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Associated PressSuper Bowl comes as Houston recovering from latest oil bustBy JUAN A. LOZANOHOUSTON (AP) In May 2013, when Houston was awarded the right to host this year's Super Bowl, the city's economy was booming as many of the oil and gas companies that call Houston home and...

AP Pro Football WriterPatriots-Falcons, the latest case of trophy inequityBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the ninth time in the last 31 years, chasing their fifth championship next weekend in Houston.No coach or player in the current NFL could have a more palpable...

Associated PressSuper Bowl comes as Houston recovering from latest oil bustBy JUAN A. LOZANOHOUSTON (AP) In May 2013, when Houston was awarded the right to host this year's Super Bowl, the city's economy was booming as many of the oil and gas companies that call Houston home and...

AP Pro Football WriterMatchups for the Falcons-Patriots Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERHOUSTON (AP) Matchups for the Super Bowl between the Atlanta Falcons (13-5) and New England Patriots (16-2) in Houston:---When the Falcons have the ballAtlanta led the NFL in points (540) by a wide margin, thanks to a career...

AP Pro Football WriterSUPER BOWL: Dan Quinn's task: matching up with BelichickBy BARRY WILNERSeattle's defense had taken charge, and the Seahawks led the 2015 Super Bowl by 10 points.Then Tom Brady torched that unit in the fourth quarter - a unit coordinated by Dan Quinn.Yes, the most memorable play...

AP Sports WriterAs Falcons return to big game, remembering the Dirty BirdsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) The last time the Atlanta Falcons made it to the Super Bowl, they put on quite a show.Just not when it mattered.The team known as the ''Dirty Birds'' capped off a remarkable season...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: As Falcons head to Super Bowl, remember Mike SmithBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Mike Smith never made it to the Super Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons.Came up 10 yards short .But let's not underestimate the impact he had on the Falcons, who are one win away...

Cardinals name Leftwich QBs coach, Kitchens shifts to RBsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have hired former NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich as their quarterbacks coach and shifted Freddie Kitchens to running backs coach.The team announced the moves in a release Friday.Leftwitch played 10 NFL seasons with Jacksonville, Atlanta,...

AP Sports WriterSuper Bowl against Pats 'dream game' for Falcons' DimitroffBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Thomas Dimitroff's Super Bowl matchup against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots is far more than an executive facing his former boss and employer.Dimitroff, the Atlanta Falcons general manager since 2008,...

'Hamilton' cast to sing at Super Bowl 51NEW YORK (AP) Original cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit ''Hamilton: An American Musical,'' will sing ''America the Beautiful'' during pregame festivities at Super Bowl 51, the NFL and Fox announced Friday.The performance by Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas...

AP Sports WriterSuper Bowl ticket prices down and could drop even moreBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Looking for a ticket to Super Bowl 51 in Houston on Feb. 5?Don't buy it now if you want to get the best price.The average price for tickets to the matchup between the...

Milanovich resigns as Argonauts head coach to join JaguarsTORONTO (AP) Scott Milanovich stepped down as head coach of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts on Friday to become the Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterbacks coach.The move came three days after Jim Barker was fired as Toronto's general manager.Barker hired Milanovich in December...