Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce heads off the field following a game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Mahomes to get

second opinion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes will get a second opinion on his torn left ACL before having surgery, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday, and it remains unclear whether the two-time MVP quarterback could be available by the start of next season.

Mahomes tore the knee ligament when he was spun to the ground while trying to keep Kansas City’s postseason hopes alive late in a 16-13 loss to the Chargers on Sunday.

The team now faces uncertainty about the future. Key questions include Mahomes’ recovery, Travis Kelce’s potential retirement and Reid’s plans. The Chiefs also need to address roster gaps, especially at wide receiver, running back, and defensive end.

Overdose trial

nears conclusion

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An attorney says the Los Angeles Angels’ failure to investigate repeated reports of drug use and dealing by the team’s communications director led to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Closing arguments began Monday in a civil trial over whether the team should be held responsible. The long-running trial in Southern California has included testimony from Angels outfielder Mike Trout and the team’s president, John Carpino. Skaggs’ widow and his parents also testified. Skaggs died in a 2019 overdose on a team trip to Texas.

A team employee was convicted of providing him a fentanyl-laced pill that led to his death.

Dodgers spread

out payments

NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Díaz won’t receive all of his $69 million from the Dodgers until 2047, with the closer’s deal raising deferred payment obligations for the two-time World Series champions to more than $1.06 billion due to nine players.

As part of the three-year contract announced Friday, Díaz gets a $9 million signing bonus payable on Feb. 1, according to terms obtained by The Associated Press. He receives a $14 million salary next year and $23 million in each of the following two seasons. The Dodgers will defer $4.5 million annually.

Arizona, Michigan

1-2 in men’s poll

(AP) — No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remain atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for a second straight week. Monday’s new poll also saw Nebraska jump eight spots to No. 15. That is the program’s highest ranking since sitting at No. 11 in the final poll of the 1990-91 season.

The top 10 was unchanged from last week other than No. 7 Gonzaga and No. 8 Houston swapping spots. Georgia was the lone new addition to the poll at No. 25. The Bulldogs replaced UCLA.

Scheffler joins

Tiger Woods

(AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year for the fourth consecutive time. Tiger Woods is the only other player to win the Jack Nicklaus Award at least four straight times since it began in 1990. Woods won it five times in a row and 11 overall. Scheffler was the clear favorite in a vote of the players. Along with his six victories being twice as many as anyone else’s, he won two majors at the PGA Championship and British Open. Most remarkable was that Scheffler finished no worse than eighth in his last 15 tournaments of the season.