Sports News Roundup: Trail Blazers come on strong to beat Nets in overtime: NFL-Playoff picture takes shape, Packers and Steelers join the mix and more

St. Brown caught seven passes for 144 yards for the NFC North champion Lions (12-5), who bounced back from a controversial loss to Dallas on Dec. 30. Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers withstand Spurs' late charge Jarrett Allen recorded his seventh straight double-double with 29 points and 16 rebounds as the host Cleveland Cavaliers extended San Antonio's losing streak to five games with a 117-115 win on Sunday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NFL-Nacua breaks two rookie records in Rams' regular season finale

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua broke a pair of NFL records during his team's regular season finale on Sunday, including a 63-year-old mark for receiving yards by a rookie. With his seven-yard catch during the third quarter of the Rams' 21-20 win against the San Francisco 49ers, Nacua surpassed Bill Groman's NFL rookie record of 1,473 receiving yards which had stood since 1960.

Jared Goff, Lions finish regular season on high note, down Vikings

Jared Goff passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yard strike to Amon-Ra St. Brown, and the playoff-bound Detroit Lions defeated the visiting Minnesota Vikings 30-20 on Sunday. St. Brown caught seven passes for 144 yards for the NFC North champion Lions (12-5), who bounced back from a controversial loss to Dallas on Dec. 30.

Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers withstand Spurs' late charge

Jarrett Allen recorded his seventh straight double-double with 29 points and 16 rebounds as the host Cleveland Cavaliers extended San Antonio's losing streak to five games with a 117-115 win on Sunday. Caris LeVert scored 23 points and Sam Merrill had 18 points on five 3-pointers for Cleveland, which won its third straight. The Cavaliers' reserves outscored San Antonio's bench 60-38 with LeVert and Merrill leading the way.

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Virginia Tech stuns No. 3 NC State

Sparked by Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore, No. 13 Virginia Tech erased an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit and Kitley made a buzzer-beating layup to hand No. 3 North Carolina State its first loss of the season, 63-62, on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va. After leading scorer Madison Hayes (21 points) gave NC State a 60-49 lead with 7:52 to play, Kitley, who finished with a game-high 27 points, hit a layup to start a 12-0 run. Amoore, who scored 21, followed with a layup and 3-pointer. Kitley sank a free throw, Amoore made a jumper and then Kitley gave the Hokies their first lead of the game with a layup with 1:28 left.

NFL-Playoff picture takes shape, Packers and Steelers join the mix

The National Football League playoff picture came into sharper focus on Sunday as the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers kept their respective seasons and Super Bowl hopes alive. The final day of the 18-week regular season began with 11 teams vying for the final four of 14 playoff spots available across the American Football Conference and National Football Conference, with four of the eight division titles up for grabs.

Paolo Banchero, Magic outlast Hawks in overtime

Paolo Banchero tallied a game-high 35 points plus 10 rebounds to help lead the Orlando Magic to a 117-110 overtime win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Caleb Houstan added a career-high 25 points on seven triples for the Magic, who won their second straight game after a three-game skid. Jalen Suggs chipped in 16 points for Orlando, while Goga Bitadze poured in 11 points and 14 boards.

Trail Blazers come on strong to beat Nets in overtime

Malcolm Brogdon hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:02 remaining in overtime as the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the host Brooklyn Nets for a 134-127 victory on Sunday in New York. The Trail Blazers stopped a three-game losing streak by overcoming a 42-point showing by Mikal Bridges and outscoring the Nets 49-34 in the fourth quarter and overtime.

NFL roundup: Packers best Bears, earn playoff berth

Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and the host Green Bay Packers jumped into the NFC playoffs with a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Entering the regular-season finale needing a win to earn a wild-card berth, the Packers (9-8) punched their ticket as the No. 7 seed and will travel to Dallas to meet the No. 2 Cowboys next weekend.

Chiefs rest starters, edge Chargers on late field goal

Harrison Butker kicked a 41-yard field goal with 49 seconds left on Sunday, enabling the Kansas City Chiefs to edge the Los Angeles Chargers 13-12 in Inglewood, Calif. Kansas City (11-6) trailed by two points after Cameron Dicker made his fourth field goal of the day, a 20-yarder with 4:06 remaining that gave Los Angeles (5-12) its only lead of the game. But Blaine Gabbert ran for gains of 25 and 14 yards to put Butker in range for the game-winner.

Carson Wentz rallies Rams to 21-20 win over 49ers

Carson Wentz threw for two touchdowns and rallied the Los Angeles Rams by rushing for a late score and throwing for the two-point conversion in their 21-20 win over the host San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday. Wentz, who had appeared in one game for the Rams earlier this season but did not attempt a pass, completed 17 of 24 passes for 163 yards. He was intercepted once.