Steelers rout Dolphins 30-12, advance to meet Kansas City
(The Sports Xchange) – The Pittsburgh Steelers’ dynamic B-team offensive trio of Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, a bitterly cold winter day and non-stop pressure by the blitzing defense created a 30-12 AFC playoff game home rout of …
Stars’ plane makes emergency landing, smoke in cockpit
(The Sports Xchange) – A plane carrying the Dallas Stars National Hockey League team was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at a St. Louis-area airport on Sunday because of smoke in the cockpit.
Bautista Agut stifles aggressive Medvedev to win Chennai Open
(Reuters) – World number 14 Roberto Bautista Agut outclassed the aggressive Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-4 to win the Chennai Open title on Sunday.
Finn Laine concussed by hard hit, no timetable on return
(The Sports Xchange) – Winnipeg Jets standout forward Patrik Laine was diagnosed with a concussion after a wicked hit during Saturday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Formula E virtual race ends in controversy
(Reuters) – Dutch SIM racer Bono Huis collected a $200,000 jackpot, the biggest prize in eSports racing history, after winning the first virtual race between drivers from the Formula E electric series and gamers in Las Vegas.
FIFA proposes Americas-wide qualifying contest for 2026, says official
(Reuters) – FIFA has proposed merging the CONCACAF and South American qualifiers as part of its plans to expand the 2026 World Cup, a leading official from the region said in a newspaper interview.
Kuznetsova opens Sydney defense with win, seeds withdraw
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova opened the defense of her Sydney International title with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu on Sunday as the Australian Open warm-up event suffered a pair of big-name withdrawals.
Rawls, Seahawks run past Lions
(The Sports Xchange) – Thomas Rawls ran for 161 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks continued their home playoff success with a 26-6 victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday.
Texans beat injury-hit Raiders 27-14 in wild card game
(The Sports Xchange) – The Houston Texans, behind a defense that smothered rookie Oakland quarterback Connor Cook throughout, cruised to a 27-14 victory over the Raiders in an AFC wild card playoff game in Houston on Saturday.
No doubting Thomas as American leads Matsuyama by two shots
(Reuters) – Justin Thomas, hunting his third PGA Tour victory, seized a two-shot lead after the third round of the SBS Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Saturday but has the game’s hottest player, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, in close pursuit.
