Marvin Lewis, who was one of only two known candidates to interview for the Dallas Cowboys' head-coaching position, says he is fine with how the process went despite not getting the job.

"There's a lot bigger problems than myself out there," Lewis told ESPN's Golic and Wingo on Wednesday when asked about the NFL's Rooney Rule and how it relates to his being interviewed.

Lewis, the former Cincinnati Bengals coach, met with the Cowboys on Friday and Saturday. The Cowboys ultimately hired former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, who also interviewed over the weekend.

The Rooney Rule, which mandates that teams interview ethnic-minority candidates for coaching and general manager vacancies, has been a topic of discussion again, as Ron Rivera has been the only minority coach hired for the four head-coaching jobs that have been filled over the past month.

Including Rivera, there are only four minority head coaches in the NFL.

"You keep beating your head up against the wall, but I would say -- and again, this is somebody's business, this is somebody's franchise, and nobody's going to tell them who to hire," Lewis said.

"But if we can just somehow open the process a bit more and provide more opportunity."

Lewis told the show that many general managers don't know minority coaching candidates as well, and he acknowledged the lack of minority coaches in coordinator roles. He also said he still thinks it's good for minority candidates to get interviews to get the experience of the process.

Lewis coached the Bengals from 2003 to 2018, taking the team to the playoffs seven times and being named AP Coach of the Year in 2009.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had said in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans that it was "probably unlikely" and "hopefully unlikely" that he would retire, and now he has expanded on the topic, writing on social media that he has more to prove.

In an Instagram post Wednesday morning, Brady wrote, "In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You don't always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again. And that's right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove."

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I just wanted to say to all of our fans, THANK YOU! After a few days of reflection, I am so grateful and humbled by the unconditional support you have shown me the past two decades. Running out of that tunnel every week is a feeling that is hard to explain. I wish every season ended in a win, but that's not the nature of sports (or life). Nobody plays to lose. But the reward for working hard is just that, the work!! I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way. Every one of us that works at Gillette Stadium strived to do their best, spent themselves at a worthy cause, and prepared to fail while daring greatly (h/t Teddy Roosevelt). And for that, we've been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won't show - the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about. In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You dont always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again. And that's right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove.

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Brady wrote that his Instagram post came after "a few days of reflection," and he wanted to say thank you to fans.

Brady, who turns 43 on Aug. 3, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 18. The Patriots can't assign him the franchise tag, which gives Brady leverage to dictate his plans.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Peter King of NBC Sports that his "hope and prayer" is that Brady either plays for New England or retires.

Meanwhile, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Sunday that more time was needed to decide how the team views Brady's future, as well as other free agents. Belichick acknowledged that Brady is an "iconic figure in this organization."

In his Instagram post, Brady wrote to fans: "I am so grateful and humbled by the unconditional support you have shown me the past two decades. Running out of that tunnel every week is a feeling that is hard to explain. I wish every season ended in a win, but that's not the nature of sports (or life). Nobody plays to lose. But the reward for working hard is just that, the work!!

"I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way."

Brady referenced a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States from 1901-1909, saying the Patriots gave their all for a worthy cause while preparing "to fail while daring greatly."

"And for that, we've been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won't show -- the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about," Brady wrote.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The most iconic play in Tennessee Titans' history turns 20 on Wednesday.

Tennessee trailed the Buffalo Bills by a point with 16 seconds to play in an AFC wild-card playoff game on Jan. 8, 2000, when Kevin Dyson caught the second of two laterals and raced 75 yards -- and the "Music City Miracle" was born.

The thing is, Dyson wasn't even supposed to get the ball. He was in for the play -- called "home run throwback" -- because wide receiver Derrick Mason had suffered a concussion and safety Anthony Dorsett Jr. had cramped up.

Dyson said he was also cramping but was able to work through with an IV during the third quarter. Titans coach Jeff Fisher had to give Dyson a crash course on how the play was supposed to happen.

"I went to Dice [Kevin Dyson] during the TV timeout," Fisher said, "and said, 'Remember home run throwback from practice?' He said he never paid attention to it. So I told him what we wanted was for him to -- no matter what -- stay 10 yards behind [Frank] Wycheck and outside the numbers, then get ready for the ball and get as much as you can."

The idea was for Dyson to pick up some yards and step out of bounds so the Titans could kick a winning field goal.

