2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CONCACAF): Team USA To Face Canada On Road

 CONCACAF-regional qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to continue with four games.

At Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario:

Canada vs. United States, 12:05 PM Pacific Time (Paramount+/Telemundo)

At Azteca Stadium, Mexico City:

Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 3:00 PM Pacific Time (Paramount+)

At Rommel Fernandez Stadium, Panama City, Panama:

Panama vs. Jamaica, 3:05 PM Pacific Time (Paramount+)

At Olympic Metropolitan Stadium, San Pedro Sula, Honduras:

Honduras vs. El Salvador, 4:05 PM Pacific Time (Paramount+)

Super Bowl Berths To Be Decided On Sunday

 Both Super BOwl berths are to be decided on Sunday.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

At Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri:

#4 Cincinnati Bengals @ #2 Kansas City Chiefs, 12:00 PM Pacific Time (CBS)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

At SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California:

#6 San Francisco 49ers @ #4 Los Angeles Rams, 3:30 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Vikings Cut Lumberjacks Down To Size In Flagstaff

 At Flagstaff, Arizona:

Khalid Thomas equaled a career high on Saturday with 25 points to help lead the Portland State Vikings (5-13) to a 97-76 road victory over Northern Arizona, ending a five-game losing skid.

Jalen Cone topped the Lumberjacks (7-12, 3-5) with 19 points.

Zags Shoot Down Visiting Pilots

 At Spokane, Washington:

Andrew Nembhard scored 22 points on Saturday as the Gonzaga Bulldogs (#2 AP, #1 Coaches; 17-2 overall, 6-0 in WCC play), with six players (including all five starters) routed the visiting Portland Pilots (11-10, 2-4) 104-72 for their tenth successfive victory.

Mike Meadows paced the Pilots with 19 points.

Ducks Overpower Beavers In Civil War Basketball Game

 At Eugene, Oregon:

Jacob Young scored 17 points on Saturday night as the Oregon Ducks (13-7 overall, 6-3 in Pac-12 play) dominated the visiting Oregon State Beavers (3-15, 1-7) 78-56 in the latest edition of the Civil War Basketball Game.

Blues Fall Of Top Of Premiership Standings After Blowout Road Defeat

 At Coleraine, Northern Ireland:

Lyndon King (PK-11'), Matthew Shevlin (75'), and Jamie Glackin (85') each scored once as Coleraine dominated visiting Linfield 3-0 as the Blues were supplanted at the top of the Northern Irish Premiership standings by Glentoran.

Late Goal Carries Bhoys To Home Victory

 At Glasgow, Scotland:

Liel Abada scored the only goal of the match in the 90th minute as Celtic posted a 1-0 Saturday Scottish Premiership home victory over Dundee United.

Rangers And Ross County Draw At 3-3

 At Dingwall, Scotland:

Jordan White (25'), Regan Charles-Cook (29'), and Matthew Wright (90'+6) each scored once to carry Ross County to a 3-3 Saturday Scottish Premiership home draw with Rangers.

Amad Diallo (5'), James Tavernier (49'), and Connor Goldson (72') each tallied once for 'Gers.

Overpowering Road Win For TNS

 At Caernarfon, Wales:

The New Saints demolished Caernarfon Town 4-0 on the road in Friday Welsh Premier League action.

Pilots Top Tigers

 At Portland, Oregon:

Moses Wood scored 19 points on Thursday night as the Portland Pilots (11-9 overall, 2-3 in WCC play) held off the visiting Pacific Tigers (5-13, 0-4) 64-56.

T-Birds Knock Off Hosts Vikings In OT

 At Portland, Oregon:

Tevian Jones scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed ten rebounds as the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (12-6 overall, 6-2 in Big Sky play) upended the Portland State Vikings (4-13, 2-7) in overtime.

Dre Marin added to the T-Birds' coffers with 19 points, two of them on free throws with five seconds remaining in OT.

Khalid Thomas paced the Vikes (who have now dropped five successive games) with 18 points.

World Cup Qualifying (CONCACAF): Team USA, El Tri, Canada, Ticos Post Thursday Wins

 The Octagonal Round of CONCACAF-regional qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup resumed on Thursday with four games.

At Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica:

Henry Martin (81') and Ernesto Vega (83') each scored a late goal two minutes apart as Mexico came from behind to upend hosts Jamaica 2-1.

At Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio:

Antonee Robinson scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute as the United States defeated visiting El Salvador 1-0.

