KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - When the first notes of the national anthem are played at the Super Bowl on Sunday, and Louisiana native Jon Batiste launches into his rendition, chances are that Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones will have tears flowing from his eyes.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Reed Blankenship was a part-time player as a rookie during Philadelphia’s Super Bowl run two years ago and only got on the field for one defensive play against the Kansas City Chiefs.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Dre Davis tipped in Sean Pedulla’s missed layup with 0.1 seconds left to cap No. 25 Mississippi’s 72-70 comeback victory over LSU on Saturday night.
Canada has added Drew Doughty to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off, choosing the veteran defenseman as the injury replacement for Alex Pietrangelo, who withdrew from the tournament.
PHOENIX (AP) - Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to just miss a triple-double before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets won their season-best sixth straight game, beating the Phoenix Suns 122-105 on Saturday night.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Cooper Flagg wasn't at his best Saturday.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Lawrence Frank thought that the Los Angeles Clippers’ biggest move near the NBA's trade deadline was going to be return of Kawhi Leonard.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and Aaron Wiggins added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 125-112 on Saturday night in a showdown of the top two teams in the Western Conference.