For someone with a constant thirst for knowledge, a drive to continually better herself and those around her, and a powerful endearment for the sport itself, it only made sense that a unique position in the National Hockey League suited Meghan Duggan best.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the corner of the end zone from 8 yards early in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to beat the Buffalo Bills 42-36 on Sunday night in a sizzling finish to a wild divisional-round weekend.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers heads into another offseason of uncertainty after one more frustrating finish to a brilliant year.

When J.D. Martinez signed with the Red Sox in 2018, he was viewed as the missing piece of a championship puzzle and a sound investment in the club’s future.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Robbie Gould continued his playoff perfection and moved the San Francisco 49ers one step away from their second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons with a 45-yard field goal as time expired for a 13-10 upset of Green Bay on Saturday night.

The NFL is moving closer to having its first female head coach.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cincinnati Bengals just keep ending postseason droughts, and their latest victory has them in their first AFC championship game in 33 years.

NORTH ANDOVER — Lucas Condotta’s shorthanded goal in the second period was a moment that could have sent the Merrimack men’s hockey team into a downward spiral.

The Merrimack men’s hockey team will play a home-and-home series with No. 9 UMass Lowell this weekend. The series will begin on Friday night at Lawler Arena and then conclude on Saturday (6:05 p.m.) at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.

SEATTLE — If you’re surprised by snow in Greenland, or a national football champ from the SEC, or screaming teens at a Bieber concert, then this probably caught you off guard.

PHILADELPHIA — If Jerry Jones was smart, he’d have called his pilot Monday morning and would’ve been eating his bacon and beans aboard his Gulfstream G-IV headed to Palm Beach International. He’d have had a black SUV waiting to drive him directly to Doug Pederson’s million-dollar fishing boa…

Awards for big Merrimack weekend

It’s not really kosher right now to say nice things about the New England Patriots. Not with Tom Brady still playing football and Patriots players hitting the links after losing four of their last five games.

I was 6 for 6 last week, which isn’t saying much as there was only one upset — 49ers over Cowboys.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry, the man who literally ran the Tennessee Titans to the AFC championship game two years ago, is ready to play again.

Building towards the future isn’t always easy for Red Sox fans. Boston is a notoriously impatient city and for some the notion of a well-monied club like the Red Sox ever acting conservatively is borderline offensive.

BOSTON (AP) — LaMelo Ball had a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Thursday, Jan. 20

Billy Wagner was one of the most dominant closers ever, and Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon each excelled throughout the early 21st century. That much isn’t up for debate.

Mike Eruzione, a Winthrop guy, scored the winning goal in the most celebrated sporting event of the last century.

MIDDLETON — An altercation broke out between the boys hockey coach from Beverly High School and one of the assistant coaches from Danvers High School Monday afternoon following a game between the two schools at the Essex Sports Center.

Methuen’s Calvin Kattar wasted no time impressing MMA fans around the world and even the head of the UFC, president Dana White.

The Red Sox hit the jackpot when they drafted Marcelo Mayer.

The 2021 New England Patriots season was a success.

Dom Keegan’s college baseball career so far can be summed up by one word.

It was a tough, tough, tough night of New England Patriots football.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The lingering sting of being embarrassed on home turf by the New England Patriots didn’t sit well with defensive end Jerry Hughes and the Buffalo Bills.

Michele Tafoya hits a milestone during Sunday’s playoff game between Pittsburgh and Kansas City when she works her 325th NFL game from the sidelines. After that, it will be only two more games before she closes the book on that part of her career.

As Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral emerged on crutches from a tunnel in the Caesars Superdome and headed toward his team’s sideline during the second quarter of the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, the contingent of Ole Miss fans in attendance in unison rose to their feet and gave the senior a…

PROVIDENCE — Logan Drevitch gave the Merrimack College men’s hockey team a two-goal lead midway through the first period, then it was all Zachary Borgiel, as he made 33 saves to lift the Warrior to a 2-1 win over No. 17 Providence Saturday night.

CINCINNATI — Paul Brown Stadium nearly shook in triumph. The city of Cincinnati might have, too.

BOSTON -- There were probably scant few in the crowd of 17,850 who noticed when TD Garden organist Ron Poster started playing 'Shakedown Street' by the Grateful Dead during a second period stoppage in play while the Bruins were on a penalty kill Saturday afternoon.

Saturday's games

NEW YORK — The Associated Press 2021 NFL All-Pro team selected by a national panel of 50 media members:

Friday, Jan. 14

NEW YORK — Five players, including dynamic pass catchers Cooper Kupp and Davante Adams, are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2021 NFL All-Pro Team.

Tanner Houck has had a fascinating start to his big league career.

McAuliffe, Chipman will be Hall of Famers

The rule of thumb for December football, at least around here, is to be playing your best before January and February come along.

BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored a hat trick, Tuukka Rask made 24 saves in his return from hip surgery and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.

The moment the Buffalo Bills have been waiting 20 years for has arrived.

BOSTON — For one of the few times in the NHL's 105-year history, there was undoubtedly more interest in the goaltender opening the door to the team's bench Wednesday night at TD Garden than the one who was actually tending the home team's crease.

One of the greatest big game pitchers of his generation is calling it a career.

When baseball’s owners voted to lock out the players upon the Dec. 1 expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred cast the move as necessary to help spur renewed negotiations after months of stalled talks.

Darn. I had skirted the issue for the first 17 weeks of the NFL season. Then they had to add that 18th and 17th game.

INDIANAPOLIS – Georgia won its first national championship since 1980 behind a quarterback who some wanted benched earlier in the season and a hard-hitting, stifling defense that refused to let up.

The scouts at Globe Life Park couldn’t believe what they were seeing.