Dyson didn't line up 10 yards behind Wycheck. Fisher joked maybe Dyson thought he said 10 inches. It ended up working because Dyson instinctively stepped up to catch the pass from Wycheck when fellow wideout Isaac Byrd slipped on the turf.

The plan to step out of bounds went out the window when it was just Bills kicker Steve Christie and defensive back Donovan Greer left against an army of Titans blockers. Dyson knew he had to do more than just set up the field goal.

"When Christie went down, everything just went silent," Dyson said. "I can remember thinking, 'Should I get out of bounds?' but then I was like, 'This is it' and it was smooth sailing."

The Titans won 22-16 and rolled all the way to the Super Bowl, taking the St. Louis Rams down to the wire.

How did one of the greatest plays in NFL history come together?

DEVISING HOME RUN THROWBACK

Fisher said the original concept came from the 1982 Cal-Stanford game, when Cal pulled off the last-second win on a series of five laterals that became known as "The Play."

Special-teams coach Alan Lowry said the Titans needed a method to their madness instead of a random game of pitch and catch. After seeing Wycheck's accuracy throwing the ball in a downtime game during practice, Lowry knew he wanted the tight end to be the triggerman for their trick play.

"Every time we practiced it, I'd have the kicker kick it in various ways, but the goal was always to get it to Frank," Fisher told ESPN.

Wycheck's job was to throw the ball across the field to a teammate waiting outside the numbers to receive the pass and get yardage to set up a field goal try.

In the game, Fisher said he and Lowry crossed paths on the sideline after Christie kicked a field goal to put Buffalo ahead 16-15 with 16 seconds left and simultaneously said, "Home run throwback." Although they prepared for various forms of kickoffs, the version they didn't prepare for was a pooch kick, which was precisely what Christie did.

Christie said he didn't get in the huddle with his teammates on the sideline before taking the field. "Pooch kick right" was the message Bills special-teams captain Steve Tasker gave him. Christie's assignment required him to "hang the ball up there around the 20-yard line near the numbers on their side."

He figured Buffalo would be capable of covering a traditional return. Little did he know that Lowry, his former special-teams coach when they were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, had a unique play dialed up.

The play served as a defining moment in many NFL careers. What did the play mean in the lives of its key figures?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Kevin Dyson, wide receiver

Role in the Miracle: Received lateral from Frank Wycheck and scored.

What the play meant to his life: Dyson said the play allows him to be a part of history.

"My career didn't end up the way I had anticipated and wanted it to," Dyson said. "I had a lot of injuries, and things that happened during my career. This play, though, it made me somewhat relevant 20 years later. ... To still be talked about 20 years later, it's something that I don't take for granted."

Dyson retired from the NFL when he was 30.

"I wanted to give back but didn't know what capacity. I looked into collegiate opportunities, but what I found back then was a lot of people were hesitant to put a player immediately on staff because a lot of guys didn't understand the grind it took work up the ranks," Dyson said. "I learned a lot about myself as a person. It took patience. I had to learn how to teach the game, which forced me to learn the game as a whole and how it all connects. I learned so much about the game of football."

What is he doing now? Dyson coached for a bit to stay around the game. He said he always focused on ways to find an advantage on special teams because of the Music City Miracle. At one point, he wanted to be an athletic director before he turned to education as a way to influence younger people. Dyson is now the principal at Grassland Middle School in Franklin, Tennessee.

"The administrative side of things intrigued me. I was the kid that got football taken away from me if I didn't do what I needed to do in the classroom. I didn't take academics seriously. But I was able to take those experiences and have a big impact. I developed this love for learning. There was so much that I took for granted when I was younger because I was just so focused on sports. That's my relatable piece to kids now. Families and kids will say that sports are more important. I was a first-round draft pick. I had made it. But my career was over when I was 30 years old. I still had to find something else to do. I could have sat back, but I wanted to have an impact that is greater than me."

Jeff Fisher, coach

Role in the Miracle: Coach who along with Alan Lowry dialed up the play.

What the play meant to his life: "That was the play that really propelled us through the playoffs," Fisher said. It highlighted his focus on always being prepared for every given circumstance or situation.

"We'd go through a lot of scenarios, so when we got into them, there was recall and confidence."

