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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with fans after an NFL divisional round football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 42-36 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NFL divisional round averages record 38.2 million viewers

Jan. 25, 2022 06:09 PM EST

All 8 USFL teams to play in Birmingham for first season

Jan. 25, 2022 05:03 PM EST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The newly re-formed USFL will play every game in the same city during its inaugural season. The eight-team professional...

Henrik Stenson of Sweden reacts on the 12th hole during the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship golf tournament at the Yas Links Golf Course, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Annika Sorenstam contemplating a return to US Women's Open

By Doug Ferguson Jan. 25, 2022 01:35 PM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Lori Locust looks on before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Nov. 17, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. Last year, Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Locust and assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar became the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Analysis: NFL moving closer to 1st female head coach

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 20, 2022 06:09 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2022 11:33 AM EST
Jan. 21 1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and...

Fans at AT&T Stadium watch during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

NFL's wild-card round TV ratings increase 21% over last year

By Joe Reedy Jan. 19, 2022 09:11 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) tries to get up after he was sacked by San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle D.J. Jones (93) in the third quarter of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Cowboys QB apologizes for condoning fans throwing at refs

Jan. 18, 2022 08:51 PM EST

Umpire Ramon George (128) backs away from the line of scrimmage after setting the ball on the final play for the Dallas Cowboys in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Franciso 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

49ers hang on over Cowboys 23-17 in chaotic wild-card finish

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 16, 2022 08:18 PM EST

FILE - Nickelodeon commentators Nate Burleson, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, and Noah Eagle are seen during an NFL wild-card playoff football between the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in New Orleans. Nickelodeon is back again for the opening weekend of the NFL Playoffs this year with more slime and hoping to top last year's critically acclaimed broadcast. The network will do a kids-focused broadcast of the San Francisco 49ers-Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

Slime Time: Nickelodeon ready for 2nd NFL playoff broadcast

By Joe Reedy Jan. 14, 2022 07:30 PM EST

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrates after kicker Daniel Carlson (2) scored a field goal against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Steelers fans add winning feat after Carlson's clutch kick

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2022 01:53 PM EST

In vaccination battles, pro athletes become proxy players

By Andrew Dalton Jan. 14, 2022 09:37 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)

Double duty: Tirico to host NBC's Olympic, Super Bowl shows

By Joe Reedy Jan. 13, 2022 03:17 PM EST

FILE - This is a general overall interior view of SoFi Stadium as the Los Angeles Rams takes on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. A late-season surge in COVID-19 cases had the NFL in 2021 looking a lot like 2020, when the coronavirus led to significant disruptions, postponements and changing protocols. The emerging omicron variant figures to play a role all the way through the playoffs, including the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, where California has always been aggressive with policies to combat the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

NFL regular-season ratings increase 10% over last season

By Joe Reedy Jan. 12, 2022 12:45 PM EST

FILE - Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Houston. Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith's arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for going 96 mph in a 60 mph zone and driving erratically across several lanes of traffic, according to an arrest report released Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Smith was arrested Monday morning following the Seahawks’ return from Arizona after their last game of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)

Speeding, erratic driving led to Geno Smith DUI arrest

Jan. 11, 2022 03:20 PM EST

Seahawks backup QB Geno Smith arrested on suspicion of DUI

Jan. 10, 2022 05:58 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday following the team’s season-ending...