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Pitcher Kona Takahashi's posting period expires, his rights remain with Seibu Lions 01/04/2026 10:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi did not reach an agreement with a Major League Baseball team before his posting period expired Sunday and his rights remained with the Pacific League���s Saitama Seibu Lions. A right-hander who turns 29 on Feb. 3, Takahashi was 8-9 with a 3.04 ERA la Dave Canales and the Panthers celebrate Falcons' win that gave Carolina the NFC South title 01/04/2026 10:22pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The Panthers are NFC South champions, and they have the Falcons to thank. Carolina could have clinched the division on Saturday, but a 16-14 loss at Tampa Bay put the fate of the NFC South in the hands of the two teams that had only pride to play for. A win or a tie by the New Orlea Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela 01/04/2026 10:21pm • HAVANA (AP) ��� An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths. The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission the Caribbean country���s military was carrying out Stefon Diggs posts his 7th 1,000-yard season after week of legal trouble off the field 01/04/2026 10:20pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ��� Stefon Diggs said he kept his mind on football after authorities revealed this week that the Patriots wide receiver had been charged with strangulation and other criminal offenses related to an alleged dispute with his former private chef. Diggs credited that focus with he Myles Garrett breaks NFL single-season sack record with 23 and laments not getting 2 more 01/04/2026 10:15pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� The night before Myles Garrett got his 23rd sack to break the NFL single-season record, he had a nightmare that he fell short of the mark. Garrett instead made his sweetest dreams come true. The All-Pro Cleveland Browns pass rusher took down Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow with 5: NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week 01/04/2026 10:07pm • No. 1 Arizona (14-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) did not play. No. 3 Iowa State (14-0) did not play. No. 4 UConn (14-1) did not play. No. 5 Purdue (13-1) did not play. No. 6 Duke (13-1) did not play. No. 7 Gonzaga (15-1) beat Pepperdine 96-56. No. 8 Houston (13-1) did not play Absoi scores 16 as San Francisco downs Portland 73-68 01/04/2026 10:03pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Venjamin Absoi had 16 points and nine rebounds, David Fuchs added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and San Francisco beat Portland 73-68 on Sunday. Ryan Beasley had 14 points and shot 5 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the free-throw Glass ' 16 lead Washington State past Oregon State 81-67 01/04/2026 10:03pm • PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) ��� Aaron Glass ' 16 points helped Washington State defeat Oregon State 81-67 on Sunday. Glass went 7 of 15 from the field (1 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Cougars (8-9, 3-1 West Coast Conference). ND Okafor scored 13 points, shooting 6 of 8 from the field. Jerone Morton shot Bills celebrate home finale with 35-8 rout of the Jets in potential final game at Highmark Stadium 01/04/2026 10:03pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� With the outcome well in hand, Bills coach Sean McDermott took a moment to look back and take in the spectacle of a still-packed stadium and fans in full-throated vigor singing along to ���Mr. Brightside.��� The scene Sunday and the 35-8 win over the New York Jets was the Falcons beat Saints 19-17 to hand division title to Panthers. Atlanta fires coach and GM hours later 01/04/2026 10:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A fourth straight win by the Atlanta Falcons and a season sweep of their biggest rival were not enough to save the jobs of coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. Hours after Dee Alford's red-zone interception stopped a potential go-ahead drive by New Orleans on Sund Tyler Bertuzzi completes hat trick in OT in Blackhawks' 3-2 victory over Golden Knights 01/04/2026 10:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Tyler Bertuzzi scored at 1:18 of overtime for his second hat trick of the season and fifth in the NHL to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. Arvid Soderblom made 13 saves to help Chicago win its third straight game and fourth in s Interim Venezuelan leader invites Trump to 'collaborate' and seeks 'respectful relations' in newly conciliatory message 01/04/2026 10:01pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Interim Venezuelan leader invites Trump to 'collaborate' and seeks 'respectful relations' in newly conciliatory message. Lions beat playoff-bound Bears 19-16 on Bates' 42-yard field goal as time expires 01/04/2026 10:00pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions entered the season with their sights set on the Super Bowl. Finishing a frustrating year by beating their division winner was at least some consolation. Goff led five scoring drives, Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the Lion Hall has goal and assist as Hurricanes beat Devils 3-1 to snap 3-game losing streak 01/04/2026 09:54pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ��� Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist against his former team, rookie Brandon Bussi stopped 28 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stankoven also scored as first-place Carolina snapped a three-game losing str Broncos secure AFC's top playoff seed with 19-3 win over Chargers 01/04/2026 09:44pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Ja'Quan McMillian goofed up the play in practice, got an earful from Denver defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and then made good when given another chance Sunday when it mattered most. The Denver Broncos secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Charger