Monday Sports – Bates 52 yard field goal helps Lions overcome 5 Goff INT’s and 16 point deficit

NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Yesterday
Detroit Lions 26, Houston Texans 23
New England Patriots 19, Chicago Bears 3
Buffalo Bills 30, Indianapolis Colts 20

Lions 26, Texans 23 – Jake Bates makes 52-yarder as time expires, Lions overcome Jared Goff’s 5 INTs to beat Texans 26-23
Jake Bates made a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Detroit Lions overcame a career-high five interceptions by Jared Goff to rally for a 26-23 win over the Houston Texans. The Lions improved to 8-1 for the first time since 1954 with their seventh straight victory. Detroit trailed 23-7 at halftime after Goff threw three interceptions in the first two quarters. He threw two more picks in the third. Nonetheless, the Lions scored 16 straight points to tie it with about five minutes to go on Bates’ 58-yard field goal. Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a go-ahead try from 58 yards for the Texans. The Lions became the first team to win when throwing five or more interceptions since Atlanta beat Arizona 23-19 on Nov. 18, 2012, when Matt Ryan was picked off five times.  David Montgomery ran for 3-yard touchdown early in the third, but his run on the 2-point conversion try was stopped, leaving the Lions down 23-13. A 9-yard TD reception by Amon-Ra St. Brown got Detroit within 23-20 early in the fourth quarter.  The Lions host Jacksonville on Sunday.

Patriots 19, Bears 3 – Drake Maye gets the better of Caleb Williams as sack-happy Patriots beat Bears 19-3
Drake Maye got the better of Caleb Williams in a matchup between top rookie quarterbacks and the New England Patriots beat the struggling Chicago Bears 19-3. Maye led five scoring drives and the defense sacked Williams a season-high nine times, helping New England come away with the win after losing seven of eight. The Bears managed just 142 yards and were 1 of 14 on third downs facing a team that came in tied with six others for the worst record in the NFL. It got so bad that fans started calling for coach Matt Eberflus’ dismissal.

Bills 30, Colts 20 – Allen runs for TD and Bills force 4 turnovers by Flacco to win 5th straight, 30-20 over Colts
Taron Johnson returned Joe Flacco’s first pass 23 yards for a touchdown, and Josh Allen and James Cook each scored on TD runs to lead the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills past the Indianapolis Colts 30-20. The Bills extended their winning streak to five with their first victory at Indianapolis since 1998. Allen was 22 of 37 for 280 yards with two interceptions while running eight times for 50 yards. Cook had 19 carries for 80 yards. Flacco had four turnovers — three interceptions and a fumble. He also threw for two touchdowns in his second start in place of the benched Anthony Richardson.

Other Scores
Baltimore 35, Cincinnati 34
Carolina 20, N.Y. Giants 17 – OT
Kansas City 16, Denver 14
Minnesota 12, Jacksonville 7
New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17
Pittsburgh 28, Washington 27
San Francisco 23, Tampa Bay 20
L.A. Chargers 27, Tennessee 17
Arizona 31, N.Y. Jets 6
Philadelphia 34, Dallas 6
Open: Cleveland, Las Vegas,
Green Bay, Seattle

Tonight
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.

NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Wake Forest 72, Michigan 70

Wake Forest, Michigan 70 – Spillers, Sallis help Wake Forest hold off Michigan  72-70
Tre’von Spillers dunked off the fast break and Hunter Sallis converted three of four free throws in the final nine seconds to allow Wake Forest to hold off Michigan 72-70 at First Horizon Coliseum. The game was the first meeting between the schools in 24 years to the day and was the first of a two-game, neutral-site series dubbed the Deacon-Wolverine Challenge. Next year the game will be played in Detroit. Wake Forest won the only other meeting in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Nov. 10, 2000.

Tonight
Buffalo at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Butler, 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at (18) Marquette, 9:00 p.m.

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(6) Notre Dame 102, Purdue 58
Texas A&M 86, Western Michigan 38

Notre Dame 102, Purdue 58 – Hidalgo scores 28 to help No. 6 Notre Dame women cruise to 102-58 win over Purdue
Hannah Hidalgo scored 11 of her 28 points in the first 7-plus minutes and No. 6 Notre Dame led by double figures for more than 35 minutes as the Fighting Irish beat Purdue 102-58 for their 10th consecutive win over the Boilermakers. Liatu King finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds for Notre Dame, Olivia Miles scored 17 and Sonia Citron 14 for Notre Dame. Purdue (1-1) made just two of its first 20 field-goal attempts and the Fighting Irish, who led 28-7 at the end of the first quarter, jumped to a 23-point lead early in the second. Destini Lombard led Purdue with 13 points, Emma Collier scored 11 and Reagan Bass added 10.

