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Following the Bengals’ 34-31 win over the Chiefs on Sunday, Burrow was shown celebrating in the locker room with a cigar hanging from his mouth. The victory gave Cincinnati its first AFC North title since 2015 and an opportunity to be the No. 1 playoff seed in the conference. The second-year quarterback completed 30 of 39 passes for 446 yards and four touchdowns before suffering a right knee injury with 50 seconds remaining in the game....

Burrow was originally spotted pregame wearing a jewel-encrusted “JB9” chain, which represented his initials and jersey number, nine. Burrow’s chain drew a lot of attention to the point that he was asked about it by reporters during his postgame news conference. He made sure to let everyone know that the jewels on the pendant were real diamonds. “They’re definitely real,” Burrow said. “I make too much money to have fake ones....

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (thumb) and Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams (foot) both were officially ruled out of the game between AFC North rivals, NFL.com reported. PICKS: Steelers over Bengals | MORE: How each team can win Super Bowl Dalton is still healing from a broken thumb on his right (throwing) hand suffered in a Week 14 loss to the Steelers. The Bengals had been hopeful they would get Dalton back for the postseason, but they’ll instead have to turn again to backup AJ McCarron, who’ll make his first playoff start....

Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is on the board for 89.5 rushing yards, and we’re taking the OVER. Bell has averaged 89.4 yards per game this season, so he’s right on that line. The Bengals, however, have trouble stopping the run and have allowed opponents to average 122.1 yards per game on the ground. The last time Bell saw Cincinnati he plowed through their defense for 185 yards on 26 carries....

Benn had three goals for his fifth career hat trick, and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Saturday night. “It’s not fun watching,” Benn said. “That’s for sure. But for the games I did watch our team played pretty good. It was obviously nice to get back out there tonight.” John Klingberg had a goal and an assist, and St. Louis native Ben Bishop made 29 saves as the Stars improved to 3-1 this season and 6-1-0 in their last seven games against the Blues....

Berisha was sent off with just over half an hour remaining in Victory’s 3-2 win over Brisbane Roar after an assistant referee recommended referee Chris Beath show a red card for an elbow on opponent Luke DeVere. Replays suggested the contact was minimal and accidental and Victory made an application under the ‘Obvious Error (Red Card)’ rule. The independent MRP met on Sunday and approved Victory’s application, meaning the red card is expunged from Berisha’s record and the 31-year-old forward is available for selection for the Big V’s next match....

Langer, who threw away a two-stroke lead on the final hole at Royal Birkdale last year and then was beaten for the title in a playoff, was out in a best-of-the-day 31. LEADERBOARD: Montreal scores | LPGA: International Crown | British Senior Open | Russian Open He birdied the third, fourth, sixth and eighth holes, and went 5 under when he birdied the long 13th. He dropped a shot at the 16th but then hit back immediately with birdies at the two closing holes....

But in a recent interview, Sanders got specific, pledging to legalize marijuana by executive order. “When I ran for president for the Democratic nomination in 2016, I talked about a broken criminal justice system, which ends up having in the United States more people in jail than any other country,” Sanders told Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “And what I call for then, and I call for now, is the legalization of marijuana in America....

Undeniably Instagram is already an infectious social media platform, where people of every age can’t resist that red ‘like’ icon. Users are ready to spend unending time scrolling through the feed but do not have a single way to see reality on social media. Here comes BeReal to bring reality to the screen. Users can upload their stories on BeReal as they do on Instagram, but BeReal has got an authentic way to share with the world....

The Bellator NYC fight card’s main event features former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen against former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva. Sonnen and Silva have a long standing rivalry going back to their days in the UFC when they were coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3.” Set to fight at UFC 175 back in July 2013, Sonnen and Silva were suspended for drug test violations but under different circumstances....

The wolf’s movements are tracked through a radio collar that “pings” his location, wildlife officials added. The radio collar stopped emitting pings in San Luis Obispo County, roughly halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported. According to wildlife officials, they have not picked up a “mortality signal” from the wolf’s collar, which indicates when a wolf has not moved for at least eight hours, the Los Angeles Times reported....

In an interview on the “Hugh Hewitt Show,” the secretary of Housing and Urban Development — and lone Black American in Trump’s cabinet — said he will continue to work with Trump, presumably to help him understand why athletes are exercising their constitutional rights. “Well, I don’t think he has manifested as much animosity in that region lately,” Carson said. “And I think we just continue to work with him....

The 76ers star went 4 of 14 on free throw attempts in Philadelphia’s stunning 109-106 loss against the Hawks, dropping him to 30.8 percent in the Eastern Conference semifinals and 32.8 percent overall in the postseason. That’s the second-worst free throw percentage among players who have taken at least 50 attempts over the course of a single playoff run, per StatMuse, with only Ben Wallace in 2006 (27.3) landing below Simmons....

CBS’ Jason La Canfora suggested such on his Eye on Football Podcast when he said Pittsburgh should keep the veteran safety off the field because other, younger players have played well. One Steeler thinks that’s a crazy idea. MORE: Steelers-Ravens betting line, pick | “Terrible” Heinz Field | Playoff predictions “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” safety Mike Mitchell told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “That’s absurd. It just shows the disrespect that some people have, and they have no clue about our game....

The 19-year-old joined the Toffees’ academy at the age of eight and last year, he played a crucial role as the club secured the Premier League 2 title. Baningime made his debut appearance for the first team in a League Cup tie against Chelsea in October 2017 and had since continued to blossom, featuring in 12 games across all competitions. The midfielder, delighted with the new deal, is hoping to get more chances to impress with the first team....

Benitez was critical of Newcastle’s failure to make moves in the transfer market earlier in pre-season, but he ended the window with seven signings, bringing in Salomon Rondon and Federico Fernandez shortly before the deadline despite reportedly making a huge profit. In a news conference on Friday, the Magpies boss appeared to be in better spirits, saying, “I am happy with my team.” And within a few hours of speaking to the media, Benitez put his name to a statement released by the club, addressed to the supporters, in which he, Lascelles and Charnley talked up the new signings....

The Spanish manager surprisingly left out Joselu and Dwight Gayle, fielding Christian Atsu upfront behind Ayoze Perez and although the Ghanaian failed to hit the back of the net Benitez was impressed with his output. “It was really good. I was really pleased with the way the players were working on the pitch, trying to do everything I wanted. It was very pleasing,” Benitez said as quoted by Gazette Shield....

One is sports entertainment; the other is real combat sport. Punches are real in the UFC. In WWE, they are fake. MORE: UFC 194, Aldo vs. McGregor | UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm | Big December fight dates Ken Shamrock is the only person who went from the UFC to WWE, but he had pro wrestling experience before committing to mixed martial arts. Brock Lesnar was the first to make the leap from WWE to UFC....

Silva left the Ligue 1 champions for Manchester City in a deal reported to be worth an initial £43 million last week. Khedira felt disrespected by Madrid fans It could prove to be a busy close season for Monaco as they aim to ward off potential suitors for other members of Leonardo Jardim’s squad, where teenage sensation Mbappe is the star attraction. The 18-year-old enjoyed a stunning breakthrough season, earning his maiden caps for France and scoring 26 goals in all competitions as Monaco also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League....