No. 5 Oregon beats No. 19 James Madison 51-34 in College Football Playoff opener
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Dante Moore threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Oregon beat No. 19 James Madison 51-34 on Saturday night in a College Football Playoff opener. The Ducks (12-1) advanced to face Texas Tech in a quarterfinal game at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. Oregon won a playoff game for the first time since 2014, when the Ducks beat Florida State in the Rose Bowl semifinal before losing to Ohio State. James Madison (12-2) dropped Group of Five teams to 0-4 in CFP games. No. 17 Tulane fell 41-10 at No. 6 Mississippi as well Saturday. Oregon led 34-6 at the half.
Bears stun Packers 22-16 with improbable rally as Williams finds Moore for winning score in OT
CHICAGO (AP) – Caleb Williams threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in overtime, and the Chicago Bears overcame a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter for a 22-16 win over the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay lost quarterback Jordan Love to a concussion. The Bears extended their lead in the NFC North to 1 1/2 games over the Packers with two to play and got some payback for a loss at Lambeau Field two weeks earlier. It was Chicago’s sixth win this season after trailing in the final two minutes and its most incredible – Green Bay had a win probability of 99%.
Chambliss and No. 6 Ole Miss ace their test without Kiffin and beat No. 17 Tulane 41-10 in the CFP
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Trinidad Chabliss and Mississippi have aced their first test without former coach Lane Kiffin. The sixth-ranked Rebels beat No. 17 Tulane 41-10 on Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Chambliss passed for 282 yards and a touchdown and ran for two scores. Kewan Lacy also ran for a TD for Ole Miss. Recently promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding had a triumphant debut as Kiffin’s replacement, and Ole Miss moves on to face No. 2 Georgia in a CFP quarterfinal. The game was coach Jon Sumrall’s last with Tulane. He’s been hired as Florida’s coach.
Miami freshman Malachi Toney redeems himself with winning touchdown in 10-3 victory over Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Malachi Toney’s tiebreaking 11-yard touchdown reception with less than two minutes left lifted No. 10 seed Miami to a 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M in the College Football Playoff. Mark Fletcher Jr. had a career-high 172 yards rushing to help the Hurricanes (11-2) advance to the Cotton Bowl to face No. 2 seed Ohio State on Dec. 31.
Luka Doncic exits Lakers loss with leg injury
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Luka Doncic suffered an injury and didn’t return after halftime of the Lakers’ game against the Clippers. The Lakers say the NBA’s leading scorer sustained a left leg contusion. Doncic had 12 points, five rebounds, and two assists in 19 minutes during the first half. The visiting Lakers trailed 54-39 at the break and went on to lose 108-88. Doncic missed his first six shots and picked up a technical foul. His absence left the Lakers even more short-handed. Rui Hachimura missed his first start of the season with a sore groin, while Deandre Ayton and Austin Reaves have been out.
James Madison puts up valiant fight, but Group of Five teams still have much to prove in CFP
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Perhaps it was James Madison going for it twice on fourth down on its first drive of the game. Or, maybe it was coach Bob Chesney calling for a wide receiver pass on the Dukes’ second series of the evening. Even 12th-ranked James Madison successfully pulling off a fake punt could have adequately explained what the scoreboard failed to convey. It was clear that the fifth-ranked Oregon Ducks were in a different class than their visitors in a 51-34 win in a College Football Playoff first round matchup Saturday at Autzen Stadium. Oregon led 48-13 midway through the third quarter before the Dukes added a trio of late touchdowns to make the final score appear closer than the game really was.
Jordan Love exits Green Bay loss with a concussion in latest injury for Packers
CHICAGO (AP) – Add quarterback Jordan Love to a long list of injured players for the depleted Green Bay Packers. Love exited with a concussion after he was hit hard in the second quarter, and Green Bay blew a late lead in a gut-wrenching 22-16 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears. John FitzPatrick also left with an Achilles injury, leaving the Packers thin at tight end. The head injury for Love comes after defensive end Micah Parsons tore the ACL in his left knee during last weekend’s 34-26 loss at Denver. While running back Josh Jacobs and receiver Christian Watson managed to play after they were listed as questionable, right tackle Zach Tom, safety Evan Williams and tight end Josh Whyle were sidelined by injuries.
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles win their second NFC East title in a row by beating the Commanders 29-18
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – The Philadelphia Eagles have won their second straight NFC East title. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley led the Eagles to a 29-18 win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday night. The game included a late brawl after Barkley tacked on a 2-point conversion to increase the Eagles’ lead to 19 points. Hurts completed 22 of 30 throws for 185 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers. Barkley had a 12-yard TD run as part of his 21-carry, 132-yard performance. It wasn’t a terrific performance by the Eagles, who had a fumble on the opening kickoff and a pair of penalties on the tush push.
Miami’s fierce defense dominates Texas A&M to advance to Cotton Bowl
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed into three turnovers and sacked him seven times in the 10-3 victory. “The defense was off the charts the entire day,” coach Mario Cristobal said. They move on to face No. 2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
Sofia Goggia gets overdue World Cup win in super-G and Lindsey Vonn is third
VAL D’ISERE, France (AP) – Sofia Goggia finally got the win her skiing this season deserved in a World Cup super-G on Sunday and Lindsey Vonn was third for the second straight day at French resort Val d’Isere. The two former Olympic downhill champions were split on a high-class podium by runner-up Alice Robinson who is already a two-time winner this season on the World Cup circuit. Goggia finished 0.15 seconds ahead of Robinson. The 41-year-old Vonn then hit a high speed touching 115 kph (71 mph) but the ideal racing line was elusive and she finished 0.36 behind Goggia.
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