Numbers Game 21 Victory Over the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship
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This Day In Sports 1990 — John Elway passes for 385 yards and three touchdowns as the Denver Broncos advance to their fourth Super Bowl with a 37- Numbers Game 21 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, January 14, 2019 C3 Morning rush Kuchar starts Hawaii vacation with win Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON lowed with 12-foot birdie putts Kelly, balanced Oregon St. beat UCLA Associated Press on the next two holes, and he CORVALLIS, Ore. — Kylor Kelley was a perfect HONOLULU — Matt was on his way to his ninth ca- six for six from the field and had 14 points and five Kuchar didn’t have the start reer victory. blocks as Oregon State defeated UCLA 79-66 on Sun- he wanted Sunday in the Sony WINNER “I’m feeling a little let down day night. Open, not with three bogeys in Matt Kuchar right now,” Putnam said af- Ethan Thompson and Stephen Thompson Jr. five holes after making just one holds the ter closing with a 68. “I’m sure each added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists for through three rounds. champions when I think about it ... a lot the Beavers (11-4, 3-0 Pac-12). trophy after the of good things have happened. Kris Wilkes had 21 points with four 3-pointers and The finish was better than he final round of the Just needed to make some bet- Prince Ali added 13 points for the Bruins (10-7, 3-1), could have imagined. ter swings. Kuch was making who lost their first game in four tries under interim Kuchar seized control late Sony Open PGA coach Murry Bartow. in the round with back-to-back Tour golf event birdies and played great coming birdie putts, the second one on on Sunday at down the stretch. I just couldn’t Oregon men beat USC to snap skid No. 16 prompting a rare show Waialae Country keep up with him.” EUGENE, Ore. — Paul White and Louis King of emotion with a fist pump. Club in Honolulu. Putnam, who won the Bar- each scored 19 points as Oregon raced past Southern And when he tapped in for a Associated Press racuda Championship last California 81-60 on Sunday night. summer and was runner-up to birdie and a four-shot victory He won the Mayakoba Clas- around.” Will Richardson had 11 points and Victor Bailey over Andrew Putnam, he looked Dustin Johnson at the FedEx St. sic in Mexico two months ago, This wasn’t as easy as a four- Jr. 10 for the Ducks (10-6, 1-2 Pac-12), the preseason con- back across the sky at a rainbow Jude Classic, moves into the top another finish that was tighter shot victory might indicate. ference favorite, who were coming off an 87-84 overtime stretching across the sky. 50 in the world for the first time than it needed to be. loss to UCLA after leading by nine in the final minute. “It was too cool to have a Trailing for the first time on in his career at No. 45. Jonah Mathews led the Trojans (9-8, 2-2) with rainbow appear on the 18th Not bad for a 40-year-old who the weekend, Kuchar was on the It was only the second time 15 points. Bennie Boatwright had 13 and Nick Ra- ended last season failing to get verge of going two shots down at Kuchar has won twice in the kocevic 11. hole,” Kuchar said. Better yet? Davis Love III, to the Tour Championship for the turn when Putnam hit a 30- same season. He won the Match the first time since 2009, and yard bunker shot to inches of the No. 5 Oregon women rout UCLA who still owns the best rain- Play Championship and the Me- LOS ANGELES — Ruthy Hebard had 19 points bow-moment from the 1997 ending his streak of playing on cup. Kuchar blasted out weakly, morial in 2013. and a career-high 18 rebounds, Satou Sabally added 19 PGA Championship at Winged eight consecutive teams in the and holed the 10-foot birdie on Now, he has the meat of the points and No. 5 Oregon routed UCLA 72-52 on Sunday Foot, was there to greet him. