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By CAROLYN THOMPSON

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown asked for a moment of silence on New Year’s Eve to remember those lost to tragedy in 2022. It was a year that had heaped miseries on the city, including a racist mass shooting in the spring, a deadly blizzard...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU had quite the conference-hopping journey on its way to the national championship game.The Horned Frogs won or shared titles in three different leagues over 16 seasons after the Southwest Conference disbanded. The small, private...

By CHARLES ODUM

ATLANTA — Georgia’s proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including the 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Even against stiff competition in the postseason, when...

By DOUG FERGUSON

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Patrick Cantlay reads as much as anyone in golf, usually deep-think topics such as “Why We Sleep” or the Winston Churchill trilogy. The internet gossip on LIV Golf, in which his name is often mentioned, is what he leaves to everyone...

By JOHN WAWROW

With tears beginning to well, Tennessee Titans linebacker Rashad Weaver shook his head and lowered it to his knees, his body swaying as he tried to express what it was like watching friend and former college teammate Damar Hamlin having to be...

By MAURICIO SAVARESE

SANTOS, Brazil — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country.Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for...

By DOUG FERGUSON

KAPALUA, Hawaii — One moment the splash of a humpback whale’s tail pierced the Pacific blue below the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Before long, as players began lining up for practice rounds, a brief shower sent everyone seeking cover.It was a...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a one-year contract with two-time All-Star Rafael Devers, avoiding salary arbitration. The deal is for $17.5 million, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press on...

By MITCH STACY

CINCINNATI — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night and was administered CPR before being driven to a hospital, where the NFL said he was in critical condition, and Buffalo's game against the Cincinnati Bengals was...

By KEN POWTAK

BOSTON – Boston goaltender Linus Ullmark raised his arms in jubilation when the final buzzer sounded and the party was complete for the sellout crowd at Fenway Park. Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the third period with just over two minutes...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — “Control what we can control” is a mantra often regurgitated by New England players soon after they are indoctrinated into Bill Belichick’s conformist culture.The Patriots (8-8) somehow have control of their playoff fate entering the...

By KEN POWTAK

BOSTON — Fenway Park, the majors’ oldest active ballpark, was transformed into an outdoor hockey arena for the NHL’s 14th annual Winter Classic on Monday afternoon.With the logos of the two teams — the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins — hanging...

By CHARLES ODUM

ATHENS, Ga. — No. 1 Georgia is far from satisfied, despite being unbeaten and one win away from back-to-back national championships, Coach Kirby Smart and quarterback Stetson Bennett said Saturday night’s 42-41 College Football Playoff semifinal win...

By MIKE CRANSTON

DENVER — The rim was bent, nobody seemed to know how to fix it and for 35 minutes Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets players struggled to stay warm in a bizarre scene Sunday night that left Celtics star Jaylen Brown fuming. Boston’s Robert Williams III...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — His team clutching a two-point lead, the ball on the 1-yard line and the season in the balance, Mac Jones decided to improvise. Facing third-and-goal, the Patriots quarterback looked to his left and saw a Dolphins defense guarding against...

By RALPH D. RUSSO

After the best semifinal day in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff, the title game will match the defending national champion against the closest thing the sport has had in years to a Cinderella team.It will be No. 1 Georgia (14-0)...