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Brian Dawkins, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Brian Urlacher highlight NFL Hall of Fame class

MINNEAPOLIS – Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher terrorized opposing offenses from the middle of the field. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens did the same to defenses on the outside. The two...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. Olympic sliders: Red, white, blue – and a green beret

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – U.S. Olympic bobsledder Nate Weber will never forget the sound. He was going through a brutal outdoor summertime workout last year and was starting a series of...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

College Basketball Top 25: Smothering defense leads No. 2 Virginia past Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – De’Andre Hunter scored 15 points, Kyle Guy added 14 and second-ranked Virginia smothered struggling Syracuse 59-44 on Saturday. Virginia (22-1, 11-0 Atlantic Coas...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Comeback Kings: Patriots thrive at late-game playoff rallies

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Tom Brady is the comeback king in the playoffs. From his past two Super Bowl wins to the AFC championship game rally against Jacksonville that got the Patriot...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lindsey Vonn beats rival for bittersweet 80th World Cup win

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Lindsey Vonn edged Sofia Goggia in a foretaste of the Pyeongchang Olympic downhill on Saturday, raising her career total to 80 World Cup victories. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

With Olympics looming, U.S. skier Breezy Johnson scores career best

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – With the Pyeongchang Olympics looming, American downhill skier Breezy Johnson has come close to fulfilling her dream: Sharing a podium with Lindsey Vonn. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Watabe wins 4th straight Nordic combined World Cup event

HAKUBA, Japan – Akito Watabe of Japan won his fourth straight Nordic combined World Cup event on Saturday to enhance his position as a gold medal contender at the Pyeongchang Olympics. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports