The Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the AFC Championship game for the fifth straight season after defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Patrick Mahomes left for a period of the first half with an ankle injury but later returned to lead the Chiefs to victory. Mahomes finished with 195 yards passing and two touchdowns, the second one capping a 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. When Mahomes went our veteran backup Chad Henne came in and led a 98-yard touchdown drive, finished with a toss to Travis Kelce.

Kelce had a career-high 14 catches for 98 yards and two scores. He now has the second most receptions in NFL postseason history, behind only Jerry Rice. His 14 grabs was a new record for receptions in a playoff game by a tight end.

The Chiefs improved their record to 14-3 on the season. They will now host the Bengals in the AFC Championship.  We’ll have the game on KJAN.

The Drake women’s basketball team dominated Valparaiso 84-51 on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs outscored the Beacons 42-20 in the second half.

Katie Dinnebier scored 18 points and sank all nine of her free throws in the contest. She has now made 26 straight free throws. Anna Miller scored 17 points and pulled down 9 rebounds.

Drake improved to 11-5 overall and 6-2 in the Valley. Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to Southern Illinois on Thursday.

The UNI women’s basketball team picked up a 79-44 win over Illinois-Chicago in Cedar Falls on Saturday. The Panthers outscored the Flames 23-8 in the second quarter to take control of the game.

Maya McDermott scored 12 points and Kam Finley added 11 for the Panthers.

UNI improved to 12-5 overall and 7-1 in the Valley. Next up for the Panthers is a visit to Missouri State on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team picked up a 65-60 win at home over Kansas on Saturday. Ashley Joens had a monster game with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Izzi Zingaro added 11 points and 6 rebounds off the bench.

Iowa State dropped in 12 3-pointers in the game and held Kansas to just two makes from downtown. The Cyclones forced 13 Kansas turnovers. Iowa State improves to 13-4 overall and 5-2 in Big 12 play.

Next up for the Cyclones is a road trip to TCU on Wednesday.

Ohio State used a 12-2 run to start the 2nd half to pull away from the Iowa Hawkeyes for a 93-77 win on Saturday. The Buckeyes would put together a 20-4 run later in the 2nd half to seal the victory.

Kris Murray led Iowa with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Filip Rebraca added 15 points for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa falls to 12-7 on the season and 4-4 in Big Ten play. Next up for the Hawkeyes is a trip to Michigan State on Thursday. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 5:00 p.m.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team squandered away a 16-point lead and fell at Oklahoma State 61-59 on Saturday. The Cowboys didn’t have a lead until the final three minutes of the game but pulled out the upset with some good outside shooting and a big edge at the foul line. The Cowboys only made 16 of 28 free-throws but Iowa State only attempted 12.

The Cyclones had the ball down just one point with 13 seconds left at the end of the game but Tre King attempted a three that was off the mark and he committed a foul on Woody Newton to end the game.

Osun Osunniyi led Iowa State with 15 points and 7 rebounds. The Cyclones fell to 14-4 on the season and 5-2 in the Big 12.

Avery Anderson led Oklahoma State with 18 points and 5 assists. The Cowboys shot 43% from three in the game. They improved to 11-8 on the season.

The Drake Bulldogs picked up a dominating road win over Evansville 97-61 on Saturday. Tucker DeVries led the charge with 23 points, dropping in 6 threes in the contest.

Darnell Brodie added 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while Roman Penn had 13 points and 18 assists. That assists total for Penn broke the school record for a single game performance.

The Bulldogs improved to 15-6 overall and 6-4 in the Valley. Next up for Drake is a home tilt with Indiana State on Tuesday.

Michael Duax help power UNI to a 78-72 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday. Duax had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Panthers outscored the Flames 47-34 in the second half to grab the win.

Bowen Born added 18 points and Tytan Anderson poured in 17 points for the Panthers.

UNI improved to 11-9 on the season and 7-3 in Valley play. UNI will host Valparaiso on Wednesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Clarinda 56, Red Oak 18
Lewis Central 36, Westside 23
North Bend Central 56, Glenwood 48 (G: Jenna Hopp breaks Glenwood girls career scoring record with 1,485 points.)
Oakland-Craig 48, Harlan 42
Tri-Center 60, Griswold 25

BOYS BASKETBALL

Boystown 67, Glenwood 50
CB Abraham Lincoln 54, Platteview 52
Clarinda 66, Red Oak 55 (C: Tadyn Brown 22pts. RO: Max DeVries 16pts and reached 1,000 career points)
Freeman, NE 75, Riverside 54 (R: Grady Jeppesen 32pts)
Harlan 70, North Bend Central 47
Logan-Magnolia 62, Boyer Valley 40
Madrid 72, Nodaway Valley 62 (NV: Boston DeVault 23pts)
Pella 58, Kuemper Catholic 55
Roland-Story 54, Carroll 50

Corner Conference Tournament
Finals: East Mills 63, Fremont-Mills 26
Third Place: Sidney 56, Stanton 47