At Olympic Metropolitan Stadium, San Pedro Sula, Honduras:

Jonathan David scored the game winner at 73 minutes as Canada remained at the top of the Octagonal Group after their 2-0 road blanking of Honduras.

At National Stadium, San Jose, Costa Rica:

Bryan Ruiz scored the game's lone goal in the 65th minute as Costa Rica gained a critical 1-0 home win over Panama.

Octagonal Round Standings:

1. Canada (GP: 9; GD: +10; PTS: 19)

2. United States (GP: 9; GD: +8; PTS: 18)

3. Mexico (GP: 9; GD: +5; PTS: 17)

4. Panama (GP: 9; GD: +1; PTS: 14)

5. Costa Rica (GP: 9; GD: 0; PTS: 12)

6. Jamaica (GP: 9; GD: -5; PTS: 7)

7. El Salvador (GP: 9; GD: -7; PTS: 6)

8. Honduras (GP: 9; GD: -12; PTS: 3)

Rangers Top Visiting Livingston

 At Glasgow, Scotland:

Scott Arfield came through for Rangers on Wednesday as his goal in the 75th minute carried the Scottish Premiership leaders past visiting Livingston 1-0.

Bhoys Beat Hearts In Edinburgh

 At Edinburgh, Scotland:

Giorgos Giakoumakis scored the winning goal in the 35th minute on Wednesday as Celtic downed Heart of Midlothian 2-1 on the road in a Scottish Premiership match.

Congratulations

 To Big Papi.

Linfield Holds Cliftonville To 2-2 Home Draw

 At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Matthew Clarke (61') and Ethan Devine (86') each scored once for Linfield on Tuesday as the Blues gained a 2-2 Northern Irish Premiership road draw with Cliftonville. 

Jamie McDonagh scored both of the Reds' goals in the 15th and 63rd minutes.

Buffs Knock Off Ducks In Eugene, End Oregon's Winning Streak

At Eugene, Oregon: 

Jabari Walker scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Tuesday night as the Colorado Buffaloes (13-6 overall, 5-4 in Pac-12 play) came from behind to knock off the Oregon Ducks (12-7, 5-3) 82-78 on the road, snapping the Ducks' six-game winning streak.

Quincy Guerrier topped Oregon with 22 points.

 

Sultry Madeleine!

Here's a glamour photo of British-born 1930s and 1940s screen actress Madeleine Carroll.

 

Sleepy Joe: Tied To ChiCom Intelligence?

 Hmmmmmmm, could be!

Vikings Fall At Home To Vandals

 At Portland, Oregon:

Mikey Dixon scored 27 points on Monday as the Idaho Vandals (5-14 overall, 2-7 in Big Sky play) snapped their seven-game road losing streak by knocking off the Portland State Vikings (4-12, 2-6) 84-79.

Trevante Anderson added 20 points to the Vandals' coffers.

Men's College Hoops: Ducks Still Have Support In Both Polls

 Following their Sunday beatdown of Washington, the Oregon Ducks still received support in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls released on Monday.

The Ducks would be ranked #32 in the former and tied for #33 (with Florida State) in the latter.

Road Win For Anderlecht

 At Mechelen, Belgium:

Joshua Zirkee scored the only goal of the match in the 23rd minute on Sunday as RSC Anderlecht defeated Mechelen 1-0 on the road in Belgian First Division A action.

Dominating Road Win For Bayern

 At Berlin:

Corentin Tolisso (25'), Thomas Muller (45'), Leroy Sane (75'), and Serge Gnabry (79') each scored once on Saturday as Bayern Munich dominated Hertha Berlin 4-1 in German Bundesliga action.

Ajax Upend PSV On Road, Move Back To Top Of Eredivisie Standings

 At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Noussair Mazraoui scored the winning goal in the 74th minute on Sunday as Ajax Amsterdam defeated PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on the road to climb back to the top of the Dutch Eredivisie standings.

Goose Eggs For Rossoneri And Juve

 At Milan, Italy:

The Sunday Italian Serie A contest between AC Milan and visiting Juventus ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Monaco Knocked Off On road

 At Montpellier, France:

Stephy Mavididi scored twice (32', 90'+1) as Montpellier knocked off visiting AS Monaco 3-2 in Sunday French Ligue 1 action.

