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Associated PressSuper Bowl brings massive security resources to MinneapolisBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Concrete barriers and chain-link fencing are going up around the site of the Super Bowl in downtown Minneapolis, where a contingent of local, state and national agencies is working to ensure that the game and dozens...

Associated PressJury: Man guilty of manslaughter in death of ex-NFL playerBy KEVIN MCGILLGRETNA, La. (AP) The man who killed NFL running back Joe McKnight in a December 2016 road-rage confrontation was found guilty of manslaughter Friday by a jury in suburban New Orleans.Ronald Gasser, 56, had been charged...

Associated PressSuper Bowl brings massive security resources to MinneapolisBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The downtown location of the Super Bowl presents formidable security challenges for Minneapolis.U.S. Bank Stadium is in the heart of the city, meaning authorities must be creative in carving out a security perimeter around businesses and...

Associated PressJury: Man guilty of manslaughter in death of ex-NFL playerBy KEVIN MCGILLGRETNA, La. (AP) The man who killed NFL running back Joe McKnight in a December 2016 road-rage confrontation was found guilty of manslaughter Friday by a jury in suburban New Orleans.Ronald Gasser, 56, had been charged...

AP Pro Football WriterPats, Brady rule Super Bowl, but scores are awfully tightBy BARRY WILNERThe New England Patriots are 5-2 in Super Bowls with Tom Brady.They were thisclose to being 7-0.Or 0-7.So when folks wonder why the spread against Philadelphia is between 5 and 6 points, they should consider...

AP Pro Football WriterMinnesota mood: Bummed about Vikings, but Super Bowl readyBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Many of the feelings in Minnesota this week were a little colder and darker than the usual wintry conditions, even with Super Bowl 52 coming closer into view.The Vikings fell one win short...

AP Pro Football WriterMinnesota mood: Bummed about Vikings, but Super Bowl readyBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Many of the feelings in Minnesota this week were a little colder and darker than the usual wintry conditions, even with Super Bowl 52 coming closer into view.The Vikings fell one win short...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles' Fletcher Cox set for 1st taste of any Super BowlBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Fletcher Cox is playing in the first Super Bowl he's seeing.Or so he says.The three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle is a big reason why the Philadelphia Eagles are facing the New...

AP Sports WriterBrady practices without glove as Gronk returns to practiceBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Two of the New England Patriots' most important players are getting healthier as they prepare to head to Minneapolis for Super Bowl week.After getting stitches in his right hand and thumb prior to...

AP Sports WriterCardinals hire McCoy as offensive coordinator, Holcomb as DCBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Former San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy has been hired as offensive coordinator at Arizona and Al Holcomb is following new Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks from Carolina to be defensive coordinator.The Cardinals...

NFL wary of increase in concussions in preseason practicesNEW YORK (AP) The NFL plans to talk to teams about how practices are conducted following a 73 percent increase in concussions during preseason workouts in 2017.Executive vice president Jeff Miller said Friday that data from the league's annual preliminary...

AP Sports WriterPatriots DC Patricia bringing the beard back to Super BowlBy JIMMY GOLENFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) It may have been his last game in New England, and Matt Patricia wasn't ready for it to end.The Patriots defensive coordinator went back onto the field long after the AFC championship...