Reuters Sports News Summary

"Unfortunately he won't be able to rip it." NFL-Buffalo playoff opener postponed until Monday due to winter storm The NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and visiting Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed until Monday due to a winter storm, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Saturday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Bolt takes record-breaking car for spin at Mexico City E-Prix

The world's fastest man Usain Bolt met his match when he took the record-breaking Genbeta electric car for a spin ahead of the first race of the Formula E season in Mexico City. The eight-time Olympic champion drove the electric race car on a full lap at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Friday.

Fans vote Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev, Cale Makar to All-Star Game

The Colorado Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev, who leads all goaltenders with 23 wins, and defenseman Cale Makar were among the players announced Saturday as winners of the official fan vote for the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto. Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl and goalies Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers and Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins also were part of the initial announcement, which will be followed later Saturday by the remaining seven fan vote winners.

Capitals rally, send Rangers to fourth straight loss

T.J. Oshie scored the tiebreaking goal with 11:31 remaining in the third period and the host Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the slumping New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Oshie and Nic Dowd scored 1:53 apart to help the Capitals beat the Rangers for the second time in three meetings and improve to 3-5-2 in their past 10 games. Oshie and Dowd also helped send the Rangers to a season-high fourth straight loss.

Report: Raiders leaning toward Antonio Pierce as head coach

Antonio Pierce is the frontrunner for the head-coaching job with the Las Vegas Raiders, ESPN reported. Per the report, the Raiders' leaders have endorsed Pierce, who was elevated from linebackers coach to interim head coach when Josh McDaniels was fired on Oct. 31.

Bills-Steelers playoff game moved to Monday due to winter storm

The AFC wild-card game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon because of an impending storm that will bring frigid temperatures, potentially feet of snow and gusting winds. The game between the No. 2-seed Buffalo Bills (11-6) and the No. 7-seed Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) now is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday in Orchard Park, N.Y., and will be televised by CBS. It had been scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.

Bucs' Baker Mayfield questionable for playoff game, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts fine

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was listed Saturday as questionable for Monday night's NFC wild-card game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles. Mayfield is dealing with ankle and rib injuries. He was a limited practice participant for the second straight day after missing Thursday's session.

Golf-Flawless Fleetwood overtakes McIlroy going into final round in Dubai

Tommy Fleetwood overtook Rory McIlroy and takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Dubai Invitational after carding a bogey-free eight-under-par 63 in Saturday's third round at the Dubai Creek Resort. Fleetwood is 15-under overall after he shot the lowest round of the day, and after starting out three shots off McIlroy, by the sixth hole he had already overtaken his Ryder Cup teammate.

Eagles WR A.J. Brown ruled out with knee injury

No. 1 receiver A.J. Brown is a no-go for the Philadelphia Eagles in their wild-card playoff game at Tampa Bay on Monday. "He did everything he possibly could to get himself ready," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "Unfortunately he won't be able to rip it."

NFL-Buffalo playoff opener postponed until Monday due to winter storm

The NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and visiting Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed until Monday due to a winter storm, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Saturday. The game, originally scheduled to kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) on Sunday, will now begin on Monday at 4:30 p.m, Hochul wrote on social media.

ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka, Alejandro Tabilo win first tour titles

Czech Jiri Lehecka rebounded from a set down to defeat Jack Draper 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and claim his first ATP Tour title on Saturday at the Adelaide International in Australia. It was the second tour final for Lehecka, and he walked away with the trophy after a match that lasted two hours and eight minutes. Lehecka struck eight aces among his 34 winners, which compared to 24 for his British opponent.