NFL:
Tom Brady's record fifth Super Bowl win was his finest.
New England's star quarterback earned game MVP honors after leading a comeback from a record 25-point deficit for a 34-28 win over Atlanta in the first Super Bowl that went to overtime.
James White scored the game winner from two yards out on the only possession of the extra period as New England scored the final 31 points of the game.
Brady led the charge going 43 of 62 for 466 yards and two scores. His passing attempts and passing yardage set Super Bowl records. His fourth Super Bowl MVP award is also a record for the title game.
Brady shook off five sacks to lead New England to its fifth Super Bowl title in seven attempts, all under coach Bill Belichick. He becomes the winningest coach in Super Bowl history.
Brady started the comeback by hitting White for a five-yard pass for the running back's first of three scores. White had a Super Bowl record 14 receptions for 110 yards.
Brady also connected on a touchdown pass to Danny Amendola before a White touchdown run with 57 seconds left. Both were followed by two-point conversion -- one by White, one by Amendola -- that sent the game to overtime.
Atlanta appeared to be on the way to its first Super Bowl win after Matt Ryan threw a six-yard scoring pass to Tevin Coleman in the third quarter for a 28-3 lead.
But New England's defense took over, forcing a Ryan fumble that led to a touchdown and coming up with a key sack that took the Falcons out of field goal range while they held a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan was 17 of 23 for 284 yards and two scores a day after being named the NFL MVP.
Robert Alford returned a Brady interception 82 yards for a touchdown for the Falcons.
NHL:
The Washington Capitals continue to strengthen their grip on first place in the NHL's Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference races. The same can't be said for the sputtering Montreal Canadiens, who capped their lost weekend by getting shut out at home.
The Rangers topped Calgary 4-3, Washington shut out Los Angeles 5-0, and it was Edmonton over Montreal in a shootout 1-0.
NBA:
The Boston Celtics continue to enjoy a 2 1/2-game lead over Toronto in the NBA's Atlantic Division following their seventh consecutive victory.
Boston topped the Clippers 107-102, Toronto won against Brooklyn 103-95, and Oklahoma City bested Portland 105-99. Tonight the Lakers take on the Knicks in New York.
PGA:
Hideki Matsuyama has successfully defended his Phoenix Open title by winning the PGA event in a playoff. Matsuyama took the tournament on the fourth extra hole, sinking a 10-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 17th to beat Webb Simpson. It was the same hole where the Japanese star closed out Rickie Fowler a year ago. Matsuyama closed with a 5-under 66, parring the final three holes to match Simpson at 17-under.
Meanwhile Sergio Garcia shot a 3-under-par 69 to close out a wire-to-wire win at the Dubai Desert Classic. The Spaniard had never posted a top-10 finish in his previous seven Desert Classic appearances before finishing at 19-under. That was three strokes better than Henrik Stenson.
MLB:
Andrew McCutchen is on the move, just not out of Pittsburgh. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle says McCutchen is moving from center to right field this season. Gregory Polanco will flip from right field to left, with Starling Marte sliding over from left to center. McCutchen is a five-time All-Star and was 2013 National League MVP.
Skiing World Cup:
Stefan Kraft of Austria won his second ski flying World Cup in as many days Sunday. But the event was overshadowed by three-time champion Gregor Schlierenzauer's heavy fall in qualification. Schlierenzauer flew nearly 200 yards but landed badly and remained motionless before being carried off on a stretcher and taken to the local hospital. He was diagnosed with swelling in his chest and a right thigh injury.
NCAA:
In women's college basketball, Syracuse beat Boston College 72-45.
Both the men's and women's UAlbany basketball teams are headed to New Hampshire today.
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