Sports News Roundup: Travel in Buffalo still treacherous, but game will be played Monday; Tennis-Gauff romps, Vondrousova crashes out as qualifiers thrive in Melbourne

The AFC wild-card game was initially scheduled for Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., but was pushed back to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET due to a powerful lake-effect snowstorm. Aaron Jones, Jordan Love lead Packers to rout of the Cowboys Aaron Jones rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers stormed to a 48-32 win over the host Dallas Cowboys in an NFC wild-card playoff game Sunday afternoon.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Travel in Buffalo still treacherous, but game will be played Monday

The NFL playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills will not be pushed back a second time, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday while treacherous weather continued to pound the Buffalo area. The AFC wild-card game was initially scheduled for Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., but was pushed back to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET due to a powerful lake-effect snowstorm.

Aaron Jones, Jordan Love lead Packers to rout of the Cowboys

Aaron Jones rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers stormed to a 48-32 win over the host Dallas Cowboys in an NFC wild-card playoff game Sunday afternoon. Jordan Love completed 16 of 21 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns to win his first career playoff start for Green Bay. Romeo Doubs caught six passes for 151 yards and a touchdown, and Darnell Savage had a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Tennis-Gauff romps, Vondrousova crashes out as qualifiers thrive in Melbourne

U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff romped into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday but Wimbledon title-holder Marketa Vondrousova made a humbling exit at the hands of qualifier Dayana Yastremska. Fourth seed Gauff admitted to making a nervous start in the first match on Rod Laver Arena but soon hit her stride to rattle off the last nine games for a convincing 6-3 6-0 win over Anna Schmiedlova.

Reports: Jim Harbaugh expected to interview with Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers are expected to meet this week with Michigan's Jim Harbaugh for their vacant head-coaching position, according to multiple media reports. Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback and head coach, guided the Wolverines (15-0) to the College Football Playoff national championship in a 34-13 win over Washington last Monday.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin ruled out vs. Rangers

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury when he was scratched for Sunday's contest against the host New York Rangers. Ovechkin did not play for the first time this season in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rangers in Washington. He initially sustained the injury Jan. 5 when his left leg became tangled up with Carolina's Jordan Staal and missed some practices as a precaution due to the injury.

Wild Card Weekend: Rams-Lions Preview, Props, Prediction

Matthew Stafford returns to Detroit in a Los Angeles Rams uniform. Jared Goff faces the team that gave up on him. The Lions are hosting a playoff game for the first time in 30 years. The preamble to Sunday night's first-round playoff matchup has all the fixings of a script, but neither team wants to discuss much more than the primetime wild-card meeting and the spot in the conference semifinals at stake.

Four 20-point scorers power Nuggets past Pacers

Michael Porter Jr. was 7-for-11 from 3-point range to finish with 25 points, one of four players with 20 or more points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-109 on Sunday. Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, Jamal Murray also scored 25 and had eight assists, Aaron Gordon finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 11 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 17-4 at home.

Rangers hang on to beat Capitals, end 4-game skid

Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere scored in the first period and the New York Rangers stopped a season-high four-game losing streak by holding on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon in the second half of a home-and-home set. The Rangers avoided their first five-game skid since April 29-May 6, 2021, and improved to 9-9-1 in their past 19 contests after speeding out to an 18-4-1 start.

Peter Laviolette earns fourth NHL All-Star coaching nod

Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins (Atlantic Division), Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets (Central), Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers (Metropolitan) and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks (Pacific) will serve as the head coaches for the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, scheduled for Feb. 1-3 in Toronto, the league announced Sunday. By rule, the head coaches during All-Star festivities are those whose teams have the highest points percentage in each division as of the selection date.

Report: Wizards to acquire Marvin Bagley III from Pistons

The Washington Wizards are finalizing a trade to acquire forwards Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers and a pair of draft picks from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala, ESPN reported Sunday. Per the report, the Wizards will receive second-round picks in the 2025 and 2026 drafts.