National Sports

(Reuters) — Jaylen Brown returned to his hometown and scored 41 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics rout the Atlanta Hawks 132-106 on Saturday.

(Reuters) —  The NFL’s blockbuster regular season rolled straight into wild-card weekend, and the audiences followed.

(Reuters) — DeMar DeRozan registered 32 points and six assists and reserve Malik Monk produced season bests of 26 points and eight assists, leading the Sacramento Kings to a solid 124-112 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

(Reuters) —  Just over a month after cracking the NBA’s all-time top 10 in scoring, James Harden moved up another place on Monday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t finish games, so now their season is finished.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When star tight end George Kittle went down with a torn Achilles tendon in the second quarter, it looked as if the injury issues that have plagued the San Francisco 49ers all season might have finally broken the team.

(Reuters) — Matthew Stafford’s 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in an NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by LeBron James and stole the ball from him on consecutive possessions in the final minute, and the Milwaukee Bucks blew a fourth-quarter lead before rallying for a 105-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain for seventh on the NBA’s career scoring list Friday night when he made a 3-pointer for the Houston Rockets in the third quarter of their 111-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

(Reuters) — The U.S. reached the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament after beating Greece 2-1 in Perth on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari before returning to clinch victory for the defending champions in the doubles.