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National Sports Headlines: 11/28/16

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November 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New England quarterback Tom Brady has earned his 200th victory to tie Peyton Manning for the most by an NFL quarterback. Brady caught Manning by hitting Malcolm Mitchell for an eight-yard TD with 1:56 remaining in the Patriots’ 22-17 comeback over the Jets. Brady was 30 of 50 for 286 yards and no interceptions, with both scoring strikes going to Mitchell as the Patriots improved to 9-2.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sebastien Janikowski capped Oakland’s comeback by drilling a 23-yard field goal with 1:45 left in a 35-32 win against Carolina. Derek Carr threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns despite missing a series with an injured pinky on his passing hand. The Raiders managed to improve to 9-2 after the 5-6 Panthers scored the first 25 points in the second half to go ahead by seven.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Seahawks had won three straight before the Buccaneers held them to 245 total yards in a 14-5 win over Seattle. The Bucs did their scoring on first-quarter touchdown passes by Jameis Winston to Mike Evans. Russell Wilson ran for 80 yards on eight carries but was just 17 of 33 for 151 yards and two interceptions as the Seahawks dropped to 7-3-1.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyrie Irving delivered 19 of his season-high 39 points while Cleveland was outscoring the 76ers 35-27 in the fourth quarter of a 112-108 comeback at Philadelphia. LeBron James finished with a triple-double of 16 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Kevin Love had 25 points and 11 boards as the Cavs improved to 13-2 with their fourth straight win.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Clippers have their first losing streak of the season after Glenn Robinson III and Myles Turner each scored 17 points to lead Indiana’s 91-70 stifling of Los Angeles. Al Jefferson finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, while fellow backup Rodney Stuckey had 12 points to help the Pacers post just their second two-game winning streak of the season. Blake Griffin had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, who shot just 31 percent from the floor and were 4-for-24 on 3-point attempts in falling to 14-4.