The over/under on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' rushing yards in Super Bowl LIV was one of the most popular prop bets offered at sportsbooks around the nation, and it went down to the final possession.

Mahomes' over/under rushing yards opened as low as 27.5 and was bet up to as high 36.5. Mahomes had 44 yards entering Kansas City's final possession. With the Chiefs leading 31-20 and 57 seconds remaining, Mahomes kneeled on three straight plays, losing 15 yards. He finished with 29 yards rushing, a costly outcome for bettors.

"That was close to a six-figure swing [in favor of the house]," said Jeff Davis, director of trading for Caesars Sportsbook.

Out of the hundreds of proposition wagers offered by William Hill U.S. sportsbooks, more money was bet on the over on Mahomes' rushing yards than was bet on any other market. Seventy-five percent of the bets and 68% of the money wagered on prop was on the over.

Sportsbook PointsBet said there was more than twice as much money bet on the over on Mahomes' rushing yards as was bet on the under.

"[It] cost bettors for sure," Patrick Eichner, communications director for PointsBet, told ESPN on Sunday.

PointsBet elected to refund all bets on Mahomes over 30.5 rushing yards, saying on Twitter that "if there's been a worse beat on a prop than this one, feel free to let us know!"

Earlier in the week, FanDuel also reported lopsided action on the over on Mahomes' rushing yards. "We've taken a hell of a lot of bets on that market," John Sheeran, director of trading for FanDuel, told ESPN on Friday. "In fact, our handle is nearly three times as much as what's bet on his passing yards, which is really interesting."

The Chiefs rallied from a 20-10 deficit in the fourth quarter for a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers, covering the 1.5-point spread in a game that stayed under the total.

Sportsbooks were reporting big wins from the game. Davis of Caesars called the outcome a "monster" for his book.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Inside a dejected San Francisco 49ers locker room, general manager John Lynch huddled with team CEO Jed York and Mike Shanahan, the father of head coach Kyle Shanahan, quietly taking stock of what had just happened.

Just past them, former Niners running back Frank Gore consoled current Niners running back Raheem Mostert, offering some encouraging words.

At a podium in the media tent just outside, Niners left tackle Joe Staley, the longest-tenured player on the team at 13 years, did his best to stay composed as he attempted to explain just how hard it was to swallow San Francisco's 31-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.

"I'm sorry, this is super disappointing," Staley said. "This is very hard being in this moment right now. You put your heart and soul and whole entire life into trying to be a Super Bowl champion. And you get towards the end of your career and you realize how rare these opportunities are. Emotions are all still raw and real for me right now. I'm trying to answer questions, and I'm sorry that I'm not, but put yourself in my shoes for a second. It's tough."

Making it particularly tough for the 49ers on Sunday night was the fact that their record-tying sixth Super Bowl championship was in their grasp. Following safety Tarvarius Moore's interception at San Francisco's 13, the Niners had the ball and a 10-point lead with 11:57 to go.

For most of the season and in the playoffs, that was exactly the scenario they would have wanted Sunday. For most of the game, the 49ers had success running the ball; the opportunity to hammer away the Chiefs on the ground, milk the clock and walk away with a championship was right in front of them.

"I think the turning point was when we got a turnover and then we didn't execute on offense and they got the ball right back and drove it 87 yards or however far it was," tight end George Kittle said. "As an offense, we have to end the game right there, and we didn't."

After compiling 292 yards and 18 first downs with nary a punt while averaging 7.9 yards per play on their first six drives, the 49ers' offense stalled at the worst time imaginable. Over their final four offensive possessions, they gained just 59 yards with three first downs while averaging 3.5 yards per play. They punted twice, they turned the ball over on downs and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw a desperation interception.

Kansas City's defense tightened up, dialing up more blitzes to pressure Garoppolo and catching the Niners in some protections that didn't match up to those pressures. The Chiefs blitzed Garoppolo on 18 of his 33 dropbacks (54.5%), the highest blitz rate by Kansas City's defense in a game since Week 10 of 2011, when the Chiefs blitzed Tim Tebow on 55.6% of his dropbacks.

That helped the Chiefs pressure Garoppolo on eight of his 13 dropbacks in the fourth quarter after getting just three pressures on his first 20. Garoppolo was 2-of-9 with two interceptions under duress, including 0-for-6 with an interception in the fourth quarter.

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, with a 20-10 lead and 7:17 left to play, the 49ers had a 96.1% chance to win the game. It wasn't enough.

"It definitely hurts," fullback Kyle Juszczyk said. "At the end of the day, that's exactly the position we wanted to be in. So, I think that makes it hurt a little bit more, but you couldn't have asked to be in a better situation."

