Sports News Roundup: Jones, Nunes power to UFC title triumphs; Wizards guard Wall undergoes season-ending heel surgery

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NHL roundup: Capitals edge Senators for fourth straight win

Madison Bowey and Tyler Lewington each scored their first NHL goals and the visiting Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win. Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist for Washington, which is 9-1 in its past 10 games and 16-3 since mid-November. Pheonix Copley made 31 saves. Lewington added an assist.

Jones, Nunes power to UFC title triumphs

Jon Jones returned from a 15-month doping ban to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight title with a third-round technical knockout win over Alexander Gustafsson, capping off a dominant display with a series of ground strikes. In Saturday's co-main event, Amanda Nunes scored a devastating first-round knockout win over fellow Brazilian Cris Cyborg to add the featherweight title to her bantamweight crown, becoming the first woman to hold two UFC belts simultaneously.

NFL: Patriots earn bye, Eagles reach playoffs on final day of season

The New England Patriots crushed the New York Jets 38-3 on Sunday to secure a first round bye in the playoffs while the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Washington Redskins 24-0 to set up a meeting with the Bears in Chicago. The lowly Jets had no answer for Tom Brady and the resurgent Patriots offense as the five-time Super Bowl champion threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns on a chilly day in Foxborough, where the team were a perfect 8-0 this season.

Alpine skiing: Shiffrin passes heroine Schild with record 36th World Cup slalom win

American Mikaela Shiffrin became the women's all-time World Cup leader in slalom wins, surpassing childhood heroine Marlies Schild with her 36th career victory in Semmering, Austria, on Saturday. "Marlies for me is always going to be the best," Shiffrin, who also became the first ski racer in history to win 15 World Cup races in a single calendar year, told reporters.

Top 25 roundup: Western Kentucky stuns No. 15 Wisconsin

Taveion Hollingsworth scored a team-high 22 points and Charles Bassey shot 7-for-8 from the field to finish with 19 points to lead host Western Kentucky to an 83-76 upset over No. 15 Wisconsin in Bowling Green, Ky. The Hilltoppers (7-6) shot 55.2 percent from the field and outscored the Badgers (10-3) 53-42 in the second half to pull off the shocker.

NFL roundup: Brady dominates, Pats lock up bye

Tom Brady tossed a season-high four touchdowns and became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to complete 6,000 career passes as the New England Patriots clinched at least the No. 2 seed by cruising to a 38-3 victory over the visiting New York Jets on Sunday. New England (11-5) clinched a bye for the 13th time in the Bill Belichick-Brady era since 2001 and the ninth straight season. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Oakland Raiders later Sunday to clinch the top seed in the AFC playoffs and lock the Patriots in to the No. 2 seed.

NBA roundup: Leonard powers Raptors by Bulls

Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Chicago Bulls 95-89 on Sunday. Pascal Siakam added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors while Fred VanVleet and Danny Green added 10 points each.

NFL notebook: Koetter, Bowles fired following losses

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the dismissal of coach Dirk Koetter after Sunday's season-ending loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Koetter went 19-29 in three seasons as coach of the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay finished 5-11 this season after Sunday's 34-32 loss.

Wizards guard Wall undergoes season-ending heel surgery

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall will undergo season-ending surgery on his left heel next week and is expected to be sidelined for six to eight months, the team announced on Saturday. Wall, who has reportedly been dealing with bone spurs in the troublesome heel for several years, sat out Washington's loss to Chicago on Friday and the victory over Charlotte 24 hours later.

Alpine skiing: Shiffrin emotional over bittersweet slalom record

Mikaela Shiffrin said that surpassing Marlies Schild on Saturday to become the women's all-time World Cup leader in slalom was bittersweet since she always felt her childhood idol deserved to hold the record. The 23-year-old American, who surpassed Schild with her 36th World Cup slalom win in Semmering, said she had an emotional dream about breaking the Austrian great's record while taking a nap before a training run in Lake Louise earlier in December.