What is he doing now? Fisher is looking to get back into coaching. "I've watched the NFL game closely. I also like the college level. I want to coach. It just has to be the right situation," Fisher told ESPN.

"For some reason, the interest doesn't seem to be out there in me. It's gone other directions, and that's OK. Both teams that I took over not only relocated; they were both 2-14 teams. The first one, we built and got to the Super Bowl before free agency as we know it in Tennessee, and we sustained it. The second one, in St. Louis, I did it with Sam Bradford. I took the job because Bradford was a franchise quarterback. In Year 2 he tore his ACL and in Year 3, too, so we struggled with some guys after that."

Frank Wycheck, tight end

Role in the Miracle: Caught a lateral from fullback Lorenzo Neal, then threw the lateral to Dyson.

"Lorenzo Neal isn't known for his hands, but we talked in the huddle about it," Wycheck said. "He told me I better come get the ball when he gets it because there was no way he was throwing it. Eddie George said he turned in disgust when he saw it going to Lorenzo because he didn't think he would catch it."

What the play meant to his life: The biggest thing is the memories that come along when reminiscing about the play with his teammates.

"A lot of emotions and thoughts come from that moment," he said.

What is he doing now? Wycheck had a morning talk show in Nashville before doing color commentary for the Titans. He has since moved back to the Philadelphia area and served as an assistant coach at Archbishop Ryan, his high school alma mater.

"I wanted to stay in the game and sports so I can be a good influence in my community," Wycheck said. "I work with all of the players on the team. Next year, I will be a co-offensive coordinator and help call offensive plays."

Lorenzo Neal, fullback

Role in the Miracle: Fielded the kickoff.

What the play meant to his life: "It's a play that will always have you in the history of this league," Neal said. "I don't think that play will ever be out of the top five or top 10. Those kinds of things don't happen."

Neal has been brought back multiple times to Nashville to reenact the moment.

What is he doing now? Neal is a sports radio host on KGMZ-FM 95.7 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also in real estate. Neal's son, Lorenzo Neal Jr., is a defensive lineman at Purdue who might have an NFL future.

Steve Christie, kicker

Role in the Miracle: His kickoff started the play that had ramifications far beyond the game. Does he think the laterals were legal and the play should have been upheld?

"I think when you look at it that, they originally called it a legal play," Christie said. "To overturn it, you have overwhelming evidence to reverse the call. For me, it was inconclusive. I get why they didn't overturn the call. What was frustrating is we felt that we really had a good team that year and would have competed with the Rams that year. Then my special-teams coach, Bruce DeHaven, got fired after that game. That was the demise of the team for me."

What the play meant to his life: That play taught Christie how to be resilient and move on when adversity presents itself. He showed that during a recent cancer diagnosis and treatment.

"I had a 10-centimeter tumor that was right on the edge of my bladder and my prostate," Christie said. "I had two surgeries, went through radiation."

What is he doing now? "I am a volunteer football coach at my daughter's high school, Lakewood Ranch," he said. "I have a real estate license and do real estate in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, with my wife. I am an artist and do paintings for charity."

Daryl Porter, safety

Role in the Miracle: Part of the Bills' kickoff coverage team.

What the play meant to his life: Porter was known as a special-teams ace and third safety. He signed with the Titans as a free agent in 2001.

"The first thing that Coach Fisher put on was a highlight reel," Porter said. "He told the team they just landed one of the best special-teams and third-down safeties. But that film had the Music City Miracle play on it."

What is he doing now? Porter has been a high school coach for over 18 years, with teams taking part in five state championships, most of which were at his alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida. He currently coaches at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida.

They elicit delight and dismay, depending upon where your fandom resides, of course. But they never disappoint. Not when you take into account the sheer lunacy and, well, luck involved. They are the best postseason plays in NFL history, as voted on by a panel of ESPN reporters who cover the league.

The usual suspects are here, from the Immaculate Reception to The Catch to David Tyree's helmet histrionics. A more recent vintage, like The Minneapolis Miracle, is represented, too.

Our panel of NFL experts ranked the best postseason plays of the Super Bowl era. In and of themselves, it's hard to argue with the "wow" factor of each play. But when you dig deeper, you see just how with one foot, let alone a yard, this way or the other, NFL history is changed and with so many far-reaching ramifications. Big time. Indeed, these plays have helped launch dynasties as well as hastened declines. So let's dive in, the water's fine ... unless it's your team on the business end of one of ESPN's 10 best postseason plays in NFL history.

