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AP Sports WriterChiefs' Mahomes leads way with his legs, not just his armBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes was just trying to run out of bounds, not make the kind of shake-your-head, what-did-he-just-do play that will be shown on highlight reels for as long as the...

AP Sports WriterChiefs' Mahomes leads way with his legs, not just his armBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes was just trying to run out of bounds, not make the kind of shake-your-head, what-did-he-just-do play that will be shown on highlight reels for as long as the...

AP Pro Football WriterRating Super Bowls: Classics, Memorables and DudsBy BARRY WILNERMIAMI (AP) Not all Super Bowls are super. Some are classics, some are memorable but not quite fit for total greatness.Some have elements making them noteworthy, but otherwise won't make many championship scrapbooks (except with fans of...

AP Sports WriterPro Bowl packed with pending free agents like Brees, HenryBy MARK LONGLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) A number of Pro Bowlers are about to get paid.And not just the relative pocket change ($35,000 or $70,000) that comes with competing in the NFL's annual all-star game in...

AP Sports WriterMiller believes in Lock, goes back to basics to sack MahomesBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Take the word of a Pro Bowl pass rusher who's expended a lot of energy chasing him around: Patrick Mahomes is the best QB in the business at the moment.Still, Broncos standout...

AP Sports WriterSuper Bowl back in Miami for 11th time after 10-year hiatusBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) It’s appropriate the Super Bowl to end droughts is Miami-bound.The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the game for the first time in 50 years against the San Francisco 49ers, who have...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers' Super Bowl run has similarities to 1981 title teamBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) A first-time NFL coach turning a losing franchise into a contender in his third year and getting the label of an offensive genius.A charismatic quarterback in his third season in...

AP Sports WriterTrailblazing 49ers assistant has roots in Chiefs KingdomBy DAVE SKRETTAHESSTON, Kan. (AP) The old downtown strip, like so many in small towns across America, is quiet on a brisk January morning, just a few cars parked at one end in front of The Citizens State Bank...

AP Sports WriterTrailblazing 49ers assistant has roots in Chiefs KingdomBy DAVE SKRETTAHESSTON, Kan. (AP) The old downtown strip, like so many in small towns across America, is quiet on a brisk January morning, just a few cars parked at one end in front of The Citizens State Bank...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers CEO Jed York goes from vilified to Super BowlBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) When San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York got rid of his third coach in as many seasons three years ago and faced calls for his removal as well to get...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: 'We Don't Like to Draft a Guy Who's Too Smart'By JIM LITKELast week, nearly two decades after his death, straight-talking Giants front-office boss George Young finally got elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It seemed only fitting for a guy who took the long...

AP Pro Football WriterHow the 49ers and the Chiefs match up in the Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERIt has been a while since a Super Bowl has appeared to be such a toss-up. This one between the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the AFC champ Kansas City Chiefs is...