Ducks Prove Too Strong For Huskies

 At Eugene, Oregon:

Will Richardson scored 21 points on Sunday night as the Oregon Ducks (12-6 overall, 5-2 in Pac-12 play) garnered their sixth straight victory, an 84-56 home fist-beating of the Washington Huskies (9-8, 4-3).

NFL Playoffs: Rams, Chiefs Advance To Conference Title Games

 The NFL Playoffs' divisional round concluded on Sunday.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida:

Quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 366 yards and two touchdowns (one to Cooper Kupp who caught nine passes for 183 yards) while Matt Gay kicked the game-winning field goal from 30 yards as time expired, leading the Los Angeles Rams to a 30-27 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Rams will host the San Francisco 49ers in next Sunday's NFC Championship Game (3:30 PM Pacific Time, FOX).

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri:

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce in overtime as the Kansas City Chiefs came from behind late in regulation to upend the visiting Buffalo Bills 42-36 spoiling a four-touchdown receiving performance from the guests' Gabriel Davis.

The Chiefs will host their fourth straight AFC Championship Game next Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals (12:00 Noon Pacific Time, CBS).

Cougars Ground Pilots In Provo

 At Provo, Utah:

Tejon Lucas scored 16 points as the BYU Cougars (17-4 overall, 5-1 in WCC play) outdistanced the visiting Portland Pilots (10-9, 1-3) 78-65 on Saturday.

Bobcats Down Vikes On Road

 At Portland, Oregon:

Xavier Bishop scored 15 points and dished out seven assists on Saturday to help lift the Montana State Bobcats (14-5 overall, 6-2 in Big Sky play) to a 73-60 road win over the Portland State Vikings (4-11, 2-5)_

NFL Playoffs: Bengals, Niners Advance To Respective Conference Title Games

 The NFL Playoffs' divisional round opened with two games on Saturday.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Nissan Stadium, Nashville:

Ryan McPherson kicked the game-winning 52-yards field goal as time expired as the Cincinnati Bengals won a road playoff game for the first time in their 54-year history by knocking off the Tennessee Titans 19-16.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin:

After Talanoa Hufanga returned a blocked punt for the game-tying touchdown, Robbie Gould connected on a 45-yard field goal as time expired as special teams made the difference as the San Francisco 49ers overcame the Green Bay Packers 13-10 on the road.

Lions Knocked Off By Visiting Braga

 At Lisbon:

Wenderson Galeno (PK-52') and Jean Baptiste Gorby (90'+7) each scored once in the second half on Saturday as SC Braga came from behind to upend hosts Sporting CP.

Another Win For Linfield

 At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Christy Manzinga (63') and Chris McKee (88') each scored once as Northern Irish Premiership-leading Linfield blanked visiting Glenavon 2-0 on Saturday.

Chalk Up Another Win For Resurgent Wolves

 At Brentford, England:

Ruben Neves scored the winning goal in the 78th minute on Saturday as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Brentford 2-1 on the road in action from the English Premier League.

End Of An Era In Portland

 Adios, Diego-----and thanks!

TNS Too Much For Visiting Nomads

 At Oswestry, England:

Declan McManus scored twice on Friday (12', PK-49') as The New Saints defeated visiting Connah's Quay Nomads 3-1 in Welsh Premier League action.

Real Betis Too Much For Parakeets

 At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:

Borja Iglesias scored twice (PK-31', 36') as Real Betis dominated Espanyol 4-1 in Friday Spanish Primera Division action.

Griz Hold Off Vikes In Portland

 At Portland, Oregon:

Josh Bannan scored 22 points on Thursday as the Montana Grizzlies (12-6 overall, 5-2 in Big Sky play) held off the Portland State Vikings (4-10, 2-4) 66-64.

Lions Ground Pilots

 At Los Angeles:

Kwane Marble came off the bench to score 15 points on Monday night as the Loyola Marymount Lions (8-7 overall, 1-2 in WCC play) downed the visiting Portland Pilots (10-8, 1-2) 70-58.

Chika Nduka, Mike Meadows, and Chris Austin each scored 16 points to pace the Pilots.

Vikings Fall Against T-Birds

 At Cedar City, Utah:

Maizen Fausett scored 21 points while grabbing ten rebounds on Monday as the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (10-5 overall, 4-1 in Big Sky play) held off the visiting Portland State Vikings (4-9, 2-3) 86-76.

