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Frank Gore, NFL’s No. 3 rusher, unsure about playing future
NEW YORK — Frank Gore is in no rush to decide if he’ll give it another run next season. The New York Jets running back, who ranks third on the NFL’s career rushing list with 16,000 yards, will be 38 in May and just completed his 16th season. He’s scheduled...
No place like home? NFL teams’ advantage vanishes in year of virusVideo
For the eight NFL teams guaranteed to host at least one game in the playoffs this month, the comfort of familiar surroundings can’t hurt their quest to reach the Super Bowl. Staying in the same time zone and avoiding airplanes and hotels ought to help players stay fresh. For the...
Jamal Adams, Carlos Dunlap find the playoffs in 1st seasons in SeattleVideo
RENTON, Wash. — When Jamal Adams and Carlos Dunlap each made it clear to their former employers they wanted out, part of the reason was so they could experience the postseason. For Adams, he wanted to get there for the first time. For Dunlap, he wanted another chance at a...
Alabama’s DeVonta Smith becomes 4th wide receiver to win Heisman TrophyVideo
NEW YORK — On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons Tuesday night, breaking the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football’s most prestigious award by beating...
Steelers’ Alan Faneca makes list of 15 hall of fame finalists
Peyton Manning, no surprise, is among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2021. Joining him is former Pittsburgh Steelers stalwart Alan Faneca — again. The star quarterback, owner of a record five NFL Most Valuable Player awards and two Super Bowl titles, was the first...
Rev. Al Sharpton: Firing Columbus officer who killed Andre Hill is not enoughVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The life of Andre Hill was commemorated Tuesday morning as family and lawmakers called for justice to be brought against the white Columbus police officer who fatally shot the 47-year-old days before Christmas. “We don’t want your sympathy. We want justice,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in...
Covid, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are big topics as tennis sets to resumeVideo
When the 2020 men’s tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 season is set to begin this week. “The world is suffering a lot, so we are very lucky that we can play tennis,” Nadal said in...
Dolphins GM regarding Tua: ‘He’s our starting quarterback’
MIAMI — Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier gave rookie Tua Tagovailoa a strong endorsement Tuesday, which may tamp down speculation about the team’s draft plans. Or not. Grier declined to discuss the draft, when Miami has the No. 3 overall pick and could take a quarterback in the first...
Grammy Awards shift to March because of pandemic conditions
NEW YORK — The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the annual show would shift from its original...
Reported covid-19 issues at Ohio State raise specter of CFP delay
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night amid a report the Buckeyes are having covid-19 issues. AL.com reported that Ohio State was in contact with CFP officials about possible player availability problems...
Police: Protesters outside Sen. Josh Hawley’s home were peaceful
Protesters who gathered Monday evening outside the Virginia home of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley were peaceful and they left when police explained they were violating local picketing laws, police said Tuesday. The Missouri senator on Twitter accused the protesters of vandalism and threatening his family. Officers were called to Hawley’s...
Defining moments at golf’s majors in 2020Video
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau are renowned for their power, so in a year no one could have imagined, perhaps it was only fitting the signature shot from their major championships came from shorter clubs. And then there’s Collin Morikawa, polished and precise, who won his major...
A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies
The Environmental Protection Agency released one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration on Tuesday, limiting what evidence it will consider about risks of pollutants in a way that opponents say could cripple future public health regulation. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the new rule, which restricts what...
Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrestVideo
WASHINGTON — A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation’s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested. The order bans Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, from...
Mr. Smith goes to Washington, takes another team to playoffs
If the Alex Smith story becomes a movie, Alex Smith doesn’t want to see it. “Heck no,” he said, “I wouldn’t watch it.” Smith is living it and already documented the long journey back from breaking his right leg and needing 17 surgeries to rehab. As inspiring as it is...
Ravens rookie J.K. Dobbins belatedly emerges as impact runnerVideo
J.K. Dobbins knew his spectacular career at Ohio State provided no guarantee he would immediately become an NFL star. Dobbins was the first Buckeyes running back to rush for 1,000 yards as a freshman, sophomore and junior. He finished with 4,459 yards on the ground — second most in school...
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city. Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob...
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘Sheena’ star, dead at 65Video
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and appeared in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has died, several hours after she was mistakenly declared dead by her publicist and her partner. She was 65. Lance O’Brien, her companion of nearly two decades, told The Associated...
U.S.: Hack of federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin’Video
WASHINGTON — Top national security agencies confirmed Tuesday that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S. government departments and corporations, rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that China might be to blame. The rare joint statement represented the U.S. government’s first formal attempt to assign responsibility for the...
Embattled Florida coach Dan Mullen reportedly interested in NFL openingsVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Dan Mullen could be on the verge of opting out. A week after insisting he hadn’t even thought about the NFL, there are reports Mullen might walk away from the Gators, telling NFL teams he’s interested in making the jump to the pros. It was...
U.K. hospitals stagger as new virus variant takes huge toll
LONDON — Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation’s hospitals and force record numbers of patients to wait 12 hours or more, sometimes on ambulance gurneys, before receiving treatment. That picture made...
Trump administration scales back wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized changes that weaken the government’s enforcement powers under a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species, brushing aside warnings that billions of birds could die as a result. Federal wildlife officials have acknowledged the move could result in more deaths...
Unidentified GIs who died in Philippines returned to Hawaii
HONOLULU — The remains of some U.S. military personnel who died during World War II and were buried anonymously in the Philippines have been returned to Hawaii to try to determine their identities. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently conducted an “honorable carry” ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for...
AP Source: Wentz needs time to think about future in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz needs time away to think about his future with the Philadelphia Eagles and is hopeful it won’t end in a divorce, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Wentz was benched for the final four games of the worst season of...
Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?
BEIJING — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later, before regulators said such businesses would be allowed. Both long shots...
