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Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson agrees to become Bears head coach, AP source says Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the contract was being finalized.

Johnson spent three years as Detroits offensive coordinator under Dan Campbell and was considered the top head coaching candidate on the market.

The Lions earned the top seed in the NFC at 15-2 before getting stunned by Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in a divisional playoff game on Saturday.

The Bears fired Matt Eberflus on Nov.

29.

Chicago finished last in the NFC North at 5-12.

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.

Ohio State QB Will Howard sets CFP title-game record with 13 straight completions vs Notre Dame ATLANTA (AP) Ohio State quarterback Will Howard connected on his first 13 passes against Notre Dame to set the record for consecutive completions in a College Football Playoff championship game.

He tied the mark late in the second quarter when he hit Carnell Tate for 20 yards on third-and-7, then broke it with a 15-yard pass to Jeremiah Smith two plays later.

Howards streak ended when Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts broke up his pass intended for TreVeyon Henderson near the goal line.

Alabamas Mac Jones had set the previous record with 12 completions in a row against Ohio State in the 2021 title game.

LeBron James cheers on Ohio State at College Football Playoff championship game ATLANTA (AP) LeBron James was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes play Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff championship.

ESPN cameras showed James in a suite about 45 minutes before kickoff.

He was in town the night before he and the Los Angeles Lakers were to host the Washington Wizards.

James maintains strong ties to his home state of Ohio.

He is from Akron and began his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Also in attendance was the Rev.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s youngest daughter, the Rev.

Bernice King.

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman seeks breakthrough for Black coaches on a historic day in America ATLANTA (AP) It's hard to ignore the connections between Marcus Freeman's fate as he tries to make history on Monday night and all thats happening in America on the day of the big game.

With a Notre Dame win over Ohio State, Freeman would become the first African American head football coach to capture a college title at the highest level in Americas favorite sport.

Monday is national-title day but also the day the United States celebrates Martin Luther King Jr., and inaugurates Donald Trump to his second term as president.

Freeman arrives at this moment on a day when America celebrates the man whose life was devoted to inclusion and equality, while diversity initiatives are increasingly under scrutiny on college campuses.

Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4.

Tuesdays result ended a 13-match unbeaten run that dated to last season for Gauff, the 2023 U.S.

Open champion.

Gauff was seeded No.

3 and trying to get back to the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the second year in a row.

Badosa is a 27-year-old from Spain who is seeded No.

11.

She will now head to her first Grand Slam semifinal.

Her opponent will be two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

They were scheduled to play Tuesday night, before Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz met in the men's quarterfinals.

Auburn a unanimous No.

1, Duke now No.

2; Michigan St into top 10, Louisville ends AP Top 25 drought Auburn is a unanimous No.

1 following a chaotic week in the mens AP Top 25.

Duke, Iowa State, Alabama and Florida round out the top five following a week in which 19 ranked teams lost at least once including seven of the top 10.

Only three teams Alabama, Florida and No.

6 Tennessee held the same spot from a week ago.

No.

25 Louisville has won eight straight games and is ranked for the first time since 2021.

No.

20 St.

Johns and No.

22 Missouri also moved into this weeks poll.

South Carolina gains a first-place vote as UCLA, Gamecocks, Notre Dame top women's AP Top 25 No.

2 South Carolina has picked up a first-place ballot in the women's AP Top 25 college basketball poll after cruising through the first three games of a five-game stretch against ranked teams.

UCLA received 27 first-place ballots from the national media panel and remains the top-ranked team.

No.

3 Notre Dame garnered the other two.

USC And LSU are fourth and fifth.

Michigan and Baylor re-entered the Top 25 while Oklahoma State and Utah dropped out.

Anthony Santander agrees to a $92.5M, 5-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays have finally landed a high-profile free agent, agreeing to a $92.5 million, five-year contract with Anthony Santander.

The agreement includes an opt out and a 2030 team option with escalators that could increase the value to $110 million over six seasons, according to his agency, the Beverly Hills Sports Council.

Toronto made a play for Shohei Ohtani last year and was in the mix for Juan Soto before he joined the New York Mets in December.

The Blue Jays also were reportedly one of the finalists for Roki Sasaki.

The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 win SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away with a 43-24 edge in the third quarter.

Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State.

The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan.

15, 1985..

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