Beavers Fall Again, This Time At Home To Huskies

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Terrell Brown scored 27 points on Thursday night as the Washington Huskies (9-7 overall, 4-2 in Pac-12 play) held off the Oregon State Beavers (3-14, 1-6) 82-72 on the road as the Beavers have dropped four straight games.

Boiling The Frog?

 Looks like it.

Men's College Hoops: Ducks Regain Support In Both Polls

 After knocking off both UCLA and Southern California on the road, the Oregon Ducks regained support in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.

The Ducks would be ranked #32 in the former and tied for #36 in the later (with SMU).

Parakeets Gain Road Draw

 At Cadiz, Spain:

Manu Morlanes (10') and Raul de Tomas (90'+6) each scored once for Espanyol on Tuesday as the Parakeets gained a Spanish Primera Division 2-2 road draw with Cadiz.

Alvaro Negredo (54') and Ivan Alejo Peralta (90'+1) each delivered a goal for the hosts.

Late Draw Gains Home Draw For Dons Against Rangers

 At Aberdeen, Scotland:

Lewis Ferguson's penalty kick in the 73rd minute lifted Aberdeen to a 1-1 Tuesday Scottish Premiership home draw with Rangers.

Ianis Hagi scored for 'Gers in the 20th minute.

Home Win For Bhoys At Hibs' Expense

 At Glasgow, Scotland:

Daizen Maeda (4') and Josip Juranovic (PK-25') each scored once on Monday as Celtic blanked visiting Hibernian 2-0 in Scottish Premiership action.

Rossoneri Fall Late At Home

 At Milan, Italy:

Emanuel Gyasi's game winner at the death (90'+6) carried Spezia to a 2-1 Monday Italian Serie A road victory over AC Milan.

Road Win For Lions

 At Caldas de Vizela, Portugal:

Pedro Pote Goncalves (28') and Daniel Braganca (42') each scored once as Sporting CP blanked Vizela 2-0 in Sunday Portuguese Primeira Liga action.

Anderlecht Surrender Late Equalizer, Settle For Home Draw

 At Brussels, Belgium:

Denis Dragus's late equalizer (86') lifted Standard Liege to a 1-1 Sunday Belgian First Division A road draw with RSC Anderlecht.

Yari Verschaeren scored for the hosts in the 32nd minute.

Easy Win For Ajax

 At Utrecht, Netherlands:

Brian Brobbey scored twice (19', 45') on Sunday as Ajax Amsterdam dominated Utrecht 3-0 in Dutch Eredivisie action.

Easy Win For Monaco

 At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice (55', PK-62') on Sunday as AS Monaco demolished visiting Clermont 4-0 in French Ligue 1 action.

NFL Playoffs: Rams Prove Too Much For Cardinals As Opener Round Ends

 At SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California:

Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 13 of 17 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns (one each to Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham, Jr.) while running for another score on Monday night as the Los Angeles Rams ran roughshod over the visiting Arizona Cardinals 34-11 in a National Football Conference playoff game as the opening round of the NFL's postseason concluded.

NFL Playoffs: Bucs, Niners, Chiefs Advance To Divisional Round

 The opening round of the NFL Playoffs continued on Sunday with three games.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida:

Tom Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns (one each to Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski) as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 31-15.

At AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas:

Running back Elijah Mitchell and wide receiver Deebo Samuel each ran for a touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers held off a last-second desperate Dallas Cowboys rally and on 23-17 on the road.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

At Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri:

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 30 of 39 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs ambushed the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21.

Pilots Knock Off Waves In Malibu

At Malibu, California:

Moses Wood and Chris Austin each scored 22 points on Saturday as the Portland Pilots (10-7 overall, 1-1 in WCC play) upended the Pepperdine Waves (6-13, 0-4) 82-63 on the road.

Vikings Step On Hornets In Sac Town

 At Sacramento, California:

Jacob Eyman scored 14 points on Saturday as the Portland State Vikings (4-8 overall, 2-2 in Big Sky play) knocked off the Sacramento State Hornets (5-7, 1-4) 67-62 on the road.

Home Win For Linfield

 At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Christy Manzinga scored the only goal of the match in the 15th minute on Saturday as Northern Irish Premiership-leading Linfield defeated visiting Ballymena United 1-0.

Bayern Too Much For Billy Goats

 At Cologne, Germany:

Robert Lewandowski produced a hat trick (9', 62', 74') on Saturday as German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich demolished FC Cologne 4-0 on the road.

