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Pats feeling like a winter wonderland

There’s something about second-year New England Patriots quarterbacks and playoff games in the snow. In the 2001 season, Tom Brady and New England were trailing the Oakland Raiders late in the divisional round of his first-ever playoff game, when he had an apparent fumble wiped away by the then-little known — and since-abolished — “ Tuck Rule.” Brady took advantage of his second chance and guided the Patriots into field-goal position for Adam Vinatieri to tie the game, then drove New England to the winning kick in overtime to ignite the franchise’s run to its first Super ...

Shedeur Sanders gets Pro Bowl nod

Shedeur Sanders has been selected as a replacement QB on the AFC’s roster for next week’s Pro Bowl Games, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not announced roster changes. Yahoo Sports was the first to report on Sanders’ addition. The Cleveland Browns rookie was a fifth-round pick after many thought he would go earlier in the draft. Sanders played in eight games, and started the Browns’ final seven games, going 3-4. He had a 56.6% completion rate and 68.1 passer ...

Man is killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Family members identified the man who was killed as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who had protested President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in his city. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and protesters clashed with federal immigration officers, who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs. The Minnesota ...

McCarthy returns to coach his hometown Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy is coming home. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday the club has reached a verbal agreement with McCarthy on a five-year contract to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach. McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood, just a couple of miles away from the team’s practice facility on the city’s South Side. The 62-year-old McCarthy is 185–123–2 (playoffs included) across 18 seasons, 13 with Green Bay — which beat the Steelers in the Super Bowl following the 2010 season — and five with Dallas. His potential hire is just the fourth ...

Ramirez stays in Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) —All-star third baseman and American League MVP finalist Jose Ramirez has agreed to a seven-year, $175 million deal to remain with the Cleveland Guardians, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturay. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced. The 33-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has played his entire 13-year, big league career in Cleveland. He was signed through the 2028 season. He had three years and $69 million remaining on the contract he ...

RedHawks’ historic 20-0 start

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Travis Steele was confident his Miami University squad would be a contender in the Mid-American Conference going into the season. The 25th-ranked RedHawks have not only proven their coach right but also gotten off to a historic start and are making national headlines. Besides breaking into the AP Top 25 for the first time in 27 years, Miami is off to the best start in conference history. At 20-0, it is one of three unbeaten Division I teams. It is also the first time since 2019, when Buffalo got as high as 14th, that a MAC program has been ranked. This ...