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AP Sports WriterHeisman reunion: 5 winners suit up for Ravens-Titans matchupBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The top prize for individual excellence in college football is the Heisman Trophy. For the first time in the Super Bowl era, five winners of that prestigious keepsake are expected to suit...

AP Sports WriterHoney Badger has Chiefs facing former team in NFL playoffsBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) One of the first things Bill O'Brien wants to make perfectly clear is that he never wanted to lose the Honey Badger.In just one season in Houston, versatile safety Tyrann Mathieu...

AP Sports WriterNew York Giants finalize deal to make Joe Judge head coachBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The struggling New York Giants went into their third coaching search since 2015 looking for a leader for their young team.In hiring New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers defense getting healthy in time for playoff gameBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers defense is about to be almost whole again at just the right time of the season.Key starters Kwon Alexander, Dee Ford and Jaquiski Tartt are slated to...

AP Pro Football WriterBall-hawking Harris has been Vikings secondary success storyBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) Over Minnesota's past six games, Anthony Harris has picked off Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees, owners of three of the four lowest interception percentages in the NFL this season.The fifth-year safety...

AP Sports WriterNew York Giants finalize deal to make Joe Judge head coachBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge has been hired as the New York Giants head coach.The Giants and representatives for Judge reached a contract...

AP Pro Football WriterMcCarthy gets shot with another iconic franchise in CowboysBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Mike McCarthy didn't take long before mentioning that his Super Bowl title came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.The former Green Bay coach then quickly added that he was ready to...

AP Sports WriterPanthers' Matt Rhule faces major quarterback decisionBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) One of the biggest decisions new Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule will have to make is choosing a quarterback - a move that could determine the direction of his tenure with the club and the...

AP Sports WriterNew York Giants finalize deal to make Joe Judge head coachBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge has been hired as the New York Giants head coach.The Giants and representatives for Judge reached a contract...

Vikings WR Adam Thielen limited in practice by ankle injuryEAGAN, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has an ankle injury that limited him Wednesday in practice.Thielen was on the field with the team for the start of the workout and added to the injury report afterward,...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans on playoff run with top duo in final year of dealsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ryan Tannehill has gone from a quarterback traded away in March to the NFL's top-rated passer fresh off a victory in his playoff debut for Tennessee. Derrick Henry...

AP Pro Football WriterJimmy Garoppolo ready for 1st playoff start for 49ersBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo's postseason experience consists of a couple of garbage-time handoffs for New England during the 2014 AFC championship game that is remembered far more for the controversy surrounding deflated footballs.Garoppolo...