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Josh Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens 27-25 and reach AFC title game ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.

(AP) Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalos defense forced three turnovers and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round.

The Bills hung on when a wide-open Mark Andrews dropped a 2-point conversion pass from Lamar Jackson, allowing the ball to bounce off his chest with 1:33 left.

Jackson connected with a sliding Isaiah Likely for a 24-yard touchdown to give the Ravens a chance to tie it.

The Bills advanced to the AFC championship game next Sunday against the conferences top seed, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Barkley runs for 78- and 62-yard TDs in the snow and Eagles top Rams 28-22 to head to NFC title game PHILADELPHIA (AP) Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.

Barkley ran for a 62-yard score in the first half and stretched the lead in the fourth when he blew through a hole and ran about untouched 78 yards for the touchdown.

The Eagles will host the NFC championship game Sunday against Washington.

Bills will face Chiefs in AFC title game; Eagles will host the Commanders in NFC championship game Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game in their fourth playoff matchup in five years.

Allen ran for two touchdowns and the Bills beat Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 in a divisional game Sunday.

Mark Andrews dropped a pass from Jackson on a 2-point conversion that wouldve tied it with 1:33 remaining and Buffalo held on for the victory.

The Chiefs have defeated the Bills three straight times in the playoffs, including the conference title game four years ago in Kansas City.

Itll be Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles hosting Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game.

Powell and the Clippers beat James and the Lakers 116-102 in Lakers' first visit to Intuit Dome INGLEWOOD, Calif.

(AP) Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102.

It was the Lakers' first visit to the new Intuit Dome.

Harden added 21 points and 12 assists.

James led the Lakers with 25 points and 11 assists.

Rui Hachimura had 19 points and Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a one-game absence.

Buckeyes, Irish used humbling losses as springboards to their national championship game showdown ATLANTA (AP) Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night.

Both teams survived embarrassing regular-season losses to make it to the game that will end the longest season in history.

Ohio State will be playing for its first championship since 2014 and Notre Dame for its first since 1988.

Since losing to Michigan, Ohio State has playoff wins over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas.

Notre Dame has won 13 straight since losing to Northern Illinois.

The Irish have beaten Indiana, Georgia and Penn State in the playoff.

At Notre Dame, the first 'America's Team,' they wake the echoes on a run to another national title ATLANTA (AP) Between Touchdown Jesus, Win One for the Gipper, Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldnt quite be football without Notre Dame.

With the Fighting Irish waking up the echoes and playing for a title again after a generation-long retreat from the limelight, now might be the perfect time to admit it maybe they were right.

Ever since 1913, when an end named Knute Rockne helped a small Catholic school based in South Bend, Indiana, pull off a stunner by beating Army, Notre Dame has stood as one of the main shapers of college football.

On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it look like to be employees? ATLANTA (AP) About 50 players in a fledgling college athletes union are meeting this weekend in Atlanta, across town from where the national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame will be held.

They want a bigger say in decisions that will define their industry for years to come.

High-profile members of the group called athletes.org include Grant House and Sedona Prince.

House is the swimmer whose name is attached to the House settlement that will dictate terms of NIL payments, roster limits and other issues.

Prince is the basketball player whose viral video of the sparse weight room at womens March Madness in 2020 shined a light on what ails college sports.

Austria's Sepp Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express LA QUINTA, Calif.

(AP) Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas.

The 31-year-old Austrian finished his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.

Straka comfortably marched to victory after taking a four-shot lead into the final round at the venerable Coachella Valley tournament.

He didnt have a bogey in the four-day event until making two in the final three holes, but his competitors couldnt mount a charge to make it uncomfortable.

NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes isn't ready to think about the long term in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is focused on helping his team make the playoffs in 2025, not his long-term future.

Skenes won the National League Rookie of the Year last season as a flame-throwing 22-year-old with a fastball that hit triple digits with ease.

Pirates fans already are anxious the club won't be able to afford to keep Skenes down the road, with a small group encouraging club chairman Bob Nutting to sell the team.

Skenes says he hasn't thought much about what the future may hold and is more intent on taking a step forward in 2025 after his electric debut.

Broadcaster apologizes after Novak Djokovic refuses post-match TV interview at the Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) A broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match on court interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the host TV network.

Djokovic said he wanted an apology from Channel 9 and its employee, Tony Jones, who called the 24-time Grand Slam champion overrated and a has-been during an on-air appearance at Melbourne Park where a crowd of the players supporters were chanting.

Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, said Jones made a mockery of Serbian fans and made insulting and offensive comments toward me.

The Nine Network issued an apology Monday.

Jones says he meant the comments as banter and had reached out to Djokovic to apologize..

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