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#SportsReport: Chiefs Defeat 49ers In Super Bowl LIV

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The Kansas City Chiefs have ended a half-century of frustration. Patrick Mahomes engineered three touchdown drives in the final 6:13 as the Chiefs roared back from a 10-point deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20 in Super Bowl 54. 

It's the first NFL championship for the Chiefs since beating the Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Super Bowl 4. Mahomes righted himself after throwing interceptions on consecutive possessions. The comeback started when Mahomes engineered a 68-yard drive that was capped by a one-yard scoring toss to Travis Kelce. The Chiefs quarterback put his team ahead for the first time since the second quarter by hitting Damien Williams for a five-yard TD. Williams later capped his 104-yard rushing performance by scampering 38 yards to give Kansas City breathing room. Mahomes shook off a slow start to finish 26 of 42 for 286 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Tyreek Hill had 105 receiving yards on nine catches, and Sammy Watkins had five receptions for 98 yards. The 49ers took advantage of Mahomes' first interception by turning it into a one-yard scoring run by Raheem Mostert late in the third quarter. Mostert's scoring run gave San Francisco a 20-10 lead. Chiefs coach Andy Reid earned his 222nd career victory, and his first in a Super Bowl. No other coach had won more games without winning an NFL championship.

The 49ers fell short in their bid for a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title, even though they dominated for much of the first 3 1/2 quarters. Garoppolo threw for 219 yards and kept the Chiefs' defense guessing by completing passes to eight receivers.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

In men’s college basketball, Saint Peter’s downed Siena 85-80, Canisius edged Marist 66-65, and Manhattan ripped Iona 72-49.

In women’s college basketball, Virginia defeated Syracuse 57-41, and UMass topped Davidson 70-62.

In men's top-25 basketball, Iowa won a Big Ten matchup of top-25 teams. Luka Garza contributed 25 points and the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes ended Illinois' seven-game winning streak by downing the 19th-ranked Illini, 72-65. Garza was held scoreless for the first 15 minutes before finishing 9-for-16 from the field, including a career-high four 3-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season. Joe Wieskamp and CJ Fredrick each had 18 points for the Hawkeyes, who hit five of their last seven shots. Illinois led 62-61 before going scoreless over a 3:59 stretch, ending the drought in the closing seconds.

NBA

James Harden and the Houston Rockets were able to cool off the surging New Orleans Pelicans while staying atop the NBA's Southwest Division. Harden fell one assist shy of a triple-double as the Rockets guard delivered 40 points and 10 rebounds in a 117-109 victory over the Pelicans. New Orleans led 97-92 until Harden nailed a 3-pointer that sparked Houston's comeback. Russell Westbrook added 22 points for the Rockets and Ben McLemore had 22 off the bench. Rookie sensation Zion Williamson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, whose three-game winning streak was snapped.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's 30 points and 19 rebounds were among the Bucks' highlights in a 129-108 rout of the Suns. Fellow All-Star Khris Middleton had 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Milwaukee, which shot 49.5% and made 15 of 38 from 3-point range. The Bucks rebounded from Friday's setback against Denver and avoided just their second losing streak since the start of last season.

Andre Drummond had a double-double and the Pistons rallied from an early 21-point deficit to beat the Nuggets, 128-123 in overtime. Drummond had 21 points and 17 rebounds before fouling out midway through OT. Reggie Jackson added 20 points and Bruce Brown scored 19 as Detroit ended a five-game losing streak.

Terence Davis scored a career-high 31 points and the Raptors picked up their team-record 11th consecutive victory by ripping the Bulls, 129-102. Pascal Siakam added 17 points for Toronto, which outscored the Bulls 69-39 in the second half to beat Chicago for the 12th straight time. The Raptors were without guard Norman Powell, who broke the ring finger on his left hand in Friday's win at Detroit.

In NBA news, Nets guard Kyrie Irving will miss at least a week with a sprained medial ligament in his right knee. Irving was injured in the fourth quarter of Saturday's loss to Washington. He and Wizards guard Bradley Beal became entangled while battling for a loose ball. Irving's knee twisted as he landed on the court, causing him to stay down for a couple minutes before taking the jump ball and heading to the locker room. Irving was less than two weeks removed from returning to the lineup after missing 26 games with a right shoulder injury.

NHL

A month ago it appeared the Washington Capitals were poised to run away with the NHL's Metropolitan Division title. The Pittsburgh Penguins have changed all that by winning 16 of their last 21 games to get within four points of the Caps with one game in hand. Brandon Tanev scored the eventual game-winner and Matt Murray stood tall during a last-minute onslaught to help the Penguins secure a 4-3 victory in Washington. Tanev's goal with 2:33 remaining gave the Pens a seemingly comfortable 4-2 lead, but Lars Eller put the pressure back on Pittsburgh by scoring just 15 seconds later. Murray finished with 29 saves and Patric Hornqvist provided the go-ahead tally, one day after the forward underwent a dental procedure. Sidney Crosby had an assist in his 50th career game against Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, who was held off the scoresheet. Eller scored twice for the Capitals.

The Hurricanes pulled out a 4-3 win over the Canucks on Justin Willliams' second game-winning shootout goal in four games since returning to Carolina. Nino Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov scored in regulation to back James Reimer, who made 32 saves. Vancouver's winning streak ended at five games despite Elias Pettersson's two goals.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and added an assist to send the Blue Jackets to their seventh win in eight games, 4-3 over the Canadiens. Columbus netminder Elvis Merzlikins made 27 saves and improved to 10-2-0 since replacing injured starter Joonas Korpisalo. The Jackets are 11-2-1 since New Year's Eve, pushing them one point ahead of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

TENNIS

Novak Djokovic has won a record-extending eighth Australian Open championship, beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. No other man in the history of tennis has won this tournament more than six times. It's the 17th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who has five titles from Wimbledon, three from the U.S. Open and one from the French Open. Only Roger Federer's 20 and Rafael Nadal's 19 top Djokovic's Grand Slam count. Djokovic's victory means he will return to No. 1 in the rankings, replacing Nadal. Thiem is 0-for-3 in Grand Slam finals.

PGA

Webb Simpson rallied late in regulation to beat Tony Finau and capture the PGA's Waste Management Phoenix Open. Simpson birdied the final two holes of regulation to force a playoff before sinking a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win it. Finau missed an 18-foot birdie try in the playoff. Simpson closed with a 2-under 69 for a 17 under total.

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