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. the par-5 ninth to stay in range. season in front of him. for its eighth straight victory. Kuchar overcame his slop- “I was pretty frustrated,” He caught Putnam on the next “I want to see how great this Hebard’s double-double was her fourth in six ca- py start with flawless golf the Kuchar said. “I think the frus- hole with an aggressive pitch- year can be,” Kuchar said. reer games against the Bruins (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12), who rest of the way — he putted for trating thing was I felt like I was and-run up the slope. After trad- He finished at 22-under 258, dropped their fifth in a row to the Ducks (15-1, 4-0). birdie on the last 13 holes — doing some good things and just ing birdies, they were tied with the third-lowest total in Waialae Michaela Onyenware led the Bruins with 13 and pulled away with a critical not seeing results. That some- five holes to play. history behind the PGA Tour points, under her leading average of 16.8. She was held three-hole stretch at Waialae for times is hard to take, when you Putnam made his only mis- record of 253 by Justin Thomas to three field goals and two free throws in the second a 4-under 66 to become the first think you’re on the right course take with a 9-iron into a deep in 2017 and Jimmy Walker’s 72- half. Japreece Dean added 11 points. multiple winner on the PGA and the right path and not see- bunker left of the 14th green, hole score of 257 when he won in No. 10 Oregon St. women overwhelm USC Tour this season. ing results. Nice to see it turn leading to bogey. Kuchar fol- 2015. LOS ANGELES — Mikayla Pivec scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 10 Oregon State routed USC 76-52 on Sunday. NFL COllEGE FOOTBALL SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA NATIONAL CONFERENCE Bowl Glance NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE West Monday, Jan. 7 Today Pacific Division Pacific Division W L T Pct PF PA College Football Championship FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB y-L.A. Rams 13 3 0 .813 527 384 Santa Clara, Calif. Boston 4½ (221) at BROOKLYN Calgary 47 30 13 4 64 173 133 Golden State 29 14 .674 — at HOUSTON 6½ (204½) Memphis x-Seattle 10 6 0 .625 428 347 Clemson 44, Alabama 16 San Jose 47 27 13 7 61 167 141 L.A. Clippers 24 18 .571 4½ Planner San Francisco 4 12 0 .250 342 435 at SAN ANTONIO 8½ (223½) Charlotte Vegas 48 28 16 4 60 146 127 L.A. Lakers 23 21 .523 6½ Arizona 3 13 0 .188 225 425 at UTAH 8 (209½) Detroit Saturday, Jan. 19 at SACRAMENTO 2 (227½) Portland Ducks 46 19 18 9 47 112 140 Sacramento 22 21 .512 7 East East-West Shrine Classic at LA CLIPPERS 2½ (239) New Orleans Vancouver 47 21 21 5 47 136 148 Phoenix 11 33 .250 18½ W L T Pct PF PA At St. Petersburg, Fla. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Edmonton 45 21 21 3 45 126 144 y-Dallas 10 6 0 .625 339 324 Southwest Division East vs. West, Noon (NFLN) Today Arizona 45 20 22 3 43 116 130 COMING UP IN THE VALLEY x-Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 367 348 W L Pct GB NFLPA Collegiate Bowl FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Kings 46 18 25 3 39 105 136 Washington 7 9 0 .438 281 359 Houston 24 18 .571 — ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) At Pasadena, Calif. at INDIANA 1½ Nebraska Central Division N.Y. Giants 5 11 0 .313 369 412 at DUKE OFF Syracuse San Antonio 25 19 .568 — ■ Saturday at Victor Valley, 3 p.m. American vs. National, TBA (NFLN) GP W L OT Pts GF GA M. Basketball: South Florida St 5 at PITTSBURGH Winnipeg 45 29 14 2 60 156 128 New Orleans 20 23 .465 4½ ■ Saturday at Victor Valley, 5 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Jan. 26 at MARYLAND 3 Wisconsin Dallas 20 23 .465 4½ W. Basketball: Senior Bowl Nashville 47 27 16 4 58 145 122 y-New Orlns 13 3 0 .813 504 353 at KANSAS 8½ Texas Dallas 46 23 19 4 50 121 122 Memphis 19 23 .452 5 At Mobile, Ala. at OKLAHOMA ST 3½ Baylor Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 414 423 Colorado 45 20 17 8 48 151 144 Northwest Division Carolina 7 9 0 .438 376 382 North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLN) National Hockey League W L Pct GB UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) Today Minnesota 44 22 19 3 47 124 125 Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 396 464 St. Louis 43 19 20 4 42 121 134 Denver 29 13 .690 — ■ Thursday vs. Simpson, 7:30 p.m. North FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE M. Basketball: OLF at TORONTO OFF Colorado OFF Chicago 47 16 22 9 41 137 171 Oklahoma City 26 16 .619 3 W L T Pct PF PA G ■ W.