NFL:
The Seattle Seahawks overcame their own sloppiness for a key 38-17 win over the New York Giants yesterday. Marshawn Lynch rushed for a season-high 140 yards and career-best four touchdowns. Russell Wilson threw two interceptions, the Seahawks committed three total turnovers and Eli Manning picked apart Seattle's secondary for the first half.
The New York Jets were able to stop Ben Roethlisberger in a stunning 20-13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes and the Jets forced four turnovers to end an eight-game losing streak. Roethlisberger came in having thrown six touchdown passes in each of his last two games. Vick also became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 6,000 rushing yards, reaching the mark on an 18-yard scramble.
Elsewhere Kansas City beat Buffalo 17-13, Dallas bested Jacksonville 31-17, Atlanta won against Tampa Bay 27-17, Detroit topped Miami 20-16, San Francisco defeated New Orleans in overtime 27-24, Baltimore trumped Tennessee 21-7, Denver crushed Oakland 41-17, Arizona won against St. Louis 31-14, and it was Green Bay over Chicago 55-14.
The New England Patriots have a bye week.
On Monday Night Football, the Carolina Panthers will be in Philadelphia at 8:30 to take on the Eagles.
NBA:
In the NBA, Brooklyn beat Orlando 104-96, Toronto blew out Philadelphia 120-88, Miami defeated Dallas 105-96, Oklahoma City topped Sacramento 101-93, the Lakers trumped Charlotte 107-92, Utah squeaked by Detroit 97-96, Phoenix bested Golden State 107-95, and it was Portland over Denver 116-100.
NHL:
Over on the ice in the NHL, Edmonton bested the Rangers 3-1, Tampa Bay won against Detroit in a shootout 4-3, Toronto beat Ottawa 5-3, Chicago defeated San Jose 5-2, and it was Vancouver over Anaheim in a shootout 2-1.
MLB:
The New York Yankees have signed outfielder Chris Young to a one-year contract, rewarding him after his strong run in September. The 31-year-old started this year with the New York Mets. He was released in early August after a season-long slump. He made his debut with the Yankees in early September and homered in three straight games, then stole home in another game.
NASCAR:
NASCAR's Chase for the championship has come down to Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano following Sunday's racing at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick dominated the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, leading for 264 laps to earn an automatic spot in the four-man Chase field in the finale next weekend at Homestead.
Golf:
Bubba Watson captured his first World Golf Championship when he holed a bunker shot for eagle on the 18th hole to get into a playoff, and then made a 20-foot birdie putt to beat Tim Clark and win the HSBC Champions.
Watson had a final round of 2-under 70 to finish 11-under for the tournament. He had a two-shot lead with three holes to play until he appeared to throw it all away. He missed the 16th green with a lob wedge and made bogey, and then took two shots to get out of a bunker on the par-3 17th and made double bogey to fall one shot behind a five-way tie for the lead.
Mi Hyang Lee birdied the fifth hole of a three-way playoff to win the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA title.
Lee sank a birdie putt to beat compatriot Ilhee Lee and Japan's Kotono Kozuma. Lee shot 69 in regulation to finish tied at 11-under 205.
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