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AP Sports WriterChiefs fan goes from POW to special Super Bowl guestBy DAVE SKRETTAMIAMI (AP) Edward Lee Hubbard had no idea his beloved Kansas City Chiefs were playing in the Super Bowl the previous time they made it to the big stage, nor did he learn that they...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Lessons learned young propel Mahomes to greatnessBy TIM DAHLBERGMIAMI (AP) Long before he ever dreamed of playing football for a living, much less playing in the Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes tagged along with his dad as he bounced around the major leagues as a journeyman...

AP Pro Football WriterMore than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilitiesBy BARRY WILNERMore than half of the 32 NFL teams will not have coaching staffs at their facilities Friday even though the league has approved such returns where local governments allow them.Clubs with coaches in place...

AP Pro Football WriterGoff, Prescott meet after wildly different rookie seasonsBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jared Goff watched fellow rookie Dak Prescott's remarkable debut for the Dallas Cowboys last year while the top overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams sat more than half the season and struggled...

AP Business WriterKaepernick stirs new controversy for NikeBy ALEXANDRA OLSONNEW YORK (AP) Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised concerns over a sneaker featuring an...

AP Sports WriterJackson, Ravens beat 49ers 20-17 to extend win streak to 8By DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Neither rain, wind nor the San Francisco 49ers’ top-ranked defense could prevent Lamar Jackson from guiding the Baltimore Ravens to their franchise-record eighth straight win.Jackson weathered miserable conditions to run for 101...

AP Pro Football WriterWith new game ahead, NFL to hold practice remote draftBy BARRY WILNERThe NFL will hold a practice remote draft Monday, three days before the real thing is done in the same way.Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn on Friday did not provide details on the proceedings...

RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Gallman, Pats' MeyersBy BRANDON C. WILLIAMSThere is still quality to be found in the waiver wires entering Week 10 of the fantasy football season.Although much of it has already been claimed, this week offers a host of options that can be difference-makers as...

Receiver Kendrick Bourne signs tender with 49ersSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne signed his one-year restricted free agent tender Monday.The 49ers placed a second-round tender worth $3.259 million last month on Bourne. That gave the Niners the right to match any contract offer...

Associated PressSuper Bowl halftime show draws praise, tears from US LatinosBy RUSSELL CONTRERASALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) When the Super Bowl halftime show began, Yol-Itzma Aguirre and her relatives watched with anticipation. The El Paso, Texas, family was curious how Colombian-born Shakira and New York-raised Jennifer Lopez, two of the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns top cornerback Ward to miss time with strained calfBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns are down another defensive star.Starting cornerback Denzel Ward, who leads the NFL in passes defensed and is coming off his best game this season, will miss time with a strained calf...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Receiver Jordy Nelson will sit out Green Bay Packers practice at midweek to focus on rehab for his rib injury. But coach Mike McCarthy says Nelson could play in the Packers' divisional-round playoff game this weekend in Dallas if he can practice Saturday. Nelson left in the...