Jackson returns to save Ravens with 47-42 victory against Browns
CLEVELAND >> Lamar Jackson emerged from the locker room, saved the game and maybe Baltimore’s season.
Back on the field after being sidelined by cramps, Jackson threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Brown and then set up Justin Tucker’s 55-yard field goal with two seconds left, helping the Ravens to a wild 47- 42 win over the Cleveland Browns that helped them stay in the playoff picture.
A Monday night game dripping with playoff intensity delivered with endless drama and stunning twists.
Tucker, who made 70 straight field goals inside 40 yards before he missed last week, had plenty of distance on his kick to give the Ravens (8- 5) a muchneeded win.
Women’s college basketball
WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNEY TO BE PLAYED AT ONE SITE, EYES ON TEXAS >> UConn coach Geno Auriemma wasn’t surprised that the NCAA women’s basketball tournament will be played in one geographical area. It just makes the most sense.
The NCAA announced
Monday that San Antonio is the likely host site for the 64-team tournament next March. The move was made to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and matches that of the men’s tournament, which the NCAA said last month will also be played in a single area — most likely Indianapolis.
“If you’re in one place there’s one set of protocols for the entire state. That’s one positive to it,” said Auriemma , whose team has been to every Final Four since 2008. “Trying to get 64 teams from all over the country to fly to all those places and deal with all the protocols involved every where, it made more
sense I’m sure to bring in everyone to Texas.” STANFORD STAYS NO. 1 IN AP POLL >> Stanford remained atop The Associated Press women’s basketball poll released and picked up first-place votes, too.
It was the second consecutive week that the Cardinal were the top team in the poll. Stanford received 26 of the 30 firstplace votes from a national media panel. Louisville, UConn, N.C. State and South Carolina followed Stanford as the first five remained unchanged in their position.
Men’s college basketball
GONZAGA, BAYLOR, IOWA RE
MAIN ATOP AP TOP 25; DUKE TUMBLES >> Gonzaga and Baylor headlined an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, even as both have been sidelined by recent coronavirus issues.
The top five teams remained in place in the latest Top 25, with Mark Few’s Bulldogs receiving 54 of 62 first-place votes to remain firmly in place at No. 1. The second-ranked Bears had seven first-place votes to remain 1-2 with Gonzaga in each of the season’s four polls so far.
Yet the Zags haven’t played since beating West Virginia on Dec. 2 due to COVID-19 protocols, with five straight games canceled or postponed. FLORIDA’S JOHNSON ‘ FOLLOWINGSIMPLECOMMANDS’ AFTER COLLAPSE >> Florida forward Keyontae Johnson was “following simple commands” after being transferred from Tallahassee Memorial to UF Health in Gainesville, the school said.
Officials added that Johnson is undergoing further tests and remains in critical but stable condition two days after he collapsed on the court during a game at Florida State. Johnson was moved to Gainesville with his mother by his side via helicopter.