1. 'Immaculate Reception'

Game: AFC divisional game between Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders

Date: Dec. 23, 1972

Situation: Steelers trailed Raiders by one, fourth-and-10 at their own 40 with 22 seconds left

Play result: Running back Franco Harris 60-yard TD pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw

Final score: Steelers 13, Raiders 7

What this play means to NFL history: In Pittsburgh, it is the equivalent of a religious experience. In Oakland, it is seen as something more sinister -- the "Immaculate Deception." Did running back John "Frenchy" Fuqua touch the ball first, or was it all safety Jack Tatum? (The rules at the time stipulated that only the first offensive player to touch a pass could catch it.) Did the ball touch the Three Rivers Stadium turf before Harris gained possession? Or what about the claim of linebacker Phil Villapiano that he was clipped by tight end John McMakin? The game tape has been scoured more than the Zapruder film and there are still no clear answers. Pittsburgh's first playoff victory meant nothing the next week, as the Steelers lost to the undefeated Dolphins. And the Raiders ended Miami's winning streak at 18 games in Week 2 of the 1973 season. But from the perspective of Pittsburgh, which has a statue of Harris making the catch at its airport, the play helped launch a dynasty, as the Steelers would win four Super Bowls in six years, starting with the 1974 season. And hey, Harris calls Villapiano every Dec. 23, just to ask what he was doing on that day in 1972.

2. 'The Catch'

Game: NFC Championship Game between San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys

Date: Jan. 10, 1982

Situation: Cowboys led 49ers by six, third-and-3 at the Cowboys' 6-yard line with 58 seconds left

Play result: Tight end Dwight Clark 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Montana

Final score: 49ers 28, Cowboys 27

What this play means to NFL history: Clark coming down from the heavens in front of a helpless Everson Walls after Montana had pump-faked defenders Ed "Too Tall" Jones, D.D. Lewis and Larry Bethea out of their cleats was more than a passing of the torch (Dallas had knocked San Francisco out of the playoffs three consecutive times in the early 1970s). The Catch also jump-started the Niners as the Team of the '80s while relegating America's Team to an afterthought for the decade. But keep in mind, were it not for Eric Wright's then-legal horse-collar tackle of a breaking-away Drew Pearson on the Cowboys' ensuing possession, The Catch would be a footnote and the Cowboys would have faced the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI. Instead, the Niners' West Coast offense became all the rage in a copycat league and Joe Montana became Joe Cool.

3. Ice Bowl QB sneak

Game: NFL Championship Game between Green Bay Packers and Cowboys

Date: Dec. 31, 1967

Situation: Packers trailed Cowboys by three, third-and-goal at the Cowboys' 1-yard line with 8 seconds left

Play result: Quarterback Bart Starr 1-yard TD rush

Final score: Packers 21, Cowboys 17

What this play meant to NFL history: It made the QB sneak more than cool, regardless of the minus-15 degree temperature at kickoff, with an average wind chill of minus-48 degrees; it made it, well, iconic. Starr getting in after calling his own number from inside the 1-yard line behind a double-team block by center Ken Bowman and right guard Jerry Kramer without telling any other teammates also solidified Packers coach Vince Lombardi's legend. Sure, the Packers still had one more game to play, against the AFL champion Raiders in Super Bowl II, but at the time, winning the NFL title game was the thing. And beating the Cowboys for the second consecutive season for the NFL championship? How 'bout them Packers?

4. 'The Helmet Catch'

Game: Super Bowl XLII between New York Giants and New England Patriots

Date: Feb. 3, 2008

Situation: Giants trailed Patriots by four, third-and-5 from their own 44 with 1:16 left

Play result: Quarterback Eli Manning completes 32-yard pass to wide receiver David Tyree

Final score: Giants 17, Patriots 14

What this play meant to NFL history: The final catch of Tyree's otherwise prosaic career -- a play after cornerback Asante Samuel dropped what would have been a game-sealing interception -- kept alive the Giants' improbable winning drive and allowed the undefeated 1972 Dolphins to pop some corks. Yeah, the Giants beating New England ended the Patriots' epic season, one in which they won their first 18 games before losing in the Super Bowl. Oh, and those Dolphins? They are still the only team to go unbeaten and untied in a season at 17-0. Manning, who was nearly sacked three times on the play, called it the "luckiest" play in NFL history.

