SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A heralded defense vs. an underrated one. A celebrated second-year quarterback vs. a veteran QB who has gone from perceived bust to beloved. An All-Pro wide receiver vs. one of the NFL's best young cornerbacks. This year's Super Bowl matchup between the New England ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Nobody on the Seattle Seahawks has supported Sam Darnold quite like Ernest Jones IV. When Darnold threw four interceptions against the Los Angeles Rams in a 21-19 loss in Week 11, Jones had his quarterback's back. The second-team All-Pro linebacker wouldn't allow Darnold to ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Antetokounmpo had been the center of attention heading into the trade deadline amid reports that the Milwaukee Bucks started listening to offers ...

DETROIT — Mickey Lolich, who had three complete-game victories for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to post the incredible feat, died Wednesday. He was 85. The Tigers said Lolich's wife told them that he died after a short stay in hospice ...

DALLAS — The Washington Wizards are acquiring Anthony Davis in an eight-player trade with the Mavericks that includes draft picks for Dallas, a person with knowledge of the deal said Wednesday. The move is a signal the Mavericks are moving on from the widely criticized trade that sent ...

Mike Vrabel has focused on creating a specific culture during his first season as coach of the New England Patriots. The tone was set when he first spoke to the team prior to the start of the offseason program in April. "What my goal was, what I told everybody in the building ... it was to ...