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'Hamilton' cast to sing at Super Bowl 51NEW YORK (AP) Original cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit ''Hamilton: An American Musical,'' will sing ''America the Beautiful'' during pregame festivities at Super Bowl 51, the NFL and Fox announced Friday.The performance by Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas...

Associated PressSteelers QB Roethlisberger practices in limited capacityBy DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced in a limited capacity on Monday, just two weeks after undergoing surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee.Whether Roethlisberger is healthy enough to start under center when the Steelers...

AP Sports WriterTomlin: Brown "foolish" to livestream postgame locker roomBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The father in Mike Tomlin regrets the language he used to describe the New England Patriots during the postgame speech Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown's opted to livestream on social media after a taut...

Tom Brady to offer secret to success in debut bookNEW YORK (AP) Five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is adding the title of author to his resume.Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it will publish the Patriots quarterback's debut book in September. ''The TB12 Method: How to Achieve...

AP Sports WriterCTE research moves on, even without the NFL's moneyBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Researchers are moving ahead with efforts to develop a diagnostic test for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (ehn-sehf-uh-LAH'-thuh-pee) - even without the NFL's help.Some of the nation's top brain scientists gathered Wednesday at the Boston University...

AP Sports WriterPeyton Manning ready to watch football rather than play itBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Peyton Manning is looking forward to the transition from football player to football fan.The recently retired Denver Broncos quarterback was in Knoxville on Monday to play in his charity golf tournament and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a man sharing a prison cell with former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips died by strangulation. The Kern County Coroner's Office on Thursday released the autopsy results saying that 37-year-old Damion Soward died from neck-compression asphyxia, ruling it a homicide. Soward's lifeless body was...

AP Sports WriterSaints' Drew Brees comes up short again in road defeatBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are putting up the kind of ridiculous numbers at home that would be hard to believe even in the Madden video game.On the road...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs left have unique talents - but they also have flawsBy HOWARD FENDRICHThere are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title:- Tom Brady's career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw...

AP Legal Affairs WriterEx-NFL star Hernandez acquitted in Boston double murderBy DENISE LAVOIEBOSTON (AP) Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink.The...

Jay Cutler to join Fox broadcasting team for NFL gamesNEW YORK (AP) Another former NFL quarterback is headed to the broadcast booth.Jay Cutler was hired Friday by Fox as an analyst to work on its No. 2 NFL team with Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis.Last month, CBS replaced...

AP Sports WriterBroncos center Matt Paradis now the mainstay on the O-lineBy PAT GRAHAMENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) To his left, Denver Broncos center Matt Paradis will see some new faces. To his right, more new faces. Even his quarterback will be different.Those are a lot of changes for a...