5. 'The Hail Mary'

Game: NFC divisional game between Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings

Date: Dec. 28, 1975

Situation: Cowboys trailed Vikings 14-10, at the 50-yard line with 32 seconds left

Play result: Wide receiver Drew Pearson 50-yard pass from quarterback Roger Staubach

Final score: Cowboys 17, Vikings 14

What this play meant to NFL history: Sure, the term "Hail Mary" to describe a last-ditch deep pass at the end of regulation had been around since at least the 1930s, but it became as commonplace as the term "America's Team" after Staubach found Pearson in front of a falling-down Nate Wright (or did Pearson push off Wright?) inside the 5-yard line. The Dallas win stopped a potential rematch of Super Bowl IX, in which the Vikings fell to the Steelers. Instead, the Cowboys went to Los Angeles, thumped the Rams for the NFC title and then fell victim to the Steelers in Super Bowl X. And the Hail Mary pass is no longer a novelty; teams now scheme for it, both on offense and defense ... just in case.

6. 'Music City Miracle'

Game: AFC wild-card game between the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills

Date: Jan. 8, 2000

Situation: Titans trailed Bills by one with 16 seconds left and were receiving a kickoff

Play result: Wide receiver Kevin Dyson takes lateral 75 yards for a touchdown

Final score: Titans 22, Bills 16

What this play meant to NFL history: How close was Frank Wycheck's toss to Dyson to being an illegal forward lateral, which would have rendered this null and void? Let's just say it was closer than Scott Norwood's missed field goal at the end of Super Bowl XXV nine years earlier. And that was just fine with the Titans, who rode the play all the way to within a yard and a PAT of forcing OT in Super Bowl XXXIV against the Rams. The Titans would go to the playoffs five times in the next nine years, including the 2002 AFC title game, while the Bills would not return to the playoffs until the 2017 season. Perhaps the 1999 Jaguars felt the pain of this play more than anyone other than the Bills, as Jacksonville lost only three games that season -- all to the Titans, including for the AFC championship.

Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception in Super Bowl XLIX.

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7. Malcolm Butler's game-sealing interception

Game: Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks

Date: Feb. 1, 2015

Situation: Patriots led by four with 23 seconds left and the Seahawks at the New England 1-yard line

Play result: Butler intercepts quarterback Russell Wilson's pass in the end zone

Final score: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24

What this play meant to NFL history: Conspiracy theories abound, like the Seahawks wanted Wilson to be the game's MVP with a passing touchdown, rather than running back Marshawn Lynch with a rushing TD. Or maybe coach Pete Carroll just has difficulty in short-yardage situations (see: USC vs. Texas for the 2004 national title with Reggie Bush inexplicably off the field, or the Seahawks blowing a first-and-goal from the 1 against the 49ers in the 2019 finale). In any event, the goal-line pick kept Seattle from back-to-back Super Bowl titles and hastened a frustrated Lynch's one-year retirement a year later. For New England, it breathed new life into the Patriots' dynasty, as they would play in three of the next four Super Bowls, winning two. And maybe they win all three if Butler isn't benched for no discernible reason against the Eagles in Super Bowl LII.

8. 'Sea of Hands'

Game: AFC divisional game between the Raiders and Dolphins

Date: Dec. 21, 1974

Situation: Raiders trailed Dolphins by five, first-and-goal at the Miami 8-yard line with 21 seconds left

Play result: Quarterback Ken Stabler throws 8-yard pass to running back Clarence Davis

Final score: Raiders 28, Dolphins 26

What this play meant to NFL history: Stabler falling down and hitting Davis between three Dolphins -- Mike Kolen, Larry Ball and Charlie Babb -- kept back-to-back champion Miami from going to its fourth straight Super Bowl. "Somebody had to stop those Dolphins," said linebacker Phil Villapiano, whose interception of Bob Griese after the Sea of Hands play sealed the victory. But the Raiders could not keep the momentum, falling the next week to the Steelers, who would win four titles in six years. Oakland would finally break through in 1976 and the Dolphins have not won a Super Bowl since.

