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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 file photo, Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney along with members of the 2019 National Championship football team address the crowd during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Clemson and Virginia in Clemson, S.C. Clemson just keeps on winning on the football field, and in recruiting.Less than a month after the Tigers won their second national championship in three years, they polished off the best class in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, the first day of the traditional signing period .(AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)

After CFP championship, Clemson keeps winning on signing day

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Panel decides against adding football program at UALR

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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski waves after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The New England Patriots won 13-3. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano) **FILE**

Super Bowl stinker exactly what the NFL deserved

By Deron Snyder

FILE- In this Nov. 20, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron, left, walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump says he wouldn't steer son Barron toward football, saying it's &quot;a dangerous sport,&quot; but also wouldn't stand in the way if the soccer-playing 12-year-old wanted to put on pads. The NFL fan tells CBS' &quot;Face the Nation&quot; in an interview taped before the Super Bowl that football is &quot;really tough.&quot; (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward football

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Swansea chairman quits amid struggles under US ownership

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Missouri to appeal what it calls ‘unjust’ NCAA penalties

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 photo, Phil Heidemann, left, and Bob Rothschild discusses whether or not they'll watch the upcoming Super Bowl while having lunch at a sports bar in Fenton, Mo. St. Louisans may watch the game this weekend but few will be rooting for the Rams, the team that left the city for Los Angeles three years ago, leaving hard feelings and Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his team being even less popular than the Cubs. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis blues: Fans watch their old team reach Super Bowl

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

In this Oct. 30, 2018 photo, Dejah Rondeau, quarterback on the Exeter, N.H., Seahawks youth football team, poses on a field in Exeter, N.H. Rondeau,, 11, a seventh-grade girl from New Hampshire who was bullied for playing quarterback on a youth football team, is going to the Super Bowl courtesy of the New England Patriots. (Ioanna Raptis/Portsmouth Herald via AP)

New Hampshire girl, a QB, gets 2 tickets to Super Bowl

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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton talks to reporters after NFL football practice in Metairie, La. Payton said Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, that he turned to ice cream, binge-watching and seclusion after his team’s football season game to an excruciating end. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Saints’ Payton: ice cream, binge-watching, bring consolation

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots running back James Develin (46) stands on the sideline after suffering a bloody nose during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Mass. Develin is one of the few remaining true fullbacks in the NFL whose primary job is to just put his pads down and block. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Develin is ‘the hammer’ that powers Patriots’ running game

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1952 file photo, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson poses. Baseball holds tributes across the country on Jackie Robinson Day, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, the 67th anniversary marking the end of the game's racial barrier. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Jackie Robinson once faced a Kyler Murray-like decision between baseball and football

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2009, file photo, former Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowler Tommy Nobis is introduced along with other members of the 1966 inaugural team during halftime of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Atlanta. Nobis, a hard-hitting linebacker for Atlanta and the University of Texas who earned the nickname &quot;Mr. Falcon,&quot; had the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. And now, as Atlanta prepares to host the Super Bowl, the descent of the NFL upon their hometown is a reminder for his family of the impact, both good and bad, that football has had on them. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

A somber Super Bowl reminder in ‘Mr. Falcon’ CTE diagnosis

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Texas A&amp;M wide receiver Kendrick Rogers, right, celebrates with Charles Oliver (21) after their 74-72 win in seven overtimes against LSU in an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas. Marathon overtime games in college football, like the one Texas A&amp;M and LSU played last season, are rare. The NCAA would like to make them extinct by tweaking its overtime format. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

2-point shootouts? NCAA looks to limit OT football games

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO NANCY GOFF-File-This April 29, 2016, file photo shows California's Jared Goff posing for photos with his family after being selected by the Los Angeles Rams as the first pick in the first round of the NFL football draft, in Los Angeles. From left, Jared Goff with sister, Lauren Goff and parents, Nancy Goff and Jerry Goff. The Montreal Expos would be thrilled with this Super Bowl, and those who used to be part of the extinct baseball franchise’s evaluation process certainly are, even all these years later. Gone from the game for nearly 15 years, the former club has ties to both quarterbacks in Sunday’s NFL championship game. The Expos traded for Jared Goff’s father, Jerry, nearly three decades ago. Goff made his major league debut for Montreal in 1990 and played 55 games for the team as a backup catcher that year and in 1992.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

2 baseball scouts have intriguing ties to Super Bowl QBs

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, a Pittsburgh Steelers fan holds a Le'Veon Bell jersey during the second half of an NFL football game between the Steelers and the Carolina Panthers in Pittsburgh. The steady exodus of mid-level veterans from the NFL is one element of a long-standing tension between players and the league over the structuring of contracts. The contract holdouts by Bell and Earl Thomas this season put the issue into vivid focus. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)

AP analysis: The NFL keeps going younger and cheaper

By EDDIE PELLS and LARRY FENN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Ryan Martin, right, looks over his wager at Rivers Casino, as the new, temporary sports betting area opened in Pittsburgh. Pending Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approval, regular operations are scheduled to begin Saturday, Dec. 15. Marton made several wagers, including placing a $100 bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the Super Bowl. Anyone willing to wager that the high-scoring Patriots or Rams will get shut out in the Super Bowl can count on a big payday if that unlikely scenario occurs. Prop bets aren’t a big moneymaker for sports books during the season, but they pick up popularity as the nation is intensely focused on a single game. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ** FILE **

NFL’s gambling boom will come with a price

By Thom Loverro

NFC Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws during NFL football Pro Bowl practice in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

With 44 newbies, Pro Bowl could be more intense than usual

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2018, file photo, official Gene Steratore views a replay to confirm a Corey Clement touchdown during NFL football Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in Minneapolis. Last year Steratore was preparing to be the referee for the Super Bowl. Steratore will be at the Super Bowl for the second straight year but this time he will be in the booth for CBS as its rules analyst. Steratore has transitioned well from the field to the booth in his first season and has done a good job conveying rules interpretations amid a season where there have been plenty of controversial calls, including in both of last weekend's championship games.(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Steratore back at Super Bowl, this time as CBS analyst

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a former Seattle-area football coach Joe Kennedy, who lost his job because he refused to stop praying on the field. But four justices said they are interested in the case and the legal issues it raises. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Supreme Court declines to hear Kennedy v. Bremerton School District arguments

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

File-This Nov. 4, 2018, file photo shows Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton walking on the sideline during an NFL football against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. The Chiefs have fired Sutton after a second-half collapse in the AFC championship game, including an overtime period in which Kansas City failed to stop the New England Patriots on what turned out to be the only possession. The Patriots won the game 37-31 to reach their third consecutive Super Bowl. Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced the firing in a statement Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, one day after he said he was evaluating all aspects of the team. Reid declined to address Sutton specifically. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Chiefs fire defensive coordinator Sutton after loss to Pats

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press