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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady hit Rob Gronkowski for a pair of scoring passes and scored on a one-yard run as the New England Patriots beat Kansas City 27-20 to advance to the AFC championship game for the fifth straight year. Gronkowski had touchdown catches of 8 and 16 yards and finished with seven receptions for 82 yards after spending the last two weeks recovering from knee and back injuries. Brady was 28 of 42 for 302 yards and no interceptions to help the Patriots beat a team that had won 11 straight games to reach the divisional round.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Larry Fitzgerald grabbed a five-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer just 65 seconds into overtime to cap a wild finish in the Arizona Cardinals' 26-20 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional game. Two plays earlier, Palmer scrambled out of danger and hit a wide open Fitzgerald, who zig-zagged for a 75-yard reception on the first play from scrimmage in OT. The game was extended when Aaron Rodgers heaved a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Janis on the final play of regulation before Mason Crosby the game-tying extra point.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors fell to 37-4 after wasting Stephen (STEH'-fehn) Curry's 38 points in a 113-95 loss to the Pistons in Detroit. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 20 points for the Pistons, who trailed by three before outscoring the Warriors 38-19 in the second quarter. Reggie Jackson finished with 20 points and eight assists as Detroit dropped the Warriors to 37-4 at the midway point in the season, one win short of the best 41-game start in NBA history.
BALTIMORE (AP) — People with knowledge of the negotiations say the Baltimore Orioles and first baseman Chris Davis have agreed to a seven-year, $161 million contract, pending a physical. Davis became a free agent after hitting a major-league leading 47 home runs and amassed 117 RBIs for the Orioles last year. Davis has belted 126 of his 203 career homers over the last three seasons.
HONOLULU (AP) — Brandt Snedeker and Zac Blair share the lead at 16-under through three rounds of the PGA's Sony Open. Blair fired a 6-under 64 and had a chance to end the round with the outright lead until he missed a 2-foot birdie putt on 18. Snedeker missed birdie putts of 10 feet and 12 feet on the last two holes for a 66.
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