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Alabama hoops No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 20 years
Basketball, College Sports, National Sports
JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer 
Feb 14, 2023
Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s...
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Super Bowl magic: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35
Football, National Sports, Pro
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Feb 13, 2023
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to ...
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LeBron has defied odds, with no drop-off in sight
Basketball, Columns, National Sports, ...
TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
Feb 09, 2023
LeBron James is 38 years old. He is in Season 20 of his NBA career. He is, by conventional basketball-playing standards, ancient. History says his dec...
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Mahomes, Hurts set for historic Super Bowl matchup
Columns, Football, National Sports, ...
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Feb 01, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Black quarterbacks have come a long way in the NFL since Fritz Pollard became the first to play in the league in 1923 and Doug Wil...
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Chiefs, Eagles advance to Super Bowl LVII
Football, National Sports, Pro
DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press 
Jan 30, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on his badly sprained right ankle, then was shoved late out of bounds by Joseph Oss...
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Nick Sirianni won over fans who didn’t want him
Columns, Football, National Sports, ...
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 28, 2023
Nick Sirianni is getting his flowers figuratively instead of thrown at his face. The chest-bumping, sideline-prancing, expletive-tossing head coach of...
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Six Yankees and Mets who should be in Cooperstown
Baseball, Columns, National Sports, ...
BOB KLAPISCH nj.com / TNS 
Jan 26, 2023
We can all agree the Hall of Fame, once considered Mount Olympus, has been busted down a rank in recent years. Like some exclusive nightclub that used...
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Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists
Football, National Sports, Pro
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 26, 2023
Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Yea...
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Defense still wins in the NFL playoffs
Columns, Football, National Sports, ...
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 24, 2023
Defense stills wins in the playoffs. The San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the conference championship games with excellent defen...
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Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
College Sports, Football, National Sports
RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
Dec 14, 2022
Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mike Leach was one of the most influential football coaches of this or any generation. His boundless curiosity and f...
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AP source: Aaron Judge, Yankees reach $360M, 9-year deal
Baseball, National Sports, Pro
RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers 
Dec 08, 2022
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge is staying with the New York Yankees on a $360 millio...
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