9. Santonio Holmes' winning touchdown

Game: Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals

Date: Feb. 1, 2009

Situation: Steelers trail by three, second-and-goal with 41 seconds left at the Cardinals' 6-yard line

Play result: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws a 6-yard touchdown pass to Holmes

Final score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23

What this play meant to NFL history: Holmes' toe-tap catch in the right corner of the end zone on a seeming fire-drill scramble play by Roethlisberger enabled the Steelers to become the first team in NFL history to win six Super Bowls and Mike Tomlin became the second African American coach to win a Lombardi trophy. Pittsburgh would return to the Super Bowl (but fall to Green Bay) two years later, and the Steelers have not been back since. The Cardinals, who had been to the playoffs only four times in the Super Bowl era, have been to the playoffs only three times since Holmes outleaped defenders Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Ralph Brown and Aaron Francisco and kept Hall of Fame-bound QB Kurt Warner from his second ring.

One year ago today... @casekeenum. @StefonDiggs. @Vikings.

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10. 'Minneapolis Miracle'

Game: NFC divisional game between New Orleans Saints and Vikings

Date: Jan. 14, 2018

Situation: Vikings trailed by one with 9 seconds left, third-and-10 at their own 39-yard line

Play result: Quarterback Case Keenum throws 61-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs

Final Score: Vikings 29, Saints 24

What this play meant to NFL history: In and of itself, the play was remarkable -- first fourth-quarter, walk-off touchdown in NFL playoff history. Defensive back Marcus Williams inexplicably whiffed on the tackle of Diggs and he took the Vikings into the NFC title game, where they were spanked by the Eagles. Truly, this play robbed us of the potential Drew Brees-Tom Brady Super Bowl that has yet to come to fruition.

An MRI on the back of Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis came back negative and he plans to travel with the team on its upcoming road trip, a source confirmed to ESPN's Cari Champion on Wednesday.

Davis left the game against the New York Knicks in the third quarter Tuesday night after he bruised his lower back in a painful fall to the court. He fell awkwardly while trying to block the shot of New York's Julius Randle. Davis pounded the court in obvious pain after his hard landing and then clutched his backside while he stayed down on the floor. He was surrounded by Lakers medical personnel for several minutes in front of a hushed crowd at Staples Center.

Davis eventually rose with help from his teammates, and he walked to the Lakers' dressing room slowly, but under his own power. After the initial shock of the fall wore off, Davis was able to walk more in the player tunnel but was ultimately carted out of the arena at the end of the night to undergo further testing.

The clean MRI was first reported by The Athletic.

The Lakers play at Dallas Friday and at Oklahoma City Saturday.

The Lakers led 81-62 with 2:45 left in the third quarter when Davis took his tumble. They went on to win 117-87, extending their streak to six games and improving their overall record to 30-7.

Davis, who is expected to decline his player option for next season to become an unrestricted free agent, is widely considered a lock to return to the Lakers on a new deal. The six-time All-Star is averaging 27.7 points and 9.5 rebounds in his first season after L.A. traded most of its young core to New Orleans for him.

ESPN's Dave McMenamin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Britain's Johanna Konta has pulled out of next week's Adelaide International as a "precautionary" measure.

The 28-year-old world number 12 has been managing a knee condition for much of the last year.

On Monday, she lost in three sets to Barbara Strycova in the first round of the Brisbane International.

That was her first match since September's US Open, and will be the only one she plays before the Australian Open begins on 20 January.

British number one Konta will head to Melbourne next week to spend time on the practice courts in the run up to the season's first Grand Slam.

Bristol Bears will be without full-back Charles Piutau and prop John Afoa until February after they picked up injuries in their defeat by Leicester.

Piutau, 28, suffered a knee ligament injury in Saturday's loss and will be out of action until late next month.

The New Zealand international also sustained a broken nose following a tackle by Jonny May.

Afoa, 36, damaged a rib in the 31-18 defeat but is expected to return in the middle of next month.

GRANVILLE, Australia – Californian Kalib Henry raced to victory at Valvoline Raceway on Wednesday, topping the .285-mile dirt track’s “old-school” sprint car main event.

Making his debut aboard the Perrett Family Racing-owned, ADRAD/Lewiston Haulage No. 4, Henry took the lead on lap nine of 25 and led the remaining distance in the feature.