Today
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State, 6:30 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 – OT

Blackhawks 2, Wild 1 – OT – Kurashev’s OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1
Philipp Kurashev’s goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago’s two-game slide. Kurashev ripped a shot from left wing that sailed past Filip Gustavsson’s glove. Petr Mrazek finished with 32 saves to help the Blackhawks end a 12-game losing streak against the Wild. Chicago hadn’t beaten Minnesota since Dec. 15, 2019. Matt Boldy scored with 4:31 left in the third period to tie it at 1 on Minnesota’s 32nd shot of the game.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Houston Rockets 101, Detroit Pistons 99
Indiana Pacers 132, New York Knicks 121

Rockets 101, Pistons 99 – Alperen Sengun scores 27 to lead Rockets to 101-99 win over Pistons
Alperen Sengun scored five of his 27 points in the final 2:28 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 101-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Trailing 101-99 with six seconds left, Pistons’ guard Cade Cunningham intentionally missed a free throw and Jaden Ivey got the offensive rebound. His shot missed, but Tobias Harris was fouled on the rebound. With a chance to tie the game with one second to go, Harris missed the first free throw. He intentionally missed the second, but Ivey fell out of bounds trying to secure the rebound. Cunningham had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Pacers 132, Knicks 121 –Mathurin, Haliburton power Indiana Pacers to 132-121 win over New York Knicks
Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 38 points, including a career-best seven 3-pointers, and Tyrese Haliburton added 35 points and 14 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 132-121 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday. Myles Turner finished with 26 points for the Pacers, who drained a season-high 21 3-pointers and outscored New York 63-21 from beyond the arc. Jalen Brunson had 33 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Knicks while Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 30 points and nine boards.

Tonight
Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NASCAR – Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship
Joey Logano won his third NACAR championship Sunday with a relentless drive at Phoenix Raceway that gave Team Penske its third major motorsports title in less than a month. Logano held off Penske teammate Ryan Blaney over the final 20 laps to beat him to the Cup Series title by 0.330 seconds. Blaney was trying to become the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson won five straight from 2006 to 2010. Instead, Logano became the 10th driver in NASCAR history to win three or more championships. Kyle Busch is the only other active driver with multiple titles.

NCAAFB – Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots
Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week. Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10 following losses and there was additional movement caused by four other ranked teams getting beat. Voters made the Ducks a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week. Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 and Texas got a two-rung bump to No. 3. Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five.

MLB -Reds honor Pete Rose with a 14-hour visitation
Thousands of fans have streamed into Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati despite steady rain to pay respects to Pete Rose. Baseball’s career hits leader died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. Sunday’s visitation was arranged by the Cincinnati Reds with cooperation from Rose’s daughters, Fawn and Kara, who shared hugs, stories and even some tears with fans of baseball’s banished hits king. The visitation was scheduled for 14 hours in honor of Rose’s jersey number.

Golf – Langer wins for 18th straight year on the Champions Tour
Bernhard Langer won for the 18th straight year on the PGA Tour Champions, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to hold off Steven Alker in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club. The 67-year-old Langer closed with a 5-under 66 — shooting his age or better for the third straight day and 23rd time on the tour — for a one-stroke victory over defending champion Alker — who won the season points title and a $1 million bonus — and Richard Green. Langer pushed his tour victory record to 47, just over eight months after tearing his left Achilles playing pickelball. The German star won the season-ending event for the first time and extended his record as the tour’s oldest winner.

Soccer – FIFA & IOC have different history with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics
The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics certainly are. The World Cup and the Summer Games are rare globally shared cultural moments but there are questions around issues like granting visas and providing security that will cross Trump’s desk. And that requires diplomacy. Soccer body FIFA is in a better place to resume warm relations with Trump from his first administration compared to the International Olympic Committee, which had a difficult White House encounter in 2017.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Toledo Walleye 5, Kalamazoo Wings 1

NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Yesterday
Grand Rapids Gold 124, Windy City Bulls 121

MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Saturday
Women’s Basketball
Kankakee Community College 67, Lake Michigan College 46
Southwestern Michigan College 57, South Suburban College 48

Men’s Basketball
Kankakee Community College 83, Lake Michigan College 65
Southwestern Michigan College 66, South Suburban College 61