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Jackson near-unanimous choice for his 2nd MVP
LAS VEGAS - Accepting the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in person was bittersweet for Lamar Jackson. Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second MVP award announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night but the quarterback's Baltimore Ravens … more
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Defense dominates Pro Football Hall of Fame class, including former Panther Peppers
LAS VEGAS - The Pro Football Hall of Fame now has a roster featuring every NFL franchise. Julius Peppers became the first player drafted by Carolina to make it to the Hall and Andre Johnson became the first for Houston as part of the 2024 class … more
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Auriemma reaches 1,200 wins, joining exclusive group of coaches
HARTFORD, Conn. - Geno Auriemma allowed himself to get a bit nostalgic after becoming just the third coach in Division I basketball history to reach 1,200 wins. With UConn' s 67-34 rout of Seton Hall Wednesday Auriemma joined former Duke men's … more
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Chiefs QB Mahomes has new perspective on football, life as father of 2
HENDERSON, Nev. - Patrick Mahomes is a much different quarterback than he was four years ago, when he helped the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl to end a championship drought stretching back five decades. He's a … more
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NBA Trade Deadline: Knicks take big swing, shooters join playoff race
Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the league's best surprise stories this season in Oklahoma City. Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San … more
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South Carolina's Staley confident in No. 1 Gamecocks without Cardoso
COLUMBIA - The No. 1 team without its No. 1 player? You'd think South Carolina coach Dawn Staley would be far more concerned with her leading scorer and rebounder, Kamilla Cardoso, missing this week because of Olympic qualifying. Instead, Staley … more
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Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting's February signing period
College football's busy recruiting calendar created a particularly hectic first few weeks on the job for all the head coaches who switched schools over the last month. When Nick Saban announced his retirement last month, it set off a chain … more
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76ers C Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery
PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid is out at least four weeks - presumably much, much longer - following surgery Tuesday to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid's bid at a second straight NBA MVP is over. The Philadelphia … more
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Wilks' roller coaster season as 49ers DC ends at Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Steve Wilks has had a roller coaster ride in his first season as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Faced with a tricky task of taking over a successful defense that still had the same position coaches and … more
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Morris seeks Super Bowl title for Atlanta after loss 7 years ago that still 'stings'
ATLANTA - Raheem Morris wants to make the most of his second opportunity as the Atlanta Falcons' coach. That means helping the Falcons achieve something they couldn't during what he called the most painful loss of his career. Morris was named … more
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Everyone hopes Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl won't come down to officiating
San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was asked the other day what comes to mind when he thinks back to his team's Super Bowl loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago, and he quipped: "I mean, I remember Nick Bosa getting held on … more
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Football powers converge to support South Carolina athlete compensation bill
COLUMBIA - Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck all came together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate … more
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South Carolina back in men's AP Top 25 for first time since '17
Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven … more
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No. 1 USC takes down Ole Miss; without Cardoso next 2 games
COLUMBIA - Kamilla Cardoso scored 13 of her 17 points in the final two quarters as No. 1 South Carolina won its 19th straight over Mississippi with a 85-56 victory Sunday. Cardoso, the 6-foot-7 leading scorer and rebounder for Gamecocks (21-0, … more
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1 icon, 6 shoes, $8 million: An auction of Michael Jordan's championship sneakers sets a record
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has fetched $8 million at auction, setting a new record for … more
The NBA's tournament quarterfinals are set with Pacers, Bucks, Lakers, Kings scheduled to host
MIAMI - Khris Middleton had a thought pop into his head immediately after Milwaukee topped Miami to finish group play in the NBA's In-Season Tournament with an unbeaten record. "We're going to Vegas," he said. Maybe. But not yet. Middleton … more
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Young injured ankle in freak encounter with ref
ATLANTA - Finally, Trae Young ran into someone he couldn't beat. A referee. The Atlanta Hawks' playoff star twisted his right ankle in a freak encounter with an official's foot late in the third quarter of Game 3 in the Eastern Conference … more
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