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AP National WriterMethod vs. Message: How sports can start a movementBy EDDIE PELLSColin Kaepernick's first two ''protests'' drew scant attention. He sat on the bench, out of uniform, virtually unnoticed. His third got some buzz after a reporter tweeted a picture of the 49ers bench that had nothing to...

AP Pro Football WriterEli Manning looks forward after worst season of careerBy BARRY WILNERBLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) Eli Manning is looking ahead. Who wouldn't after the year he just had?Manning comes off the worst season of his professional career that dates back to being the top overall selection in...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: No cure for Patriot Fatigue, so savor the greatnessBy PAUL NEWBERRYPatriot Fatigue is a national affliction.Outside of New England, we've all become a bit nauseated at the sight of these guys in the Super Bowl year after monotonous year, a numbing, inevitable exercise that's transformed America's...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: No cure for Patriot Fatigue, so savor the greatnessBy PAUL NEWBERRYPatriot Fatigue is a national affliction.Outside of New England, we've all become a bit nauseated at the sight of these guys in the Super Bowl year after monotonous year, a numbing, inevitable exercise that's transformed America's...

Associated PressMinneapolis team keeps immigrants informed during Super BowlBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Military Humvees, officers in combat gear and the occasional F-16 flying over downtown Minneapolis are all part of the beefed up security measures that come with hosting the Super Bowl. But those images can be scary...

AP Sports WriterRavens GM Ozzie Newsome to step down after 2018 seasonBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Ozzie Newsome's reign as the only general manager in Baltimore Ravens history will come to an end after the 2018 season.Newsome signed a five-year extension in 2014 with the understanding that...

AP Pro Football WriterFamily roots for Brady run deep and strong in MinnesotaBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tom Brady has never lost in Minnesota, with his latest game in the land of lakes this weekend at the Super Bowl of course looming as the largest yet.Well, long before all...

AP Sports WriterRavens GM Ozzie Newsome to step down after 2018 seasonBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Ozzie Newsome's reign as the only general manager in Baltimore Ravens history will come to end after the 2018 season.Newsome signed a five-year extension in 2014 with the understanding that he...

AP Pro Football WriterPatriots, Eagles tackle the serious and silly at media nightBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Tom Brady wore a black wool stocking cap and a big smile. Bill Belichick wore a full suit.The guy in the shark costume, well, he was just trying to not...

The Latest: Brady doesn't want firing over daughter commentST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Latest from Super Bowl media night (all times local):9:15 p.m. CTTom Brady is not looking to have the radio host who called his daughter ''an annoying little pissant'' to lose his job.The New England quarterback...

AP Pro Football WriterPatriots, Eagles tackle the serious and silly at media nightBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Super Bowl festivities in Minnesota are in full swing, with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles kicking off their week in the spotlight at media night.The Patriots were first...

AP Sports WriterBrady doesn't want radio host fired for comments on daughterBy BY KYLE HIGHTOWERST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Tom Brady is not looking to have the radio host who called his daughter ''an annoying little pissant'' to lose his job.The Patriots quarterback said early Monday he's reconsidering whether...