While the offense was struggling to find the traction needed to close the game out, the defense was unable to generate the final stop or two it needed to get the victory, especially on third down.

With 7:13 to play, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit receiver Tyreek Hill for a 44-yard gain on third-and-15 while under pressure from Niners defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. With 2:50 to go, Mahomes hit running back Damien Williams for the winning touchdown on third-and-goal at San Francisco's 5.

Kansas City also converted a third-and-10 at the Niners' 21 with 6:23 left when Moore was flagged for pass interference.

The Chiefs rattled off the game's final 21 points in the fourth quarter to surge ahead and claim the Lombardi trophy. It was the most points allowed by the Niners in a quarter this season.

After the game, the 49ers didn't offer much explanation for Kansas City's offensive turnaround other than to credit Mahomes and his playmakers.

"We had the momentum, but Mahomes made a great throw [to Hill]," safety Jimmie Ward said. "We just had to finish. They ended up being the better team the second half. You've got to take your hat off to those guys. They played great and ended up finishing."

The 49ers now enter a long offseason in which they will have to manage the pain and disappointment of a Super Bowl loss while also making plenty of difficult decisions and getting creative with the salary cap to keep some of their most important players in place.

Over the past 20 seasons, nine of the 20 Super Bowl runners-up did not make the postseason the following year, and only the 2018 New England Patriots reached the Super Bowl (they won it).

Still, the 49ers had no shortage of pride in their turnaround from 4-12 to within less than eight minutes of a Super Bowl title. And they believe the narrow loss will only motivate them to return.

"It shouldn't be a problem," Kyle Shanahan said. "We'll lick our wounds, we'll get over this. We'll be fired up for next year, we got a lot of people coming back. I think we surprised a lot of people this year. We knew we had a really good team, I'm very proud of the guys and how much better they got throughout this year, and I expect to get almost all of these guys back and plan on adding a few more.

"We're going to rest a little bit, get over this, but we'll be very fired up for next year."

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Andy Reid's 222nd win turned out to be the biggest of his 21-year NFL career.

The Kansas City Chiefs' 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV means Reid is no longer the winningest head coach without an NFL title. Reid is sixth on the NFL's all-time wins list. He has 207 regular-season wins and now 15 in the postseason.

"I'm really excited about it," Reid said. "You get one, you want to go get another one. But we've got to backpedal for about a minute and enjoy this one and [then] we'll get busy on the next one."

Marty Schottenheimer, who coached the Chiefs and three other NFL teams, is now the winningest coach without a title. Schottenheimer won 205 regular-season and playoff games.

Reid's credentials to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame seem to now be in order. Despite his longevity, Reid could have been left out without winning a title. Marv Levy, who took the Bills to four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, is the only NFL coach in the Super Bowl era who has made the Hall without winning a championship.

Reid spent the first 14 seasons of his NFL head-coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles and the past seven with the Chiefs. His teams reached the playoffs 15 times, with 10 division titles, and reached a conference championship seven times, but Sunday's game was only his second Super Bowl.

"We wanted to get him that trophy because he deserved it," said Patrick Mahomes, the game's MVP. "The work he puts in day in and day out ... I don't think he sleeps. I try to beat him in and I never can. He is someone that works harder than anyone I've ever known, and he deserved [this]. I'm glad I could get that trophy for him."

Reid, whose Eagles lost Super Bowl XXXIX to the New England Patriots, was a sentimental favorite around the league to win Super Bowl LIV. After the game, his former team saluted him for Sunday's win.

Time's yours, Andy. pic.twitter.com/aEiv5qiZNp

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 3, 2020

Two of Reid's former assistant coaches have won a Super Bowl: John Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens and Doug Pederson with the Philadelphia Eagles.

"I'm so happy for our players, coaches and fans. And especially Andy Reid. Nobody deserves this trophy more than Andy Reid," Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The legend of Patrick Mahomes added its most remarkable chapter yet Sunday night as the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback engineered a fourth-quarter comeback over the San Francisco 49ers en route to earning Super Bowl MVP honors.

"It's this team. We have heart," Mahomes said following the 31-20 win in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. "Coach [Andy Reid] pushes us to be the best people we can be and never give up."

"I've been waiting to say it my whole life: I'm going to Disney World," Mahomes continued, echoing a tweet he posted in 2013.

