NFL:
In the NFL on Sunday, the Jets beat Tennessee 30-6, Philadelphia slid past Buffalo 23-20, and New England beat Houston 27-6 to clinch the first AFC playoff berth. Elsewhere Carolina blanked Atlanta 38-0, St. Louis bested Detroit 21-14, Jacksonville blasted Indianapolis 51-16, Pittsburgh topped Cincinnati 33-20, New Orleans won against Tampa Bay 24-17, Kansas City beat San Diego 10-3, Cleveland defeated San Francisco 24-10, Seattle bested Baltimore 35-6, Washington edged Chicago 24-21, Oakland beat Denver 15-12, and it was Green Bay over Dallas 28-7.
On Monday Night Football, the Giants are in Miami at 8:30.
NBA:
In the NBA, Toronto beat Philadelphia 96-76, Miami topped Memphis 100-97, Phoenix bested Minnesota 108-101, and it was Oklahoma City over Utah 104-98.
NHL:
In the NHL, the Islanders blanked New Jersey 4-0, Colorado beat St. Louis 3-1, and it was Chicago over Vancouver 4-0.
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane has stretched his point streak to 26 consecutive games, the longest in the NHL since Mats Sundin scored in 30 straight for the Quebec Nordiques to open the 1992-93 season. Kane continued the streak with an assist in the first period of the Hawks' 4-0 win over Vancouver. He leads the league with 27 assists and 46 points.
NCAA:
In college men's basketball, Boston University beat Quinnipiac 64-57 yesterday. Nathan Dieudonne had a key jumper and steal to help BU pull away midway through the second half. Dieudonne had four steals, six rebounds and chipped in eight points. Cheddi Mosely, John Papale and Eric Fanning scored 13 points each to lead BU.
Brett Bisping posted a double-double, scoring 14 points with 15 rebounds, as Siena beat UAlbany 78-70 on Saturday night. Bisping grabbed 13 of his 15 rebounds off the defensive boards. Lavon Long scored 19 points with five assists and four rebounds for the Saints (7-4). Nico Clareth added 14 points, Javion Ogunyemi had 13 points, five rebounds and four blocks and Marquis Wright had 12 points. The Saints averaged 52.6 percent shooting from the field and had 13 blocks, holding Albany to just 37.1 percent shooting. Siena led 34-32 at halftime and opened it up to 64-57 on a 10-2 run capped by an Ogunyemi dunk — his first of four in the final minutes — with 3:56 to play in the second half. The Saints never trailed after that. Peter Hooley led the Great Danes (7-4) with 20 points. Evan Singletary added 15 points.
Southern California cruised past Yale 68-56 yesterday for its third straight win. Bennie Boatwright scored 17 points, and Katin Reinhardt and Jordan McLaughlin each scored 14 for the Trojans. Makai Mason scored 18 points, and Justin Sears had 14 for the Bulldogs. Yale shot 5 of 19 from 3-point range, and scored its fewest points of the season.
Seton Hall crushed poor-shooting St. Peter's 72-46 yesterday. Khadeen Harrington scored 14 points. Harrington was 5 of 8 from the floor with four 3-pointers. Seton Hall shot 50 percent overall and was 10 of 19 on 3-point attempts. Isaiah Whitehead had 12 points, while Angel Delgado scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Monmouth cruised to a 73-54 win over Wagner yesterday. Micah Seaborn scored 19 points. Chris Brady added 15 points, Justin Robinson 12 and Deon Jones 10 for the Hawks. Mike Aaman hit 6-of-9 shots for 12 points, but the rest of the Seahawks struggled to find their shooting touch.
East Carolina has hired Duke offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery as its head coach. This is the first head coaching position for the 37-year-old Montgomery, who has served two stints at Duke with a three-year run on the Pittsburgh Steelers' staff in between. Duke's offense ranked third in the ACC this year with 431 yards per game.
The Associated Press has released its annual All-America football team. Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of Alabama and finalists Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford lead the way. The team features Henry and LSU's Leonard Fournette as first-team running backs. Watson is the quarterback on the first team, and McCaffrey made the squad after setting an NCAA record for all-purpose yards this season. No. 2 Alabama and No. 18 Baylor have the most players on the first team with three apiece.
NCAA – Soccer:
Jordan Morris scored twice and Stanford buried four of its five shots to win its first NCAA title in men's soccer, a 4-0 win over Clemson. Stanford's four goals were the most in a College Cup final since St. John's had four in the 1996 title game. The Cardinal needed just 87 seconds to take the lead when Corey Baird and Eric Verso helped set up Morris' first goal.
MLB – OBIT:
Phil Pepe, a revered baseball writer who spent more than five decades chronicling sports in New York, has died. He was 80.
Pepe died Sunday of an apparent heart attack at his home in Englewood, New Jersey, his son, David, told The Associated Press.
A longtime New York Yankees beat writer who covered Hall of Fame stars from Mickey Mantle to Reggie Jackson, Pepe also authored dozens of books on some of the biggest names in sports.
Pepe joined the Yankees beat in 1961 with the New York World Telegram & Sun and assumed that role with the New York Daily News from 1968-81.
After leaving the beat, he began churning out sports books at a vigorous pace. He wrote nearly 50 of them, including co-authoring Mantle's autobiography "My Favorite Summer: 1956", which rose to No. 7 on the New York Times bestseller list.
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