Wolves Too Much For Saints

 At Wolverhampton, England:

Raul Jimenez (PK-37'), Conor Coady (59'), and Adama Traore (90'+1) each scored once on Saturday as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated visiting Southampton 3-1 in English Premier League action.

Ducks Upend Trojans To Maintain Momentum

 At Los Angeles:

Will Richardson scored 28 points as the Oregon Ducks (11-6 overall, 4-2 in Pac-12 play) completed a road sweep of the Los Angeles schools by knocking off Southern California (#5 AP,#7 Coaches; 14-2, 4-2) 79-69.

Bruins Hold Off Visiting Beavers In LA

 At Los Angeles:

Johnny Juzang scored 24 points as the UCLA Bruins (#3 in both the AP and Coaches polls; 11-2 overall, 3-1 in Pac-12 play) held off the visiting Oregon State Beavers (3-13, 1-5) 81-65.

NFL Playoffs: Bengals, Bills Advance To Divisional Roumnd

 The National Football League Playoffs opened on Saturday with two opening-round games, both in the American Football Conference:

At Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati:

Quarterback Joe Barrow completed 24 of 34 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals won a playoff game for the first time in 31 years by holding off the visiting Las Vegas Raiders 26-19.

At Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York:

Quarterback Josh Allen completed 21 of 25 passes for 308 yards and five touchdowns while running back Devin Singletary ran for 81 yards and two other scores as the Buffalo Bills demolished the visiting New England Patriots 47-17.

Pilots Fall To Toreros In OT In Conference Opener

 At San Diego, California:

Marcellus Earlington scored 21 points and grabbed ten rebounds on Thursday as the San Diego Toreros (9-7 overall, 2-1 in WCC play) held off the visiting Portland Pilots (9-7, 0-1) 68-63 in overtime, spoiling the visitors' conference opener.

Trojans Overtake Game Beavers At Home

 At Los Angeles:

Chevez Goodwin scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Thursday night as the Southern California Trojans (#5 AP, #7 Coaches; 14-1 overall, 4-1 in Pac-12 play) overcame the visiting Oregon State Beavers (3-12, 1-4) 81-71.

The Beavers Jarod Lucas topped all scorers with 27 points.

Ducks Knock Off Bruins On Road

 At Los Angeles:

Jacob Young scored 23 points on Thursday night as the Oregon Ducks (10-6 overall, 3-2 in Pac-12 play), with six players----including all five starters----scoring in double figures, knocked off the UCLA Bruins (#3 in both the AP and Coaches polls; 10-2, 2-1) 84-81 on the road.

Johnny Juzang paced the Bruins with 23 points while grabbing nine rebounds as the hosts had five players scoring in double figures.

Civil War Basketball Game: Ducks Overcome Beavers Late In Corvallis

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Eric Williams, Jr. came off the bench to score 14 points and grab eleven rebounds, hitting a three-point shot with 13 seconds remaining on Monday as the Oregon Ducks (9-6 overall, 2-2 in Pac-12 play) overcame the Oregon State Beavers (3-10, 1-3) 78-76 in the latest edition of the Civil War Basketball Game.

Jacob Young (Oregon) and Warith Alatishe (Oregon State) each led their respective teams with 16 points.

DAWGS OVERCOME TIDE, WIN FIRST NATIONAL FOOTBALL TITLE SINCE 1980

 At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis:

Quarterback Stetson Bennett IV completed 17 of 26 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns while Kelee Ringo ran back an intercepted Bryce Young pass 79 yards for the game-icing TD on Monday night as the third-seeded Georgia Bulldogs (14-1) overcame the top-seeded defending champions Alabama Crimson Tide (13-2) 33-18 for their first national title since 1980.

Niners Overcome Rams In OT To Lock Up Playoff Berth

 At SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California:

Jauan Jennings caught two passes for touchdowns (one each from Deebo Samuel and Jimmy Garoppolo) on Sunday, then Robbie Gould connected on a 24-yard field goal late in overtime as the San Francisco 49ers (10-7) overcame a 17-point deficit and upended the home-standing Los Angeles Rams (12-5) 27-24 to lock up a playoff berth on the final day of the National Football League's regular season.

Defensive back Ambry Thomas intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass to end the game.

The Rams, even with the defeat, still won the NFC West Division title.

ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER FCS CROWN FOR BISON

 At Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas:

Second-seeded North Dakota State (14-1) blasted the eighth-seeded Montana State Bobcats (12-3) 38-10 in the Football Championship Subdivision's National Championship Game played on Saturday as the Bison won their ninth title in eleven years.