I bet it feels amazing to be the quarterback who says "I'm going to Disney World" after winning the Super Bowl #Qbs

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 6, 2013

Mahomes became the youngest quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP, joining Tom Brady as the only ones to do so before turning 25. Mahomes is the third-youngest Super Bowl MVP overall, trailing only Marcus Allen and Lynn Swann. He also became the youngest quarterback in NFL history, at 24 years and 138 days, to win a Super Bowl and league MVP (2018).

"It's like watching Denzel [Washington] in a movie. It's like watching LeBron James in the playoffs," Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu said. "He has that spark. For him to be that young and to find the confidence to do what he did against a special defense, that tells you everything you need to know about that man."

In the fourth quarter, Mahomes helped the Chiefs erase a 10-point deficit with three consecutive touchdown drives.

As red and yellow confetti flew in the air as the game clock hit zero, Mahomes celebrated bringing Kansas City its first NFL title in 50 years.

"Thank you Kansas City, we did it baby," Mahomes said.

Mahomes did a victory lap riding in a cart following the game as legions of Chiefs fans cheered. Once back in the locker room, Mahomes went to shake the hand of every player he could find and dance with a few others.

Patrick Mahomes gets his victory lap after winning Super Bowl LIV MVP. pic.twitter.com/EGmirILvxK

— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) February 3, 2020

Mahomes finished 26-of-42 for 286 yards with three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), two interceptions and a 78.6 passer rating. He joined Brady (Super Bowl XLIX) and Terry Bradshaw (XIV) as the only players to win Super Bowl MVP despite throwing multiple interceptions.

For three quarters, Mahomes didn't play his best football, partly due to the prowess of the 49ers' defensive front. But he lived up to his comeback kid mantra with another magician-like performance when it mattered the most.

Receiver Mecole Hardman said Mahomes told the offense on the sidelines before the comeback that "they are on going to be talking about this for a long time. So believe and let's keep going."

That's exactly what the Mahomes-led Chiefs did.

"I knew we weren't in the ideal situation. I believed in my defense to get stops, and they did," Mahomes said. "Then the guys kept believing in me and kept making plays downfield, and we found a way to win."

Said Chiefs coach Andy Reid: "He kept firing, that's what he did. The guys around him just believed in him. It was just -- we all did, all the coaches, likewise. And then our defense had a couple of great stands in there. We knew it would be a close game, and it felt that way. We knew there would be challenges to battle through, and nobody lost their poise, they just kept rolling, so I was proud of everybody there."

Mahomes is now 5-0 when trailing by double digits this season. It's the most double-digit comeback wins by any quarterback in a season in NFL history. He led three double-digit comebacks in this postseason alone, the first quarterback in NFL history to do so.

"You can't blink when we are on the field," Chiefs offensive lineman Cam Erving said.

With seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter and facing third-and-15, Mahomes dropped back 12 yards, drifting to his left to keep the play alive, and lobbed a beautiful 44-yard pass to Tyreek Hill.

It set up a Chiefs touchdown to trim the 49ers' lead to 20-17 with just over six minutes left.

Mahomes then led a seven-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a third-and-goal go-ahead 5-yard touchdown to running back Damien Williams, who contributed three touchdowns Sunday, including the clinching score on a 38-yard run.

"He's so special. I'm so proud of him. I hope he stays in Kansas City his whole career," tight end Travis Kelce said. "He's a better person than he is a player, and he's a hell of a player, and now he's a world champ."

Mahomes became just the third black starting quarterback to win Super Bowl MVP, joining Doug Williams and Russell Wilson.

"The best thing about it is you're showing kids that no matter where you grow up, what race you are, that you can achieve your dream," Mahomes said this week. "For me, being a black quarterback -- having a black dad and a white mom -- it just shows that it doesn't matter where you come from. It doesn't matter if you're a baseball player or basketball player, follow your dreams.

"Whatever your dreams are, put the work ethic in and you can be there at the end of the day."

On Sunday night in Miami Gardens, the legend of Patrick Mahomes grew into something far greater.

The Houston Rockets are actively discussing several trade scenarios involving center Clint Capela, including with a host of Eastern Conference franchises, league sources told ESPN.

The Rockets are engaged in three-way trade possibilities that might allow for them to use Capela to gather the draft assets needed to acquire an impact wing player, league sources said.

In talks around the league, the Rockets are expressing hope they can find a deal -- or a series of deals -- that would bring them back a wing and a center for Capela by Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, sources said.

The Rockets are 31-18 and fifth in the Western Conference standings.

Atlanta has been interested in acquiring a starting level center and has talked with Houston about Capela and Oklahoma City about Steven Adams, league sources said. Atlanta's talks with Detroit about center Andre Drummond lost momentum in recent weeks.

