Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Trubisky, Watson to replace Goff, Brady in Pro Bowl

Jared Goff and Tom Brady have plans, opening Pro Bowl roster spots for Chicago quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and Houston's Deshaun Watson to participate in the all-star game in Florida this weekend. Goff and the Los Angeles Rams are bound for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, winning the NFC Championship game on Sunday in New Orleans. Brady and the New England Patriots are making the familiar trip for the AFC after a victory in Kansas City. NHL roundup: Predators dispatch struggling Avalanche

Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis also scored, and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Monday in Denver. Pekka Rinne stopped 35 shots for the Predators, who ended a two-game losing streak and gave coach Peter Laviolette his 600th career victory. Patriots beat Chiefs to join Rams in Super Bowl

New England and 41-year-old quarterback Tom Brady will be going to their third consecutive Super Bowl after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31 in overtime on Sunday, with the Los Angeles Rams standing between the Patriots and a sixth NFL title. The Rams secured their berth in the Super Bowl after a controversial 26-23 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints in the National Football Conference title game. Athletics: IAAF clears 42 Russians to compete as neutrals in 2019

Former world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Maria Lasitskene were among 42 Russian athletes cleared to compete as neutrals in international competition this year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Monday. The governing body said the athletes, who were also afforded neutral status last year, had met their doping review board's "exceptional eligibility criteria" of training in an environment that passed the necessary anti-doping requirements. Canadian Football League could hold answer to NFL problems

If the National Football League is looking for a way to avoid controversial non-calls like the one that marred the NFC championship game on Sunday they could find it north of the border. The New Orleans Saints might be on their way to the Super Bowl instead of the Los Angeles Rams if they were playing by Canadian Football League rules that would have allowed for a challenge of what is being described as the most outrageous non-call in NFL history. Humphries files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada

Bobsleigh Canada said on Monday an investigation has been launched after two-time Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries filed a harassment complaint with the organization. Humphries, who announced last October she was taking a year off from competition, told CBC in an interview that she had filed a complaint but did not reveal details of the harassment she was alleging. NFL notebook: PI to be considered for review

Pass interference soon could be a reviewable play in the NFL, according to sources cited by The Washington Post on Monday. That's not soon enough from the perspective of the New Orleans Saints, who would have been in position to put the NFC Championship Game on ice late in the fourth quarter Sunday had a collision prior to the ball arriving -- textbook pass interference in the NFL rulebook -- been flagged. 'Citizen Runner' Kawauchi ready for next marathon step

In Japan, where more people run marathons than anywhere else, it takes a special character to stand out from the crowd. In the small town of Kuki, north of Tokyo, one man, Yuki Kawauchi, has done just that, capturing the hearts of marathon fans across the country and abroad. Officiating nightmare gives NFL headache in Super Bowl build-up

The National Football League was facing up to its latest controversy on Monday after an egregious non-call by referees during the NFC championship game likely robbed the New Orleans Saints of a Super Bowl berth. The missed pass interference call that denied the Saints a chance to run down the clock and kick a game-winning field goal comes at the tail-end of a season that began with NFL players' anthem protests. Serena edges top seed Halep to reach last eight

Serena Williams staved off a spectacular fightback from world number one Simona Halep to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday and remain on course for her first Grand Slam triumph since becoming a mother. Williams' thrilling 6-1 4-6 6-4 win was a major step towards the 37-year-old American great equalling Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam wins as she set up a last-eight meeting with Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova.