SPORTS By William Hathaway, Jr.
For the first time in history, all four NFL divisional round games ended in walk-off fashion. The last game was one of the best in history, as the Kansas City Chiefs survived the Buffalo Bills 42-36 in overtime. The Chiefs got the winning touchdown when Patrick Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce in OT, after the Chiefs tied the game at the end of regulation on a drive that took only 13 seconds.
Kansas City’s win was amazing not just because of the fashion they won, but that the Chiefs were the only home time to win that weekend. Every other game ended with the underdog road team winning on a walk-off field goal. First, the Cincinnati Bengals got a 52 yard field goal from rookie Evan McPherson to stun the top seeded Tennessee Titans 19-16. They will now play the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game, KC’s fourth consecutive, all at home. Then, despite not scoring an offensive TD, the San Francisco 49ers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in history, beating the top seeded Green Bay Packers 13-10. Finally, the Los Angeles Rams knocked out the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27, despite blowing a 27-3 lead.
In college basketball on Jan. 22 at Madison Square Garden, the Seton Hall men’s basketball team defeated the St. John’s Red Storm 66-60. Myles Cale led the Hall with 21 points and Alexis Yetna added 16 points and 15 rebounds.
The result was much different in the rematch played at Walsh Gym two days later, where St. John’s dominated by the final score of 84-63. Aaron Wheeler led the Storm with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Cale gave the Pirates 16 points and Tray Jackson chipped in 11 points.
Finally, the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame is former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who got over the necessary 75 percent on the ballot to earn his place in the Hall during his first year of eligibility. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens failed in their final year of eligibility to make the Hall. In his first year of eligibility, Alex Rodriguez did not get a lot of love from the voters.
