LEXINGTON — John Calipari isn’t giving up on his squad despite their recent struggles that have left Kentucky limping going into the heart of the Southeastern Conference schedule.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Don’t tell Aaron Rodgers the lack of capacity crowds in a pandemic will limit the Green Bay Packers' home-field advantage in the NFC championship game.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Taron Johnson could’ve kept running into next week on a 101-yard interception that carried the Buffalo Bills to their first AFC championship game appearance in 26 years.

MIAMI (AP) — Trying to figure out which of Nick Saban’s Alabama teams is best is akin to picking Michelangelo’s greatest work of art or Ernest Hemingway’s best novel.

SEATTLE (AP) — Cam Akers rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, Darious Williams returned Russell Wilson’s interception 42 yards for a score, and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in the NFC wild-card playoff game Saturday.

LEXINGTON — Keion Brooks’ last game was at Florida last season. He will return to the lineup when the Wildcats take on the Gators today in Gainesville.

LOUISVILLE — After a few days off to rest and bask in the glow of their first victory over Kentucky in four seasons, Louisville basketball players are back at work and preparing for the grind of the remaining 19 game of their Atlantic Coast Conference season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Davante Adams caught three of Aaron Rodgers’ four touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers trounced the Tennessee Titans 40-14 for their fifth consecutive victory on a snowy Sunday evening.

The last time Alabama and Notre Dame played each other, it was a BCS championship blowout won by the Crimson Tide.

With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Naomi Osaka found herself with time to read and think.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Graham disappeared into a tunnel following his second touchdown catch of the day. He re-emerged after what seemed like forever and found a group of Chicago teammates waiting to celebrate.

The Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Chicago Blackhawks in one of five games to open the NHL’s coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2021 season on Jan. 13.

NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden will be in quarantine until Friday, meaning the Houston Rockets star could be eligible to play Saturday when his team is to finally open its season in Portland.

Kentucky Today

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eric Curry texted his mom last week. He needed a headshot of her and his sister.

MONROE, La. (AP) — Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden has been hired by Louisiana-Monroe to rebuild a program that went 0-10 this season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett will be back calling plays for the New York Giants this weekend after missing a game following a positive test for COVID-19.

Owensboro High School nearly got a painful lesson Friday night in how costly turnovers can be in a postseason football game.

RUSSELLVILLE — Hopkinsville Tigers’ head coach Craig Clayton said his team wouldn’t be surprised by Logan County’s offensive attack the second time around.

LEXINGTON — Adjusting to the new start date for the 2020-21 season, as approved by the NCAA Division I Council, the Kentucky men’s basketball team has revised and released an updated and completed schedule for the upcoming season.

MILWAUKEE — Brent Suter and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Ryan Braun hit his 350th career homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Wednesday night to split a doubleheader.

DENVER — New kicker Stephen Gostkowski avoided a disastrous debut with the Tennessee Titans and just in time.

MILWAUKEE — From college walk-on to major league starter, Chicago Cubs right-hander Alec Mills had to earn most every break he got.