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Texans' Kris Boyd flings helmet, gets penalized and then shoves his coach on first play vs.

Chiefs KANSAS CITY, Mo.

(AP) Texans cornerback Kris Boyd nearly shoved Houston special teams coach Frank Ross to the ground after the opening kickoff of their divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Boyd had caused a fumble on the kickoff and ripped off his helmet and sent it sailing into the bench to celebrate.

But the ball was recovered by Kansas City, which wound up kicking a field goal on the drive.

Boyd was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for taking off his helmet.

US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular starters FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

(AP) Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

McGlynn and Agyemang scored about two minutes apart late in the first half and Miljevic, whose third-minute penalty kick was saved, struck in the 64th minute.

McGlynn connected on a left-footed strike from about 30 yards in the 37th minute, Agyemang deflected a shot off goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez not long afterward and the Americans were off and running.

Milijevic scored on a counter.

Million-dollar questions abound in changing college game as Irish and Buckeyes prepare ATLANTA (AP) One of the wackiest seasons in college football history will end with two schools whose traditions are as old as the game itself Ohio State and Notre Dame playing for a national championship.

Monday nights final in Atlanta will mark the latest finish to a season in college footballs 155-year history.

It's a product of the new 12-team playoff that itself is worth billions.

The big question is if its ready for what comes next with name, image and likeness deals; the transfer portal; the playoff; Title IX and other issues still to be resolved.

Jason Edwards scores 18 points as Vanderbilt holds off No.

6 Tennessee 76-75 NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) Jason Edwards scored 18 points as Vanderbilt held off No.

6 Tennessee 76-75 for the Commodores second straight win.

Fans stormed the court Saturday for the first sellout at Memorial Gym since 2019 after the Commodores won for only the second time in the last 14 games of this series.

Mark Byington is Vandys fourth different coach to face off against Rick Barnes during his 10 seasons with the Vols.

He matched the lone win by Jerry Stackhouse and Bryce Drew each.

Tennessee now has lost two of its first three SEC road games.

Taylor Swift returns to Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs play the Texans KANSAS CITY, Mo.

(AP) Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs as they face the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Swift was dressed nearly head to toe in Chanel, including a black-and-white tweed jacket, a quarter-zip romper, a pearl strand belt and pendant earrings.

Swift began her high-profile romance with Kelce last season, when he invited the Anti-Hero singer to watch him play in a September matchup with the Bears.

Since then, the two have spent plenty of time together, often with cameras following their every move.

Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway Young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki said on Instagram that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the defending World Series champions even more star power entering 2025.

The scariest part of this Dodgers move is that they didnt even need to dip into their deep pockets to entice Sasaki to make his baseball home at Chavez Ravine.

All 30 MLB teams had roughly the same amount of money to offer Sasaki, but the pitcher still chose LA.

Considering events over the past year, it's hard to blame him.

Jake Burger will wear No.

21 with the Texas Rangers for his daughter born with Down syndrome ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jake Burger will wear No.

21 after being acquired by the Texas Rangers.

The number has special significance for his family after his daughter was born in October with Down syndrome.

The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome.

Burger credits his wife with the idea of wearing No.

21, and he was working to change his number with Miami before getting traded to Texas in December.

He says work is underway to establish a foundation to help other families impacted by Down syndrome.

California pals Tien, 19, and Michelsen, 20, are 2 of 4 US men in the Australian Open's 4th round MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open.

Tien is 19, and Michelsen is 20.

They are two of the four American men still in the bracket, along with Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton.

Tien and Michelsen were born about 15 months apart and first crossed paths a decade ago when they were playing in Southern California tennis tournaments for kids.

They frequently play Fortnite together, trained together in Orange County all offseason and are keeping tabs on each other at Melbourne Park.

Their lockers are right next door.

Neal scores career-high 24 and Creighton snaps No.

14 UConn's 28-game home winning streak, 68-63 STORRS, Conn.

(AP) Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to lead Creighton to a 68-63 win over No.

14 UConn.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and Steven Ashworth scored 12 for the Bluejays.

Hassan Diarra and Solo Ball each had 15 points for UConn.

The Huskies loss on Saturday snapped a 28-game home winning streak.

The Bluejays won the battle of the teams picked to finish first and second in the Big East preseason poll as players other than Kalkbrenner and Ashworth stepped up to make big plays.

The Huskies lost another winnable game while star freshman Liam McNeeley works his way back from an ankle sprain.

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale's return to broadcasting delayed by accident at home Dick Vitales return to broadcasting following cancer treatments will be delayed after the ESPN college basketball analyst had an accident at his Florida home.

Vitale announced he will not be on the call for next Saturdays game between No.

3 Duke and Wake Forest after the accident caused short-term physical limitations.

The 85-year-old said the accident was not cancer-related and hes expected to make a full recovery.

No timetable has been set for his return to broadcasting.

Vitale announced last month that hes cancer-free following his fourth bout with the disease in a little over three years.

Vitale had surgery in the summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck..

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