In a nutshell: As of 12:05 a.m Monday by Hartley Miller
NFL: (Playoffs)
(Conference semifinals)
(Sunday)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 New Orleans Saints 20
(43-year-old Tampa QB Tom Brady advances to his 14th career conference championship game. Saints QB Drew Brees is considering retirement at age 42)
Brady, Buccaneers top Brees, Saints to reach NFC Championship.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 18, 2021
When asked, Drew Brees didn’t commit to retirement.
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— BarDown (@BarDown) January 18, 2021
Legends. ?
After the game, Drew Brees and Tom Brady shared an awesome moment on the empty Superdome field: https://t.co/Eg7ot5pLmb pic.twitter.com/MXsiy0fm9E
— BarDown (@BarDown) January 18, 2021
Kansas City Chiefs 22 Cleveland Browns 17
(Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes suffered a concussion in the third quarter and did not return. KC coach Andy Reid said after the game that Mahomes is “doing great right now”)
Chiefs advance to the AFC Championship and people were loving Andy Reid’s play call
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— BarDown (@BarDown) January 18, 2021
–The NFL conference finals on Sunday have Tampa Bay at Green Bay (12:05 PT) in the NFC followed by Buffalo at Kansas City (3:40 PM). The Packers are favoured by four while the Chiefs are three-point favourites.
(Saturday)
Buffalo Bills 17 Baltimore Ravens 3
Green Bay Packers 32 LA Rams 18
–The Los Angeles Chargers have hired Brandon Staley to become their next head coach. Staley served this season as the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator.
–There are reports that the Detroit Lions will hire Dan Campbell as their new head coach. Campbell, spent the past five years coaching with the New Orleans Saints, most recently as assistant head coach/tight ends coach.
NHL: (Canadian Division)
–Ottawa is the only Canadian Division team idle in the NHL tonight (Monday). The Vancouver Canucks conclude a 4-game Alberta road trip when they visit the Calgary Flames (6:00 PT). The Canucks are coming off Saturday’s
3-0 loss to the Flames where Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for the shutout against his former team. In other action this evening: Edmonton is home against Montreal and Winnipeg faces off in Toronto.
Jacob Markstrom and Chris Tanev had perfect home debuts with the @NHLFlames by leading the way in a shutout win over their former @Canucks teammates. (@EricFrancis)https://t.co/d8XsIGddw5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 17, 2021
PIT 4 – WSH 3 OT
FLA 5 – CHI 2https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/NzxBkzQSsy— NHL (@NHL) January 18, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
NBA:
–The (4-8) Toronto Raptors host the (6-6) Dallas Mavericks tonight in Tampa Bay. The Raptors are coming off back-to-back three-point wins over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Raptors beat the Hornets to secure their first win streak of the season.https://t.co/z84ATKxEJ3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 17, 2021
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
Column:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night after watching Brady cash in as he proves again that he’s the GOAT . . . https://t.co/INpfbnnaXa
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 18, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says @TheWHL looks to remain in the game even if it’s a shortened season this year
| https://t.co/oaV2DmXj3n #cityofPG #sports #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/PEVFdPCHOK— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 15, 2021