Capela, 25, is the most valuable trade asset available on the Rockets' roster, and the cost certainty and control of his contract is appealing to teams.

He makes $14.9 million this year and has successive seasons paying him $16 million, $17.1 million and $18.2 million on the books.

He's averaging 13.9 points and 13.8 rebounds a game for the Rockets. He has missed three straight games with a heel injury.

Top seed Nour looks back in shape
By Squash Mad Correspondents

England’s Sarah-Jane Perry played superbly to beat second seed Joelle King to reach the final of the Cleveland Classic, where she meets the reigning champion, Egyptian top seed Nour El Tayeb.

Perry, the 29-year-old No.3 seed, had not gone beyond the quarter-finals of any tournament since the French Open in Nantes in September.
She has been unlucky with injuries but here she looked sharp, mobile and determined as she fought back from an early deficit against King, who began in excellent form.

The New Zealander, champion here in 2018, built on her early lead to hold game ball at 10-8 but Perry put up an amazing fight. She saved several game balls and took the first game 14-12.

In the second game, Perry displayed how skilful she is with excellent ball placement, tactical awareness and some superb winners to win 11-4.

King needed to be more consistent in the third game and although it was close throughout, Perry finished strongly to win it 13-11 to reach the final in 40 minutes.

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Top seed El Tayeb took just 26 minutes to book her place in the final with a straight-games win over India’s Joshna Chinappa.

El Tayeb was kept on court for 71 minutes by the unrelenting challenges presented by American Sabrina Sobhy in the second round, suffering an ankle injury in the process, and knew she needed to manage her match tactics better if she was to improve on her runners-up finish in last week’s Weymuller Open in Brooklyn.

She took out Farida Mohamed in just 22 minutes in the quarter-finals and was equally ruthless here in the semis. She clearly devised a clever tactical plan in the opening game against Chinappa, combining good length and width trying to cover Joshna’s attacking shots and moving home 11-4.

Number five seed Chinappa came out really strongly and looked more competitive in the second game. She constructed an 8-5 lead, but after a very long rally, with a lot of variety in shots and amazing retrieval skills, Nour won the point to launch a solid counter-offensive. She came back to win the second game 11-8 and her opponent seemed to lose her impetus in the third.

She was very inconsistent at the start and a mentally strong El Tayeb powered home 11-3, looking fully fit after her ankle injury.

PSA $51,250 Women’s Cleveland Classic 2020, Cleveland Racquet Club, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Semi-finals:
[1] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt [5] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 (26m)
[3] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [2] Joelle King (NZL) 14-12, 11-4, 13-11 (40m) 
Final:
[1] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) v [3] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)

Pictures courtesy of ANDREA DAWSON

PALM CITY, Fla. – On Saturday morning, noted USAC midget team owner Frank Manafort passed away at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer, and remembrances came in soon after across social media.

Manafort was one of the quiet, but well-liked owners in the USAC pit area, who fielded some of the most noted current-era drivers in the NOS Energy USAC National Midget Series behind the wheel of his No. 76 machines.

Because of that, many stories and memories flowed in from Manafort’s drivers and peers in the industry, and we’ve compiled a selection of those messages below:

So sad to hear of the passing of Frank Manafort this morning. Racing for FMR has been a highlight of my career. Frank was a great friend and great man. We will miss you my friend. pic.twitter.com/NjMRlwUccC

— Brady Bacon (@BradyBacon) February 1, 2020

Never got to meet Frank, but I thanked him all the time for letting me drive such a badass car with the greatest of guys as a team. https://t.co/K9tlAnQIZg

— Jason McDougal (@jasonmcdougal69) February 1, 2020

Hayward Motorsports extends it's sympathy to the Manafort family and mourns the loss of Frank Manafort. A great ambassador and a great man for USAC Midget Racing. He will be truly missed. #RIP

— Hayward Motorsports (@HMotorsports19) February 1, 2020

Frank Manafort, who’s FMR Racing cars raced to victory lane eight times in USAC @NosEnergyDrink National Midget competition with drivers @BradyBacon & @jasonmcdougal69 over the past four seasons, passed away Saturday at the age of 78.