End Of The Line

 Here's the cover of the official program of the All-America Football Conference's fourth and final championship game, played on December 11, 1949.

The game, played in front of 22, 550 fans at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, was won by the home-standing Cleveland Browns as they outlasted the San Francisco 49ers 21-7, enabling the Browns to win all four AAFC titles.

Hot Steffi!

 Here's a promotional photo of Hungarian-born 1930s and 1940s screen actress (and dancer) Steffi Duna.

Beyern Knocked Off By Visiting Gladbach

 At Munich:

Florian Neuhaus (27') and Stefan Lainer (31') each once on Friday as Borussia Monchengladbach upended German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich 2-1 on the road.

Inventive Hedy!

 Here's a photograph of screen legend----and inventor----Hedy Lemarr.

Autographed Marion!

Here's an autographed photo of 1930s screen actress Marion Shilling.

 

Rossoneri Too Much For Roma

 At Milan, Italy:

Junior Messais scored the winning goal in the 17th minute on Thursday as AC Milan defeated visiting AS Roma 3-1 in Italian Serie A action.

Wolves Knock Off Red Devils At Old Trafford

 At Manchester, England:

In the lone Monday English Premier League contest, Joao Moutinho's goal in the 82nd minute carried Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 1-0 road victory over Manchester United.

No, Real Capitalism Hasn't Failed

 We don't have a true free market system.  What we have is far too much government intervention.

Here's Another In A Growing Number Of Free Speech Alternatives

 Say hello to GETTR.

Another Postponement

 At Eugene, Oregon:

The Oregon Ducks' rescheduled home game against Colorado was again postponed.

At Last, Beavers Set To Host Hornets In Twice-Postponed Match

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Make It Thrice Postponed.

Will And Jacob's Excellent Adventure: Twosome Helps Ducks Overcome Utes

 At Eugene, Oregon:

Will Richardson and Jacob Young scored 26 and 22 points respectively on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (8-6 overall, 1-2 in Pac-12 play) picked up their first conference victory of the season by holding off the visiting Utah Runnin' Utes (8-6, 1-3) 79-66.

Niners Top Texans, Can Lock Up Playoff Berth Next Sunday

 At Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Trey Lance threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns (one each to Deebo Samuel and Elijah Mitchell---who also ran for 119 yards) on Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers (9-7) defeated the visiting Houston Texans (4-12) 23-7.

The Niners, currently the #6 seed in the National Football Conference, can lock up a playoff berth next Sunday with a road victory over the Los Angeles Rams (1:25 PM Pacific Time, FOX) or a New Orleans loss at Atlanta.

Sugar Bowl: Bears Top Rebels In Big Easy

 At Caesars Superdome. New Orleans:

At Saturday's Sugar Bowl game, Al Walcott set a series record with a 96-yard interception return while Monaray Baldwin ran 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown as the sixth-ranked Baylor Bears (12-2) defeated the eighth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels (10-3) 21-7.

Abram Smith ran for 172 yards to set a school single-season record with 1,601 yards as the Bears won 12 games for the first time in program history.

Rose Bowl: C.J. And Saxon's Excellent Adventure Spark Buckeyes To Victory---And Close Out Abysmal Bowl Season For Pac-12

 At the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California:

C.J. Stroud completed 37 of 46 passes for 573 yards (a school record) and six touchdowns (three of them to Jaxon Smith-Njigba---who made 15 catches for 346 yards) on Saturday as the Ohio State Buckeyes (#6, CFP Rankings; 11-2) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit and upended the 11th-ranked Utah Runnin' Utes (10-4) 48-45 in a wild Rose Bowl game.

Both the passing yards and touchdown passes thrown by Mr. Stroud are Rose Bowl records while Mr. Smith-Njigba's receiving yards are a new FBS bowl game record.

Fiesta Bowl: Cowboys Stage Historic Comeback Win Over Fighting Irish

 At State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona:

Quarterback Spwncer Sanders completed 24 of 51 passes for 371 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Tay Martin, on Saturday as the Oklahoma State Cowboys (#9. CFP Rankings; 12-2) overcame a 21-point second-quarter deficit and upended the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (#5, 11-2) 37-35 in Saturday's Fiesta Bowl.

The Cowboys staged the biggest comeback victory in the history of the Fiesta Bowl.