Henry beat runner-up Daniel Sayre to the checkered flag by 2.553 seconds, with third-place James Thompson coming in more than seven seconds adrift at the finish.

“It was a great chance to get our eye in for when we’re back here on January 17 and 18 for the Ultimate Nationals,” Henry said with a smile. “I think we can find a lot more speed in this car by then. I can’t wait to get back here.”

Henry was an unexpected entrant in Wednesday’s non-points special at Valvoline Raceway, using the night as a test run before the Ultimate Sydney Nationals on Jan. 17-18.

The 20-year-old will next venture north to Brisbane for a stop at Ausdeck Archerfield Speedway on Friday with the QSS World Series.

Luke Geering and Ryan Jones completed the top five in Wednesday night’s main event.

The finish:

Kalib Henry, Daniel Sayre, James Thompson, Luke Geering, Ryan Jones, Mark Attard, Mick Matchett, Peter Bourke, Kaitlyn Anthony, Mick Rowell, Jeff Lawler, Jamie Tilley, Guy Stanshall, Jimmy Matchett, Warren Vassall, Darren Salmon.

With the 2020 World Junior Championship now in the rearview and many NHL teams already looking down and out of the Stanley Cup playoff hunt -- Detroit Red Wings fans, you might want to read this -- the hockey-prospect world is slowly turning its attention to the 2020 NHL draft. At the center of that discussion is an intriguing battle for the No. 1 pick among a handful of top prospects.

You might have heard chatter about Alexis Lafreniere, who is projected by many to be that first selection in June. But is he the definite top pick? And who else is in the running? We answer all of your questions about the top of this draft class and a race for the top pick that is only accelerating six months out.

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Is there a unanimous No. 1-ranked prospect right now?

You'd think so, after Lafreniere earned MVP honors at the World Junior Championship. But "unanimous" is the key word here. Lafreniere is absolutely the favorite to go No. 1, but the truth is more complicated. There are still scouts and perhaps entire staffs out there that can't help but look at Quinton Byfield, a 6-foot-4, 214-pound center and at least pause to consider the option.

Wasn't Lafreniere the guy a few months ago? Has the race closed a little?

Over the course of the season, Byfield has definitely closed the gap in a number of ways. It's so surprising because Lafreniere has been exceptional, but Byfield has performed at an exceptionally high level in the OHL and has tantalizing upside. That's the key. He's young and has shown tremendous year-to-year progression, which makes you wonder more about how he projects out. Lafreniere is better right now without question, but is he going to be the best long-term? That is the question scouts are asking.

OK, so we've heard a lot about Lafreniere for a while. What makes him so good?

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has said it took just 15 minutes of training to mastermind the win over Manchester United and suggested Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team had got off lightly by only losing 3-1.

City took control of the Carabao Cup semifinal with a comprehensive victory in the first leg at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

Boss Pep Guardiola sprung a surprise by leaving both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus on the bench and playing without a recognised striker and De Bruyne revealed the plan was only hatched on the morning of the game.

"We did 15 minutes this morning [Tuesday] -- that's about it," De Bruyne said.

"[On Monday] we didn't train that, then this morning [Tuesday] we did.

"It's not like we never did it before so we did it already against teams who prefer to play man against man [in midfield]. We've done it a couple of times."

City scored three times in a blistering 22-minute spell in the first half to put themselves on the brink of a third successive Carabao Cup final despite having a second leg to negotiate at the Etihad Stadium in three weeks' time.

Marcus Rashford's consolation in the second half made the scoreline more respectable for United but De Bruyne believes City could have done more damage in the first half.

"I think we should have scored more but in the end 3-1 is a good advantage," De Bruyne added.

"On the counter, they're very dangerous. I think they're more dangerous when they play in that way than when they have the ball, and I think that we pressed them really well and we kept the ball.

"We know it's not over but obviously it was a good game for us."

Only Rashford's goal has given United any hope of producing a miraculous comeback at the Etihad on Jan. 29 and afterwards De Bruyne took responsibility for letting United back into the tie.

"It's my mistake," he said.

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"I wanted to play it to Rodri and didn't see the United player. But it happens, we can always look at stupid mistakes and we could have scored three or four more. Another time we would score more, and we limited them, so that's important.

"You try to be the best possible but always make mistakes in a game. I think overall we played well."