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Arizona extends football coach Brent Brennan through 2030 season

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona signed football Brent Brennan to a two-year contract extension through the 2030 season that will pay him $4.7 million annually. The school also extended the contracts of offensive coordinator Seth Doege and defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales through the 2028 ...

Matthew Stafford edges Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award

By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matthew Stafford walked away with the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he's returning to the Los Angeles Rams for another season. Stafford edged Drake Maye for the MVP award on Thursday night in the closest ...

Meet the man behind the Super Bowl’s annual confetti blizzard

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press Noah Winter brags he's been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Brady competed in 10 — more than any other player. But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in ...

History awaits: Will the Super Bowl finally see a punt return touchdown?

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The first touchdown in Super Bowl history came on a pass from Bart Starr to Max McGee 59 years ago for the Green Bay Packers. The most recent came on a 50-yard deep strike from Patrick Mahomes to Xavier Worthy last year. In ...

Warriors erase 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Suns 101-97

PHOENIX (AP) — Pat Spencer scored a career-high 20 points, Gui Santos added 18 and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 101-97 on Thursday night. The Suns had a chance to pull ahead in the final seconds, but Dillon ...

Jalen Suggs’ first career triple-double leads Magic to 118-98 win over Nets

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game ...