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Season ends with lots of playoff uncertainty

In a wild and crazy season, the biggest remaining tumult is in the AFC South. Houston leads and takes the division title by beating struggling Jacksonville. A Texans loss, however,

Kings get 4th straight win against Coyotes 2-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lucky bounces necessary to overcome poor performances have been hard to come by for the Los Angeles Kings this season, but they got some much-needed

College Playoff teams look national to stock rosters

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Notre Dame has always cast a wide net to find football players. The Fighting Irish recruit coast-to-coast, befitting of their independent status and necessary for a

Brewer helps Baylor beat Vanderbilt in Texas Bowl

HOUSTON (AP) — Before Baylor faced Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl on Thursday night, coach Matt Rhule asked his players to think about where they were a year ago after

LeBron James is the AP’s male athlete of 2018

LeBron James went to the NBA Finals for the eighth consecutive year. He changed addresses again, leaving his Cleveland home for the second time to join the Los Angeles Lakers

Bench helps Clippers hang on for 127-118 win over Kings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a 27-point lead quickly disappearing, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers was left with little choice. It was time to put his five best players

Rockets beat Thunder 113-109

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden is on a roll and it’s helping the Houston Rockets get on track after their terrible start to the season. Harden scored 41 points and

Overtime score lifts Kings past Vegas 4-3

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Toffoli sent the Los Angeles Kings into their holiday break with a little extra hope for the New Year. Toffoli scored 1:40 into overtime to

Broncos rookie Lindsay done for season

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay’s sensational rookie season is over after tests showed he sustained major damage to his right wrist in Denver’s loss at Oakland,

NFC playoff picture is clear, AFC more muddled

Barring ties in Week 17 — and there are some wild scenarios should certain games end in draws Sunday — the road to the playoffs is quite straight in the