Tom Brady walked off the field at the end of his 20th NFL season and said he plans to be back for another, when he will be 43 years old. If not in New England, somewhere else.
Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke is projected to be the top quarterback taken in the Canadian Football League draft this spring. He's pretty good at the American collegiate version, too. Rourke, from Oakville, Ontario, accounted for 231 yards of offense and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Jazz Johnson drained 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 34 points, both career highs, and Nevada beat Boise State 83-66 on Saturday. Jalen Harris had 15 points for Nevada (10-5, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory, and Lindsey Drew added 14 points and nine assists.
It was billed as an early-season battle for first place in the Northern 3A boys basketball standings, but Friday night’s game between rivals Lowry and Elko turned into a one-sided affair in favor of the visiting Indians. Elko held Lowry to single digits in each of the first three quarters in a 67-34 win, handing the Buckaroos their first league loss. “The biggest thing I was disappointed with was it was one of our biggest games of the year and we didn’t come ready to play,” said LHS coach Chad Peters. "It felt like we didn’t want to take a shot the entire game. We didn’t do anything on offense. Elko is a good team and do what they do. We didn’t match their intensity.”
Coming off a Christmas break that saw the Lowry High School girls basketball team drop three of its four games at the Varsity Elite Classic, the Lady Bucks shook that off and picked up two big wins at home this past weekend to take sole possession of second place in the Northern 3A. Lowry (5-1 Northern 3A, 7-6) overall cruised to a 58-40 win over Elko on Friday in Winnemucca and completed the weekend sweep with a 47-42 win over Spring Creek on Saturday.
Justin Thomas began the new year mildly disappointed by not having won more than he already has on the PGA Tour. That’s not to suggest he ever thought it was easy. Sunday at Kapalua was proof of that.
The McDermitt High School girls basketball team spent a good amount of time on its Christmas break in the Bay Area at the end of December. The Lady Bulldogs were in Walnut Creek, Calif., for the West Coast Jamboree for three games against much larger California schools. McDermitt was part of the Sapphire bracket, where it finished sixth.
Jalen Harris scored 20 points and Nevada defeated Colorado State 67-61 on Wednesday night.
The Lowry High School wrestling team spent part of its Christmas break in Reno at the Sierra Nevada Classic at the Reno Livestock Event Center on Dec. 27-28. The Buckaroos were 33rd as a team with 66 points, while Rancho Bernardo won with 212 points. The California school won by just a half a point over Del Oro (211.50). Spring Creek, the defending 3A state champion, was the highest finishing Nevada team in third with 207.5 points. Other Nevada finishers included Spanish Springs in 12th, Fernley 21st, McQueen 24th and Carson in 35th. Lowry's best finish was from Taylor Corak at 132 pounds, where the senior placed sixth.
The Lowry High School girls basketball was able to enjoy Christmas for a short time, getting back on the floor in Reno for three days at the Varsity Elite Tournament at McQueen High School.
The Winnemucca Junior High School volleyball teams will be holding open gyms starting next month.
The Kansas City Chiefs will hope for good news about their depleted secondary during their first-round playoff bye week. Safety Juan Thornhill suffered a knee injury in Kansas City’s victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Chargers, which coupled with New England’s loss to Miami gave the Chiefs the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. Thornhill’s injury appeared serious — he needed the help of two trainers to limp off the field, never putting any weight on his knee.
The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game. On one side, defending champ Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with its record-setting offense and Heisman Trophy winner. But first, we interrupt this playoff for a 15-day break that is far from ideal. LSU and Clemson will play the final game of the 2019 college football season on Jan. 13 in New Orleans after winning semifinals Saturday night. Heisman winner Joe Burrow and his Tigers routed No. 4 Oklahoma 63-28 at the Peach Bowl. Clemson’s No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23 in a Fiesta Bowl thriller.
The Lowry High School boys basketball team had one final non-conference tournament to play to get ready for the rest of the Northern 3A season, which starts again Friday. The Buckaroos were in Sparks this past weekend to play in the Rail City Classic, where they finished third and now stand at 7-3 overall and 4-0 in the Northern 3A. Lowry opened the tournament on Thursday with a 76-62 win over Atwater, Calif. JJ Backus knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 26 points.
The Winnemucca Junior High School volleyball teams will be holding open gyms starting next month.