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The Lions defense held the Vikings to just 9 points, then Jahmyr Gibbs took it from there and kicked it into high gear late, leading the Lions to clinch the NFC North and No. 1 seed in the NFC.
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Jahmyr Gibbs refuses to go down, trucking into the end zone to extend the Lions’ lead to 31-9 in the fourth quarter.
Jahmyr Gibbs bounces to the outside and splits a pair of Vikings defenders to secure his third touchdown to extend the Lions’ lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jared Goff beats the blitz on fourth down and finds a wide open Jahmyr Gibbs across the middle to extend the Detroit Lions lead vs. the Minnesota Vikings in the third quarter.
Jahmyr Gibbs wins the footrace up the middle for a 25-yard rushing touchdown, putting the Lions up 7-0 after the extra point in the first quarter against the Vikings.
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NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson joins the PSNFF crew to discuss the growth of the Lions under Dan Campbell and why Detroit has “no ceiling right now” after securing the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
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Premier League
The 2024-25 Premier League season is in full flow.
The din at Anfield as Liverpool and Manchester United fought for a winner reminds us what the Premier League is like when both of these historic rivals have quality and intent.
Alan Shearer is the king of Premier League goal scorers. Salah, Vardy, Son, and Sterling are his closest active PL rivals.
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Fantasy managers with Suns players rostered may be the big winners of Week 11, as Phoenix is scheduled to play five games.
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Motor Sports
In both Supercross and Motocross, Jo Shimoda improved in nearly every round.
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Golf
Morikawa finished runner-up at The Sentry for the second time in three years on Sunday, coming up three shots short of Matsuyama’s PGA Tour-record, 72-hole score.
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MLB
First baseman Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals finalized a $6 million, one-year contract on Sunday.
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College Basketball
Jackson Shelstad scored 23 points to lead No. 9 Oregon over Maryland 83-79 on Sunday.
Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games.
PHILADELPHIA — Oumar Ballo scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Indiana held off a late rally to beat Penn State 77-71 in a game played at The Palestra in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The game was the fifth Big Ten Conference contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of College Basketball” and the Nittany Lions lost for the second time.
Nick Kern Jr. hit two free throws in the final minute to tie the game at 29-29 going into intermission, but the Hoosiers got two 3-pointers and a layup from Mackenzie Mgbako to open the second half and Myles Rice and Ballo each converted layups to push the lead to 41-29 three minutes in. Trey Galloway’s 3-pointer midway through the half made it 61-45 before the Nittany Lions went on an 8-1 run to cut the deficit to 62-53.
Penn State missed its first 13 shots from behind the 3-point arc before Freddie Dilione V and Kern hit back-to-back 3s to get within four, 65-61 with 5:50 left. Ballo responded by powering to the basket for a layup at the rim and added the free throw to push the lead back to seven points. Zach Hicks hit a third-straight 3 to get the Nittany Lions within 73-71 with 1:43 left but Mgbako and Rice each hit two free throws to set the final margin. Ace Baldwin missed three 3-point attempts in the final 17 seconds and Dilione missed a fourth at the buzzer.
Mgbako finished with 20 points and Goode added another 12 for Indiana (12-3, 3-1).
Kern finished with 21 points for Penn State (12-3, 2-2). Baldwin added 12 and Dilione 11.
Penn State plays at No. 22 Illinois and Indiana plays host to USC, both on Wednesday.
The game was the fifth Big Ten Conference contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of College Basketball” and the Nittany Lions lost for the second time.
Nick Kern Jr. hit two free throws in the final minute to tie the game at 29-29 going into intermission, but the Hoosiers got two 3-pointers and a layup from Mackenzie Mgbako to open the second half and Myles Rice and Ballo each converted layups to push the lead to 41-29 three minutes in. Trey Galloway’s 3-pointer midway through the half made it 61-45 before the Nittany Lions went on an 8-1 run to cut the deficit to 62-53.
Penn State missed its first 13 shots from behind the 3-point arc before Freddie Dilione V and Kern hit back-to-back 3s to get within four, 65-61 with 5:50 left. Ballo responded by powering to the basket for a layup at the rim and added the free throw to push the lead back to seven points. Zach Hicks hit a third-straight 3 to get the Nittany Lions within 73-71 with 1:43 left but Mgbako and Rice each hit two free throws to set the final margin. Ace Baldwin missed three 3-point attempts in the final 17 seconds and Dilione missed a fourth at the buzzer.
Mgbako finished with 20 points and Goode added another 12 for Indiana (12-3, 3-1).
Kern finished with 21 points for Penn State (12-3, 2-2). Baldwin added 12 and Dilione 11.
Penn State plays at No. 22 Illinois and Indiana plays host to USC, both on Wednesday.
The Crimson Tide dominated with 56 points in the paint and 38 points from the bench to the Sooners’ five.
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