Read More >> https://t.co/eS9MoCaZ7x pic.twitter.com/MsxtyZR4bN

— USAC Racing (@USACNation) February 1, 2020

So sad to hear of the passing of Frank Manafort this morning. Frank was an amazing car owner for many. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/zymMOGTYgl

— CJ Leary (@CJ_Leary_) February 1, 2020

Such a sad day. Frank was an unbelievable human being. He treated myself and especially my son Tristan like we were family. Frank Manafort was a great partner of @ToyotaRacing and will be deeply missed. RIP Frank. https://t.co/FNJlWrA0Dz

— Andy Graves (@AndyJGraves) February 1, 2020

Thoughts and Prayers for the Manafort family today as they mourn the loss of Frank Manafort. A great ambassador for and great man for USAC Midget Racing . He will be truly missed #RIP

— Gage Rucker (@GageRucker2) February 1, 2020

Sad note here Frank Manafort has passed away after battling cancer . Frank was a racer and and owner and supported many teams and tracks , drivers throughout the northeast and beyond. Modifieds, Sprint cars, midgets and more. #win1forFrank pic.twitter.com/BY5LDwIuhY

— Sprint Cars of New England (@SprintCarsofNE) February 1, 2020

Such sadness, as Frank Manafort was one of the first drivers I ever met at the Plainville Stadium, and a great man and sponsor. https://t.co/wcRIgBMrmV

— Rick Raducha (Rapid) (@RapidRick) February 1, 2020

The news that I dreaded but was expecting. Thank you Frank Manafort for letting me be part of your Chili Bowl team from day one….Rest in Peace my Friend

— JohnCatfishDoherty (@HeyAbbott19) February 1, 2020

Detroit Red Wings rookie Filip Zadina will miss between two and three weeks with a lower-body injury, coach Jeff Blashill said Sunday.

Zadina, a 20-year-old rookie with eight goals and 15 points, has been a pleasant surprise in an otherwise dismal season in Detroit. He was injured in a 4-2 loss to the Rangers in New York Friday and battled through it Saturday, in a 1-0 loss to those same Rangers in Detroit.

Zadina was the No. 6 overall choice in the 2018 draft. He has played 28 games this season and has occupied space on Detroit's No. 1 line, alongside Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi.

Forward Andreas Athanasiou, who has missed three weeks with a lower-body injury, practiced with the Red Wings on Sunday and could be in the lineup, in place of Zadina, on Monday, when the Red Wings take on the Flyers in Detroit. Athanasiou, 25, has missed the past 13 games since being injured in a 2-1 loss Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay. He has five goals and 19 points this season.

The Red Wings have lost eight in a row and are last overall in the NHL with 28 points.

Webb Simpson saved the best for last Sunday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, closing with two birdies to get into a playoff with Tony Finau. On the first playoff hole, Simpson again birdied No. 18 for his first win since the 2018 Players Championship. Here's how things played out at TPC Scottsdale.

Leaderboard:

T-1. Simpson (-17)*

T-1. Finau (-17)

T-3. Justin Thomas (-14)

T-3. Bubba Watson (-14)

T-3. Nate Lashley (-14)

T-6. Max Homa (-13)

T-6. Scott Piercy (-13)

T-6. Adam Long (-13)

* = won in playoff

What it means: Though the new PGA Tour season is still fairly young, this wasn't Simpson's first taste of a playoff. He failed to escape with a win at the RSM Classic in November, but made sure the result was different this time around. Usually even-keeled, Simpson displayed impressive grit down the stretch to claim his sixth PGA Tour victory. As for Finau, another win slips through his hands after failing to convert his 54-hole lead.

Round of the day: Thomas felt like he didn't have his best game this week, but still managed to grind out another top-10 finish, already his fifth of the new season. The FedExCup points leader carded seven birdies, including one at the par-3 16th in Kobe Bryant's Lower Merion high school jersey, en route to a final-round 65, his best of the week.

Best of the rest: Coming off a T-6 finish last week at Torrey Pines, Watson rolled straight into TPC Scottsdale and didn't skip a beat. The two-time Masters champion carded his second 5-under 66 of the week Sunday to sneak into a tie for third, his seventh top-15 finish at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Biggest disappointment: Xander Schauffele began the day just three back of the lead, but things quickly went awry for the four-time PGA Tour winner. After opening with two pars, Schauffele bogeyed Nos. 3-5 and added another at the par-3 seventh. Schauffele had a shot to repeat last month at the Sentry Tournament of Champions but couldn't hang on in a playoff with Thomas and Patrick Reed. Again in position through 54 holes in Scottsdale, Schauffele faded like the desert sun at dusk.

Shot of the day: Simpson didn't have the flashiest shot of the day. No, that went to J.T. Poston's near ace on the par-3 16th that almost blew off the roof of the stadium.

But his best and most important shot of the day came on the 72nd hole when Simpson showed he has ice in his veins with a birdie putt that sent him and Finau to a playoff. Had it not been for that, Finau likely emerges from the desert victorious.