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Kirk Cousins leads Vikings past Saints in overtime
Rudolph makes up for mishap with game-winning touchdown
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Mikaela Shiffrin embraces new mindset after winning streak ends
Shiffrin’s six-race slalom streak ends in Zagreb
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Tom Brady exits playoffs with loss, uncertain future
“I would say it’s pretty unlikely, hopefully unlikely,” Brady told reporters. “I love playing football. I don’t know what it looks like moving forward.” Brady completed 20 of 37 passes…
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Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick helps Avalanche cool streaking Devils
Rantanen scored three goals after being moved to the top line in the second period and the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 Saturday night. “He was great tonight,”…
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Derrick Henry, Titans stun Patriots in wild-card upset
Tennessee running back bruises New England in fog
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Ish Smith scores career-high 32 points, Wizards embarrass Nuggets
Ish Smith scored a career-high 32 points and Troy Brown added 25 and a career-high 14 rebounds in the Wizards’ 128-114 victory over the Denver on Nuggets on Saturday night.…
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Texans roar past Bills for overtime win
Big playoff win for Houston’s Watson, O’Brien
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Dominant Vlhova snaps Mikaela Shiffrin’s winning slalom streak
Just beaten by Petra Vlhova in the first women’s World Cup race of 2020 on Saturday, the American three-time overall champion was gracious in defeat after seeing her winning streak…
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U.S. men’s soccer cancels plan to train in Qatar
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the decision Friday, a day after a U.S. military air struck killed a top Iranian military commander. The Americans will move training to a site…
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Colorado’s Christian McCaffrey a double NFL All-Pro pick
Gilmore, Thomas unanimous
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LITKE: Officiating won’t get any better – because it can’t
We shouldn’t have to remind people at this late date that nobody is perfect, but there you are. Besides, officials are a lot closer to that standard than the players…
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Kadri, MacKinnon lead Avalanche to in 10-goal game with Blues
Nazem Kadri scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, and the Avalanche beat the Blues 7-3 Thursday night to snap a four-game skid at home. Rookie defenseman…
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Niemann opens with 66 to lead at Kapalua
Thomas in second at Tournament of Champions
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Polamalu, Wayne among finalists for football Hall of Fame
Atwater, Lynch among Broncos in running
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Mikaela Shiffrin goes extra step to help U.S. teammate
Ski star takes on leadership, mentor roles
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James Harden drops 35, Rockets down Nuggets
But he knows there will be ups and downs as his teammates figure out how to play together. Harden scored 35 points after missing the last game with an injury…
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Kyle Connor’s hat trick lifts Jets over Avalanche
Connor had three goals for his second career hat trick and first in the regular season, and the Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Tuesday night. Blake Wheeler scored…
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Barton, Porter each score 19, Nuggets beat Kings
Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant (9) defends against Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) in the first half Sunday in Denver.Joe Mahoney/Associated Press Michael Porter Jr. got his first career…
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Broncos beat Raiders to keep rival from playoffs
Denver ends season 4-1 behind play of Drew Lock
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South African cyclist left with broken arm after park incident
Part of Friday’s incident was captured by a witness on a cellphone video and then circulated on social media. The video appears to show Dlamini being pushed up against a…
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Alexis Pinturault comes from behind to win World Cup combined
The world champion was only in 12th place and 0.97 seconds behind leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway following the super-G portion of the event, but the Frenchman had the…
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Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to match Lindsey Vonn’s record
Shiffrin earned her 43rd career World Cup slalom win Sunday with another dominant performance, posting the fastest times in both runs to beat her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova by 0.61…
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Stars edge Avalanche in shootout behind Bishop’s big night
Joe Pavelski and Alexander Radulov scored in the shootout, Bishop made 18 of his season-high 41 saves in the second period and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Saturday…
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Dominik Paris wins downhill at Stelvio
Paris becomes first skier to win three consecutive races at Stelvio
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Kawhi Leonard named male athlete of the year
Leonard led Raptors to first NBA title
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Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
The irony, of course, is that there’s nothing casual or easy about it. Any of it. The greatest gymnast of all time and 2019 Associated Press Female Athlete of the…
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Amid hotshot passers, Brady and Brees roll on
42-year-old quarterbacks have shot to meet each other in Super Bowl