate the spirit of the Games into everyday pastoral life.

Lindsey Vonn's World Cup race canceled because of snowfall, wind gusts in Austria
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 2:22 a.m. | Save Story
Lindsey Vonn lost the chance for another World Cup race win Sunday when a super-G was canceled because of the weather conditions.

6th-tier Macclesfield upsets FA Cup holder Crystal Palace in huge shock. Man City scores 10
Jerome Pugmire And Steve Douglas, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 2:11 a.m. | Save Story
knocked out titleholder Crystal Palace in one of the competition's greatest upsets.

All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 12:04 a.m. | Save Story
All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to a $175 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two people familiar with the deal.

Matt LaFleur and the Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 10 - 11:59 p.m. | Save Story
At the very end of his seventh season as Green Bay's coach, Matt LaFleur saw a team that lacked composure at big moments in a playoff game.

Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers
Andrew Seligman, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 11:45 p.m. | Save Story
Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown.

Ilia Malinin wins 4th consecutive U.S. Figure Skating title with dialed-back performance
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 10:16 p.m. | Save Story
World champions and Olympic favorites Ilia Malinin and the ice dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates turned the final night of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday into less of a competition and more of a coronation.

Pro Picks: 4 road teams are favorites in wild-card weekend
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 10 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
The NFL's wild-card round kicked off with two wacky games that came down to the final seconds. A rematch of the 2022 NFC championship game highlights the rest of the weekend.

Bears and Rams advance to divisional round with comeback wins to open NFL playoffs
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are heading to the NFC divisional round following another comeback victory.

Stafford's late TD pass to Parkinson lifts the Rams past the Panthers 34-31 in tense playoff opener
Steve Reed, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 8:56 p.m. | Save Story
Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds to lift the Los Angeles Rams to a dramatic 34-31 wild-card round win over the Carolina Panthers in the opening game of the NFL playoffs. Stafford finished 24 of 42 for 304 yards with three touchdown passes, while Puka Nacua had 10 receptions for 111 yards and two total touchdowns as the Rams, who were 10 1/2-point favorites, advanced to the divisional round. Bryce Young threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for Carolina, which finished the season losing four of its final five games.

Bruins' Zacha is awarded a reviewed goal with most of Rangers in locker room at end of 1st period
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 3:25 p.m. | Save Story
Bruins forward Pavel Zacha was awarded a delayed goal after a replay review while most of the New York Rangers players were in the locker room on Saturday, thinking the first period in Boston's 10-2 romp was over.

Fischnaller, Greiner move closer to officially locking up US Olympic luge berths
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 2:52 p.m. | Save Story
USA Luge is likely sending three women and two men to the singles races at next month's Milan Cortina Olympics. Emily Fischnaller and Matthew Greiner appeared to clinch spots with their World Cup finishes on Saturday. The International Luge Federation has not officially confirmed the spots, but the expectation is that Summer Britcher, Ashley Farquharson, and Fischnaller will be on the women's team, with Jonny Gustafson and Greiner on the men's team. USA Luge plans to announce its Olympic nominations on Monday. Austria's Hannah Prock won the women's World Cup race Saturday.

