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wn pass reception from Brady during the first …more RELATED CONTENTView PhotoSan Francisco 49ers quarterback …NEW YORK (AP) — The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart.Tom Brady and Colin Kaepernick, each playing in a conference title game this weekend, are bookends to a fortuitous moment in quarterback history....

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Chiefs player legally drunk when he killed girlfriend: autopsy

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and then took his own life last month, according to an autopsy released on Monday.The report showed Belcher had a blood alcohol content of .17 - more than double the .08 level that by Missouri law makes a driver drunk.Belcher, 25, killed Perkins, 22, in the...

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Fox stands by decision, Elway supports his coach

John Elway, of all people, agreed with that call.Given the ball at his 20 with 31 seconds, two timeouts and one of the best quarterbacks in the game, the Broncos coach decided to run out the clock and head to overtime.Result: Baltimore 38, Denver 35. End of season in Broncoland.Fox said he felt good about the decision when he made it Saturday, toward the end of one of the most disheartening losses...

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Rookie Henley wins by three shots at Waialae

Sony Open golf tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii January 13, 2013. REUTERS/Hugh …more (Reuters) - American Russell Henley, remarkably unflappable for a PGA Tour rookie, became the youngest ever champion at the Sony Open in Hawaii when he won his maiden title on the U.S. circuit by three shots on Sunday.Aged just 23, the fresh-faced Web.com Tour graduate displayed ice-cool nerves as he stormed home with...

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Pats' Gronkowski needs surgery on arm

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski needs surgery on his broken left arm, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.Gronkowski was injured on the Patriots' eighth offensive play of Sunday's 41-28 victory over Houston. He previously missed five regular-season games and is done for these playoffs.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team...

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Patriots beat Texans 41-28, Ravens up next

   View PhotoNew England Patriots running back …View PhotoNew England Patriots quarterback …FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady is so good at this playoff thing he seems to be going for a championship every year.He gets another chance to lead the Patriots to the Super Bowl after earning his record 17th postseason victory in New England's 41-28 victory over Houston Sunday. Brady even outdid...

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NFLPA: no formal investigation into RG3 injury

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL players' union does not plan a formal investigation into how the Washington Redskins medical staff handled Robert Griffin III's knee injury.The NFL Players Association said Friday that they were satisfied with a report received from the Redskins detailing the procedures used by team physician James Andrews and other staff on the sidelines.Griffin had reconstructive ACL surgery...

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Cowboys hire Monte Kiffin to replace Rob Ryan

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have hired former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin as the replacement for Rob Ryan.The team announced the move on its website Friday, a day after the 72-year-old Kiffin was at team headquarters to interview with coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones.The hiring of Kiffin means the Cowboys will switch back to the 4-3 defense after going to the...

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PREVIEW-NFL-Falcons get chance to end playoff misery

Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Atlanta Falcons earned the top seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) with a 13-3 regular season record but it is a miserable run of form in the playoffs they will try to end against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.Three times in the era of head coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan the Falcons have impressed in the regular season but have stumbled in their first...

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Falcons get chance to end playoff misery

against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Atlanta, Georgia December 30, 2012. REUTERS/Tami …more (Reuters) - The Atlanta Falcons earned the top seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) with a 13-3 regular season record but it is a miserable run of form in the playoffs they will try to end against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.Three times in the era of head coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan...

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